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Monday, Nov 9
Activision Files 'Drum Hero' Trademark
Activision already has "Guitar Hero," "DJ Hero" and "Band Hero" under its wings, but a filing from the end of October indicates that they want "Drum Hero" as well. Though the claim was still being processed as of November 3rd, it clearly marks the company's territory for the potential titl...
Thursday, Nov 5
No Doubt Files Suit Against Activision Over 'Band Hero'
Activision begs to disagree, though, and responded accordingly. What do you think of No Doubt's gripe with Activision? Do think they should be disappointed in the way they're portrayed? Share your thoughts in the comment section below?
Wednesday, Nov 4
Pete Wentz On 'Band Hero,' Gaming Habits
My gaming history is really scattered. Back in the day I was really a Nintendo guy. I got really into 'Contra' and 'Super Mario Bros.' and then Super Nintendo and Genesis. And then I lapsed, I started liking girls or something, I don't really know. Then I got back into Tony Hawk and realized there w...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Metallica Gets 'Tap Tap Revenge' Title For iPhone
Metallica already has their own "Guitar Hero" game on shelves, but legendary metal heads have their eyes on the iPhone and iPod touch as well. Now they'll be staking a out space in Apple's App Store with "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica" a spin-off of the high-profile series of mobile music game...
Monday, Apr 20
Activision Planning ‘Transformers’ Character DLC
An Activision representative told me that the company has a “healthy DLC [downloadable content] plan which will incorporate more characters.” This is part of Activision’s intent to offer the largest Transformer character ever seen in a game based on the franchise. I didn’t ask, but it is...
Thursday, Apr 9
‘Guitar Hero’ Wii Shouldering Some Blame In TV Show Divorce
Video games get a convincing depiction in the new season of HBO drama “In Treatment.” Readers of this blog know that I find sightings of games in other media interesting; in this case I can buy how the game and the system fit into this scenario.
Friday, Apr 3
Game Diary - April 3, 2009: The Tracey Edition
When I was at my local video game store earlier in the day I overheard someone say if it wasn’t for Metallica, they’d never buy another “Guitar Hero” game again. I also have a few metalhead friends who don’t own any other music games but are planning to pick this up. That made me wonder what band c...
Tuesday, Mar 31
Box Art Reviews: ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica,’ ‘Gardening Mama,’ More
“Guitar Hero: Metallica” (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) Cons: But the box looks cluttered and all I see are a bunch of words (which allows for spelling errors). Plus, it’s Metallica. Do you really need to tout any other bands? That’s what the back of the box is for.
Monday, Mar 30
Neversoft’s Must-Do List for ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ Players
Xbox 360/PS3/Wii, March 2009) Check out old Metallica set lists in the photo gallery. There are a couple of images of old Metallica set lists in the Extras for the game. If you’re in a band, seeing that Metallica didn’t always get paid is encouraging.
Friday, Mar 20
‘PaRappa’ Creator Gave Up on Adding Wii MotionPlus to New Game
Out of all the possibilities for music games, why a marching band game? “PaRappa The Rapper” has been credited with being ahead of its time and being the first modern rhythm game. As such, how do you feel about where music games have gone with the popularity of “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band”?
Thursday, Mar 19
Beastie Boys DJ: ‘Scratch’ Will Be Bigger Than ‘Guitar Hero’
“Scratch: The Ultimate DJ” is slated for this year on Xbox 360/PS3, packed-in with a turntable peripheral. It also features a custom track by Mix Master Mike. Related Posts: How ‘Scratch: The Ultimate DJ’ Actually Plays (Crude Controller Drawing Included!)
Friday, Feb 13
More Metal, Hard Rock Comes to ‘Guitar Hero,’ ‘Rock Band
All songs are master recordings and will be available at the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on February 17 and the PlayStation Network on February 19. The tracks will cost $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) each. There were no details on when these tracks are coming to the Wii.
