November 5, 2007 - The multi-instrumental music game Rock Band has reached gold master status and is heading into production, MTV Games and Harmonix announced today. The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on Nov. 20. The PlayStation 2 version will be available Dec. 18. “We have a small army filling our warehouses with the final product, ready for our Nov.

20 ship date so players can fulfill their rock-and-roll aspirations,” said Alex Rigopolous, CEO of Harmonix. “Now, our focus is putting together an amazing selection of downloadable music content for players so players can continue to further customize their Rock Band experience post launch.” At launch, only the Rock Band bundle will be available.

Standalone instrument peripherals for the game, including a wireless guitar option for the Xbox 360, will be available at a still-unannounced later date.