Rock Band Needs “The Touch”
I don’t generally go in for any kind of internet cause or petition, and generally they seem sad and make everyone involved look sad. But Kotaku‘s Mike Fahey has pointed out what may be the biggest problem facing our nation’s nerds today?namely, that Stan Bush’s Transformers: The Movie rock masterpiece “The Touch” is not available on Guitar Hero or Rock Band.
This…is a fucking travesty. Fahey actually contacted Bush, who had wanted to get “The Touch” on one of the games, and said that Red Octane owner Activision didn’t return his mail. So this is something we can do anything about. Please email Harmonix ([email protected]) and contact Red Octane here. And while you’re at it, ask for “Dare” too, because that was also a pretty awesome song.
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