In 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.

You can see the full text of the release after the break. Continue reading →