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Video: Guitar Hero World Tour for the Xbox 360
Original at Revver
• Mon, Jun 8
A video by l0ckergn0me - http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - I've long teased those of you who play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, so ... revver.com
Video: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith LaunchOriginal at AOL Video
• Sat, May 16
Special Edition Guitar Hero Series Features Legendary Rock Band One of the biggest sensations in pop culture is about to join forces with the best ... video.aol.com
Video: Fury of the Storm: Guitar Hero II Custom Co-op Expert FC 100%Original at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 22
• 1 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (SSMPEntertainment) Author: SSMPEntertainment Keywords: Fury of the Storm: Guitar Hero II Custom Co-op Expert FC 100% by DragonForce Herman Li Sam Totman Impossible Rock Band GH Music Gaming SSMPEntertainment Added: March 22, 2009
Video: [HD 720p] Sweet Child O' Mine (Guitar Hero II Expert Guitar 5*)Original at YouTube
• Wed, Mar 4
By rss@youtube.com (jellybeans0x) Author: jellybeans0x Keywords: Rock Band Guitar Hero World Tour Expert Drums Bass Vocals Vox 100% FC PlayStation PS2 PS3 XBox 360 Nintendo Wii DS On Decades cheese_10106 AZNGamerH8sU Weirdoh jellybeans0x HD High Definition Def sweet child mine guns roses GH2 Added: March 4, 2009
Video: Double Feature! Updates + Rock Band 2: Get Clean (Guitar) - 146,465 GSOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Feb 15
By rss@youtube.com (MetalSmasher86) RB2 Friend Code: 4968-5987-5635 Copyright Notice - This song, "Get Clean" by Anarchy Club, has been licensed by Harmonix/MTV Games for use and playback via the game Rock Band 2. More information can be found at - http://www.rockband.com/music/songs As for the intro song during the update...
Video: ROCK THUNDER GUITAR FOR WII GUITAR HERO AND ROCK BAND by TALISMOONOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 10
By rss@youtube.com (pimpmyconsole) The Talismoon Rock Thunder Guitar brings you the newest in convenience. Completely wireless, and with all the features you need! It works for all versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band on the Nintendo Wii. Compatible with all versions of Guitar Hero for Nintendo Wii Compatible with all vers...
Video: Rock Band 2: Shoulder To The Plow (Guitar) - 221,359 Gold StarOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 3
• 6 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (MetalSmasher86) RB2 Friend Code: 4968-5987-5635 For my next video, I thought I'd tackle my favorite song by a Harmonix band in Rock Band 2, Breaking Wheel's "Shoulder To The Plow". Unfortunately, the in-game audio didn't capture, so I added in an MP3 of the song and synched it up as best I could with the note c...
Video: Rock Band (GH) Les Paul Overdrive Pedal Mod (via RJ-11 jack!)Original at YouTube
• Tue, Jan 13
By rss@youtube.com (AbrtRetryIgnore) Author: AbrtRetryIgnore Keywords: Rock Band Les Paul Guitar Controller Hero Overdrive Star Power Pedal Mod Modification Hack Tilt Sensor Select Button Solder Soldering Red Octane RJ-11 RJ11 jack port momentary switch Added: January 13, 2009
Video: Proof GH Guitars work in RB2 for Wii!Original at YouTube
• Wed, Dec 31
By rss@youtube.com (WiiLikeNoel) This is the "sequal" to my video that shows proof the WT drums work in RB2 for the Wii. I forgot to mention in the video, Rock Band instruments do NOT work with Guitar Hero. Comments that are retarded with no point whatsoever will get this response from me: "Fail post is fail". After I respond, you...
Video: Rock Band 2 trailerOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Sep 6
By rss@youtube.com (leeoinsd) YOU TUBE: read the following... this is the Rock Band 2 trailer. I did NOT make this video, copy rights go to the respected companies. No copy right infringement intended. © 2007 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. EA also has rights to this video. Author: leeoinsd Keywords: video games rock band
Weekend Coupons: Prelude to a Black Friday [Dealtaku]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Nov 7
By Owen Good • The "Value Edition" of The Beatles: Rock Band - this includes guitar and drums peripherals but not the Beatles' signature instruments - is down to $99.99 through Amazon. Normally the kit is $140. [TDD] Here are some games on sale; all self explanatory.
LEGO Rock Band GameplayOriginal at modelbuildingsecrets (WordPress)
• Fri, Nov 6
By Mariann Asanuma If you’ve been following my blog then you probably have figured out that I am really excited about the new game LEGO Rock Band. As a Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, and Sing Star fan (Can you tell I like music video games? I also like to do karaoke, but that’s another story. ) LEGO Rock Band s...
Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums combine for ultimate MIDI kit (video)
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Nov 6
By Darren Murph We've seen our fair share of Guitar Hero / Rock Band drum kit mods, but without exception, this one is our fav. Tipster (and tinkerer) Jordan has taken the time to wire up a Guitar Hero kit and a Rock Band kit in order to create the most bodacious set of MIDI skins this planet has ever seen. Using a c...
Rock Band 3 Will Teach People To Play Music For Real
Original at g4tv.com
• Fri, Nov 6
My question is: Do gamers want to learn to play music? As a (mediocre) guitar player, lemme tell you: Playing real music is nearly infinitely more difficult than playing video game music. It's not fun to learn to play an instrument in the same way it's fun to learn a game (It's much more rewar...
REVIEWS: The Beatles Rock Band - Xbox 360
Original at lint.com
• Thu, Nov 5
By Duncan Geere The Beatles Rock Band is an absolute must for Beatles completists and Rock Band completists, but a music fan who hasn't yet dipped a toe into the world of music videogames like Rock Band and Guitar Hero would be better off starting with the excellent Rock Band 2 instead.
How Lego Rock Band Can Turn Kids On to Parents’ Music
Original at Wired
• Thu, Nov 5
By Gus Mastrapa The new family-friendly rhythm action game from Traveller’s Tales and Harmonix came out Tuesday for the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. And the game’s soundtrack comes stuffed with classic tunes that parents will dig, too: Iggy Pop, Queen, the Police and Elton John, for starters. See Als...
Re: Buying a PS3 in two weeks....
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Thu, Nov 5
By roala Fallout 3 Uncharted 1 or 2 Metal Gear Solid 4 Little Big Planet Rock Band/Guitar Hero/DJ Hero (If you want to have good games for when friends come over, or if your are interested in music games) Playstation Eye is very cool, especially with Eyepet
Viacom: The Beatles: Rock Band sales strong, overall RB growth slow
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Nov 4
By David Hinkle Despite tanking sales, the music genre still remains one of the best in the industry and The Beatles: Rock Band shows us that the right approach could still determine financial success in the space. Its September debut was very fortuitous and it even managed to best Guitar Hero 5 in the US --...
EA and Activision Wii games - play times broken down
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Nov 4
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Rock Band iPhone & iPod Touch Review
Original at kernowgames (WordPress)
• Wed, Nov 4
By kernowgames For a start there is the Vocal mode which works in exactly the same way as Drums, Guitar or Bass. You simply tap coloured notes in time to the music. Its a shame there is no option to y’know actually sing which is possible and has been achieved in all other versions. Secondly the gameplay is very ni...
Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser [Event]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Nov 3
By Brian Crecente We're asking for a minimum donation of $10 to get in and get a door prize ticket. We will be giving away a huge amount of swag including more than 70 T-Shirts, a custom straight jacket, a Guitar Hero drum seat, a popcorn machine and Divinity Dragon knives.
Video Game Review - DJ Hero
Original at wilybadger (WordPress)
• Mon, Nov 2
By Chris Ah, the Hero games. I really liked some of the Guitar Hero games and I’m looking forward to Lego Rock Band (not part of the same series, but at least the same idea). Mind you, I pretty much suck at these games, but still I find them to be enjoyable.
Do You Ever... ?