Tuesday, Feb 3
Rock, Unlike Hip-Hop, Has ‘Built-In Gameplay,’ Argues ‘Scratch: The Ultimate DJ’ Designer
Music games have largely been based around eletronic and rock music, from “Beatmania“ to Harmonix’s pre-”Guitar Hero” offerings like “Frequency” and “Amplitude.” Outside of Eidos Interactive’s panned “Karaoke Revolution” take on hip-hop, “Get On Da Mic,” the genre has remained abs...
Thursday, Jan 29
‘Scratch: The Ultimate DJ’ Designer On ‘Beatmania’ Lessons And Not Fearing ‘DJ Hero’
No one has challenged Konami’s “Beatmania“ turntable gaming series yet, but we could have two contenders in 2009 with “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ“ and the rumored “DJ Hero“ from Activision. We asked the creative lead on “Scratch” what he learned from Konami and his thoughts on a DJ “Guitar H...
Monday, Jan 26
‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ Designer Discusses Old Bassist, Dangerous Slayer Lyrics, More
Metallica songs are generally hard to play. Did you do anything to scale the difficulty? The songs in “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” seemed easier. Is the music creation the same as in “Guitar Hero: World Tour”? Are there any plans for Metallica-specific peripherals?
Thursday, Jan 15
Fender: Survey Shows Music Games Drive Students To Play Real Instruments
Fender®, Little Kids Rock™ Survey Results Show Positive music instruction Effects of Music Video Games Canvass of music educators shows that Rock Band™ and Guitar Hero® video games help drive students toward playing real instruments
Harmonix: ‘Rock Band’ Inspires Would-be Musicians
Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos says that “Rock Band” has encouraged more people to learn how to play real instruments. He also speaks briefly on The Beatles licensing. *** Answering questions for The New York Times‘ Freakonomics blog, Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of MTV Games-owned develope...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Activision Announces ‘Guitar Hero 5,’ New ‘Tony Hawk,’ ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,’ More At In-Game Ad Conference
We know Activision Blizzard loves sequels. At the meeting, Activision Blizzard showcased new games that would make sense for in-game ads, including the vaguely titled “Guitar Hero 5,” which included a screen shot of gameplay with a Burger King ad to the right of the note highway.
Thursday, Nov 20
Activision Coughs Up Real Story Behind Amazing ‘Bike Hero’ Clip
As of this typing, more than 750,000 people have watched the above clip on YouTube, an apparent work of amateur genius — “Guitar Hero” played with bicycle and pavement. The video was made to build excitement around the release of “Guitar Hero: World Tour.” It was not shot by a guy named Kevin i...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Sony Discusses PSP Possibilities For ‘LittleBigPlanet,’ ‘Guitar Hero,’ And ‘Rock Band’
But we didn’t stop there. With “Guitar Hero: On Tour” proving so popular on the DS, what is Sony doing to court the makers of “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” to PSP? Here’s what Koller told us. Of course, this then begs the question, how would Neversoft or Harmonix (or someone else?) do a music gam...
Monday, Nov 17
How The Mad Catz ‘Rock Band’ Cymbals Change MTV’s Game
The “Rock Band” cymbals are, thankfully, universally compatible with every “Rock Band 2″ drum set. If you buy the cymbals for your own copy of “Rock Band 2″ on Xbox 360, but your friend has the PlayStation 3 version, that’s no problem. The cymbals doesn’t care which platform they’re tied to. T...
‘Guitar Hero’ Wii Not Getting Jimi Hendrix DLC Due To Wii Limitations
Related Posts ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Readying Raconteurs, Jimi Hendrix Download Packs Activision Considering Subscription Service For User-Generated ‘Guitar Hero’ Music ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Sells More On Wii Than On Any Other Platform
Saturday, Nov 15
The Week In Multiplayer — ‘WoW’ And ‘Gears 2′ Launch, Guest Blogger, Greatest Animal And More
If you aren’t sure how to fix your “Guitar Hero: World Tour” drums, we’ve gone through the process step-by-step for you We noticed some rather famous songs making it through loopholes in “Guitar Hero: World Tour”’s music creation system
Friday, Nov 14
To Fix Our Drums, We Tested The ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Drum Tuning Kit
When I received my full band game copy of “Guitar Hero: World Tour” earlier this month, my drum controller had sensitivity issues. I’ve asked Activision what the company plans to do, if anything, for Mac or Linux users, and I’ll provide an update when I hear back.
‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Sells More On Wii Than On Any Other [UPDATE #2: 360 Version Edged Out Wii]
UPDATE: A report at Gamasutra listing the top 20 sellers shows "Guitar Hero" sold better on Xbox 360.] More ‘Rock Band 2′ Wii Questions Answered - SD Cards, ‘Guitar Hero’ Instrument Compatibility And More Meet ‘PopStar Guitar’’s Wii-Specific Controller
Saturday, Nov 8
The Week In Multiplayer — ‘Gears Of War 2,’ ‘Resistance 2,’ ‘Fallout 3,’ What The New President Means For Gamers
“Fallout 3” kept Patrick awake. And not just because of the d-pad issues he’s having with the Xbox 360 controller. We tried “Rock Band”’s drums in “Guitar Hero: World Tour” and “Guitar Hero” drums in “Rock Band 2.” We spotted a classic video game logo hidden in some MTV show’s advertising.
Saturday, Nov 1
The Week In Multiplayer — One-On-One With Miyamoto, Music Peripheral Overload, NXE, More
MTV Networks announced a partnership between Harmonix/MTV Games and Apple Corp. to create a new game featuring the music of The Beatles. Picked up “Guitar Hero: World Tour” this week? Here’s how to unlock every song. “Mushroom Men” has the weirdest video game music we’ve heard in a while. Lis...
Friday, Oct 24
Nintendo Surprised At How Kids Play ‘Wii Music’
Miyamoto: ‘Wii Music’ Is ‘More Interesting Than A Video Game’ Hardcore gamers are split on “Wii Music.” It’s not “Rock Band” or “Guitar Hero” — it’s something entirely different. Given the accessibility of “Wii Music,” however, it seems especially designed to engage the younger crowd. A f...
Monday, Oct 20
We Try Playing ‘Rock Revolution’ With The ‘Rock Band’ Drums
The disc-only version of Konami’s “Rock Revolution” was released last week, but the drum kit-and-game bundle won’t be in stores until next month. I was told by Konami reps last month that if you can’t wait until then, you can buy the game and use MTV Games’ “Rock Band” drum kit, in addition to...
Why ‘AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack’ Is Wal-Mart Only And Not DLC (For Now)
Related Posts Harmonix Answers Our Questions About ‘Rock Band 2′ Wii Tracklist For AC/DC ‘Rock Band’ Spin-Off Harmonix Confirms ‘Rock Band 2′ Wii Downloadable Songs, Online Multiplayer MTV Hosts ‘Rock Band’ Day And A Head Is Chewed Off [pictures]
Wednesday, Oct 8
Rapper Soulja Boy Reveals Xbox Live Gamertag — What’s He Playing?
Soulja Boy’s touched everything from “Penny Arcade Adventures” to “Gears of War” to cult favorite “Earth Defense Force 2017.” On all of those games except “Gears of War,” however, he has no listed Achievements. That’s true of most games tied to his account. So even though XBL does not list to...
Thursday, Oct 2
How Losing A GBA Slot Affects DS Gaming (Sorry, ‘Guitar Hero’!)
How can Nintendo overcome this? There doesn’t appear to be a way to expand the new DS for rumble packs, but it’s not clear anyone will be upset. On the other hand, there’s this: GBA Cartridge Expansion: At the time of the DS’ launch, Nintendo designers suggested that DS cartridge games could...
Monday, Sep 29
How About ‘Rock Band’ Or ‘Little Big Planet’ For RPGs Of The Year?
