{"id":84140,"date":"2021-03-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84140"},"modified":"2021-03-01T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:09:17","slug":"rock-out-with-queens-first-ever-official-mobile-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/rock-out-with-queens-first-ever-official-mobile-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock out with Queen\u2019s first ever official mobile game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queenonline.com\/\">Queen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> The rock legends celebrate their Golden Jubilee with the launch of free &#8220;Queen: Rock Tour&#8221; game.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/queen-reschedule-uk-rhapsody-tour-to-2022-and-add-new-dates-2877156\">pushed back their European tour to 2022,<\/a> rock legends Queen have developed a fun Covid-safe alternative for their concerts \u2013 <em>Queen: Rock Tour<\/em>, the first-ever official mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/top-10-video-game-soundtracks-of-2020\/\">game<\/a> launched by the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Queen: Rock Tour <\/em>is a free \u201cplay-along rhythm game\u201d similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/rolis-new-keyboard-makes-learning-piano-like-playing-guitar-hero\/\"><em>Guitar Hero<\/em>.<\/a> Players play along with the riffs, drum solos from 20 songs from the <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/8-new-indie-rock-bands-for-2021\/\">band\u2019s<\/a> back catalogue by tapping tiles along to the beats. Performances are at 10 of the world\u2019s most historic concert venues and fully customisable with iconic costumes from Queen\u2019s past. High scores unlock exclusive archive images and trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen: Rock Tour - Trailer\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_AlrGDSOMqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/beat-saber-has-sold-over-4-million-copies-of-the-vr-music-game-plus-over-40-million-songs-from-dlcs\/\">game<\/a> was created in association with Universal Music Group. It\u2019s a joyful way for Queen to celebrate their Golden Jubilee, 50 years since the band\u2019s classic line-up was completed with the addition of bassist John Deacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Kronfeld, Executive Vice President of Marketing at <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/universal-music-group-signs-lego-vidiyo-artist-l-l-a-m-a\/\">Universal Music Group<\/a> said:&nbsp;\u201cToday, Queen are globally recognised as one of the most iconic and important bands in history. Decades after their first live shows together and following on from the huge worldwide box office success of the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic, their popularity continues to grow every year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope&nbsp;the launch of Rock Tour will introduce their inimitable rock legacy and catalogue to a new generation of fans, through this unique new gaming experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian May, meanwhile, reportedly said: \u201cBe a Lockdown Rock Star! No turning back!!!\u201d The guitarist\u2019s solo in Bohemian Rhapsody was recently named the greatest of all time. <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-play-the-greatest-guitar-solo-of-all-time\/\">May\u2019s response was delightfully classy. <\/a>He\u2019s no stranger to mobile apps, regularly posting guitar tutorials on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Queen: Rock Tour<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/games-platform-roblox-raises-520m-funding-from-investors-including-warner-music-group\/\">game<\/a> is available to download from the <a href=\"https:\/\/queen.lnk.to\/RockTour\/AppleAppStore\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.umusic.queenrocktourgp&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US\">Google Play.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rock legends celebrate their Golden Jubilee with the launch of free &#8220;Queen: Rock Tour&#8221; game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":84141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,8614],"tags":[10440,23285,13419,23284,23288,23283,614,23287,935,680,23286],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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