There is a reason why this needed to be published two weeks after GDC. It's not some secret conspiracy, but some of the comments made were in confidence and it wouldn't have been fair to the individual who I spoke to betray that trust.

There were additional things said during the conversation which I unfortunately cannot publish for similar reasons.

Also, the reason no one else is carrying the news is that the editors from those *other* sites couldn't be bothered to actually walk all the way over to Crytek's booth and ask some questions. View

Uhh, yeah, they are 100% compatible with Rock Band. View

The guitars are definitely crafted physically more so for righties. But there's a "left flip" option at the menu that allows left-handed players to play their way. View

This has been visible on Pandemic's site for at least a year and a half. View