Hands (and feet) on with ION's Drum Rocker Rock Band Premium Drum Set (14)
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Filed under: Gaming Rock Band 2 might not be out yet, but ION was kind enough to send us the new Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set a couple weeks early. Built like a tank, this thing makes the original Rock Band drum set look like the toy it is -- we're talking aluminum tube construction that apes traditional electronic rack kits, soft trigger surfaces that register velocity, and quarter-inch connections that'll make modding a dream. ...
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Aaron said:
See!!! Even more peripherals for my faux rocking needs.
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Omar Gallaga said:
I don't know if I want this or not. My heart wants it badly, but my brain is like, "Shudup."
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Herschell / Special*Dark said:
WOW. HEARTY... WANNA BUY MY 1st GEN. DRUM SET? :P
Hidden cost revealed for Rock Band 2's backwards compatibility (1)
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Harmonix explained how they're implementing the promised feature of Rock Band 1 owners being able to play that game's song in Rock Band 2: by charging you a fee to cover the complicated licensing issues. Because I'm sure Harmonix wasn't going to make enough money from the actual game sales to cover the cost of porting the songs over. But they promise it's not going to be more than five dollars, so keep those 400 ...
Microsoft says Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution instruments to be cross-compatible on 360 as well (4)
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Filed under: Gaming It's sad that the petty bickering between Activision, Harmonix, and Konami required console makers to step up and ensure that gamers didn't end up with piles of redundant plastic instrument controllers, but things are starting to get better -- just as Sony did yesterday, Microsoft announced that it's requiring Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution to be cross-compatible on the Xbox 360. The post on Redmond's Gamerscore blog ...
Rock Band 2 Xbox 360 bundle delayed until October 19 (4)
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Filed under: Gaming Buh. So, this is getting confusing. According to sources over at ShackNews, the Rock Band 2 Special Edition bundle that was originally set to launch on September 14 exclusively on Xbox 360 will hit stores on October 19. For you fanboys keeping score, that's the same date that the game will hit for other consoles. It's still not clear if the game and instruments will still show up on retail shelves on ...
E3 '08: Hands On With Rock Band 2 (1)
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Of all the demos I sat in on during E3, the one for Rock Band 2 was by far the most engaging. Harmonix's PR Coordinator John Drake was so excited that it was infectious... in a good way! Tiny and I got to play Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads at the end of the demo and it was a blast. And while the gameplay hadn't changed, the thing that Tiny and I walked away ...
Mad Catz Rock Band 2 cymbals, portable drums, premium mic, and more: spy shots galore (1)
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Filed under: Gaming We promise this is the last Rock Band 2 post of the day (okay, maybe hour), but we were just pulled aside at E3 to peep some less-than over-the-radar product sheets for some upcoming Mad Catz accessories. First off, the Premium M.I.C. ($50) is said to have "studio quality" sound all the while including control buttons -- something we didn't realize was missing from the original Rock Band mic until we thought ...
Live shots of Mad Catz's full-size Rock Band 2 Fender Stratocaster and (14)
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Filed under: Gaming While we love Rock Band 2 as much as the next guy, playing that miniaturized plastic controller will forever look a little dorky (or just make us look like giant men, which is kind of cool). Nothing wrong with looking dorky -- heck, we make a living of it -- but Mad Catz's new full-size Stratocaster and Precision Bass controllers for Rock Band 2 are bringing the cool back. They're exactly what ...
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sirmikester said:
For that price you could get an ACTUAL Fender guitar...
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b3cak said:
when i grow up... i want rockband enabled fender squire. =)
Rock Band 2 hands on, live shots, Ion drum kit, first impressions: woot! (27)
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Filed under: Gaming If you're jonesing to get your Rock Band 2 on like we are, you'll be all over these new shots of the game's upcoming controllers that we got all grubby on today at E3. First, the new guitars not only look better, but they will include some welcome hardware tweaks. The new axe includes an optical sensor that will make syncing the game to your display a breeze. Rather than go through ...
Ion's $300 "Drum Rocker" premium drum kit for Rock Band unveiled (20)
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Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals Well, that was quick. We mentioned Ion's fancy drum kit yesterday, which will be released around when Rock Band 2 ships, but works with both Rock Band games, and now we've got a price and a press shot of the Drum Rocker. The $300 set has high-durability pads, which are supposed to play quiet and will register the velocity of your hits, but the real win is the re-configurability of the ...
Rock Band 2 special edition Ion drum kit and real Fender Stratocaster guitar controllers coming (8)
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Filed under: Gaming Playing Rock Band sometimes feels like the real thing, but what if it looked like the real thing? Ion, who make real drum kits, have announced that they will release a premium Rock Band 2 drum kit that will not only have realistic pads and cymbals (which you can custom-assign), but it will also be possible to plug the thing into a drum brain to turn the kit into a real electronic ...
Rock Band 2 gets official for this fall, new guitar revealed (1)
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Filed under: Gaming While the original Rock Band is still going strong, Harmonix is already looking towards the next bit of kit that it hopes will be cluttering your place, with it now getting official with Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This time around, it seems the Xbox 360 will be getting a jump on things with a launch in September, with the PS3 version set to follow "later in ...
