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Seven Games To Help Bring Out Your Inner Rock Star

Article here DJ Hero I’m not afraid to admit that I feel like a badass when I play DJ Hero. In Guitar Hero I have fun playing the guitar, but DJ Hero really makes me feel like I’m in control of what’s going on. I know that if I took an actual turntable that I would [...]

EA and Activision Wii games - play times broken down

EA’s Wii Games* Average total playing time per Nintendo Channel user, since the game’s launch Rock Band 2 - 45 hours, 30 minutes FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play - 34 hours, 21 minutes Rock Band - 31 hours, 47 minutes The Godfather: Blackhand Edition - 28 hours, 52 minutes Madden NFL 08 - 28 hours, 39 m...

Activision compliments Nintendo on evergreen franchises, discusses game pricing issues

David Tyler: In regards the economic climate, what we’re observing is that certain entertainment mediums are doing well. For example cinema consumption is up year-on-year - people are going to the cinema more despite the economy. And it is similar in some instances with video games. Some h...

Why DJ Hero Can’t Save Music Games

Is there going to be one game in particular that comes around and saves the game music industry? Many were thinking that DJ Hero could do just that. It’s way too early in the game to know if DJ Hero will have the breakthrough power that Guitar Hero did, but one person is already claiming that DJ H...

Enter to win a trip for two to meet Taylor Swift at one of her 2010 concerts, courtesy of Band Hero

The biggest music event of the year has hit living rooms around the world as family and friends can come together to ascend the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom with Band Hero. Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero®, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all ti...

UNCONFIRMED - Sears: Black Friday deals

A Boy and his Blob – $29.99 (Save $10) Biggest Loser – $29.99 (Save $10) Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum – $29.99 (Save $10) Drawn to Life (DS) – $19.99 (Save $10) Doorbuster World of Zoo (DS) – $19.99 (Save $10) Doorbuster Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Kit – $49.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster

Guitar Hero 5 - review

Simply put, Guitar Hero 5 is a fantastic and full-featured Wii rhythm game. You can import songs from past titles, you have a large and diverse set list to go through, and there are interesting new challenges to tackle. Any Guitar Hero fan with Wii instruments would be remiss to ignore this ex...

The Beatles: Rock Band/Guitar Hero 5 see high usage overlap figures

45% of Guitar Hero 5 users also played The Beatles Rock Band 34% of The Beatles Rock Band users also played Guitar Hero 5 64% of The Beatles Rock Band users have not played Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2 46% of Guitar Hero 5 users have not played Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2

DJ Hero - review roundup

“Activision has taken a lot of heat in gamer circles for its perceived shameless exploitation of the Guitar Hero franchise. Against this backdrop, DJ Hero is an even more impressive feat of game development.” - Game Informer “Guitar Hero has always displayed a certain reverence toward mu...

DJ Hero - review

Full review here A portion of a Boston Globe review… Besides, apart from the turntable controller, DJ Hero smacks of the same-old. It doesn’t deliver the sense of revelation and delight that millions of us felt when we first played Guitar Hero. Full review here

Tommy Tallarico - 2 hour audio interview

Check out the audio interview here In this 2+ hour interview Tommy reveals all. He talks about New ventures with Disney and PBS, old school gaming, his relationship with Miyamoto, guitars, music, his involvement in creating Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, everything you could want to know abou...

Guitar Hero mod allows for air guitar input

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DJ Hero - review

Guitar Hero usually receives most of the headlines (and rightfully so), but DJ Hero is without question Activision’s coolest rhythm game. The turntable has its drawbacks (it’s a bit small for larger folks), but that soundtrack will give you a new appreciation for music and perhaps satis...

Vaizey slams Government for lack of support for video games sector

Changing opinion takes time. I hope that the more I and my colleagues voice our support for games, that might help to accelerate change. Since games have entered the living room and family life via the Wii, Guitar Hero, SingStar and so on there does seem to have been a step change in public awar...

Activision says 30% of Guitar Hero players are girls, but wants more

“A very large group really wants great guitar music, and they don’t want us to confuse that. And there’s another group of people who love that, but also love to have more current music, more family music, music more popular for girls — 30 percent of our players are already girls, and we want th...

Analyst - casual sales account for music genre fall, Wii being hit hard, DJ Hero might need a few versions to catch on

“While the core gamer side of the business has held up relatively well, sales of other titles with mass-market appeal have been impacted, particularly on the Wii. We saw this with Madden NFL 10 (unit sales down 13 percent year over year-to-date) and we believe the impact has beeneven more p...

