The debut last week of “Rock Band” from MTV and EA has turned the holiday shopping season into the staging ground for an historic battle of the music video game bands, with “Rock Band” going up against the current industry heavyweight, Activision’s “Guitar Hero III.” The competition will be steep, with “Rock Band” the underdog entering a market in which “Guitar Hero III” has already rang up $115 million in sales in the first seven days following its launch in October.
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‘Rock Band’ Ready to Rumble With ‘Guitar Hero III’
Posted by: Walaika Haskins November 26, 2007 02:29 PMThe debut last week of “Rock Band” from MTV and EA has turned the holiday shopping season into the staging ground for an historic battle of the music video game bands, with “Rock Band” going up against the current industry heavyweight, Activision’s “Guitar Hero III.” The competition will be steep, with “Rock Band” the underdog entering a market in which “Guitar Hero III” has already rang up $115 million in sales in the first seven days following its launch in October.