Electronic Arts and Harmonix were today pleased to announce that their hotly anticipated music videogame, Rock Band, has reached the end of the development and is now in final production and manufacturing. On a related note, Joystiq has got the scoop on eight previously unknown tracks featured in the game.

Alongside the official announcement, EA was kind enough to include a bevy of details on the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle, revealing, amongst other things, that a standalone version of the game will be made available right off the bat.

• The PLAYSTATION 3 system version of the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle will feature a wired drum kit an d microphone, as well as a wireless Fender Stratocaster guitar controller, which will be interoperable between the PlayStation 2 system and PLAYSTATION 3 system.
• The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for the PlayStation 2 system will feature a wired drum kit, wired microphone, wireless Fender Stratocaster guitar controller and a USB hub.
• Suggested retail pricing for standalone Rock Band software for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system versions will be $59.99.
• Standalone instrument peripherals for Rock Band, including a wireless guitar option for the Xbox 360, will be available at a later date to be announced.
• The standalone Rock Band software will support a variety of 3rd-party instrument peripherals as well as enable owners to share peripherals with those who own the Special Edition bundle.

Moving on, a keen-eyed tipster has alerted Joystiq’s attention to a recent 1UP video preview, in which Rock Band’s song list is shown for a brief period. Hiding in the throng of the previously announced tracks, there were seven songs that stood out (categorized by difficulty):

Apprentice

• The Konks “29 Fingers”
• Vagiant “Seven”

Solid Songs

• Flyleaf “I’m So Sick”
• The Mother Hips “Time We Had”

Moderate Songs

• Anarchy Club “Blood Doll”
• The Acro-Brat “Day Late, Dollar Short”
• Crooked X “Nightmare”

As for the eighth new song, Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives has proudly announced on their blog that their song “I Get By” from the album Second & Eighteen will be featured in the game. This brings the total number of known tracks to 54, with four more unlockable ones left to be announced.

Rock Band is set to come out in North America on November 20th for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and December 18th for the PS2. Europe will sadly have to wait until early next year.