Rock Band 3 to be released in time for holiday shopping season

by Christopher Poon on March 9th, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Fans of music video games who are tired of all things ending in “Hero” may take comfort in the news that, at long last, Rock Band 3 has been officially announced.

A brief message appeared today (March 9) on Rock Band’s Facebook page:

Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just as Harmonix did with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and The Beatles: Rock Band. Stay tuned for more details!

It’s been less than two years since Rock Band 2 came out.

But, to gamers who endured the debuts of seven different Hero titles in 2009 alone—as opposed to three versions of Rock Band—it may seem like it’s been forever since the last big Rock Band game was released.