Lots of h'official kit
Now you've very likely heard of Mad Catz, the guys that make loads of aftermarket peripherals for everything from the PSP and DS through to the PC, Xbox 360 and Wii as well as lots of extra goodies to make the gamer's life that little bit more enjoyable. What you probably didn't know is that Mad Catz also own the Saitek and Joytech brands, so even if you're not a console gamer, it's highly likely you've got one of their joysticks...
Anyway, perhaps the biggest coup for Mad Catz so far is the news that they've won the license to produce a whole range of premium quality kit for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 with what has to be the most important accessory for Rock Band 2 in the form of the cymbals add-on. Now there's been massive speculation about the kit you'd need to play Rock Band 2 as the Guitar Hero/Rock Band war starts to heat up. Guitar Hero has added cymbals to the mix, so Rock Band 2 will follow suit.
But looking at these images, it appears that Rock Band 2 isn't going to force you to buy a whole bunch of cymbals, but let you add them as your pocket allows... though that's pure speculation on my part. What we do know is that most DLC content for Rock Band will be compatible with Rock Band 2, meaning you haven't spanked all those MS points or PSN cash for nothing...
Anyway, have an ogle at these drum kit and cymbal shots as we've a load more Mad Catz Rock Band 2 stuff on the way very soon.