Oh Freddie Mercury, they’re gonna make a little LEGO man outta you! I’m not even a Rock Band fan but this news has me excited. I immediately dug up my old Queen albums and sent myself back to the days of Quest 64 (yes I played that game, shut up) and my post-teen angst “classic rock” phase.
Guitarist Brian Mays let the news slip last week, but now comes the official word from Warner Bros. and MTV Games themselves. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Queen are set to officially join the Lego minifig universe with “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions”.
And for those of you who just can’t wait til November 3rd to get your Queen fix on, be sure to hit the Rock Band Music Store, which starts selling a Queen ten pack, including “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.”, as of today. You want it all, and you want it now!
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announced that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi-platinum selling group Queen. Appearing in the game as LEGO minifigures, front man Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor will be seen jamming to their hit anthems “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions.”
Guitarist Brian May said: “This is IT! I wanna play! When do I get my toy LEGO man?”
Today also marks the release of the Queen pack for the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content, featuring 10 of the band’s most loved songs including “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.” In addition, Queen will release Absolute Greatest on 17th November, featuring 20 of the band’s biggest hits.
LEGO Rock Band puts the power of rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to stardom as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.” The game is developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS™ is co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio. All versions are scheduled for release in the UK on 27th