Activision explains why they choose DS over PSP for ‘Hero’ franchise

Full interview here A portion of a GameDaily interview with David Nathanielsz… GD: Why does Activision avoid the PSP with these music games? Harmonix brought Rock Band to the system. Why not Guitar or Band Hero? DAVID NATHANIELSZ: From the start of our development on Guitar Hero: On Tour,...

Over 1 million people are following Guitar Hero on Facebook

Link Do you spend a lot of time on Facebook? I’m sure plenty of you do…but have you added the Guitar Hero profile to your list of friends? There’s a good chance you have, as Activision has announced that there are 1,084,305 Facebook fans for the official Guitar Hero page. I guess it’s [...]

Activision says DJ Hero will star slow, but build over time

“We’re not expecting a typical videogame curve where you sell the majority of the units in the first month and then it decays quickly. We’re expecting this to be the type of game that may come out of the gate a little bit slower, but continue to grow over time. We’ve got a bit of a head start, peopl...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen - review

Full review here A portion of an IGN review… Anybody that picked up Guitar Hero 5 shortly after release had the chance to snag Guitar Hero Van Halen for free through a promotion. They got what they paid for. For everybody else that might be looking to Guitar Hero Van Halen in stores, stay away. No...

Pachter - Music game sales fell flat, much lower than expectations

“We expected far higher sales for the month, as we succumbed to much of the hype surrounding the relatively high-profile launches of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5. We had expected the former to sell 1.3 million units, and thought that sales of the disc would drive sales of older Roc...

Altec Lansing Launches Speaker for Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero

NEW YORK, NY — 10/20/09 — Today, Altec Lansing introduced its new Stage-Gig(TM) speaker system at the College Music Journal (CMJ) Music Festival in New York. Stage-Gig is a portable amplified speaker designed specifically for use with Rock Band®, Guitar Hero® and DJ Hero® games on any ga...

MTV - Activision’s Guitar Hero: Van Halen tactics reek of desperation

“I think when you’re giving away a great artist like Van Halen, to me it marks a little bit of desperation in trying to move their product. Van Halen is a great artist, and it’s a pity that they went from trying to sell that product this December to giving it away in September.” - MTV Games general...

Analyst - Wii price drop got people to buy consoles but not software, October sales might be weak

With this data now visible, it is most likely that October sales will be weaker than previously expected. Additionally, wh[ile] the Wii had its price cut the last week of September, many consumers skimped on additional software purchases. Lastly, sales of the PSPgo were respectable, but...

NPD - Top 10 US bestsellers from Jan. 2000 to Aug. 2009

2 / Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) / PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 / 10.3 million 6 / Madden NFL 07 (2006) / GC, GBA, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 8 / Madden NFL 08 (2007) / GC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, 9 / Call of Duty: World at War (2008) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii 10 / Halo 2 (2004) / Xbox

IGN Updates

The Beatles: Rock Band Outsells Guitar Hero 5 DanceDanceRevolution Complete Track List and Release Date Announced The Beatles: Rock Band Abbey Road DLC Priced Need for Speed NITRO Release Date Pushed Up Band Hero Track List Revealed Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

MTV boasting about The Beatles: Rock Band outselling Guitar Hero 5

“We outsold them two-to-one on a revenue basis and we outperformed on a unit basis as well, despite the fact that they had an eight-day advantage, and were giving away free software. At the end of the day, The Beatles: Rock Band clearly outperformed them, and we’re not done yet. We’re anticip...

The Beatles: Rock Band Debuts as the #1 Selling Music Video Game for September 09

New York, NY – October 19, 2009 - Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced The Beatles™: Rock Band™ debuted as the top selling music video game in the U.S. for September....

EA unsure of the ‘big box mentality’, takes jab at Activision

“If you look at the ability of the industry to sustain the big box mentality — Guitar Hero, Rock Band — it’s going to be a challenge. The first time somebody puts a skateboard through their television set – to what extent is the user willing to pay?” - EA’s Peter Moore

NPD - September analysis from Anita Frazier: second best September on record after 2007, MotionPlus top accessory

We know all eyes are going to be on the Rock Band and Guitar Hero sales since the music/dance genre has been so closely followed by many this year. Both titles captured a spot in the top 10 for the month and at the item level, across all platforms, The Beatles: Rock Band came in third behind Halo 3...

