{"id":34764,"date":"2015-03-05T07:38:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T15:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=34764"},"modified":"2015-03-05T07:39:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T15:39:46","slug":"were-getting-the-rock-band-back-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2015\/03\/05\/were-getting-the-rock-band-back-together\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re getting the Rock Band back together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harmonix has announced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmonixmusic.com\/blog\/rock-band-4-announced\/\">Rock Band 4<\/a>. According to the developers, they want the next Rock Band to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pc0RECohAZ0\">platform<\/a> rather than an annual release. In keeping with that strategy, their goal is to keep all your previously purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmonixmusic.com\/games\/rock-band\/legacy-songs\/\">song DLC<\/a> licenses valid within the same console line. 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