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Cambridge, MA – Sept. 07, 2010 - Harmonix Music Systems Inc., the world’s premier music video game developer, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), released a new trailer today showing gameplay for Rock Band^TM 3 for the Nintendo DS^TM, featuring Smash Mouth’s “Walkin’ On The Sun”. Rock Band 3 for the Nintendo DS features head-to-head Competitive Multiplayer and will be available Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for MSRP $29.99/€29.99/£24.99.

Rock Band 3 for Nintendo DS lets fans take the ultimate music video game experience on the road. The game features eight distinctive gameplay modes, including Road Challenges that focus on sets of songs and gigs over a series of new venues, and Career Mode that leads players through a goal-based career system. In addition, fans will be able to rock 25 songs from the Rock Band 3 master setlist and challenge a friend to go head-to-head with Competitive Multiplayer – a first for a Harmonix handheld game.

Spanning five decades of rock n’ roll, the complete 25-track songlist for Rock Band 3 DS includes:

2000s:

• Ida Maria, “Oh My God”
• Metric, “Combat Baby”
• Paramore, “Misery Business”
• Phoenix, “Lasso”
• Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”
• Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”
• The Vines, “Get Free”
• The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”

1990s:

• Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”
• Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”
• Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”

1980s:

• The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”
• INXS, “Need You Tonight”
• Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
• Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”
• Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”
• Roxette, “The Look”
• Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”

1970s:

• The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”
• Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”
• Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”
• Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Yes, “Roundabout”

1960s:

• The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”

Developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games and distributed by distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), Rock Band 3 will be available Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system, the Wii^TM system from Nintendo, and Nintendo DS.