Europe may not be getting Rock Band 2 in September

European gamers will be heartbroken yet again to learn that there actually isn’t a currently set release date for Rock Band 2 in their Europe.

EA originally confirmed that Rock Band 2 would be released in Europe and the US in September 2008. EA however now claims that there was a “misunderstanding” and the game actually won’t be released to Europe in September, and there isn’t a set European release date.

Additionally, the September, USA release will be for the Xbox 360 only and other consoles will follow later into the year.

Xbox 360 Price Drop Coming in Two Weeks

According to a leaked K-Mart advertisement, the Xbox 360 “Pro” bundle (with 20 GB HD and HDMI) will be getting a $50 (or 15%) price cut on Sunday, July 6. The wording in the advertisement of “New low price” as opposed to “sale” hints that it’s probably a universal price drop.

No word yet on the Arcade bundle, but if Microsoft decides to drop the price it will likely end up costing less than the Nintendo Wii.

This drop is probably in response to MGS4’s console-moving momentum in the US and Japan. The PS3 is widely expected to outsell the Xbox 360 for the month of June, and sales numbers over the past three months haven’t been too favorable for Microsoft either.

Source: “Master X” from Hidefdigest Forums, via CheapAssGamer

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