Activision ‘Hero’ CEO says more disc-based games coming in 2010

Link “You’ll certainly see a DJ Hero and the next iterations of Guitar Hero and Band Hero. But we’ll see how the market plays out and what the opportunities are. What you will see is the games become more vibrant and live longer [at retail] due to connectivity. We are really happy to be mostly [...]

NPD sales - September results (Wii loses number 1 spot)

MADDEN NFL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 289.6K 3 THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND* 360 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-09 254.0K 5 MADDEN NFL 10 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 246.5K 6 THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND* WII MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-09 208.6K 10

The Beatles: Rock Band - review

Will the game save the music genre? Nope, but it does give us more reason to keep playing than Guitar Hero: Van Halen ever will. Full review here A portion of a NintendoStar review… Will the game save the music genre? Nope, but it does give us more reason to keep playing than Guitar Hero: Van Hal...

Moore, Huang call for the end of disc-based gaming

Both Kai Huang, co-founder of Red Octane and parent of the Guitar Hero franchise, and EA’ Peter Moore believe that the end of disc-based gaming is too far from rounding the corner. Mr. Huang said that this generation of gamers is going to be the last one to own physical media, and that in [...]

Vince Vaughn plays a Guitar Hero salesman in ‘Couples Retreat’

Do you want to see the new Vince Vaughn film, Couples Retreat? What if I told you that Mr. Vaughn plays a Guitar Hero salesman in the film, and there’s even a portion where Vaughn and another character battle it out in Guitar Hero 5? Yeah, I’m still not interested either…but Activision couldn...

NMag - review scores

The Beatles: Rock Band - 8.5 Dead Space Exctraction - 8.0 Guitar Hero 5 - 8.0 Spyborgs - 7.0 MySims Agents - 7.0 FIFA 10 - 6.5 Spectrobes: Der Ursprung - 6.5 One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 2 - 6.5 Contra ReBirth (WiiWare) - 7.5 Super Star Wars (Virtual Console) - 8.0 DS:

A New Age of Video Games

Article here (thanks Mr. Bonds!) Video game reports coming from AARP…The Today Show rocking out on Guitar Hero…grandparents playing the latest Wii release alongside their grandkids. We are definitely living in a new day and age of video games. The Wii and DS both lead the way with this new ap...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen - more footage

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Activision getting really excited about download revenue

Why am I not surprised to see Activision getting excited about the revenue prospects of downloadable content in music games? I mean, they are a business, and money is a main motivator, but these guys have no qualms about being openly happy concerning the emptying of your wallets and purse...

Official PR - Jay-Z, Eminem, and DJ Hero reveal exclusive DJ Hero Renegade 2-CD pack track list

DJ Hero is being developed by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game is rated 12+ by PEGI. For more information about DJ Hero, pl...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen - review

Although the soundtrack will make you “Jump” for joy, Guitar Hero Van Halen doesn’t have enough extra features. Full review here A portion of a GameDaily review… Although the soundtrack will make you “Jump” for joy, Guitar Hero Van Halen doesn’t have enough extra features. Full review her...

Activision believes DJ Hero will bring in consumers that haven’t played any ‘Hero’ games yet

“With the kind of diversity DJ Hero offers, we expect it to appeal to people who may not have yet discovered the Hero franchise. The key is that the music – which comprises of over 90 mashups that are unique to DJ Hero – is still very accessible. This game will grow the category, so retail should e...

Activision yanking compilation footage of Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5

Remember htat video that showed Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5? You know, the one that shows him singing all sorts of songs that he’d never sing? Yeah, it looks like that video is gone. Apparently Activision had it yanked. Could this have something to do with the impending legal threat from Cour...

Video Games Live heading to Dundee

A show created and produced by actual video game composers and industry icons, Tommy Tallarico & Jack Wall (creators & executive producers) are personally involved in every show. Aside from producing, Jack is on stage for every show conducting the orchestra and choir while Tom...

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games announce LEGO Rock Band full track list for Wii/DS

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today announced the full track list for the upcoming LEGO® Rock Band™ game, including songs from Queen, Bon Jovi, P!NK, Jimi Hendrix and Blur.

