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

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

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

So is this official???
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 00:48
GuitarAtomik
@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 - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:17
Turtule Soup
WHai?
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:20
Necros
Only if it includes Heroin Hero.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:21
Sharpless


The line must be drawn HERE!
liqideos's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:35
liqideos
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.
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:37
corneliuscack



/in after everyone who brought up inflatable groupies; i'm sold.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 01:50
Samit Sarkar
Well, shit...they might as well go the whole nine yards and sell bundles of Rock Band-branded cocaine.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 03:32
Cheeburga
That would be cool if it wasn't 100 dollars.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 03:45
EternalDeathSlayer
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.
Xeniteone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 05:09
Xeniteone
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.
Jetrockite's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 06:13
Jetrockite
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 - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 07:00
Jonathan Holmes
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 - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 07:37
DryvBy
This is retarded. Whoa, and I'm actually reading "I'm buying this" here. Figures.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 08:07
Nick Chester
@ Jonathan Holmes:

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

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

I didn't hear that. Good to know. Rock Band certainly deserves the sales.
FiveStar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 11:15
FiveStar
I'm sure this will sell millions.
ankjevel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 12:41
ankjevel
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.
BigPerm692123's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 12:55
BigPerm692123
THIS MAY QUITE POSSIBLY SELL IN THE hundreds MAYBE EVEN thousands
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 13:13
grrza
I just burn some toast for smoke and get some friends to flick the lights on and off = instant stage show.
xdaytime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 14:00
xdaytime
What a joke,
Ritalin Twitch's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 16:47
Ritalin Twitch
Im waiting for the codpieces. Cant be a rockstar without a codpiece.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/12/2008 23:25
Dexter345
Unnecessary? This just shows how much more hardcore the Bee Suit Boyz are than your band.
Pacman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/13/2008 02:40
Pacman
this is gloriously stuptarded
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/13/2008 10:16
TheStripe
"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 - Comment posted on 01/14/2008 02:44
Steel Squirrel
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.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/15/2008 23:15
michiyoyoshiku
So will with come with the Great White Song pack or not?
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2008 22:02
Fading Star
Cool.
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