Original at shutterboo (WordPress)
• Mon, Nov 2
By shutterboo That something is Rock Band. And/or Guitar Hero. Every time a group of us get together for hang time, we usually end up playing it. Because you need more than two people to play it successfully. And because it’s fun. So yes, I have a ton of pictures of my friends rockin’ it out. But it doesn’t lo...
The Beatles: Rock Band/Guitar Hero 5 see high usage overlap figures
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Nov 2
By RawmeatCowboy 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
Milking continues with Lego Rock Band
Original at BLORGE
• Sat, Oct 31
I hate seeing a genre of game milked until its teats shrivel up and die. And that’s exactly what is happening to the guitar/band-based rhythm-action games right now. DJ Hero is bad enough but [...] Related posts: Have Guitar Hero/Rock Band been milked to death? And is DJ Hero the final straw? Bat...
"Schizophonic Performance: Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Virtual Virtuosity"
Original at guitar hero
• Fri, Oct 30
By Kiri(noreply@blogger.com) Miller, Kiri. 2009. "Schizophonic Performance: Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Virtual Virtuosity." Journal of the Society for American Music 3(4):395-429. Copyright the Society for American Music, 2009.
DJ Hero for Wii Review
Original at speakyourpeace.30careers.com
• Fri, Oct 30
By speakyourpeace Over all the appearance and workings of the game are excellent. There is a lot more going on with the turntable to master than on guitar hero. Yet it’s not as difficult as the drums on Rock Band. Another surprise was that the Guitar Hero guitar is able to be used with the turntable in the game whi...
Music DLC Round-Up -- Week Of Oct. 26
Original at g4tv.com
• Thu, Oct 29
Gwar - "Gor Gor" Marilyn Manson - "Beautiful People" The Misfits - “Astro Zombies" Price: $5.49/440 Microsoft Points/550 Wii Points for pack, or $1.99/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points per track Click through to see new tracks for Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged, SingStar and Lips.
Playstation's DJ Hero Release
Original at digitalcritiques (WordPress)
• Thu, Oct 29
By Angela A The long awaited DJ Hero video game was released earlier this week. Yahoo Finance reports that this is “the most anticipated new music game of the year” and due to my obsession with Guitar Hero and Rock Band, I can’t wait to try this out! The article continued to state:
DJ Hero DLC Is A Tad Bit Pricey [Dlc]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 29
By Mike Fahey DJ Hero is barely out the door and already there are new downloadable tracks, with 50 Cent, Queen, Gorillaz, and Public Enemy hitting Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network today - for $3.00 apiece. Lee explains why DJ Hero tracks cost a dollar more than Rock Band or Guitar Hero tracks:
Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Original at performancetrap.org
• Wed, Oct 28
By David Wesley In 2006, after its acquisition by Activision, RedOctane dismissed Harmonix Music Systems as lead developer for the Guitar Hero brand of music games. Harmonix was then acquired by Viacom, which resulted in a bifurcation in instrument-based rhythm games. Since then, Guitar Hero (RedOct...
Use a real guitar to play Rock Band 2 AND get punched while doing so!
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Oct 28
By Ben Gilbert Normally when people mod real instruments for use in music-rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, they don't intentionally include the ability for someone else to play along by punching them. For Norway's Morten Skogly, that choice seemed only natural. On his website, you can see a s...
Have You Played DJ Hero? What Do You Think So Far?
Original at g4tv.com
• Wed, Oct 28
Even though we've seen several iterations and spin-offs of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, it's been a few years since someone had the cojones to introduce a new instrument into the mix. DJ Hero changes that, adding a turntable to the lineup. The $119.99 asking price is dicey in an economy where mos...
DJ Hero Review: You Spin Me Right Round
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Oct 27
By Mike Fahey I've been growing increasingly disillusioned with rhythm games over the past year. It seems like the two major players - Rock Band and Guitar Hero - are doing the exact same thing, only with different music, and let's be completely honest here - the music isn't all that different. New titles...
Roger Daltrey Hints A Music Game Based On The Who
Original at g4tv.com
• Tue, Oct 27
If we see The Who: Rock Band (Or Guitar Hero: The Who) I'll send you all five bucks -- it's never gonna happen. Not because of some nefarious anti-rock force trying to stop The Who from "singing or making music," but instead due to hardcore Capitalism. Perhaps at some point there was a plan f...
Emulate The Blessed DJOriginal at shadesofcaruso (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 27
By admiralneck …and the perplexing turntable peripheral. The actual experience of using the peripheral and seeing your actions keep the song going are not adequately conveyed by the information given out thus far. The Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers are pretty self-explanatory. Strum, hit and be...
Review: The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3)
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Tue, Oct 27
By now we’re all getting a bit fatigued with the constant release of new games in the plastic-instrument genre, and Harmonix once promised to make Rock Band a platform updated by downloadable content instead of an annual release with almost no changes. But then they somehow snagged The Be...
Air Guitar Hero Lets You Shred Sans Plastic Guitars [Gaming]Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Oct 27
By Adam Frucci How badass is this? In all honesty, overpriced toy instruments cluttering up my living room is one of the big reasons I almost never play Rock Band or Guitar Hero games anymore. This looks to solve that problem while also bringing all of my air guitar fantasies to life. [Procrastineering via...
News Roundup weekend edition: ultimate Dance Game getting Epic
Original at GamingNexus
• Tue, Oct 27
Left 4 Dead II demo now pre-loading Slow as Sunday: The ultimate Mario game Why do dedicated servers matter.... in terms of IWnet?Get your block rock on in new Lego Rock Band trailer Last week's top games on Gamefly CrimeCraft gets unlimited free trial, first major update Full Just Dance track...
Opinion: Guitar Troll
Original at crossfeedthemix (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 26
By crossfeedthemix The Tuesday release of the new DJ Hero spin-off of the Rock Band/Guitar Hero games got me thinking about an idea I had with a friend of mine a while back as those games were first originally becoming popular. It’s called “Guitar Troll.” The idea is simple: you take the guitar controller from...
Opinion: Rock Band, et al. is Starting to Piss Me Off
Original at davidmankoff (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 26
By davidmankoff I love Rock Band. I absolutely love it. It is one of my favorite games of all time. I still to this day play songs from the first Rock Band that came out in 2007. You can say I have an obsession with the Rock Band series, and to a lesser extent Guitar Hero. What I am starting to see is some bullshit tactics...
Guitar Hero has 1 million documented fans…on Facebook
Original at GamingNexus
• Mon, Oct 26
NEWS - I think Guitar Hero just got a leg up on Rock Band with their most recent accomplishment: Activision announced that they’ve hit 1 million Facebook fans and are the first console videogame franchise to do so. Although I’m not particularly a fan of Facebook, it is unquestionable how ex...
Activision explains why they choose DS over PSP for ‘Hero’ franchise
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 26
By RawmeatCowboy 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,...
Analyst Slashes DJ Hero Sales Projections [Analysis]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 26
By Mike Fahey These numbers make sense to me. While Guitar Hero and Rock Band have the benefit of recognizable instruments and music, DJ Hero consists of mashups of popular songs performed using a device that not a lot of consumers are familiar with. Just tally up how many times you've seen someone play im...
Polk Audio's HitMaster: your own personal Rock Band stage monitor
Original at Engadget
• Sat, Oct 24
By Darren Murph Sheesh. Just days after Altec Lansing shocked the gaming world with a dedicated stage monitor for Guitar Hero, Rock Band or any other gaming title you'd care to pump through a mini-wedge, Polk Audio has stepped in to do the same. As we witness the beginning of a curious, um, beginning, the Hit...
Altec Lansing releases “stage gig” speaker
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Oct 21
By James Hyde Good news to all the Guitar Hero and Rock Band fanatics, speaker-maker Altec Lansing has released the “Stage Gig”, a single speaker that sits at the bottom, facing the playing bad, just as if you’d have if you were a real musician, performing on a stage. But since you’re not on a real stage, an...
Pachter - Music game sales fell flat, much lower than expectations
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Oct 21
By RawmeatCowboy “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...
