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Rock Band 3 Avatar Clothes and Accessories Now Available in the Xbox Live Marketplace

MTV MoonmanIf you like tricking out your Xbox 360 avatar with hip new duds and gear, you’re going to want to take a look at this suite of Rock Band 3-themed accessories in the Xbox Live Marketplace. The accessory lineup includes guitar, drums, mic, and keyboard — as well as an MTV Video Music Awards “Moonman” statuette.

There’s also a bunch of rock-themed clothing, and even an entire Moonman outfit. YouTube user HeyRiley has posted video of several of the items; you can find it embedded after the break.

[thanks to murph for the HOT TIP!]

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Mad Catz Details New Legacy Controllers

Rock Band 3 CymbalsIn advance of this weekend’s PAX Prime in Seattle (alas, I will not be going this time), Mad Catz has released info and pricing on all the retooled — or at least re-colored — controllers designed to support existing music games. But that’s not all; the release also details pricing for various official accessories — as well as one item designed to take advantage of one Rock Band 3′s Pro drums:

Rock Band 3 Wireless PRO-Drum and PRO-Cymbals Kit
Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii

Fully compatible with Rock Band™ 2, all subsequent games in the Rock Band franchise and other music games, the Wireless PRO-Drum and PRO-Cymbals Kit allows gamers of all abilities to rock-out in style when playing drum portions of any game in the Rock Band franchise.  From playing on easy in standard Rock Band game play, through to hard on the all-new Rock Band Pro mode available in Rock Band 3, the Wireless PRO-Drum and PRO-Cymbals Kit features four responsive drum pads, three realistically styled and newly engineered cymbals (Hi-Hat, Crash and Ride), and a metal-reinforced foot pedal.  Now with an all-new input allowing for dual foot pedal setup, the Wireless PRO-Drum Kit comes complete with one set of wooden drum sticks.

MSRP: $129.99

I suspect that’s going to be on a lot of Christmas lists this year. I got hands-on time with many of these tweaked products at E3, and came away particularly impressed with the redesigned drums and cymbals.

The press release also lists features and pricing for an extra kick pedal; keyboard, mic, and guitar stands; and the Electro-Harmonix Overdrive Pedal, with everything in the lineup expected to be available by the October 26 launch of Rock Band 3.

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New to RBN: Bang Camaro, Amberian Dawn, Firewind, Free Spirit

Rock Band Network: Bang CamaroToday’s Rock Band Network update brings three returning artists and one brand-new newcomer. And I’d bet that at least two of these will be hitting the PS3 in the near future.

Amberian Dawn Evil Inside Me 160 MS Evil
Bang Camaro Revolution 80 MS Revolution
Firewind Head Up High 160 MS Head
Free Spirit Pale Sister of Light 80 MS Pale

Rock Band DLC Today: Country and More (For Some of Us, at Least)

Rock Band: Reba McEntireWell now, lookie here: It’s Tuesday, which means that mega-pack of country hits is available today in the Rock Band store. But that’s not all! You 360 owners get an additional treat: the free RBN Megamix. And you PS3 owners, as per usual, get your five-song selection of popular tracks from the Rock Band Network.

There’s one problem with that Megamix, though: Reports indicate that the vocals include some buggy talking parts, making it impossible to pass the song on vox. But hey, it’s free — and there’s 10 minutes worth of really diverse drums, guitar, and bass in there. So it’s hard to complain too much. Still, I’ll let you know if a new version goes up with the fixed vocals.

[image: Russ Harrington, via Reba McEntire at MySpace]

Caption a Photo, Win a 360 and Rock Band 2

Rock Band Network: Zoo SevenOne-man band Zoo Seven is running a fun little contest to celebrate the release of their song “Painted” via the Rock Band Network. All you have to do is caption a photo on the band’s Facebook page, then get as may “Likes” as possible. The winner gets a 360 and Rock Band 2 bundle, and two runners-up get fancy new footwear.

Hit the Read link for all the details.

[Read, via @johntdrake]

New Rock Band DLC: RBN Megamix

Rock Band Network Megamix 01Here’s a neat new addition to tomorrow’s Rock Band DLC: a single track featuring 12 (that’s twelve) different Rock Band Network artists, available in the main Rock Band Store — for free.

The track runs just under 10 minutes, and includes bite-sized sections of the following 12 songs:

Rose of Jericho Buried Cold 80 MS Rose of Jericho - These City Lights - Buried Cold
James William Roy Paper Valentines 80 MS N/A N/A
Glass Hammer Sleep On 80 MS Glass Hammer - Three Cheers for the Broken-Hearted - Sleep On
Robby Suavé Everyone I Know is an Alcoholic 80 MS N/A N/A
Scratching the Itch End Of This 80 MS Scratching The Itch - Reduced Reused Recycled - End of This
You Shriek No Heroes 80 MS N/A N/A
Voodoo Pharmacology Minnesota 80 MS N/A N/A
Chrome Coma Bow Down 80 MS N/A N/A
Freen in Green Frontier Factory 80 MS N/A N/A
Paul Henry Smith & The Fauxharmonic Orchestra Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky) 80 MS A
Counterfeit Pennies Five More Minutes 80 MS N/A
Single White Infidel Inheritance 80 MS N/A N/A

If you ask me, it’s a pretty damn impressive feat, and as someone with some experience editing music I’m particularly impressed by how well the whole thing flows. Check out a YouTube video featuring the entire song after the break, and hit the RBN Megamix site for even more info on the artists and songs.

[Read, via RockBandAide]

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New to RBN: Amberian Dawn, Nerf Herder, Much More

Rock Band Network: Amberian DawnBoy howdy, the Rock Band Network appears to be back in full form: The store saw the debut of nine new songs since last we spoke of the matter on Friday.

Amberian Dawn Lionheart 160 MS Lionheart
buttercup time-bomb 160 MS N/A N/A
Delta Spirit White Table 160 MS White
Nerf Herder Welcome To My World 160 MS Welcome
Noah Engh The Kid Fantastic Buy You A House 80 MS Buy
Scott Attrill Disco Rocket 160 MS Disco
Shokkher Burn Her Out 80 MS N/A Burn
Sideburn Cherry Red 160 MS Cherry
The Riptides Return to Blood Beach 80 MS Return

I love how so many well-known bands are sharing the spotlight with bands I literally cannot even find mention of with all my Google-fu.