Rock Band 3 dated for October 26; pre-order bonuses announced @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on July 20, 2010

News: Are you ready to rock out with Pro instruments?

MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that Rock Band 3, and all of its ridiculously cool and ridiculously complicated Pro instruments, will be available on October 26. As usual, the game is in development for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. A DS version is in the works as well and it'll also be released on October 26.

To encourage gamers to pre-order Rock Band 3, Harmonix has partnered with three of the biggest game retailers to provide a variety of pre-order bonuses:

GameStop Pre-Order Opportunity:
GameStop shoppers who reserve Rock Band 3 for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 in advance receive three downloadable Rock Band songs at launch...

Burning Down the House - Talking Heads

My Own Summer - Deftones

Blue Monday - New Order

Amazon Pre-Order Opportunity:
Amazon shoppers who reserve Rock Band 3 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii in advance will receive access to an exclusive in-game guitar. Additionally, for a limited time only, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners who pre-order Rock Band 3 in advance on Amazon will receive $10 off a future video game purchase.

Wal-Mart Pre-Order Opportunity:
Walmart.com shoppers who reserve Rock Band 3 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii in advance will receive a $10 eGift card for a limited time.

We'll have more soon.