Harmonix calls for an encore in Gibson patent case
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Oct 21
By JC Fletcher The patent suit brought by Gibson against Harmonix and other parties related to Guitar Hero and Rock Band was stayed due to the US Patent and Trademark Office deciding to reexamine the patent. According to Patent Arcade, Harmonix and a group of retailers have asked a Tennessee court to con...
Altec Lansing Launches Speaker for Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Oct 20
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
News Roundup weekend edition: Abbey Star launches on a Trek to Learn art a.k.a Mass Invaders not coming for Entire High School date
Original at GamingNexus
• Mon, Oct 19
First iPhone Rock Band trailer releasedGamestop's limited edition 360 controller for pre-orderNo Mass Effect 2 is not coming for the PS3....yetiPhone Game Review - Mr. Driller First God of War Collection footage is released, is suitably epicSpace Invaders Extreme 2 to hit stores on 10/20 W...
Beatles: Rock Band bests Guitar Hero 5 in U.S. Sept. sales
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Oct 19
By James Ransom-Wiley The sales de-feat must feel good for MTV Games and Harmonix -- what with B:RB being burned in the sales competition with GH5 by the kingdom that birthed the band (see: Chart-Track UK September sales rankings posted after the break). What was it? Right: Guitar Hero 5 supposedly outsold The B...
IGN Updates
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By RawmeatCowboy 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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By RawmeatCowboy “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...
Halo 3: ODST Tops September Sales as The Beatles: Rock Band Beats Guitar Hero 5
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Oct 19
Bungie's stand-alone Halo 3 expansion topped the NPD sales charts in September, beating Wii Sports and Madden NFL 10 by a significant margin with over 1.5 million units sold. Also notable was the performance of The Beatles: Rock Band, which clearly beat Guitar Hero 5 sales on Xbox 360 despi...
Battle of the Music Games: The Beatles: Rock Band Vs. Guitar Hero 5 [Corporate Gloating]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 19
By Michael McWhertor The Beatles: Rock Band folks further rub their victory in Activision's corporate face by pointing out that Guitar Hero 5 shipped on an additional platform (the PlayStation 2) and even included a copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen thrown in for free.
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note [Npd]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 19
By Stephen Totilo Music Game Platform Choices Juggle: A lot of people are rightly focusing on the September victory of The Beatles: Rock Band over Guitar Hero 5. That's interesting. But here's another twist. Last year, Guitar Hero: World Tour launched in November 2008 with the Wii version as the top-seller (...
NPD September: PS3 on Top, Beatles Beat Cobain
Original at Wired
• Mon, Oct 19
By Chris Kohler NPD added that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold Guitar Hero 5, saying that MTV’s Beatles game sold 595,000 units in total across the three platforms while Activision’s sequel sold 499,000 copies in total across its four platforms (which include PlayStation 2).
Halo 3: ODST Beats Out Madden, Mario & Marvel To Win September [Npd]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 19
By Michael McWhertor 01. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360) - 1,520,000 03. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) - 298,600 05. The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 254,000 06. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) - 246,500 07. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360) - 236,000 09. Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360) - 210,800 10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) - 208,600
The Beatles: Rock Band Debuts as the #1 Selling Music Video Game for September 09
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By RawmeatCowboy 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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By RawmeatCowboy “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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By The News Team 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...
NPD sales - September results (Wii loses number 1 spot)
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By The News Team 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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 19
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Rock Band For iPhone Hands On: Alleviate Boredom, Suffer Hand Cramps [IPhone Apps]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Oct 19
By Jason Chen The guitar/bass gameplay is essentially a port of the Rock Band you know from previous Rock Band and Guitar Hero games, and what you're familiar with if you've played the Tap Tap games on your iPhone. The singing is unfortunately NOT singing, and you'll have to tap one of the four pedals on th...
Opinion: Music Critic Pans Album For ‘Guitar Hero‘ Riffs
Original at Wired
• Mon, Oct 19
By Gus Mastrapa See Also: 5 Rockin’ Tweaks in Guitar Hero 5Courtney Love Calls Guitar Hero 5’s Creepy Cobain ‘Vile …Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar HeroGuitar Hero 5 Counter-Programs Against Beatles: Rock Band …Finally, Guitar Hero for Actual GuitarGuitar Hero: Van Halen Sticks To The Classics
Re: HOW MUCH HAVE U SPENT ON URE PS3
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Sun, Oct 18
By JVBGFR Grand Theft Auto IV - $63.59 Guitar Hero World Tour: Band Kit - $201.39 Guitar Hero 5 - $63.59 Rock Band 2 - $63.59 The Beatles: Rock Band - $63.59 Extra Sixaxis Controller - $52.99 Another Guitar Hero World Tour Drum set - $105.99 120GB PS3 (slim) - $263.49 (traded in 4 games)
We Will Rock You next week with Queen and The Offspring
Original at GamingNexus
• Fri, Oct 16
NEWS - Queen's unleashing a great 10-track pack for Rock Band next week and that means I have to add more points into my MS points queue. 10 of their greatest hits will be available and they are as follows: Another One Bites the DustCrazy Little Thing Called LoveFat Bottomed GirlsI Want It A...
Lego Rock BandOriginal at themuseinmusic (WordPress)
• Thu, Oct 15
By Patrick I will have to admit that I rather enjoy playing Guitar Hero while the wife has her nose in books working on her PhD but I’m not so sure about Lego Rock Band.It’s an interesting concept and broadens the games potential away from just “what’s the next rock star we can CGI”. One of my complaints is t...
NMag - review scores
Original at Go Nintendo
• Thu, Oct 15
By RawmeatCowboy 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:
REVIEWS: EA Rock Band for iPhone - First Look
Original at lint.com
• Thu, Oct 15
By Stuart Miles If you are wondering where you are going to plug in the guitar, bass, drums and microphone, don't. That's right, this is a mobile game designed for a touchscreen phone rather than something on your console. That means there are no accessories, and no having to drag a guitar on the bus or train t...
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games announce LEGO Rock Band full track list for Wii/DS
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 12
By RawmeatCowboy 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.
Re: Selling my PS3 getting new... what ALL do I do?
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Mon, Oct 12
By JVBGFR In response to the OP, just copy everything that is copyable from your old PS3 to your new one. using any kind of external storage like a flash drive. Some game saves will be locked so you can't copy them, for instance Rock Band 1 & 2, Guitar Hero World Tour & 5, Killzone 2 and some others.
EEDAR: Game sales slowdown turned around in September
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Oct 9
By Andrew Yoon The music genre may be slowing down, but Divnich notes that "both Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band have performed at levels ahead of retail expectations," with sales predicted at 800k and 1 million units respectively. The same analyst at EEDAR previously predicted that Guitar Her...
Report: More Motorhead coming to Rock Band
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Oct 8
By David Hinkle I was working on '(We Are) The Road Crew,' which is an upcoming DLC track," the Harmonix employee responded to inquiries about the track. Of course, Lemmy and his pals are no strangers to Rock Band or games in general; Mötorhead is featured in the upcoming Metal Track Pack, frontman Lemmy ha...
PlayStation Store Update: Crunch Time [North America]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 8
By Michael McWhertor The rest? Well, there's "Gay Bar." It's now available to owners of the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band. That's pretty exciting. The full list of goods for this week's PlayStation Store update, including a few new PSP games for your PSPgo, is after this. Guitar Hero tracks
EEDAR - The Beatles: Rock Band to outsell Guitar Hero 5 in Sept., music industry down but not out
Original at Go Nintendo
• Thu, Oct 8
By RawmeatCowboy “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 beat Beatles because it's 'fun as hell'
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Oct 7
By Justin McElroy We were just as perplexed as anyone when Guitar Hero 5 trounced The Beatles: Rock Band in the UK -- where we hear the Fab Four is fairly popular still. Thankfully, Activision's Guitar Hero business CEO, Rock 'n' Roll Dan Rosensweig, is there to explain it all. "The number one thing about Guita...
