Like many of you, we’ve been hanging out for EA to get off their backsides and launch Rock Band in Australia. But when they announced they were releasing Rock band 2, and we still hadn’t seen an Australian release date, some of us here turned our attention to Guitar Hero IV, and their firm release date of November 17.
Well, now EA is trying to get our attention back by announcing that the original Rock Band will finally hit Aussie shelves on November 7. Of course there’s no word on pricing, or whether or not Rock Band 2 will be launching straight afterwards either, but a date of any description is better than nothing for rock-hungry gamers.
But, as ex Giz editor Seamus (who’s taking care of Kotaku at the moment) said to me when we discussed the announcement – it kind of makes you wonder, now that Rock Band 2 is available overseas – whether or not we’re just getting the old Rock Band 1 stock they couldn’t shift anymore. Probably not, but the timing is a bit suspect…
Nick
September 22, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Screw EA.
I won’t sell Rock Band in my store. Those that have come in to ask about it have been told the full story, and after hearing that Guitar Hero 4 offers similar gameplay, they’ve pre-ordered GH4.
Report PermalinkScott
September 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM
I’ve seen the game for $120, and the instruments for $290. (This was at Harvey Norman, and a friend reported something similar at EB)
Report Permalinkrangott
September 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM
pfft screw them, I think ill stick with gh4. took too long for me to care anymore
Report PermalinkStevoTheDevo
September 23, 2008 at 8:49 AM
This reminds me of the release timings of GH and GH2 in Australia.. Just as GH2 was about to hit shelves in USA, we got GH1, then a month or so later GH2 came here simultaneously released with the rest of the world.
Report PermalinkDexxie
September 23, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Yup, Rockband can suck a fat one.
I would love to support Harmonix, as I think they did wonders for the music game genre, but EA have ruined it for them.
I’ll be buying Guitar Hero: World Tour, and I’ll be rather happy :)
Report PermalinkTired of game-corp BS
November 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM
EA have time and again continued to bend Australian gamers over and without even the slightest consideration to lube.
They don’t deserve a single Australian cent (as cheap as they are in today’s market) until they start treating us with something more positive then outright disdain.
Releasing a game who’s sequal is already out in other parts of the world as a ‘new release’ is a shoddy pratice.
If I didn’t have such dislike for them and was willing to purchase the game I’d go through play-asia and get it the same time the rest of the world does.
GH 4 shall be placing a dent in my wallet this time. But at least I will be poor the same time as so many others around the world and not long after.
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