Newtype Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Rock Band 3 will, as expected, let you do something you've never been able to do in a home music game before: play the keyboard. Yes, the fifth wheel of the rock world makes its long-overdue debut in Harmonix's Rock Band 3, a report on USA Today showcasing not only the new controller in action, but a revamped tracklist designed to make the most of it. The keyboard is a "25-key, fully functioning MIDI" version of the real thing, and is one of two key improvements made to the game, the other being the introduction of a new "Rock Band Pro" mode for expert players, which replaces coloured tabs with real musical symbols in an effort to get players on the track to playing real instruments. To complement Pro mode, there are two new guitar controllers in development that feature actual strings, one a full-sized replica of a Fender Stratocaster, the other a Fender Mustang Pro. "You can go from plucking single notes to power chords and bar chords, we have crazy stuff like tapping and slides," Harmonix's Sylvain Dubrofsky says. "If you ever had any aspirations of connecting with the music in a deeper way ... you are really going to like Rock Band 3." A partial tracklist has also been revealed, and is predictably keyboard-heavy. 2000s Combat Baby — Metric Dead End Friends — Them Crooked Vultures Get Free — The Vines Lasso — Phoenix Me Enamora — Juanes Oh My God — Ida Maria Portions of Foxes — Rilo Kiley The Hardest Button to Button — The White Stripes 1990s Been Caught Stealing — Jane's Addiction In the Meantime — Spacehog Plush — Stone Temple Pilots Walkin' on the Sun — Smash Mouth 1980s Crazy Train — Ozzy Osbourne Here I Go Again — Whitesnake I Love Rock and Roll — Joan Jett Just Like Heaven — The Cure Rainbow in the Dark — Dio The Power of Love — Huey Lewis and the News Sister Christian — Night Ranger 1960s-1970s Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen Break On Through — The Doors Crosstown Traffic — Jimi Hendrix There are plenty of other minor tweaks and adjustments being made to the series' successful formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 For Ray Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Not sure if it's officially confirmed, but you can bet that the inclusion of Bohemian Rhapsody also means that the vocal harmonies we saw in The Beatles game will make it to RB3. Right now, I just need to know if they are working to make older DLC and imported tracks compadible in Pro mode. Even if they can't have them all compadible at launch, but say they will update a handful every week, I'm down for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Woah! Kinda strange to see Rilo Kiley on there. If the vocals are the same as Beatles Rock Band, and like Jax said if older tracks will be imported, then I'm def getting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 older songs are definitely importable, but it's not clear if the old songs will have keyboard tracks and the Pro guitar added in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 This'll fail unless it's a Key-tar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 This'll fail unless it's a Key-tar. Did you see the video? It basically is a key-tar, which is just a keyboard with a strap you can play while moving around. It can be set down to be played like a keyboard too. Also, it's midi compadible, so it's a real mini keytar you could use to compose music on a computer with, or in a live setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaterpillarScheme Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Not sure if it's officially confirmed, but you can bet that the inclusion of Bohemian Rhapsody also means that the vocal harmonies we saw in The Beatles game will make it to RB3. Yeah, they were doing the harmonies in the video and it's gonna be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 sigh time to buy more shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 so after reading into this some more this is an amazing game. it's crazy all teh shit you can do with pro modes and the fact you can use real midi instruments if you have them will be awesome! I cant fucking wait for this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffytee Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 call me a square, but most of those songs save queen, doors, power of love and stp i don't know about. and why no linkin park? they are clearly a good use of the new keyboard. this will have a whole new level of difficulty now! glad they went with a keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnotizinChikns Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 wow. this is about as good as it gets! IN YOUR FACE GUITAR HERO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 call me a square, but most of those songs save queen, doors, power of love and stp i don't know about. and why no linkin park? they are clearly a good use of the new keyboard. this will have a whole new level of difficulty now! glad they went with a keyboard. Well, those are not all the songs that will be in the game. Those are just the first batch they've announced. The in-game setlist will have 83 songs I think, plus any imported songs (One Step Closer was in RB2, so you can import that) and DLC. We still don't have details on the keyboard or Pro mode integration of older songs. Will HMX go back and rework the charts for those song free of charge? At