U2 wants a video game as well
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Oct 7
By James Hyde Music based video games are exploding at the moment, with Rock Band and Guitar Hero leading the way, making ordinary folks feel like rock stars, even though the plastic guitars and drum sets are as far from the real thing as they can get. With the new The Beatles game taking it a step further, [......
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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Oct 7
By RawmeatCowboy “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...
U2 Wants A Piece Of The Music-Based Video Game Pie
Original at PSX Extreme
• Tue, Oct 6
The all-time greats are lining up to be a part of the Guitar Hero, Rock Band and SingStar franchises, and U2 might be the latest addition to the party.
Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Original at hugsalot (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 6
By hugsalot Also included was a small letter thanking me for purchasing Guitar Hero 5. At the bottom of the letter shows the “founder” of guitar hero as “Kai Huang.” Sorry I don’t buy that claim. From my understanding, the people behind Rock Band were the original creators of Guitar Hero 1, 2, and Rocks th...
U2 finds themselves interested once again in U2 Rock Band/Guitar Hero after seeing The Beatles: Rock Band
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 5
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
News Roundup: Soul Tour debuts golfers Rock Band
Original at GamingNexus
• Sat, Oct 3
If you get Demon's Soul early, you won't be able to play online until 10/6 Blaze adding another Wii remote recharge solution Zombies going on World Tour plus prizesiPhone Game Review - BurgerTime Deluxe EA loves golfers and proves it with Tee Shot Live More Rock Band debuts hitting networ...
Who's Responsible for the $60 Price Tag?
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 2
By Owen Good Because consumers are cemented on the $60 price point," says Divnich, "The only way publishers can deviate from the standard pricing is by offering peripheral-based products and over-the-top special editions (e.g., Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Rock Band). Which, I may add, have been treme...
Rock Band Next Week: I Can Write This Post With No Handlebars
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 2
By Mike Fahey All of that, plus new songs from Rush and Green Day for Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP, next week in the Rock Band Music Store. Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Oct. 6) and PlayStation 3 system (Oct. 8): Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Oct. 8):
News: DJ Hero turntable only works in DJ Hero
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, Sep 30
Peripheral incompatible with anything else. It's a statement that contradicts the instrument-sharing strides made by Rock Band and Guitar Hero lately. However, DJ Hero has only one peripheral and will be rival-less from launch this autumn until sometime next year.
DJ Hero Controller Is Only For DJ Hero [Activision]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 29
By Luke Plunkett The odd compatibility hiccup aside, when you buy a Rock Band guitar or a Guitar Hero drum kit, you expect it'll work on multiple games. Not so for the upcoming DJ Hero's peripheral. DJ Hero controller not functional with other games [Dtoid]
Echo & the Bunnymen lead singer says music games are crap, wants players to be electrocuted
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Sep 29
By RawmeatCowboy “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...
News: Music games are "crap", says Bunnyman
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Sep 29
Echo & the Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch has dismissed music games as "crap" - and wished instant death on everyone who plays them. Asked if he was aware of games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, he claimed to have once seen somebody trying to play one. The opinionated McCulloch - famo...
Rock Band 2 Patch Brings Wireless Mic Support
Original at Shacknews
• Fri, Sep 25
An update for the Xbox 360 edition of Rock Band 2 was released by Harmonix today, delivering the long promised support of the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphones that come bundled with Lips and were recently released for standalone purchase. The Xbox 360 incarnations of recent music games rele...
Opinion: Five songs you won't see in Rock Band or Guitar Hero
Original at delifte (WordPress)
• Thu, Sep 24
By delifte I was walking home today from somewhere and was listening to a song on my ipod and thought to myself, “man that’d be fun to play on a video game thing”. And then I realized that logically speaking, it probably couldn’t be done. That song is on this list by the way. I rocked to it all the way home becau...
Re: Price for Selling My PS3....
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Thu, Sep 24
By Spiky1228-TW Im selling my 40GB system that comes with EVERYTHING that it did when it launched---box, cords, ONE controller, etc...And including GHWT with microphone, drums, 2 guitars---Rock Band, Guitar Hero Smash Hits and ACDC Rock Band. Is $350 or $400 reasonable??That sounds reasonable, but the q...
read please read
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Sun, Sep 20
• 1 related articles
By XxTH3_ON3_2131xX ok now im down to 2 choices of games to get. but i dont know which one is better. what do you think is better ROCK BAND 1 bundle or GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR bundle. ROCK BAND 1 BUNDLE SELLS FOR $100 AND GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR SELLS FOR I HAVE NO IDEA
Re: please help me
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Sun, Sep 20
By Arquis001 but the question is, would ROCK BAND 2 AND THE BEATLES DISC WORK WITH THE ROCK BAND 1 GUITAR, DRUMS AND MIC? Yes it all works. Pretty sure the Guitar Hero stuff works as well. (Which are far higher quality than the crappy Rockband guitars.)
Review: "The Beatles: Rock Band" [Nintendo Wii 2009]Original at gearsofrock.com
• Sun, Sep 20
By gearsofrock Move over Guitar Hero: Metallica, the best rhythm game to feature a single artist has just invaded the gaming market. The Beatles: Rock Band offers the most pleasurable rock and roll gaming experience that you will come across this holiday season.
There might not be enough The Beatles: Rock Band for the holidays
Original at Xbox 360
• Fri, Sep 18
By Mabie A. While Guitar Hero 5 is confronting Love problems, Harmonix' The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii) is getting overwhelmed with all the love they are getting from their fans, so much so that a shortage of stock is looking to be mighty inevitable.
Music games GALORE!
Original at hugsalot (WordPress)
• Fri, Sep 18
By hugsalot I just spend my hard earned Linden$ on Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Beatles, Guitar Hero Metalica, and a new 120gb HDD for my 360. I also am going to redeem my free copy of Guitar Hero Van Halen but I won’t see that for another month. I ordered GH Metalica from GameFly, they have free shipping this mont...
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Trine, Bitches [Europe]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Sep 18
By Luke Plunkett I could tell you all about how this week's PAL PlayStation Store update features a premium "Union Jack" theme. Or how you can get a free FIFA 10 wallpaper. But you'll probably be interested in something else. Rock Band Rock Band Unplugged
Hands-on: DJ Hero
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Sep 14
By Griffin McElroy As anyone who's ever seen me tickle the colorful neck of a Guitar Hero guitar or keep impeccable time upon a Rock Band drum kit will attest, I've got a knack for rhythm games. I've never placed my hands on a peripheral that I wasn't immediately able to mentally deconstruct and use to its fulles...
Guitar Hero 5 goes straight to the top of the UK charts
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Sep 14
By Alexander Sliwinski The Beatles: Rock Band premiered at the number four spot, which some are sure to find disappointing. Both Guitar Hero and Rock Band have previously debuted at the fourth and sixth spot, respectively, with previous iterations. Music games may be on a sales decline, but they apparently stil...
Guitar Hero 5 Rules UK Charts, Beatles: Rock Band In Top 5
Original at PSX Extreme
• Sun, Sep 13
Despite some reservations that we're overdoing the music-based games, Guitar Hero 5 snags the top spot in last week's UK sales charts. It's invincible!
Activision tells us why we should care about Guitar Hero 5, comments on The Beatles: Rock Band
Original at Go Nintendo
• Sun, Sep 13
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Re: DualShock 3 Wireless Controller + Frontman Wireless Guitar $43
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Sat, Sep 12
By rojito Zinacef wrote: What's the guitar used for?Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Re: moving to ps3
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Sat, Sep 12
By RatchetGUNsman oknitro wrote: RatchetGUNsman wrote: oknitro wrote: anything from Ratchet and ClankThat's a shooter. Though, a light shooter. Well, you could get Guitar Hero 5? naw...Rock Band 2! YEAH ROCK BAND! But Guitar Hero 5 looks good too.
