Rock Band DLC Goes On Sale Courtesy McDonald's

Marking the third promotional campaign to feature Rock Band downloadable content this week, developer Harmonix and fast-food eatery McDonald's have teamed up to offer cheaper downloads of select songs across the next month.

Beginning today, the cost of two individual Rock Band tracks will be temporarily lowered to 80 Microsoft Points ($1), down from the average asking price of 160 Microsoft Points ($2). The promotion will run for a total of four weeks, with the discounted songs changing every week.

Meant to promote the McDonald's Dollar Menu, the cheaper downloads are available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of the multi-instrument music title.

The discount schedule and specific per-week songs are:

5/6/08 - 5/12/08 :
• Paramore - "Crushcrushcrush"

• Boston - "Rock 'n Roll Band"

  5/13/08 - 5/19/08 :

• Black Tide - "Shockwave"

• Grateful Dead - "Sugar Magnolia"

  5/20/08 - 5/26/08:

• Faith No More - "We Care A Lot"

• Blink 182 - "All the Small Things"

  5/27/08 - 6/2/08:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Three Steps"

• All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"

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