For those not content with just being a Guitar Hero, Harmonix, MTV and EA have teamed up to bring us Rock Band this fall!

CAMBRIDGE, MA – April 2, 2007 – Harmonix, developer of the blockbuster Guitar Hero™ franchise, MTV: Music Television, a division of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced Rock Band, an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music like never before.  Rock Band will allow gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity.  Built on unprecedented deals with the world’s biggest record labels and music publishers, the music featured in Rock Band will span all genres of rock and include many of the master recordings from the biggest songs and artists of all time.  Rock Band is slated for release on PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® in holiday 2007.

And apparently not only will the game feature the ACTUAL artists and not a cover band but there will be downloadable content and some artists will actually release new songs through the game instead of the usual media.

No word on if all the instruments are sold separately, together or if the game will come with all or none of them. Regardless, Rock Band takes Guitar Hero and SingStar and makes them both obsolete? Maybe.

But I imagine Red Octane knew this was coming and has something wild up their sleeves as well…