Kotaku Originals: SafeSearch is ON [Original]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Sep 12
By Owen Good Cobain Attorney Calls For Activision To Limit Musician's Use in GH5 Activision: Courtney Love Signed Cobain Contract for Guitar Hero 5 Adult Films Push For Presence on Gaming Consoles The Beatles: Rock Band Review: Blisters On My Fingers
Music game sales down 46%, still third best-selling genre
Original at Joystiq
• Sat, Sep 12
By Richard Mitchell Of course, it's worth noting that -- apart from Guitar Hero: Metallica and Smash Hits -- the first half of 2009 was somewhat devoid of major music genre releases. With both Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band both just released, the music genre is likely due for a significant boost. Still...
Need Some PSN Friends
Original at PlayStation.com Forums search for guitar hero
• Fri, Sep 11
By ChaosKiller88 lt;----- PSN ID over there Games I have: Rock Band 2, inFAMOUS, Smackdown Vs RAW 2009, MGS4, Guitar Hero Smash Hits/Metallica, Skate 2, The Bigs 2, Resistance 2, Little Big Planet. Games I will be getting: Smackdown Vs RAW 2010, Tekken 6, Street Fighter 4, (Mabye) Beatles: Rock Band
NEWS: PHOTOS: Guitar Hero 5 launches with marathon record attempt
Original at lint.com
• Fri, Sep 11
By Dan Sung News - Full Guitar Hero 5 setlist finally unveiledNews - Courtney Love sues Guitar Hero publishers over Cobain likenessBuy - Guitar Hero 5 Tags: Gaming Audio Guitar Hero Activision Guitar Hero 5 Rock Band HMV PHOTOS: Guitar Hero 5 launches with marathon record attempt...
Review: Guitar Hero 5
Original at Eurogamer
• Fri, Sep 11
Five years ago, I could not have imagined a digital Jimi Hendrix appearing in a rhythm-action videogame. For me, the endorsement of real-life artists (even ones who aren't dead, like Paul, Ringo, Slash and Matt Bellamy) cements Guitar Hero and Rock Band as a legitimate way of enjoying mus...
Logitech tests the boundaries with overpriced wireless guitar and drums for Wii
Original at Engadget
• Wed, Sep 9
By Darren Murph You'd never know that we're still pulling out of a recession if you took one glance at the music peripheral market. The Beatles: Rock Band bundle costs more than some game consoles, and Mad Catz is charging $300 for a genuine Fender Stratocaster that controls Rock Band on the Xbox 360. Now, Lo...
Guitar Hero 5 - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Sep 9
By RawmeatCowboy …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.
The Beatles: Rock Band - review, more Wii screens
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Sep 7
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
How Metallica helped sell Paul McCartney on The Beatles: Rock Band
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Sep 7
By Justin McElroy If you come down with a chronic case of Beatlemania on Sept. 9, you could have someone unlikely to thank for it: Metallica. Speaking with The Guardian, Paul McCartney describes how Harmonix first started pitching him on the product way back in 2007, using Metallica (presumably one of the ba...
Guitar Hero 3 and Aerosmith for MAC/PC (Northwest Austin) $20
Original at craigslist
• Sun, Sep 6
Basically brand new, fully in box, GH controller, for PC, Aerosmith game NEW! and Guitar Hero 3 game. All for PC. Works great, just got a PS3, and invested in Rock Band instead. Feel free to call at 2144609121 or text, or just respond to this email.
Review: The Beatles: Rock Band
Original at Eurogamer
• Sat, Sep 5
From banging on record label doors, begging and bidding for content on a tight budget, to rockers falling over themselves even in a sober state to bag a place on what have become playlists that can make a band - that's happened in just four years. But as big as Activision and MTV's music giants...
Rock Band: Radiohead isn't real, is real funny
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Sep 3
By Ben Gilbert According to our precise calculations, roughly 10 gazillion versions of various Guitar Hero and Rock Band games now exist. And even though Radiohead has done its fair share of appearing in rhythm-music games over the years, Break.com does a great job of portraying an entire game based aro...
NEXiLUX offers plastic instrument storage solution with collapsible guitars
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Sep 1
By Griffin McElroy Here's the bad news -- these guitars are only compatible with the Wii versions of Guitar Hero titles or Wii/PS3/PS2 versions of Rock Band games. Also, when snapped together, they form what one could only charitably call a "guitar" -- it would probably be more accurately described as a "ski...
Video: Retractible wireless Rock Band / Guitar Hero controller perfect for the five-button shredder on the goOriginal at Engadget
• Mon, Aug 31
By Ross Miller Guitar Hero and Rock Band's plastic axes aren't exactly behemoths in their own right, but if you need something even tinier, little-known game accessories company NEXiLUX looks to have a more portable solution in the works. The video for its mini guitar isn't the clearest, but from we can...
Rumor: Rock Band 2 will import LEGO Rock Band tracks
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Aug 31
By Randy Nelson When contacted for comment, Harmonix told Joystiq, "While we don't comment on rumors or speculation with regards to our upcoming downloadable content, we can promise that the Rock Band platform is poised to remain the unchallenged best value and source of music for rhythm games."
Nexilux 3-In-1 Mini Guitar Hero Instrument Is Like Assembling a Sniper RifleOriginal at Gizmodo
• Mon, Aug 31
By Sean Fallon Sometime early next month, Nexilux is planning to release this mini retractable guitar that works on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Plus, putting it together makes you feel cool. [Nexilux]
Why Rock Band and Guitar Hero are doomed
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Aug 31
By RawmeatCowboy 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.
EEDAR: Guitar Hero 5 will outsell The Beatles: Rock Band by nearly 2-to-1
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Aug 26
By Randy Nelson No matter what, Divnich doesn't see a very-worst-case scenario playing out for MTV Games and Harmonix, assuring us that "[The Beatles: Rock Band] will outsell Rock Band 2 this holiday season." EEDAR: Guitar Hero 5 will outsell The Beatles: Rock Band by nearly 2-to-1 originally appeared...
Guitar Hero 5 DLC not compatible with World Tour
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Aug 23
By Xav de Matos While original Rock Band owners were given the luxury to continue to buy new tracks for the music title even after the release of its sequel, Guitar Hero fans won't be given the same option when Guitar Hero 5 lands on store shelves. An Activision representative told Destructoid that DLC for...
REVIEWS: Guitar Hero 5 - First Look
Original at lint.com
• Mon, Aug 10
By Duncan Geere We played, we had fun, and are happy to report that Guitar Hero fans will be happy when the game hits 18 September. Given that the Rock Band series is a little distracted at the moment, mucking about with Lego and the Beatles, this could be the point at which Guitar Hero strikes back.
LEGO Rock Band works with Guitar Hero controllers
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Jul 8
By RawmeatCowboy “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 5's drums getting a Rock Band makeover?
Original at Engadget
• Mon, Jul 6
By Ross Miller Looks like that bulky Guitar Hero World Tour drumset might be getting itself an extreme makeover in time for the launch of Guitar Hero 5. According to our source, the blurred render above is the newest plastic percussion peripheral, and while functionality remains the same, it's moved th...
Xbox 360 Rock Band drums / drum controller (NW Austin) $30
Original at craigslist
• Sun, Jul 5
Up for sale is a Rock Band 1 wired drum controller for the Xbox 360 system. Works great and is in great condition. Includes 2 drumsticks as well. Only reason I'm selling is because I got some Rock Band 2 drums and don't need 2 drum controllers.
Activision CEO talks about Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk franchise fatigue
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Jul 1
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Opinion: Activision confidence bolstered by 2009 lineup, 'sparser' competition
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Jun 23
By Richard Mitchell Griffith doesn't seem concerned by competition from The Beatles: Rock Band either, saying quite simply, "Well, Rock Band is the most similar title on the market, but Guitar Hero outsells it by four to one in the US; in Europe that number is ten to one." Okay then. Griffith also shakes off the n...
Rock Band: Country Track Pack debuts 13 new songs for franchise
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Jun 14
By Andrew Yoon Looks like things will change for the upcoming country music Track Pack. Available July 21st on every platform, the Track Pack will offer exclusive songs that are new for the Rock Band franchise. In fact, 13 songs will be brand new, making the Track Pack a much more exciting purchase for coun...