UK software sales - week ending Oct. 10th

1 1 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 3 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 12 7 GRAN TURISMO POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT. 6 10 GUITAR HERO 5 NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Best Buy/Target/Toys R Us/Fry’s - this coming week’s game deals

Buy 2 Get The 3rd FREE All Video Game Accessories Nintendo DS: Buy 2 Get The 3rd FREE All Video Games All Week Long Buy 2 Get The 3rd FREE All Video Game Accessories Nintendo DS Lite, Imagine Fashion Designer & DS Keepsake Box $139.96 (Sunday & Monday Only!)

Van Halen Eruption solo, Guitar Hero Phenom vs. Eddie Van Halen

The Guitar Hero deal, or the real deal. Which one is more impressive in video?! Direct link here (thanks Josh!) The Guitar Hero deal, or the real deal. Which one is more impressive in video?! Direct link here (thanks Josh!)

Start the party early with DJ Hero at GameStop Demo Day this Sunday, Oct. 11th

SANTA MONICA, CA – October 9, 2009 – Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and GameStop, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, have teamed up to offer fans an exclusive opportunity to be amo...

GameSpot updates

Petz Dolphinz Encounter Screens Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Game Time Screens On the Spot: Guitar Hero: Van Halen JU-ON: The Grudge - more footage Petz Dolphinz Encounter Screens Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Game Time Screens On the Spot: Guitar Hero: Van Halen

DJ Hero preorder bonuses widely vary between retailers

Amazon.com – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition from Amazon.com and get a $5 credit towards the music tracks that inspired the music for the game Guitar Hero Store – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition and receive free two-day shipping

EEDAR - The Beatles: Rock Band to outsell Guitar Hero 5 in Sept., music industry down but not out

“While many want to paint a David vs. Goliath scenario (MTV Games vs. Activision), EEDAR feels that scenario presents an unfair comparison and suggests that one must be ‘victorious’ over the other. That is certainly not the case, as both Guitar Hero 5 and Beatles Rock Band have both performe...

Activision…Guitar Hero 5 sells well because it’s fun as hell

“The number one thing about Guitar Hero is that it’s fun as hell — it’s focused on the guitar, and the variety and value proposition — and the reviews are spectacular. So I guess we’re the only ones not surprised.” - Activision’s Guitar Hero business CEO, Dan Rosensweig Eh…Guitar Hero 5 has be...

Activision says variety and value are key to Guitar Hero 5’s success, very happy with beating The Beatles: Rock Band on a 2-to-1 level

“This theme of this season was variety and value - variety of a series of great guitar songs - it’s 82 artists and 85 songs. So we really focused on not even having too many songs by any one artist. That was deliberate, and that was what the fans had been advocating, and we wanted to give the fans wh...

A review and preview (GH: Van Halen full set list)

A review and preview from Game Informer… Spore Hero - review Guitar Hero: Van Halen - preview Van Halen: 28 “Ain’t Talkin Bout Love” “And The Cradle Will Rock” “Atomic Punk” “Beautiful Girls” “Cathedral” (solo) “Dance The Night Away” “Eruption” (solo) “Everybody Wants Some” “Feel Your...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen - back of sleeve

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U2 finds themselves interested once again in U2 Rock Band/Guitar Hero after seeing The Beatles: Rock Band

Here’s a question…is U2 big enough to warrant a game the calibur of The Beatles: Rock Band? I’d say that the band is pretty damn big, but still not popular enough to get the same treatment as The Beatles. I’m sure resident U2 super-fan Cort would beg to differ! Thanks to QuarterRoy for the head...

Guitar Hero 5 DLC reminder — Queens of the Stone Age Track Pack

The Queens of the Stone Age Track Pack is now available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points, from the PlayStation Store for $5.49 and the Wii Shop Channel for 550 Wii Points. The three songs are also now available as single downloads for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayS...

DJ Hero will turn-around the stalling music game genre, says DJ Hero dev

Full interview here A portion of a Destructoid interview with Jamie Jackson, Creative Director for DJ Hero with FreeStyleGames… D: There has been some talk lately that the music games reached saturation point, and that people are not interested in buying new music games, or music games...

Last Chance to Get Advance Copy of Guitar Hero Van Halen

PR email We wanted to let you know that there are only two days left to get an advance copy of the unreleased Guitar Hero® Van Halen® (up to a $60 MSRP value) before it even hits store shelves. Buy a specially marked copy of Guitar Hero 5 now at your local retailer by October 1st, 2009 [...]

