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You know, a lot of the time, when I hear about a new game, I get "excited". It's a relative term, and one I normally use only in the context of gaming news. As in, I am more excited about this game than I am about other games. But this...this has me shitting kittens.
Harmonix, EA & MTV are teaming up to bring us Rock Band on 360 & PS3. Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos:
[Rock Band] takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold. It lets you create a complete collaborative band.
What? How? It comes with 4 peripherals. Two guitars (lead & bass), a mic and a drum kit. So great. But wait. There's more. Because there's some serious financial clout behind this little venture, no more cover bands. It's going to feature the real deal. And not just the real deal: some record labels are already planning to release new content ( you know...songs) via this game, rather than radio or the internet.
No word on the individual songs, but we've got some artists: Allman Brothers, Joan Jett, Kansas, Nirvana and Wolfmother. Rigopulos says "We'll be covering a great breadth, from metal to classic rock to Southern rock to everything in between".
The game will be disc-based, but will also feature further downloadable content. And, as an extra treat, it'll feature online play. EA's David DeMartini says "You could have one guitarist in Germany and another one in Texas, a drummer in New York and a singer from somewhere else, and they can play together online".
OK, who's NOT freaking out about this? In case you can't do the math, this is SingStar and Guitar Hero, together, and will surely take over the entire planet. Nobody is safe. Unless EA can find some way to mess things up...or it ends up costing $200...
Music games won't be solo gigs anymore [USA Today]
