November 13, 2008
ROCK BAND SPECIAL EDITION BUNDLE
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PLAYSTATION 2 AND Wii STARTING AT $99
MTV Games and Harmonix give fans
an early holiday present with new pricing for the #1 Best-Selling Title of 2008
Making it Even Easier to Start a Band and Rock the World
This Holiday Season
Just in time for the holidays,
Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games, MTV Games, a part
of Viacom’s MTV Networks and distribution partner Electronic Arts today
announced that the original Rock Band Special Edition Bundle is available for
the PLAYSTATION®2 computer entertainment system and Wii™ starting at $99.99. The
Rock Band Special Edition Bundle is also available for the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment
system and starting at $139.99.
A must have-gift for any music or
game fan, Rock Band is an all-new way for people to connect with the music they
love in a social, interactive environment. The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle
gives families and friends everything they need to start their own band – a
microphone, Fender Stratocaster-modeled guitar controller and drum controller.
Rock Band features an awe-inspiring line up of the most-loved rock music of all
time – from classic rock and alternative to southern rock and metal including
artists such as Rolling Stones, Metallica, The Police, The Clash, Foo Fighters,
Radiohead and More.
Rock Band is the #1 title of 2008
year to date[2] by revenue according to NPD. Rock Band has garnered over 40
awards including the 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 the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in
Soundtrack.
Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen
(lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB.
Rock Band 2, is also now available
on the Xbox 360 the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and will be
available soon on the PLAYSTATION 2 computer entertainment system and the Wii.
Rock Band Special Edition Bundle instruments are fully compatible with Rock Band
2. In addition, 55 of the 58 songs from the original Rock Band game disc are
exportable into consumers Rock Band 2 song library.
For more information about Rock
Band, please visit
www.rockband.com or our press web site at
http://reverbinc.com/rockband2