Rock Band 3

[MaximusR3]

Anyone still into rocking the plastic instruments here? The 3rd full installment (not these BS band specific titles) of Rockband is set for release this holiday season. Little detail has been released so far but one thing i am hoping for is properly integrated double bass pedals for the drum kit. In an article i read at Gamepro, it talks about how a dev at PAX east accidentally revealed that RB 3 will have harmonies and then later the Harmonix Publicist "jokingly" chased him around the room and then sat right in the front to make sure no more info was accidentally leaked. I much enjoy the idea of harmonies being involved, making it a lot more fun for two people both wanting to play the same instrument or sing at the same time. Harmony guitar solos sounds sweet to me

[River_Rat_459]

'Rock Band 3': Keyboards are the key
By Mike Snider, USA TODAY
Ever since Rock Band expanded the musical video-game stage in 2007 to add drums and vocals to the Guitar Hero experience, players have been clamoring for keyboards.
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Consider that request filled. Rock Band 3 (due for the holidays for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii) expands the virtual band to seven (drums, lead and bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocals and two harmony vocals). "With the introduction of keyboards, we get to bring a ton of amazing new music onto the platform, which will help feed the appetite for music for years to come," says Alex Rigopulos, CEO of game studio Harmonix.

Among the 83 new songs to be included, Rigopulos says, "it's hard to pick a favorite, but for The Doors to be making an appearance on Rock Band finally with their classic Break On Through, I love that one. And Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is endlessly fun."

The success of Rock Band and follow-up Rock Band 2 propelled sales of music games to more than $1.6 billion in 2008 — with the help of competing Guitar Hero titles. Despite a wide variety of new games in 2009 including The Beatles: Rock Band and DJ Hero, annual sales fell by nearly 50%.

That slide inspired the Rock Band 3 development team to try to recapture the fun "that really started this whole phenomenon in the first place," says project director Daniel Sussman.

During the game, green, red, blue, yellow or orange keys flow on a "stream" representing the notes to be played on five corresponding keyboard keys. In a new authentic Pro mode meant to help players segue to actual instruments, all 25 keys are used; the streams shifts left and right to cover the correct keys. The keyboard also works as a MIDI keyboard that can be connected to a computer. "This is a real instrument and a real device," says senior designer Sylvain Dubrofsky.

In addition to the new keyboard controller, also due for the game's release are two advanced guitar controllers that take advantage of the Pro mode, one a full-sized, fully functional Fender guitar (all sold separately, no prices yet).

Other Rock Band 3 advances: improved animations, refined gameplay features — players can drop in and out of games, or change instruments and difficulty settings without stopping songs — and a easier-to-use song menu.

"Our ambition for Rock Band 3 was really to re-energize and reinvigorate the (music game) category and advance it and move it forward," Rigopulos says.

[MaximusR3]

damn. When they accidentally dropped that info about there being harmonies i was hoping they meant instrument harmonies, like being able to play two guitars in the same sound and play harmony riffs. When i play rockband 2 i have a hard enough time ever finding someone who wants to sing so adding the option of an additional singer will definitely not be utilized in my circle of friends

[MaximusR3]

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Pro mode hands on

[River_Rat_459]

RB3 is on the way. Release date is October 26...a few weeks before the holiday shopping season peaks.

Warm up those keyboard-playing fingers: Rock Band 3 is slated to debut on October 26, according to a statement from publisher MTV Games and developer Harmonix.

The date was revealed as part of an announcement unveiling pre-order plans for the music title at retailers Gamestop, Amazon and Wal-Mart.

Rock Band 3 will be available on Nintendo DS ($29.99), Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ($59.99 each). No word on how much game's new keyboard peripheral will cost or on potential hardware bundles.

The game will feature 83 songs and the appearance of keyboards for the first time in the series' history.

Consumers who pre-order at Gamestop will get three extra songs: Burning Down the House by Talking Heads, My Own Summer by Deftones , and Blue Monday by New Order. Amazon is offering an in-game guitar and $10 off a future game purchase, while Wal-Mart is giving away $10 online gift cards.

SOURCE: http://content.usatoday.com/communit...er-26/1?csp=34

[MaximusR3]

after a rumor of a leaked setlist started circulating, Harmonix responding by making a humorous video, which can be seen here, that reveals an 83 song setlist in the background

Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Anthrax – Caught in a Mosh
At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
The B-52s – Rock Lobster
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
Big Country – In a Big Country
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
The Bronx – False Alarm
Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
Def Leppard – Foolin’
Devo – Whip It
Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
Dire Straits – Walk of Life
The Doobie Brothers – China Grove
The Doors – Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Dover – King George
Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
Faith No More – MidLife Crisis
Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Foreigner – Cold as Ice
Golden Earring – Radar Love
HIM – Killing Loneliness
Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
Hypernova – Viva la Resistance
Ida Maria – Oh My God
INXS – Need You Tonight
The J. Geils Band – Centerfold
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Crosstown Traffic
Joan Jett – I Love Rock N’ Roll
John Lennon – Imagine
Juanes – Me Enamora
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Maná – Oye Mi Amor
Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
Metric – Combat Baby
The Muffs – Outer Space
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
Paramore – Misery Business
Phish – Llama
Phoenix – Lasso
The Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Poni Hoax – Antibodies
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
Rammstein – Du Hast
The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
Raveonettes – Last Dance
Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes
Riverboat Gamblers – Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead
Roxette – The Look
Slipknot – Before I Forget
Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
The Smiths – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
The Sounds – Living in America
Spacehog – In the Meantime
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
Swingin’ Utters – This Bastard’s Life
T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tegan and Sara – The Con
Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
Tokio Hotel – Humanoid
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need to Know
The Vines – Get Free
War – Low Rider
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
The Who – I Can See for Miles
Yes – Roundabout