No Rock Band 3 This Year

In an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show today, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous revealed that the studio will be breaking the annual cycle of Rock Band releases, indicating that Rock Band 3 wont be released this year.

“We’ve actually made a choice to break out of the annual release cycle for Rock Band this year,” said Rigopolous. “[This is] partly because the annual cycle places limits on the choices you can make as a developer. We’re trying to take a long term view.”

He added, however, that the company hopes to release the upcoming Beatles music game sometime this Holiday season the game is seen as a focal point for the company this year.