ION has refreshed its "premium" (read: 'spensive) Drum Rocker peripheral for the upcoming Rock Band 3. The new Drum Rocker Pro includes four drums, three cymbals and the new "Pro Pedal," a kick drum ...

Update: The cymbals problems discussed below relate to a faulty "brain" for the set that ION replaced for us before the final review. Our order arrived in two boxes weighing in at 33 lbs. and 6 lbs., ...

Here she blows; the premium Xbox 360 Rock Band drum kit from ION. It’s priced at $299, available now, and features four gum-rubber drum pads (read: quiet) and two cymbals with mounting arms. That’s ...

Rock Band 2 arrives in stores on Sunday. You could choose to pick up the flimsy, plastic official Rock Band 2 drums ($89.99) or you could grab the premium Ion Drum Kit. Specially designed for Xbox 360 ...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7UG0qBJDEY&hl=en&fs=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18] Overall, Greg came away from the experience a bit more giddy than I did. He’d buy ...

This morning I ran to my local UPS location with one thing in my mind: my Drum Rockers, sitting in a box, waiting for them. The drums come in a large box, with the Rock Band 2 logo and the subtitle ...

During a Reddit AMA this morning, Harmonix answered questions about Rock Band 4, discusing the discarded Freeform Melodies feature, the keyboard controller, and why even the developers hope to see the ...

Earlier this year, the announcement of the Ion Drum Kit excited Rock Band 2 players eager to drum into the night without bothering their loved ones or their neighbors. Constructed of sturdier ...

After the disappointment of Harmonix's efforts to crowdfund a PC version of Rock Band 4, you'd think that we wouldn't hear much about the game for a little while. That turned out to be far from the ...