Rock Band Unplugged Review: It's The Frequency, Kenneth
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, May 26
By Michael McWhertor Like Amplitude, But Better: Rock Band Unplugged's gameplay is straight up Amplitude and Frequency, two PlayStation 2 rhythm games that went under-appreciated in their time. Only Unplugged is way better. Harmonix and Backbone Entertainment expand on the gameplay established by those...
XBox 360 ROCK BAND Special Edition Bundle (Austin, TX) $40
Original at craigslist
• Sat, May 23
Guitar The Rock Band Special Edition includes the Xbox 360 game, a guitar controller, drum set, and microphone. Drum like a wildman! Rock Band delivers four music games in one - challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals through the five separate game modes.
Opinion: IGN Updates
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, May 19
By RawmeatCowboy 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
Opinion: Schizophonic Performance article
Original at guitar hero
• Fri, May 8
By Kiri(noreply@blogger.com) I'm excited to report that my first article on Guitar Hero and Rock Band has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the Society for American Music. According to my copyright transfer agreement, I have the right to post the unrevised manuscript version on a personal website -- see t...
Guitar Hero Metallica Review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Apr 29
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Nyko Metal Pedal Review [Lightning Review]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Apr 27
By Mark Wilson Also, if you play both Rock Band and Guitar Hero, the cross-compatible hardware plugs into both drumsets and is toggled with a simple switch. I could see where using the same bass drum pedal for both games could be beneficial if you were a real score junkie.
Activision Unveils More Tunes from Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Original at Wired News
• Thu, Apr 23
By Earnest Cavalli See Also: Guitar Hero Metallica, Rock Band 2 to Support Lips MicGuitar Hero World Tour Coming to PC and MacRumor: 8 Guitar Hero Games Planned for 200914-Year-Old Breaks Guitar Hero III RecordRumor: Transformers Tune Coming to Guitar HeroActivision Unveils Guitar Hero World Tour, Fir...
Review: Guitar Hero Metallica (Xbox 360, PS3)
Original at Loot Ninja
• Wed, Apr 22
Ever since the first Guitar Hero was released, I've wanted Metallica tracks in my music games. The DLC for the first Rock Band just served to whet my appetite, but now Guitar Hero Metallica is here to knock me on my ass. The game is based entirely on ...
Guitar Hero: Metallica - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Apr 14
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Rock Band: Kick Pedal w/ Double Bass Adaptor
Original at elmundotech (WordPress)
• Wed, Apr 8
By elmundotech © 2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Harmonix, Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company. Rock Band and Rock Band 2 developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. MTV: Music Television, MTV Ga...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05
Original at RockGamer.com
• Sun, Apr 5
By smeeguel Bang Camaro LIVE videos. Thanks @SaikoSakura http://is.gd/qTiw # Speaking of deals… Lips (360), whose mics work with GH Metallica and soon Rock Band 2, is now $40 on Amazon: http://is.gd/qSC7 # Guitar Hero Metallica 360/PS3 20% off at Amazon… might be today only so hurry! http://is.gd/qSt...
Lips review
Original at 3 News NZ
• Tue, Mar 31
New Zealand now there's Buzz, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero World Tour, Scene It, singstar... and now the latest piece of hands-on technology, Lips. Actually, it's not that new as it's been out since November... but I've just had so much on! ...
Joystiq Review: Rhythm Heaven
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Mar 25
By JC Fletcher These days, it's impossible to talk about rhythm games without bringing up Guitar Hero and/or Rock Band. Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven, to use the nomenclature, could be described as Soccer Ball Bounce Hero, Love Potion Mixing Hero, Race Car Photography Hero, Lizard Mating Dance Hero (that...
Interesting first Scratch: The Ultimate DJ trailer
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Mon, Mar 23
South Africa Players control the action with a turntable controller, as they input the required commands as dictated by the on-screen prompts, ala Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Artists tied to the game so far include Kanye West, The Beastie Boys, Nelly, Run DMC, ...
‘PaRappa’ Creator Gave Up on Adding Wii MotionPlus to New Game
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Mar 20
By Tracey John 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”?
What Guitar Hero and Rock Band Can Teach Us [Feature]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Mar 16
By Owen Good The benefits are not directly connected to making music, an experience both games only replicate at best (although Guitar Hero: World Tour's music studio mode goes a little further with musical experimentation.) But in nuturing an appreciation for music, or breaking down performance...
Guitar Hero: Metallica - second base pedal compatible with Rock Band, GH World Tour
Original at Go Nintendo
• Fri, Mar 13
By RawmeatCowboy 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 [...]
Opinion: 'PaRappa' Creator Masaya Matsuura Concerned About Environmental Impact Of Music Games
Original at g4tv.com
• Fri, Mar 6
Masaya Matsuura, the creator of PaRappa the Rapper, wants music games to use traditional controllers. While he acknowledges that guitar and drum controllers -- like those found in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games -- are unique, he believes that great software is enough to immerse play...
Opinion: Local company looks to legitimize Guitar Hero
Original at Metroblogging.com
• Fri, Mar 6
At the time, I argued the flawed premise that people actually expect Guitar Hero (GH) and Rock Band to teach them how to play instruments. After all, neither GH, Rockband nor Star Guitar teach players how to read sheet music nor learn chords. ... From Guitar Hero to Guitar Player Red Herring
NDS Review - 'Ultimate Band'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Thu, Mar 5
CA While the competing Guitar Hero and Rock Band series pretty much sit astride the console world, many other companies have recently tried their hands at the genre with varying degrees of success. One such entry is Disney's Ultimate Band, an intriguing ...
Patch: Ask Joystiq Xbox: Resident Bundle edition
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Mar 3
CA We found out last December that Harmonix and MTV were working on a patch to add support for the Lips microphone to Rock Band. The patch has yet to be released, but it should show up eventually. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Guitar Hero ...
Rock Band Wii Finally Gets New DLC Day and Date with 360!
Original at RockGamer.com
• Mon, Mar 2
By murph Wii Rockers have been getting a steady stream of Rock Band DLC released to them as Harmonix attempts to get their entire back catalog of songs uploaded into the Wii store. From their announcements, its clear their goal is to get the Wii store updated in real time along with the rest of the roc...
Mobile Game Review: Rock Revolution
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Mar 2
OH Do you love Rock Band and the Guitar Hero series? Are you secretly a rocker at heart, even though you need to hide that personality under a suit? Did you recently win the air-guitar championship in your community? If you answered yes to any of those ...
Xbox 360 w/ GH2, GH3, RockBand, extra controllers, etc (Austin, TX) $525
Original at craigslist
• Tue, Feb 17
One white wired controller Music Games: Rock Band: Includes wired guitar, wired drumpad, wired microphone, USB adapter, USB power adapter, game itself Guitar Hero 2: Includes wired guitar, game itself Games: Madden 2007 Rock Band Guitar Hero 2 Guitar Hero 3
More Metal, Hard Rock Comes to ‘Guitar Hero,’ ‘Rock Band
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Feb 13
By Tracey John 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.
Opinion: Wii Games Trailer : Guitar Hero World TourOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 9
By rss@youtube.com (ciunz) Download Games at http://here.wiigo.info/ As soon as Rock Band let you play guitar, bass, drums, and sing to your favorite music, it was clear the bar had been raised in the music-game genre. It wasn't long before Activision announced that the Guitar Hero series would follow suit. The result...