a cost? Per song or one flat fee? Not at all? That's a question I'm sure reporters will ask at E3, so hopefully we'll find out. Also, Timmy, you've never heard of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the White Stripes, The Cure, Smash Mouth, Jane's Addiction, Whitesnake, Joan Jett or Ozzy Osbourne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I cannot wait to play me some keyboard!!! ahhhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Will buy keytar. Brilliant. In the Meantime — Spacehog I ain't heard that song since it was big. But when it was big, I must've heard it a million-trillion fuckin' times. Awesome. Just Like Heaven will be cool. Been Caught Stealing...isn't that whole album available for download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I gotta assume too, that this is where GH & RB finally part ways in terms of chronic sameness with varying degrees of personal opinion. Activision will no doubt stick to turntable support over the addition of a new peripheral(wait, that can't be right)- that's what'd make sense anyways, and Harmonix will have the Keytar, meaning that instead of completely interchangable games there'll finally be a reason to have both games depending on what instruments you want to play. Anyone want to guess pricing this early? I'll invariably be waiting for the UK release so I can import, since we in AU still don't have RB2. cunts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnotizinChikns Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/08/19/entire-rock-band-3-set-list-leaked.aspx Amy Winehouse – Rehab Anthrax – Caught in a Mosh Pit At the Drive-In – One-Armed Scissor Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot B-52's – Rock Lobster Big Country – In a Big Country Blondie – Heart of Glass Blood, Sweat & Tears – Spinning Wheel Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 David Bowie – Space Oddity Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water Def Leppard – Foolin' Devo – Whip It Dio – Rainbow in the Dark Dire Straits – Walk of Life Dover – King George Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon Elton John – Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) Faith No More – Midlife Crisis Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 Foreigner – Cold as Ice Golden Earring – Radar Love HIM – Killing Loneliness Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love Hypernova – Viva La Resistance INXS – Need You Tonight Ida Maria – Oh My God James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good) Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic Joan Jett – I Love Rock and Roll John Lennon – Imagine Juanes – Me Enamora Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird Maná – Oye Mi Amor Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People Metric – Combat Baby Night Ranger – Sister Christian (for the boogie night fans who want to snort coke and play RB in their robes) Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train Paramore – Misery Business Phish – Llama Phoenix – Lasso Poni Hoax – Antibodies Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows Rammstein – Du Hast Raveonettes – Last Dance Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes Riverboat Gamblers – Don't Bury Me? I'm Not Dead Roxette – The Look Rush – TBD Slipknot – Before I Forget Smash Mouth – Walkin' on the Sun Spacehog – In the Meantime Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle Stone Temple Pilots – Plush Swingin' Utters – This ***'s Life T.Rex – 20th Century Boy Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tegan and Sara – The Con--WHUT???RILLI LULZ. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live) The Bronx – False Alarm The Cure – Just Like Heaven The Doors – Break On Through The Muffs – Outer Space The Police – Don't Stand So Close To Me The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated The Smiths – Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before The Sounds – Living in America The Vines – Get Free The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button The Who – I Can See For Miles Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends Tokio Hotel – Humanoid Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need To Know War – Low Rider Warren Zevon – Werewolves Of London Whitesnake – Here I Go Again Yes – Roundabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_U_SPACECOWBOY Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 FLAMING LIPS!? SWEET. Man, this list had better be legit... Now all I need is conformation on re-charts of old songs for pro-guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 A 'to be determined' Rush songs? Man.... Anyway, that list looks solid. Odd choice of Smiths song, considering they have at least two dozen more famous songs, and at least as many ones that would be more fun. As great a song as Imagine is, it's not an ideal song for this game, in my opinion. Instant Karma or Give Peace A Chance are also enormously popular Lennon songs that would have been great to play for more than just the piano and vocals. Still, in pro mode it'll be great to learn how to actually play that song. Obviously the piano songs I'm most excited to learn in pro mode are those where the piano melody carries the tune so it would be recognizable if the piano part was played alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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