As the Dash update went a bit OT with RB and GH thought I'd do a thread for them.
Rock Band Info: (PS3, Xbox 360)
http://www.rockband.com/
Rock Band allows gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity. Built on deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and include many of the master recordings from the biggest songs and artists of all time.
Bleow are screens and pics of Guitar (used for Guitar and Bass and Drum Kit, there will also be a mic).
Harmonix has also officially announced the first 16 Rock Band songs that will ship with the game. They are as follows, noting that any track with an asterisk is a cover (so yes, the majority are based on master recordings!):
1970s
The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"*
David Bowie - "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"*
Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones - "Rockaway Beach"
1980s
Rush - "Tom Sawyer"*
Bon Jovi - "Wanted Dead or Alive"
1990s
Nirvana - "In Bloom"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Vasoline"
Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"
Foo Fighters - "Learn to Fly"
Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
2000s
The Hives - "Main Offender"
The Strokes - "Reptilia"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
DLC:
As part of the ongoing explosion of juicy Rock Band info at E3 (need we say anything more than METALLICA ARE IN ROCK BAND?), MTV and Harmonix have announced that the game will be the first to offer full-length albums for download. Yes, full albums! There's no doubt that this is an important step forward for the genre, allowing fans to play all the way through some of the most classic rock albums of all time with friends. In short, it's going to be brilliant. So what's the first full album that will be available for the game after its release? The Who's 1971 rock classic, Who's Next. Of course, that's only the beginning - Harmonix is promising weekly content updates for the game after launch, so you can expect many more exciting artist and album announcements over the next few months.
Guitar Hero 3 (PS2, PS3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360)
http://forum.guitarherogame.com/
RELEASE DATES:
October 29 2007
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BASIC INFORMATION:
-More than 70 songs
-Some songs can only be unlocked via co-op career mode such as "Sabotage"
-8 Tiers Planned
-Many Bonus songs could be in the main setlist (bigger bands for bonus)
-More Master Tracks in bonus than main setlist
-Boss Battles consist of a song wrote by the boss for the game
-More than 1/2 of the songs are Master Tracks
-Looking at about 46 main tracks and about 25 bonus tracks
Guitars for each version starting from leaft to right, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PS2 (black one).
CONFIRMED SONGS:
"3's and 7's" - Queens of the Stone Age*
"Barracuda" - Heart
"Cherub Rock" - Smashing Pumpkins*
"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" – Blue Öyster Cult
"Cult of Personality" - Living Colour*
"Even Flow" - Pearl Jam*
"Guitar Battle Vs. Slash" - Slash*
"Hearts on Fire" – Hammerfall*
"Heavy Metal Lady" - Lions*
"Knights of Cydonia" - Muse*
"La Grange" - ZZ Top
"Lay Down" - Priestess* - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDr3bU2jCq0&NR=
"The Metal" - Tenacious D*
"Miss Murder" – AFI*
"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain
"My Name Is Jonas" - Weezer*
"The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden*
"One" - Metallica*
"Paint It, Black" - The Rolling Stones*
"Paranoid" – Black Sabbath
"Raining Blood" – Slayer*
"Reptilia" – The Strokes*
"Rock and Roll All Nite" - Kiss
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions
"Sabotage" - Beastie Boys*
"School's Out" - Alice Cooper
"She Builds Quick Machines" - Velvet Revolver*
"Slow Ride" - Foghat
"Suck my Kiss" - Red Hot Chili Peppers*
"Through the Fire and Flames" - Dragonforce* -
"Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses* - Encore after Slash Battle
*= Master Track
I will update this as soon as more info becomes available.
The GH 2 360 controller will be compatable with GH3 and Rock band on the 360, but it will not be compatable with all the features of Rock Band. The PS2 controls from GH1 and GH 2 and the wireless one will be compatable with GH 3 on the PS2.
PC version is being made by aspyr for the PC and Mac for more info go here http://www.aspyr.com/product/info/85
Info from IGN, Official Guitar Hero Forums, Rock Band Official Website.