If “Rock Band” isn’t the best role-playing game of the year, then I might have to nominate “Little Big Planet” for that award. Or “Guitar Hero.” Or “Spore.” “Rock Band” is a role-playing game. “Guitar Hero” is a role-playing game. “Little Big Planet” is a role-playing game.
Friday, Sep 26
This Week In Multiplayer — We Go ‘Lego’ Crazy, Obsess Over ‘Mega Man 9,’ Watch 24 Hours Of ‘LittleBigPlanet’ And More
MTV hosted a “Rock Band” day and plenty of in-house bands took the stage Sony provided us with sample questions from their “Buzz” video game pack Activision responded to the tragic plane accident “Guitar Hero” contributor Travis Barker was involved in
Wednesday, Sep 24
‘Guitar Praise’ Developer Ponders Christian ‘Grand Theft Auto’
The open-world gameplay is intriguing, and we have several designs of that kind of an open world. But then it comes down to what kind of things do you want to do in that world. What is the theme and over-arching story of that game? And do those activities support that? And is it ultimately fun? An...
Monday, Sep 22
‘Guitar Hero’ Musician Travis Barker Criticially Injured In Tragic Plane Crash
The tragedy comes just a few weeks before the release of “Guitar Hero: World Tour,” which features Barker as an in-game character. The soft-spoken former drummer for Blink-182 consulted with “Guitar Hero” publisher Activision for the making of the game.
Friday, Sep 19
Christian Metal Band Stryper Coming To Christian Clone Of ‘Guitar Hero’ In 2009
If you mention Digital Praise’s “Guitar Praise” game to anyone of a certain age (read: “old”), they’ll inevitably–and probably half-jokingly–ask the question: “Oh, is Stryper in the game?” This is for a variety of reasons: c) We are incredibly lazy.
Hands-On With Christian ‘Guitar Hero’ Spin-Off ‘Guitar Praise’
Made for the PC/Mac, the game is a Christian-oriented version of Activision’s “Guitar Hero” that aims to combine the gameplay of the popular music franchise with Christian values. Instead of “Star Power” like in “Guitar Hero” or an “Energy Meter” like in “Rock Band,” there’s a “Spinner B...
Thursday, Sep 18
If You Play Bass In ‘Rock Band,’ You’ll Want Mad Catz’s New Guitar Controller
The biggest difference between this and the standard “Rock Band” controller is in the strum bar. Bass players don’t strum the same way guitar players do, yet “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” have traditionally ignored that in their peripherals. The gameplay mechanics are the same, but the ph...
Tuesday, Sep 16
Konami Not Making Guitar For ‘Rock Revolution’
However, Konami reiterated that competing titles’ guitars — namely those of Activision’s “Guitar Hero” and MTV’s “Rock Band” — will work with the game (at a demo today, I used a wireless Xbox 360 “Guitar Hero” guitar). The “Rock Revolution” drum set will also be compatible with the other g...
Monday, Jul 14
Track Finder Update: ‘Rock Band 2′ Full Tracklist Announced
“Rock Band 2″ may be the only game that was added to the Track Finder, but there was other rhythm game news that was drummed up earlier today at the Microsoft press conference. Red Octane announced that “Guitar Hero World Tour” will see a partnership the ultimate rockers, Metallica, for con...
Friday, Jun 20
‘Active Life’ Pad Is A Revamped NES Power Pad
Multiplayer: With the Wii Balance Board out, among other games (”Guitar Hero,” “Rock Band,” “DDR,” etc.), do you think that there are too many peripherals for the Wii? How will the new “Active Life” pad stand out? Multiplayer: How often do you plan to release games for the “Active Life” pad...
Friday, May 16
Konami’s ‘Rock Revolution’ DS Takes Different Approach Than ‘Guitar Hero: On Tour’
Share This The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Konami’s newly announced musical game, “Rock Revolution,” were the stars of the show at the publisher’s recent media event. But Konami also announced versions for the Wii and Nintendo DS. I figured they weren’t showing those at the even...
