Peter McDonald gives details on Rock Band’s venues
Yahoo Video recently posted a video of Harmonix‘s upcoming music game Rock Band (Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360) featuring the locations where players will be jamming in. The clubs and arenas looked great, and Rock Band Senior Artist Peter McDonald revealed a lot about them.
McDonald says that although the locations are not real, some of them were inspired by real places such as Charles Pub which a lot looks like a pub where development team members hang out. Others, however, are a bit easier to figure out, like New York‘s Empire Square Garden.
Sounds a bit cheesy? McDonald defends their decision not to use real arenas by saying that most locations look pretty much the same on the inside. He explains that they needed something a bit bolder and more distinct.
As you probably know by now, Rock Band has a tour mode where players can see how everything goes on when a band hops from city to city to blow roofs off joints. In this game, you’ll be a mainstay of three major rock havens: Los Angeles, Boston and New York.
The mission in every city is to develop a following that will push you atop the charts. You’ll go from a meager club band to arena-destroying icons as you get better with your riffs. For a preview of the places you’ll be going, watch the video at the read link. Below is a full list of every venue in all the game’s cities.
New York
- Small Club: Heebie Jeebie’s
- Big Club: Ramp Arts
- Arena: Empire Square Garden
Boston
- Small Club: Charles Pub
- Big Club: The Establishment
- Theater: Hancock Theatre
Los Angeles
- Small Club: El Ocho
- Big Club: The Snake Pit
- Arena: Wilshire Forum
Buy: [Rock Band Special Edition (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Rock Band Special Edition (PS3)]
Yahoo Video recently posted a video of Harmonix‘s upcoming music game Rock Band (Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360) featuring the locations where players will be jamming in. The clubs and arenas looked great, and Rock Band Senior Artist Peter McDonald revealed a lot about them.
McDonald says that although the locations are not real, some of them were inspired by real places such as Charles Pub which a lot looks like a pub where development team members hang out. Others, however, are a bit easier to figure out, like New York‘s Empire Square Garden.
Sounds a bit cheesy? McDonald defends their decision not to use real arenas by saying that most locations look pretty much the same on the inside. He explains that they needed something a bit bolder and more distinct.
As you probably know by now, Rock Band has a tour mode where players can see how everything goes on when a band hops from city to city to blow roofs off joints. In this game, you’ll be a mainstay of three major rock havens: Los Angeles, Boston and New York.
The mission in every city is to develop a following that will push you atop the charts. You’ll go from a meager club band to arena-destroying icons as you get better with your riffs. For a preview of the places you’ll be going, watch the video at the read link. Below is a full list of every venue in all the game’s cities.
New York
- Small Club: Heebie Jeebie’s
- Big Club: Ramp Arts
- Arena: Empire Square Garden
Boston
- Small Club: Charles Pub
- Big Club: The Establishment
- Theater: Hancock Theatre
Los Angeles
- Small Club: El Ocho
- Big Club: The Snake Pit
- Arena: Wilshire Forum
Buy: [Rock Band Special Edition (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Rock Band Special Edition (PS3)]