Guitar Hero World Tour Review
Original at Reviewboard Magazine
• Sun, Feb 8
If you were bored with the guitar, you can now rock out with a microphone and drums! Guitar Hero World Tour is the most recent of the Guitar Hero series of ... Rock Band and Guitar Hero Summer Camps WRAL.com Forget Guitar Hero and Rock Band - Play D-Pad Hero instead TECH.BLORGE.com
Opinion: Guitar Hero vs. Rock Band - Part 2: A side by side comparison
Original at http
• Tue, Feb 3
By cmfl3x The Guitar Hero: World Tour guitar may very well be the best guitar peripheral out there. 2. Gameplay Guitar Hero World Tour Rock Band 2 Guitar Hero World Tour Instruments: Guitar Hero Gameplay: Rock Band Difficulty: Guitar Hero Music Library: Rock Band Presentation: Guitar Hero ————-
Guitar Hero: World Tour Review
Original at http
• Mon, Feb 2
By Sam Harrison With the advent of Guitar Hero and Rock Band I now have four plastic guitars and a plastic drum kit in my house and I am rapidly running out of space in my cupboard. Guitar Hero World Tour is adding to that collection with another drum kit and guitar, so I think it’s only fair to review the instrum...
Guitar Hero: World Tour Review
Original at sgcharrison.en (WordPress)
• Mon, Feb 2
By Sam Harrison With the advent of Guitar Hero and Rock Band I now have four plastic guitars and a plastic drum kit in my house and I am rapidly running out of space in my cupboard. Guitar Hero World Tour is adding to that collection with another drum kit and guitar, so I think it’s only fair to review the instrum...
Review : Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE 3 for Xbox 360
Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Mon, Jan 26
- Rock Band and Guitar Hero have been enjoying the spot light a bit too much recently and I am waiting for Dance Dance Revolution to come back and be cool ...
Opinion: Forbes Calls Rock Band A "Shameless Knockoff" Of Guitar Hero
Original at PSX Extreme
• Tue, Jan 20
A recent article talks about Activision/Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, the outrageously successful Guitar Hero franchise, and the idea that EA's Rock Band is ... Guitar Hero III First Ever Game to Sell $1 Billion Crosswalk.com Guitar Hero World Tour Review PALGN
Rock Band & Guitar Hero Bundle for PS2 (Hamilton Pool / RR12) $100
Original at craigslist
• Mon, Jan 19
I'm selling a gently used Rockband and Guitar Hero bundle for Sony PS2. It includes everything shown in pic except the box, plus a original Guitar Hero Game and Wired Guitar Controller. $100.00 cash call Doug @ 512-364-4253 if interested.
Guitar Hero World Tour .Vs. Rock Band 2 - ReviewOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 17
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Simpler Rock Band Versions Sell More
Original at DigitalBattle
• Fri, Jan 16
By Will Prusik This doesn’t reflect any diminishing of the series’ popularity though as the original on Xbox 360 sold just under 800,000 units. Had the sequel, Rock Band 2, been released earlier in the year than September it probably would have had a serious chance of beating that million figure sales ma...
Fender: Survey Shows Music Games Drive Students To Play Real Instruments
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Thu, Jan 15
By Tracey John 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
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Thu, Jan 15
By Tracey John 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...
Rock Band Storage For Sale
Original at DigitalBattle
• Tue, Jan 13
By Will Prusik Right now Amazon has a sizeable discount on a combination ottoman and storage area. It’s called the AK Rockbox and it can hold two guitars, a drum kit and a microphone, everything you need to virtually tour the world. Interestingly it’s not only designed to store your equipment, it’s also go...
ezGear's You Rock Guitar packs multi-touch and ultimate babe magnet
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Jan 8
By Jacob Schulman If ezGear's last guitar wasn't quite complex enough for you, check out it's latest product -- the You Rock Guitar. Compatible with both Guitar Hero 2 and Rock Band: World Tour for Wii, and your PC or Mac, the You Rock has a full multi-touch fretboard which simulates a "real" guitar with six st...
Review - Rock Band 2Original at Infendo
• Tue, Jan 6
By tips@infendo.com You’ve already read David’s take on Rock Band 2 versus Guitar Hero World Tour, but how about another take? Click over to read our second review and watch a gameplay montage video. Rock Band 2 Wii - Gameplay Montage from Jake Brandon on Vimeo. Final
Rock Band™ 2
Original at PlayStation.com
• Fri, Jan 2
Harmonix, developers of the blockbuster Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, are delivering Rock Band 2, a continuation of the Rock Band platform that lets audiences of all ages experience and interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of t...
NEW Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (N. Austin) $150
Original at craigslist
• Sun, Dec 14
Harmonix, developers of the smash hit Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drumme...
US PlayStation Store update for December 11
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, Dec 11
By Karl B. You know the drill by now when it comes to PlayStation Store updates: new LittleBigPlanet costumes, new Rock Band and Guitar Hero tracks, and more new stuff to buy for the games you've already paid for. Oh, and some freebies too. One thing of note is a price update for Resistance: Fall of Man. Al...
Review – Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
Original at BritishGaming.co.uk
• Thu, Dec 11
By Jonathan Cresswell After a ridiculous wait, band simulator Rock Band was finally released at a ridiculous price earlier this year – but really, the most ridiculous thing was just how fun this music title was. Taking the note-hitting concept popularised through Guitar Hero, combining it with drums and voca...
We May Have Already Reached Peak Guitar Hero
Original at Wired News
• Tue, Dec 9
By Eliot Van Buskirk In fact, we expect Guitar Hero and Rock Band releases for the next 10 years as they will always have a large and loyal market base, just as [Dance Dance Revolution] is still today a very profitable franchise for Konami, even though that series reached its peak a long time ago."
Gene Simmons Love's His AXE Guitar Videogame Controller (So Do I)
Original at Gaming Today
• Thu, Dec 4
By Stephany Related Articles at Gaming Today:Wii Bundle for Guitar Hero III UnveiledThe LEGO Guitar Hero ControllerIntroducing the Guitar Hero Turntable ControllerStandalone Wireless Gibson Guitar in Early ‘08CES 2008: Ediface Allows Real Guitars in Rock Band, Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Original at TrustedReviews Gaming Reviews only
• Mon, Dec 1
By Stuart Andrews With Rock Band stealing the ball, Guitar Hero: World Tour needed to be very good, and it is.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Original at TrustedReviews Gaming
• Mon, Dec 1
By Stuart Andrews With Rock Band stealing the ball, Guitar Hero: World Tour needed to be very good, and it is.
Survey says: Rock Band and Guitar Hero turns gamers into musicians
Original at Xbox 360
• Thu, Nov 27
By Glenn M. This spike of interest in playing actual instruments stemming from a video game is an unprecedented phenomenon. Most video games sell fantasy, but Guitar Hero and Rock Band are selling a dream that can be realized. These games plant an achievable goal in the heart of the player and that, in t...
Gaming News & Rumors Around The Web (11/27/08)
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Nov 27
Anyone wanting to get a few Black Friday Deals on Xbox LIVE? A whole load of prices are dropping for DLC from Rock Band to Crackdown (yeah, that old game). Some discounts are: Guitar Hero "Death Magnetic" Full Album - From 1440 Points to 1000 Points
Zero Punctuation Shreds Through Guitar Hero World TourOriginal at Gaming Today
• Tue, Nov 25
By Jonathan It’s been almost a year since we saw Yahtzee Croshaw fake-strumming his way through a music rhythm game, but now he’s picked up a newer plastic instrument for a bout with Guitar Hero World Tour. This time around around he has a bit of a grudge against Rock Band — which is understandable once yo...
Patch: Rock Band 2 Vs. Guitar Hero: World Tour - Drum Comparison « Bag Of ...
Original at bombmatt (WordPress)
• Tue, Nov 25
An interoperability patch to allowing the ability to play the Guitar Hero: World Tour drum kit with Rock Band 2 on PS3 has finally been released, and I can now give my full impressions of the two sets of virtual skins. ...
Gaming News & Rumors Around The Web (11/24/08)
Original at Gaming Bits
• Mon, Nov 24
Rock band/Guitar Hero] Anyone frustrated that you can't play your Guitar Hero: World Tour drums on Rock Band 2? Well, a patch has just been released that will allow users to play the Guitar Hero drums in Rock Band. Enjoy! Source: rockband.com
Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Nov 24
Following the October 26 launch of Neversoft's Guitar Hero World Tour and its specialized drum controller, competitor Harmonix today released a patch for the PS3 version of Rock Band 2 that enables compatibility with Guitar Hero drums and guitars.