Guitar Hero 5 - review

Downers Import older GH music at a (admittedly low) price Full review here A portion of a CVG review… The best vanilla band party game available. No more now, please. Cheers. Uppers Nobody’s forces to sing Downers Import older GH music at a (admittedly low) price Full review here

Echo & the Bunnymen lead singer says music games are crap, wants players to be electrocuted

“I hope they all get electrocuted, because they shouldn’t be playing with that crap.” - Echo & the Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch I don’t understand why so many bands hate Rock Band and Guitar Hero. What’s the legitimate reason to get mad at people for enjoying music in whatever way t...

Those that used the Guitar Hero 5 voucher for Guitar Hero: Van Halen should get their game soon

Thank you for purchasing Guitar Hero® 5 and for deciding to take advantage of the Guitar Hero® Van Halen® offer. We have received your redemption materials so we know you’re ready to rock! Your game will be packed and shipped to you soon. We hope you’re as excited to play Guitar Hero Van Halen a...

Who owns the word ‘Rocktober’?

Oh boy, things are getting really silly now. EA and Activision don’t like each other already, but now they’re going to start battling over a word. Earlier today, Activision put out a Guitar Hero press release that included the word ‘Rocktober’ with a trademark following it. Awhile back, EA s...

UK software sales - week ending Sept. 26th

1 HALO 3: ODST BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT 1 3 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 4 GUITAR HERO 5 NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 7 MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 VICARIOUS VISIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Guitar Hero 5 continues to bring variety of music with five new track packs available for download in October

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc., Guitar Hero 5 is developed by Neversoft Entertainment for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 system and by Vicarious Visions for Wii. Budcat is developing Guitar Hero 5 for the PlayStation®2 computer...

Best Buy, Target, Toys R’ Us, Fry’s - this coming week’s deals

Nintendo DS: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days $34.99 (Available Tuesday aat 8am) * Free Guitar Hero World Tour Bundle when you purchase a Guitar Hero 5 Bundle. // Plus Bonus Van Halen Guitar Hero Game! By mail. Nintendo DS: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days $34.80

Guitar Hero 5 - review

Guitar Hero 5 is the definitive version in the series, hands down. This version packs better graphics, more gameplay options, more multiplayer flexibility, better song list, and new modes! The new music store also shows a lot of progress over Guitar Hero World Tour, and shows signs of bei...

EDGE - review scores

Guitar Hero 5 - 7 The Beatles: Rock Band - 7 Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box - 7 Metroid Prime Trilogy - 8 Dead Space Extraction - 8 Scribblenauts - 7 Mini Ninjas - 7 FIFA 10 - 9 Guitar Hero 5 - 7 The Beatles: Rock Band - 7 Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box - 7 Metroid Prime Trilogy - 8 Link

Activision tells us why we should care about Guitar Hero 5, comments on The Beatles: Rock Band

We’ve done band-specific games with Aerosmith, Metallica, and now Van Halen, but even those games have a lot of variety, such as bands that Aerosmith was influenced by or bands that Metallica are fans of. At Activision we try to do band-specific games that have something for everybody, an...

Guitar Hero 5 - review

…you hate The Beatles with all your heart. …you like at least half of the tracklist. …you’ve pre-ordered The Beatles Rock Band. …you got tired of the rhythm genre 3 years ago. …Kurt Cobain in a video-game makes your flannel and holey jeans wither and your dirty skin crawl.

Logitech Unveils Premium Music Game Controllers for Wii

Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii Logitech Wireless Drum Controller for Wii Both the Guitar Controller and Drum Controller are licensed for Wii so setup is a cinch – your Wii Remote™ snaps into the controllers, and both products feature an analog stick for navigating menus.

The Beatles: Rock Band - review, more Wii screens

Full review, more screens here A portion of an ONM review… Step aside Guitar Hero Metallica: this is how you really do a band-specific music game. Drips with Beatles love from start to finish. + Fantastic track list + Packed with subtle details + Loads of unlockable extras + Has a fun vocal har...

Why Rock Band and Guitar Hero are doomed

Rock Band and Guitar Hero both became extremely huge franchises. Millions of gamers embraced these franchises in what seemed like an overnight success story. One day we were talking about the music genre being dead, and the next it’s making more money than the industry’s top genres.

Grunge rock pioneer and icon Kurt Cobain to make his video game debut this September in Guitar Hero 5

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Guitar Hero 5 is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and by Vicarious Visions for the Wii™ system from...

