MTV Games, Harmonix and EA to Ship Rock Band

Rock Band is the all-new platform game for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals.

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With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world’s biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.

Rock Band also features a library of 200 songs available for purchase and download for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Rock Band will be available for the PS2 and Wii in November. In the near future, all new Rock Band downloadable content will be available on a weekly basis. For a complete list of Rock Band songs available for purchase to date, please go to http://www.rockband.com/dlc

Since its North American release in 2007, Rock Band has garnered more than 40 awards including Game Critics Award: Best of Show E3 2007 and three awards at The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Family Game of theYear, and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack. Rock Band is rated PG by the OFLC.