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oxm.co.uk - 12/3/2008
News: Rock Band 2 to get new instrument - Official Xbox 360 Magazine
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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 ...
shacknews.com - 12/6/2008
Rock Band Surpasses 28 Million Song Downloads - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 ...
— 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 ... (more) Rock Band Surpasses 28 Million Song Downloads - ...

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‘Lips’ Mic Patch Coming To ‘Rock Band’ Soon
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 12/5/2008
‘Lips’ Mic Patch Coming To ‘Rock Band’ Soon
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — We broke the news that the highly regarded microphone bundled with Microsoft's "Lips" karaoke game would not... work with "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" at launch. Harmonix and MTV Games have now addressed gamers' concern over the lack of compatibility, ... (more) ‘Lips’ Mic Patch Coming To ‘Rock Band’ Soon

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logicbuy.com - 12/1/2008
15% Coupon + 5% Coupon Rock Band 2 Special Edition: Guitar, Microphone, Drum Kit [Xbox 360] $155
— 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 ... (more) 15% Coupon + 5% Coupon Rock Band 2 Special Edition: ...

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Technology - Channel Feed:  New Instrument for Rock Band 2

Engadget:  Mystery port on 'Rock Band 2' drum kit gets even more mysteriouser

Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Rock Band 2 drum kit hides mystery port

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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?   Via | OXM Image: Harmonix Share This

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 hides mystery port
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... The updated drum kit for Rock Band 2 apparently has a mystery port located in the back. This port, which was speculated to be used for a second kicker, won't actually be used for that. This, of course, has led to all kinds of speculation about what it's ...

Unused RB2 drum port to unlock hidden feature
Joystiq — ... Well, well, well. As it turns out, Harmonix hasn't been entirely honest about the unused input on the back of the Rock Band 2 drum set. Sandwiched between the orange kick pedal and multi-colored cymbal ports (see above), the extra jack was initially ...

Rock Band 2 drum kit and the mystery port
PR News: — ... 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? Source: Read

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