Motley Crue to Release Single via Rock Band

By Geoff Duncan April 15, 2008

Motley Crue to Release Single via Rock Band

Bad-boy rockers Mötley Crüe (yes, we’re going with the umlauts) are set to become the first group to release a single through the video game Rock Band, with the song “Saints of Los Angeles” from their upcoming album slated to be available to music fans for $0.99. The song will go on sale today through Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace today, and debut this Thursday via Sony’s PlayStation Store.

Mötley Crüe is also set to announce further details of their new album at a Hollywood press event Tuesday.

It might seem like a long way from “Shout at the Devil,” to “Shout at the Television,” but the Crüe’s is going to get some immediate competition on the release-a-single-via-a-video-game front: fellow veteran hair-rockers Def Leppard as slated to release their single “Nine Lives” through rival game Guitar Hero beginning April 24. Guitar Hero publishers are also working on an entirely new edition of the game centered on the band Aerosmith.

Rock Band launched last November to skepticism gamers would be willing to spend roughly $170 for a video game and its custom controllers (including a mic, guitars, and a drum kit) but the game has proven surprisingly popular, and now offers more than 80 music tracks for download in addition to the original 58 tracks included in the game. MTV GAmes says players have purchased more than 6 million tracks for Rock Band.

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"Players can be excited about some remakes, which will allow us to revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them," he says, implying that it could pertain to games made before Odyssey. "There are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich."

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The patent, first spotted by Windows Central, gives us a more complete view of the device. We've previously seen the Keystone in the flesh. Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer is known for hiding teases and interesting collectibles on the shelf in his office. In a 2022 X (formerly Twitter) post congratulating Bethesda on Fallout's 25th anniversary, you can see a small white device on the top shelf that's actually a Keystone prototype. Xbox told Digital Trends that it was a version of the device made before it decided to "refocus our efforts on a new approach.”

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Wordle Today: Wordle answer and hints for June 28

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We have the solution to Wordle on June 28, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We've placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don't ruin the surprise before you've had a chance to work through the clues. So let's dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday's answer.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Let's start by first reminding ourselves of yesterday's Wordle answer for those new to the game or who don't play it daily, which was "ORDER." So we can say that the Wordle answer today definitely isn't that. Now, with that in mind, perhaps take another stab at it using one of these Wordle starting words and circle back if you have no luck.
Hints for today's Wordle
Still can't figure it out? We have today's Wordle answer right here, below. But first, one more thing: Let's take a look at three hints that could help you find the solution, without giving it away, so there's no need to feel guilty about keeping your streak alive -- you put in some work, after all! Or just keep scrolling for the answer.

Today’s Wordle includes the letter D.
Today’s Wordle uses two vowels.
Today's Wordle can refer to a large number of animals, particularly livestock like cattle or sheep, that are moving together in a group.