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Electronic Arts might be the distributor of the Rock Band franchise, and developer Harmonix is up for sale, but CEO John Riccitiello says buying the studio isn’t on its radar, despite the fact that such a move would make “theoretical” sense. Which means, they’re buying the company. The exec told Bloomberg that he’s interested in …

Activision has more to gain from purchasing up-for-sale Rock Band developer Harmonix than EA, reckons Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. MTV parent Viacom sensationally put the Dance Central studio up for sale today, as it reported a 59 per cent third-quarter earnings drop. Initial reaction was that EA – which has distributed all three Rock Band …

Here’s a free app to add to the collection of probably far more useless free apps clogging up your iPhone: RB Song List. RB Song List is a simple database of all the songs contained in Rock Band games, including Rock Band 3 which released in US today. It lets you search for songs by …

Classic John Lennon album, Imagine, is set to appear in its entirety as DLC for Rock Band 3, Harmonix has confirmed. The 10-song album was Lennon’s second solo album released in 1971, and is regarded by many to be his best work. The title track ‘Imagine’ will feature on the RB3 disc from launch, with …

MTV has released a new trailer showing of the Pro Guitar gameplay in Rock Band 3. The trailer features Harmonix co-founder and CEO Alex Rigopulos taking about the goals of Rock Band Pro and how the pro instruments have created new gameplay opportunities. It’s out next week, rockers.

MTV Games has confirmed the UK prices for its Rock Band 3 instruments and bundles. Rock Band 3 is scheduled for release on Friday, October 29th and its launch will be accompanied by 10 official products created by Mad Catz. Here’s the full price list. Rock Band 3 game and ‘Keytar’ bundle – £109.99 (Xbox …

The Rock Band catalogue of songs has passed 2,000 tracks from more than 800 different bands. Developer Harmonix said The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Are You Experienced has become the franchise’s 2,000 tune. Every song released to date will be playable in Rock Band 3 when it launches on October 26 in the US and three …

In a move likely orchestrated by Microsoft (we didn’t say that!) US gamers looking to snag Rock Band 3 and all of its kit on PS3 won’t be able to pick up the new game and its keyboard in a bundle. Given the series’ immense popularity over the years, the chances are you already have …

You may have seen gameplay footage of the Keyboard in action in Rock Band 3, but now Harmonix has actually explained what’s going on on-screen with this new developer video dedicated to the new instrument. It details the difference in the difficulty modes, how the game guides you around the keys more effectively, and how …

Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band 3 buyers will be able to export songs from Rock Band 2 into the new game. As with the similar process for RB1, Harmonix’s John Drake confirmed that rockers can hand over a few pounds to export songs from the previous game onto their hard drive where Rock Band …

MTV has confirmed the final set list for its upcoming rhythm game Rock Band 3 and it looks amazingly similar to the list we brought you earlier. Rock Band 3 will feature 83 Songs from a wide range of popular artists. Highlights include Jimi Hendrix, Avenged Sevenfold, The White Stripes, The Cure, Bob Marley, Def …

Here’s a new trailer for the much-anticipated Rock Band 3, showing what gameplay looks like when you’re using the new Keytar instrument. You’ll see that the number of keys in use dramatically increases as you ramp up the difficulty setting, starting on just five note columns and going up to 18. It’s the real deal, …

A Harmonix staff member at Gamescom may have inadvertently revealed the entire track list for Rock Band 3. The staff member scrolled through the track list while a local attendee captured the whole thing on camera. Rock Band community members have poured over a high-quality version of the video, extracted all the new songs and …

Harmonix and MTV have revealed a small teasing list of songs and artists set to feature in Rock Band 3, and its limb-shaking Kinect dance game, Dance Central. Earlier in the month EA’s confirmed the UK release date for Rock Band 3 as October 29th. In the US, those who pre-order from US retailer GameStop …

EA has today confirmed a UK release date for Rock Band 3 – October 29th. The title will come to North America three days earlier. In the US, those who pre-order from US retailer GameStop will get DLC including the appearance of New Order classic Blue Monday and Talking Head’s Burning Down The House. Those …