Neversoft thinks Harmonix will have fun with Guitar Hero 5’s multiple instrument features

Full interview here A portion of a WorthPlaying interview with Brian Bright, project director… WP: Given the competition between the GH and Rock Band franchises, what did Rock Band 2 do really well, and conversely, what does GH5 going to do really well that is going to make the Harmonix gu...

Opinion: Band Hero - more DS screens, fact sheets for DS/Wii

Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc./RedOctane Developer: Neversoft Entertainment (Xbox 360 and PS3) Vicarious Visions (Wii) Budcat (PS2) Release Date: November 2009 ——————————– Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc. Platform: Nintendo DS Lite Release Date: November 2009

LEGO Rock Band works with Guitar Hero controllers

“We’re certainly compatible with all the forthcoming new Rock Band instruments - and in the future you’ll continue to be able to use any instruments which are Rock Band-compatible, as are the current Guitar Hero controllers.” - Traveller’s Tales boss Jonathan Smith Link

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits - review

Full review here A portion of a Eurogamer review… This is a glorified DLC pack on a disc, but it didn’t need glorification - it needed the simultaneous release of the track-list on the music store, and store compatibility, as a minimum, if it was ever to engender any goodwill. As it is, and wit...

Activision CEO talks about Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk franchise fatigue

IG: In terms of strategy for Activision… you have some hot selling IP in Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Tony Hawk has been reinvented with the new board from the Robomodo guys, but do you ever feel there’s overkill in terms of too many Guitar Hero SKUs? I think the Rock Band guys have a slightly d...

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - review

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - Full review here A portion of a GamesRadar review… You’ll love * Detects your strums better * Can play multiplayer with previous two DS GH games * Career mode a little better now You’ll hate * No DSi support * Attachment still crampy [...]

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - review

In the case of “Modern Hits,” the added fan request feature, plus the requisite quickplay and career mode options make gameplay a little more interesting. I probably won’t be putting this thing down anytime soon. Rock’n roooooooolllll!!!

Guitar Hero World Tour - Activision hints at JULY DLC

• “This Victory Records band is making their third appearance in the Guitar Hero spotlight; but that’s not the only game from Activision their music has been heard in.”

Opinion: IGN Updates

Reviews: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review Videos: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Video Review Family Fun Football Trailer Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Videos Grand Slam Tennis Video Review Let’s Tap Trailer Metroid: Other M Rewind Theater Overturn Videos Nostalgia Trailer

Guitar Hero 5: Rumored Playable Characters

The BBFC website’s listing for Guitar Hero 5 indicates that both Shirley Manson and Matt Bellamy factor into some content in the game. From the description on the site, we would guess that it would come in the form of interviews. On previous Guitar Hero games it has been common to have an inter...

Activision Announces Complete List of Artists and Bands in Guitar Hero 5

· Deep Purple · Garbage · Gorillaz · Iggy Pop · Jeff Beck · Kiss · Megadeth · Muse · Nirvana · No Doubt · Queen & David Bowie · Rush · Santana · Smashing Pumpkins · Spacehog · Sublime · T. Rex · The Bronx · The Police · The Sword · Thin Lizzy · Thrice · Tom Petty · Weezer Activision Press Release

Opinion: IGN Updates

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits News Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock Available Now EA Sports active Review New Dragon Ball, Naruto Games Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — The Video Game DS Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — The Video Game

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - roundtable conference (plans for DSi?/what’s new in Modern Hits?/what’s next)

This version allows the devs to center in on songs that are all from the same timeframe of music, focusing on the same type of genre. There is still a wishlist of features for Guitar Hero On Tour that the team wants to include. Some of these features have been realized, and others remain to be use...

Rumored Guitar Hero: Van Halen achievement list reveals game details

Link We know that Guitar Hero: Van Halen is coming to the Wii, but it’s a set of rumored Xbox 360 achievements that bring us first details on the game. Band modes, songs included and more can be found in the set below. Have You Seen His Grades? 5 GP (Complete a tutorial level) It’s Alive 5 [...]

Guitar Hero Metallica Review

Specialty packs seem to be the wave of the future as far as music games go. No longer looking at a “one a year” approach to Activision’s Guitar Hero cash cow, and with Rock Band venturing into a similar “band focused” approach, it’s only a matter of time before your favorite rock act has their o...

