oxm.co.uk - 12/3/2008
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Wednesday 3-Dec-2008 10:11 AM Harmonix confirm mystery peripheral, say previous demos were inaccurate Harmonix has announced that it wasn't being entirely honest with its Rock Band 2 previews, and that there's a mystery new accessory in the works for its new game. The confirmation came in the ...
benheck.com - 12/3/2008
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My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable.
Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop,...
because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat. New Xbox 360 Portable Experience It differs ...
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New Xbox 360 Portable
shacknews.com - 12/10/2008
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shacknews.com —
The latest issue of Harmonix' Rock Band Community
Zine included some staggering statistics detailing the performance of...
the music platform's downloadable content. Most notable is the company's claim of pushing over 28 million Rock Band track ...
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Rock Band Surpasses 28 Million Song Downloads - ...
logicbuy.com - 12/1/2008
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logicbuy.com —
NEW! Rock Band 2 Special Edition from MTV
Games for the Xbox 360 for $189.99 - 15% off...
Coupon Code - 5% Stackable COupon = $155.03 + FREE shipping . That's the lowest price we've seen. Game set includes a Drum Kit, Rock Band 2, Lead ...
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15% Coupon + 5% Coupon Rock Band 2 Special Edition: ...
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New Instrument for Rock Band 2
Technology - Channel Feed —
... out the extra connection on the back of the drum kit. This, naturally, led to questions, and the company has admitted that they do have something in the works, though what that is nobody knows.
It will “be announced at a later date, along with further details for double-kick functionality.”
Looking forward to the announcement. In the meantime, what do you think is in store for us? And is this something you’re looking forward to, or already dreading?
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Mystery port on 'Rock Band 2' drum kit gets even more mysteriouser
Engadget —
... You know the supposed Guitar Hero: World Tour keyboard that never materialized? If you were really looking forward to that, get ready to have your hopes dashed on another mystery instrument that will probably also never come to be. According to ...
Rock Band 2 drum kit and the mystery port
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... but now they have confirmed that this isn’t the case and it will lead to something else.
Harmonix though are ‘not revealing the functionality for this input’ so we will just have to wait for official statements in the future. Personally I would like to see a keyboard accessory, but I’m not sure how they would accommodate a new instrument on the gameplay interface so we’ll have to see what happens.
Do you have any ideas as to what the port could be for?
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