"August 3, 2007 - Rock Band was easily one of our favorite games on display at this year's E3 - after all, it did take home our awards for Best Music Game, Best Multiplayer Experience and Best Hardware/Peripheral for the drum kit. There was nary a moment of down time when we wouldn't take the opportunity to head to EA's booth for one more chance to rock out. If only the other attendees would have played something other than "Say It Ain't So"...

While what we played was fantastic fun and answered a number of our questions, it also raised a lot more. How hard will the drums get? What about volume levels for all the instruments? And perhaps most importantly, will Peter Moore still pause the game a billion times in the final version?

To find out the answers to these questions (and whether or not The Monkees will be included), we tapped into the knowledge of Greg LoPiccolo, vice president of product development at Harmonix. Here's what he had to say:"

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Published by: MTV Games

Developed by: Harmonix

Genre: Music

Number of Players: 1-4

Release Date:

US: November 20, 2007

Europe: TBA

Australia: December 31, 2007

Also Available On: Xbox 360, Wii

Features: Online, Downloadable Content

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