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Just when we thought we had seen it all, eagle-eyed Dtoider Guitaratomik has unearthed what will surely take home 2008s "Most Unnecessary in Gaming" award -- the "Rock Band Stage Kit."

The listing found on GameStop.com has since been stripped of its image (and contains no real information), but Guitaratomik was fast like a puma, and was able to snag the above screencap. Good thing, too, because there's no way anyone would have believed that the "stage kit" was actually an "Interactive Light and Stage Show."

Provided it meets the stricts criteria of local fire and safety codes, Performance Design Products' "rock concert in a box" should be available this July for the low cost of $99.99. Hey, you can't put a price on living the rock n' roll lifestyle, man.


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Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 01/11/2008 22:27
Now I can perform a real live Rock Band concert for all my friends! (stuffed animals)
Your moms new boyfriend's Avatar
Your moms new boyfriend at 01/11/2008 22:29
You still need to burn your own guitarist to death, though.

Man, Great White will never live that down.
Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 01/11/2008 22:44
this is where i draw the line...
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 01/11/2008 22:45
Does it come with cocaine, because I really need cocaine right now.
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 01/11/2008 22:45
excuse me Mr. Chester, it's actually an "Interactive Light and SMOKE Stage Show." don't forget the smoke machine.
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casualweaponry at 01/11/2008 22:51
Where are the inflatable groupies?
power-glove's Avatar
power-glove at 01/11/2008 22:52
Even though I was first, congrats GA. Also I did happen to hear from a Harmonix poster on Scorehero that this will actually sync with the music that's being played.
It is the tenth comment down.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar
NightDehumidifier at 01/11/2008 22:55
No eleven inch styrofoam Stonehenge prop, no sale.
onomelon's Avatar
onomelon at 01/11/2008 23:00
And the "Why does this even exist" award goes to...
Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 01/11/2008 23:07
That is so incredibly nessasary.
Detry's Avatar
Detry at 01/11/2008 23:21
I want one and I don't even play Rock Band.
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 01/11/2008 23:34
Man, only the shorties would want/buy something like that.

I guess that means more emo DLC.
amalgamut00's Avatar
amalgamut00 at 01/11/2008 23:44
I'm going to Game Stop tomorrow to preorder this. What do you think $5 down enough?
kielejocain's Avatar
kielejocain at 01/12/2008 00:08
How much for the groupies?
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 01/12/2008 00:13
I need a facepalm graphic. But no anime, which is stupid.

So is this official???
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 01/12/2008 00:48
@power-glove
Oh man! I missed that! Sorry dude.

@topgeargorilla
I'm pretty sure it is. It has the official Rock Band logo on the box
Turtule Soup's Avatar
Turtule Soup at 01/12/2008 01:17
WHai?
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/12/2008 01:20
Only if it includes Heroin Hero.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 01/12/2008 01:21


The line must be drawn HERE!
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liqideos at 01/12/2008 01:35
Do we get flash bang grenades and a can of piss to pour on the carpet for that authentic Ozzfest ambiance?

I love how EA is basically publishing games that have infinite price tags. You could literally spend money on this game every week, and now I have to contend with finding room to store this fucker!

It's bad enough I have a tower of PS3 Rock Bands that stands six feet high and twelve feet deep in my store right now. I'm just waiting for some jackass to try to LARP 9 11 into it.

I'm now awaiting the Rock Band add on band contractual agreement with the game label that you have to read very carefully to notice that your band is only making ten cents per album sold, divided by the four people in your band.
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corneliuscack at 01/12/2008 01:37



/in after everyone who brought up inflatable groupies; i'm sold.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 01/12/2008 01:50
Well, shit...they might as well go the whole nine yards and sell bundles of Rock Band-branded cocaine.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/12/2008 03:32
That would be cool if it wasn't 100 dollars.
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EternalDeathSlayer at 01/12/2008 03:45
This is retarded. That said, I'll probably end up buying it because I have nothing else to spend my money on. Also, I'm jaded.
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Xeniteone at 01/12/2008 05:09
Sweet mother of pearl. And thought that having a fake band couldn't get any lamer. I like the idea and all, but I'm certainly from the just-learn-to-play-a-real-instrument-already camp, so this is a very interesting day for me. Let's just say that I wouldn't buy it, but I doubt they'll miss my 99 bucks.
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Jetrockite at 01/12/2008 06:13
Heh, it's really not needed. Oh look, now I can play Rock Band while the smoke machine sqpurts smoke at me and I can't see the screen! YAY!
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 07:00
Is there really a market for this?

I thought that Rock Band sold well below expectations. Did it sell more than I think it did?
DryvBy's Avatar
DryvBy at 01/12/2008 07:37
This is retarded. Whoa, and I'm actually reading "I'm buying this" here. Figures.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 01/12/2008 08:07
@ Jonathan Holmes:

I believe figures for December showed that Rock Band outsold GH III on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
liqideos's Avatar
liqideos at 01/12/2008 09:36
@Nick Chester

In before Reggie claims Guitar Hero 3 for Wii was the number one guitar game in December.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 10:40
@ Nick

I didn't hear that. Good to know. Rock Band certainly deserves the sales.
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FiveStar at 01/12/2008 11:15
I'm sure this will sell millions.
ankjevel's Avatar
ankjevel at 01/12/2008 12:41
Rock Band isn't even released in sweden yet but now I'm convinced that I won't even buy rock band anymore...

But hey, this WILL sell a couple of thousand copys because we all need to look cool while we play a game... and smoke sure does help.
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BigPerm692123 at 01/12/2008 12:55
THIS MAY QUITE POSSIBLY SELL IN THE hundreds MAYBE EVEN thousands
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 01/12/2008 13:13
I just burn some toast for smoke and get some friends to flick the lights on and off = instant stage show.
xdaytime's Avatar
xdaytime at 01/12/2008 14:00
What a joke,
Ritalin Twitch's Avatar
Ritalin Twitch at 01/12/2008 16:47
Im waiting for the codpieces. Cant be a rockstar without a codpiece.
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Dexter345 at 01/12/2008 23:25
Unnecessary? This just shows how much more hardcore the Bee Suit Boyz are than your band.
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Pacman at 01/13/2008 02:40
this is gloriously stuptarded
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TheStripe at 01/13/2008 10:16
"but I'm certainly from the just-learn-to-play-a-real-instrument-already camp,"

Everyone else here pretty much likes those games, and many of us already play real instruments, and most of us think this add on is some stupid shit. However, if you're not a fan of the instrument based rhythm games, you should probably STFU and go play halo.
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 01/14/2008 02:44
Music games = massive milking
Between the DLC, this kind of crap, and the actual game itself, you could seriously buy yourself a real decent guitar.
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michiyoyoshiku at 01/15/2008 23:15
So will with come with the Great White Song pack or not?
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 01/16/2008 22:02
Cool.
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