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Rock Band 3 Features, Setlist, and
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You asked for it! Here's your first glimpse at the new features, songs, and instruments for Rock Band 3! This game has mind-blowing new modes and instruments - including Pro Mode and a keyboard peripheral! - and more music than any other music game. Let's get right into it:
New style of Rock Band 3 characters
The Music:
Rock Band 3 will have an incredible 83-song setlist, as well as support for the over 1,500 existing Rock Band tracks (Rock Band and Rock Band 2 discs, DLC, track packs, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, LEGO Rock Band, and Green Day: Rock Band). The setlist contains songs from some of the best bands from around the world, including bands that have never appeared in a music game! Don't think it stops there - the regular weekly DLC releases will continue after Rock Band 3's release.
Today we're announcing a handful of the 83 on-disc tracks for Rock Band 3, spanning five decades:
2000s:
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Metric - "Combat Baby"
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Rilo Kiley - "Portions for Foxes"
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Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends"
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The Vines - "Get Free"
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The White Stripes - "The Hardest Button to Button"
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Phoenix - "Lasso"
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Ida Maria - "Oh My God"
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Juanes - "Me Enamora"
1990s:
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Jane's Addiction - "Been Caught Stealing"
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Stone Temple Pilots - "Plush"
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Smash Mouth - "Walkin' on the Sun"
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Spacehog - "In the Meantime"
1980s:
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Dio - "Rainbow in the Dark"
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Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power of Love"
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Joan Jett - "I Love Rock and Roll"
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Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
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Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"
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The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
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Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
1970s:
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Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
1960s:
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Jimi Hendrix - "Crosstown Traffic"
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The Doors - "Break On Through"
Rock Band 3 also includes an improved Music Library, allowing players to create and save setlists, and share them with friends, both in-game and right here on RockBand.com. Song filtering will make it easier to find the tracks you want to play. You can also hide the songs you don't want to play, and seek out new songs using a built-in song recommendation system based on personal preferences.
Keyboards in Rock Band 3
If you're ready to take the next step in music gaming, check out Rock Band 3's Pro Mode. Ever had someone ask you why you play plastic guitar instead of learning a real instrument? Now you can tell them you ARE learning a real instrument. Rock Band 3 empowers players to develop actual musical skills through the fun of Rock Band Pro gameplay. Start at Easy and work your way up through Expert on three different Pro Modes, just like you did with the plastic guitars and plastic drums.
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Pro Drums supports three expansion cymbals, with gameplay differentiation between toms and cymbals.
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Pro Keys features pitch-accurate keyboard performance across a two-octave range, displayed on an easy-to-read keyboard track.
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Pro Guitar features notated guitar and bass performances, available for play with either the new Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar simulated guitar controller from Mad Catz or the Rock Band 3 Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar real guitar/controller hybrid. The Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster is a fully functional, full-sized, six-string electric guitar that also functions as a game controller that Fender and Harmonix have teamed up to develop.
All Pro Modes include tutorials and a difficulty progression from Easy through Expert, giving you the chance to learn at your own speed. And if you're not ready to take that leap - or you just don't want to buy another instrument peripheral - Rock Band 3 will be compatible with all Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band peripherals, as well as most third-party controllers.
New Gameplay:
Party Mode: Get the party started faster and keep it going all night! Party Shuffle lets you start the game immediately, while persistent drop-in/drop-out lets players take turns (or take a break!) without interrupting the flow of play. You'll also be able to choose (or change!) your difficulty on any gameplay screen - including mid-song.
Rock Band 3 gameplay
Career Mode: If a more long-term play is your style, get ready for over 700 goals and rewards, with seamless leaderboard integration, for a deep campaign experience.
Social Networking: Rock Band 3 adds social networking tools so you can interact with friends and fellow Rock Band rockers using Facebook, Twitter, and more.
If that's not enough Rock Band 3 info for you, check out the video below from USAToday.com and the accompanying article featuring quotes and information from Rock Band 3 team, including Lead Designer Dan Teasdale, Project Director Daniel Sussman, and Harmonix CEO and Co-Founder Alex Rigopulos.
And that's not all! Stay tuned over the next few weeks and months to get all the details on Rock Band 3, including the rest of the 83-song setlist, more details about Career Mode's goals and rewards, and just how awesome Pro Mode really is. Plus more behind-the-scenes info from the Rock Band 3 design team!
Find Rock Band 3 news how you want to by:
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Bookmarking the Rock Band 3 News page on RockBand.com
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Following @RockBand and Harmonix on Twitter
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Liking Rock Band and Harmonix on Facebook
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Subscribing to the official Harmonix Rock Band Podcast
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Subscribing to the official Harmonix Newsletter by visiting the homepage of RockBand.com and entering your email address
Comments
timkhim...
cool! Five man band, now thats what i call a FULL rock band!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
element skate...
The Verve-BitterSwe- et- Symphony is perfect for this game. Need more Deth and i want to see THE NEW DRUM SET!! :)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
juanc9...
whit this keyboard i hope coldplay songs are in this game
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Bulldeg93...
Ok. enough. I've seen many commments of many people. And in almost every "WISHLIST" you can see Guns N Roses: Paradise City or Sweet CHild O´Mine, Welcome to the jungle, November Rain, Cilvil War etc...I hope ROCKBAND will make atleast the first Guns N Roses album downloadable (Appetite For Destruction). A legendary album, GNR is a big ROCKBAND and has done MANY big songs like: Paradise City, Sweet Child O'Mine,Welcome to the jungle etc. I Hope you'll make some of these song avable.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
kidfuryca...
the 2000s songs announced so far are definitely not a selling point for me. I"d like to see some more nickelback there regardless rockband is an awesome game and i'll still end up buying it
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Gary141...
Can't wait to play keyboard on Break On Through, Sister Christian, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Hoping for a bit more heavy metal in the final setlist.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Olrun...
WOW!! Cool!! Now Nightwish w/ Tarja can be played on, Awesome! (Ever Dream, Kingslayer, Slaying the Dreamer, Phantom of the Opera, Etc.....) COOL! ^_^
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Jesuss...
Maybe Hush by Deep Purple will be on here cuz of the keyboard in the song lol
Saturday, June 12, 2010
RealMusicHero...
And yes one song by nightwish would be great... Something like wishmaster maybe.
But yup, sonata arctica should be featured, I mean its the only band that has smashed a keytar live =).
Saturday, June 12, 2010
RealMusicHero...
As bonus song, I think Rock Band 3 should have Sonata arctica's the cage!
Sonata has gigged with dragonforce, so here is a good chance to put something kind of equivalent of through the fire and flames, but milder in the rock band! (Also Blinded No More by sonata arctica would be nice -> good key/guitar easy solo)
Dual solos from Stratovarius/So- nata- arctica/Dream theater etc would be nice to have in the Rock band 3 as it features the keyboard!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
brandpanz...
Valeska...
THIS LOOKS AMAZING!! the key board is a real innovation! and I'd love to play Bohemian Rhapsody! *-*
pd: I've read a comment below saying that Juanes isn't rock. Excuse me? Juanes is an artist that have earned a mundial appreciation for his music! And IT IS rock! if juanes isn't rock then The Beatles isn't rock either, so learn first and then say what you wanna say.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
waltlee83...
DUDE YESS!! I knew this day was gonna come so glad man was looking for a 3rd game of Rock Band itself and they came back HARD!! cant wait dude