Rock Band Game Adds Grateful Dead

Harmonix, MTV Games, and Rhino Entertainment have struck a deal that will bring the legendary band Grateful Dead to the Rock Band electronic game. The deal will allow for 18 classic Dead master recordings to be utilized within the Rock Band platform including such seminal tracks as “Truckin’,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Touch of Grey,” “Sugar Magnolia,” and “Casey Jones,” just to name a few. The Grateful Dead are the latest well-known musical act to join the downloadable multi-track master offerings of Rock Band. The game, which is slated for a Holiday 2007 release, will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3.