‘Rock Band’ Is Going to Be Huge

I think my strong affinity to Guitar Hero has been well documented. (For the record, here are 16 posts since December on the topic. And “yes” I’m a geek.) I’m still totally stoked for the upcoming games—GH Rock the 80s and GH3. But today, something even more impressive happened… I read a story about Rock Band in the latest issue of GameInformer.

The full story isn’t online yet, but you can check out the sweet controller. Can you believe they actually worked with Fender to get things right?. Did you notice the extra set of frets for the high-pitched solos? Suh-weet!

Their official Web site is getting hammered by traffic but there’s plenty of buzz on the Nets. Here’s a decent write-up on USAToday about the upcoming game planned for release around the Holidays.

There’s plenty more to learn about on the Wiki but let’s just say, Paladin will be purchasing either a PS3 or an XBox 360 for the privilege to play Rock Band this Christmas. It’s the price I pay to be a “good Dad.” (sshhh… don’t tell my kids the truth…)