Guitar Hero: Metallica - review

Guitar Hero: Metallica is nothing less than a stunning ‘Best Of’ compilation, and one that sets the benchmark for artist-specific Guitar Hero and Rock Band releases of the future. A portion of a Eurogamer review… Guitar Hero: Metallica is nothing less than a stunning ‘Best Of’ compilati...

Guitar Hero: Metallica - review

A portion of a TVGB review… + Metallifacts are something worth finishing songs for + Progression is star based, not venue based + Good variety of song selection - Does not set the bar higher for rhythm games, only pretties it up - DLC content does not transfer - Metallifacts not available fo...

Guitar Hero: Metallica - review round-up

“The Guitar Hero franchise seems to be ever rolling, churning out more than one title a year these days. Fortunately for metal fans, this year’s ’side project’ is Guitar Hero: Metallica, which brings with it a ton of promise and hype.” - IGN

Guitar Hero: Metallica - second base pedal compatible with Rock Band, GH World Tour

Link Well, it looks like you’ll be able to get a little bit more bang for your buck with the second base pedal. While the second base is for use in Guitar Hero: Metallica, we’ve found out that it’s also compatible in Rock Band 1/2 as well as Guitar Hero: World Tour. If you [...]

Neversoft talks Guitar Hero: Metallica

Alan: Translating the songs into Guitar Hero Metallica gameplay was more challenging with the Metallica songs than usual. First of all, all of their songs are much longer than most other songs – we have a 12-minute song in the game. Also, every song is chock full of lightning fast riffs, thun...

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades - review

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades is a joy to play, and proves that portable conversions can be almost as good as they games they come from. It’s like a cover song that, despite not being as good as the original, is still pretty good to dance to.

Guitar Hero World Tour - review

A portion of a Wired review… WIRED Ambitious new song-creation mode, more elaborate drums, some great music, available first on Wii/PS2* TIRED Messy interface, workmanlike single-player mode, tough limits on song creation Full review here

Guitar Hero World Tour - review

A portion of an MSNBC review… In the end, “Guitar Hero World Tour” improves upon the already solid experience that “Rock Band” pioneered. If you haven’t made the jump to virtual rocker yet, this is a great first game. And if you already enjoy “Rock Band,” there are enough innovations and new s...

Guitar Hero World Tour - review

If you own a PS3 or 360 in addition to Wii, you might want to weigh your options when considering Rock Band 2 or World Tour, or a combination of both for hardware/software. If you’re a Wii-only gamer though, World Tour owns the system, and we’ve rated it accordingly. World Tour raises the bar fo...

Wii Music - review

A portion of a GameDaily review… There’s some good stuff here. It just fails to replicate the joy that comes from playing Wii’s other rockers Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour, which not only features a dedicated music creator, but also a Mii Freestyle mode that allows gamers to alter s...

Opinion: Neversoft - Guitar Hero III was too hard

A portion of a ButtonMasher interview with Brian Bright from Neversoft… BM: There is a distinct difference between the way Harmonix did it in the past and the way NeverSoft is doing it now. I’m not saying it’s any worse, it is too hard for me to be honest. BB: I agree, we made GH3 too hard. BM: [...]

GoNintendo ‘End of day’ thoughts - Great/Tolerate/Hate review: Guitar Hero: On Tour

How long did we deal with rumors of the Guitar Hero franchise going to DS? I swear, it felt like years. Someone would supposedly leak a bit of information, and plenty of others would shoot it down. How in the hell would Activision bring the Guitar Hero experience down to the DS without complete...

Guitar Hero: On Tour - review roundup

“The series’ use of licensed music and reliance on large plastic guitars made it seem like you’d never be able party like a rock star on a handheld–especially the cartridge-based Nintendo DS. Vicarious Visions has found a way to bring the Guitar Hero experience to the DS in the form of Guita...

Mini Review: Guitar Hero III

Last Saturday I picked up Guitar Hero III and have been rockin’ out ever since. As some of you know, I play the “real” guitar as well, so I always love a good music game. I really enjoyed the song selection this time around. In Guitar Hero II, I found myself constantly asking “Who is this band…and w...

Guitar Hero III review

If you’re new to Guitar Hero and downloadable content is something you wouldn’t use, the Wii is the best version for you. It’s made better with its online component but if you already have some Guitars from other consoles stick with that console if you want, if not, then go ahead but as it stan...

Opinion: IGN Updates

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