Rock Band's virtual venues unveiled

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Oct 9th 2007 at 8:30PM }

Yahoo! Games has posted a video preview of this holiday's multi-instrument music extravaganza, Rock Band, paying special attention to the venues you and your faux band will be tearing up, bringing down and figuratively destroying. Spread across the cities of Boston, Los Angeles and New York, the initially revealed venues (out of the final 41) are divided into three size groups, with your band's surging popularity pushing you out of small clubs and into large arenas.

In an accompanying interview, Rock Band's senior artist Peter McDonald explains that the fancy venues provide not only bigger crowds, but also more spectacular stage effects and sophisticated camera work (read: "crazy crane shots"). Have a look for yourself at places like "Heebie Jeebie's," "Empire Square Garden" and "The Snake Pit" by clicking that Read link.

[Thanks, Whymog]

Tags: EA, Harmonix, MTV, Music, Rock-Band, RockBand

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 9th 2007 8:42PM

aren't there supposed to be like 50 venues? that's crazy, esp considering they don't affect anything but graphics, and you're too busy looking at notes to notice the background

plus they can't beat stonehenge :p

copa @ Oct 9th 2007 8:45PM

A more in-depth preview of the venues can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/3dfewk

Trenchalicious @ Oct 9th 2007 8:50PM

Hey nerds, chicks won't like you no matter how many video game instruments you play.

DemonGSides @ Oct 9th 2007 9:14PM

Hahahah, Shows how much you know.

*Met his ex playing guitar hero II*

kingrottenboy @ Oct 9th 2007 8:56PM

me thinks, trenchalicious if you are posting on engadget you are a nerd yourself. its like shopping at kmart and spotting a friend there. guess what your a kmar shopper as well.

btw, they should defiently put CBGB in the game. especially for the punk songs.