Guitar Hero World Tour PS3 Review
Original at dBTechno
• Fri, Nov 21
Guitar Hero World Tour is the answer to the release of Rock Band a year ago, as it introduces the full band set to the Guitar Hero franchise with the addition of drums, microphone, and bass support to go along with the guitar. So is this enough for Guitar Hero to solidify its spot as the king of t...
Rumor: Yngwie Malmsteen, More Soundgarden Coming To Rock Band
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 20
By Michael McWhertor The next batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 may have been leaked a little early, courtesy of the in-game music store and some eagle-eyed ScoreHero forum members. We'd advise you to take it as rumor for now, as the face-melting promise of these tracks would only lead to...
Rumor: Yngwie Malmsteen, More Soundgarden Coming To Rock Band [Rock Band]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 20
By Michael McWhertor The next batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 may have been leaked a little early, courtesy of the in-game music store and some eagle-eyed ScoreHero forum members. We'd advise you to take it as rumor for now, as the face-melting promise of these tracks would only lead to...
Rumour: Yngwie Malmsteen, More Soundgarden Coming To Rock Band
Original at Kotaku Australia
• Thu, Nov 20
The next batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 may have been leaked a little early, courtesy of the in-game music store and some eagle-eyed ScoreHero forum members. We'd advise you to take it as rumour for now, as the face-melting promise of these tracks would only lead t...
Sony Discusses PSP Possibilities For ‘LittleBigPlanet,’ ‘Guitar Hero,’ And ‘Rock Band’
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Tue, Nov 18
By Patrick Klepek 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...
How The Mad Catz ‘Rock Band’ Cymbals Change MTV’s Game
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Mon, Nov 17
By Patrick Klepek 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: World Tour’ Sells More On Wii Than On Any Other [UPDATE #2: 360 Version Edged Out Wii]
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Nov 14
By Patrick Klepek 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
Fight the Foo with new Rock Band DLC
Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy
• Tue, Nov 11
By Richard Mitchell Foo Fighters fans should be feeling just fine today, as a boatload of new Rock Band DLC has landed on Xbox Live Marketplace. More specifically, fans can get their grubby little foo fighting mitts on the entire The Colour and the Shape album. The whole shebang will set you back 1600 MS Points, o...
The Week In Multiplayer — ‘Gears Of War 2,’ ‘Resistance 2,’ ‘Fallout 3,’ What The New President Means For Gamers
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Sat, Nov 8
By Tracey John “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.
Yes! We got our 20 Rock Band songs!
Original at RockGamer.com
• Fri, Nov 7
By Jen © Jen for RockGamer.com, 2008. After a nailbiting 24 hours, we finally received our email with the code to download the 20 additional bonus tracks from Rock Band. You should be receiving yours shortly if you haven’t already. And, in case you’ve forgotten, we’ve got the list of songs below. I...
This week’s PSN Update
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Fri, Nov 7
By oliver@el33tonline.com (Oliver) LittleBigPlanet gets some add-on content, as well as the usual assortment of Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band songs for download. The full European and US PlayStation Network Update for the week follows bellow:European PlayStation Network Full Games US PlayStation Network
Opinion: Which Drums Are Louder: Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour [Clips]Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 6
By Brian Crecente While playing Guitar Hero World Tour for my review of the game I started thinking that maybe the plastic and rubber drum kit was a bit louder that Rock Band 2's. So Adam and I made this short little video showing me playing a chunk of the same song. This isn't scientific at all (You'd need a way to m...
Foo Fighters Rock Band DLC Next Tuesday
Original at XboxSolution
• Thu, Nov 6
By Rich Reed News from Harmonix today, Next Week’s Rock Band DLC will be the Foo Fighter’s the Colour and the Shape Album. The 12 song track pack will be available as a full pack or by single tracks. The price for the Album is 1600 Microsoft points and single tracks will be 160 MS points. I think one reason for t...
Why Guitar Hero and Activision Lost the Beatles War to MTV and Rock Band
Original at RockGamer.com
• Mon, Nov 3
By Jen Earlier in the year, there were rumors that both companies were in talks to nab the Fab Four’s great works. Sony/ATV chairman and CEO Marty Bandier mentioned in March that they were interesed in looking into Guitar Hero. Apparently, it was Activision’s deal to lose. Speaking of his t...
Podcast: BGB at LGF: Rock Band 2 Event and Interview
Original at BritishGaming.co.uk
• Thu, Oct 30
By Jonathan Cresswell I also sat down with Dan Teasdale from Harmonix in a ten minute interview, where we cover the big picture with Rock Band 2’s EU release on all platforms, the latest update on Rock Band Japan, and the lack of European focussed tracks… as well as the finer details that anyone playing the game mi...
Opinion: Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Compatibility Updates [Guitar Hero World Tour]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Oct 29
By Brian Crecente However, integrating the Guitar Hero World Tour drum controller into the Rock Band games requires an update to the Rock Band game software. Until that update is made to the Rock Band software, the Guitar Hero World Tour drum controller will not function in the PlayStation 3 version of that...
SingStar: Vol. 2 Review
Original at 1up.com
• Tue, Oct 28
By Robert Ashley That may have been enough a couple of years ago, but fierce competition in the music-game genre threatens to make SingStar obsolete. Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour both offer nearly triple as many tunes as SingStar Vol. 2's small 30-song roster, and singing is only a part of what you g...
Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Oct 28
By Ross Miller Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour that utters Rock Band less than a half dozen times. Compar...
Frankenreview: Guitar Hero World Tour
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Oct 28
By Mike Fahey Has Activision managed to beat Harmonix at their own game, or is Guitar Hero World Tour but a pale imitation? Let's see what the all-star game critics super group has to say. From nowhere near even Rock Band 1 to look out, Harmonix, in five easy steps.
PS3 Guitar Hero: World Tour drums not Rock Band 2 compatible; Gene Simmons guitar controller not compatible with taste
Original at Engadget
• Mon, Oct 27
By Nilay Patel Guitar Hero: World Tour has only officially been on shelves for a day or so now, but unhappy PS3 customers are already making a fuss -- the game's new drumkit isn't compatible with Rock Band 2. That's a major disappointment -- having redundant guitars because Activision and Harmonix can't...
Guitar Hero World Tour - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Oct 27
By RawmeatCowboy 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
Original at Go Nintendo
• Sun, Oct 26
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
Nintendo Surprised At How Kids Play ‘Wii Music’
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Oct 24
By Patrick Klepek 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...
Guitar Hero World Tour Review - Page 1 // Xbox 360 /// Eurogamer ...
Original at Eurogamer
• Thu, Oct 23
RedOctane, now part of Activision, has always made the best Guitar Hero peripherals, and after widely publicised problems with the first run of Rock Band instruments, RedOctane and Guitar Hero World Tour's developer Neversoft hope that ...
Presidents Of The USA Rock Band Pack - Dune Buggy!
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Oct 22
By Mike Fahey A slow day, a relatively ho-hum day, and then my heart fills with joy as news reaches me that November 4th will see the release of the most election day appropriate Rock Band 2 track pack possible, featuring three songs from The Presidents of the United States of America. 'Ladybug', 'Feathe...
Wii Music - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Oct 21
By RawmeatCowboy 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...
We Try Playing ‘Rock Revolution’ With The ‘Rock Band’ Drums
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Mon, Oct 20
By Tracey John 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)
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Mon, Oct 20
By Patrick Klepek 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]
Rock Band 2 Wii Supports World Tour’s Controllers, All Rock Band DLC
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sat, Oct 18
By Rajiv Ashrafi The Wii version of Rock Band 2 is due out this December. It will come with 84 on-disc tracks and will support downloadable content, with Harmonix having announced that all existing and future Rock Band DLC will be brought to the Wii. Related PostsE3 2008: Rock Band 2 Details Harmonix has offi...
Rock Revolution Review
Original at 1up.com
• Tue, Oct 14
By Justin Haywald If Rock Revolution had released before the first Rock Band, I might've been content. It's a natural extension of GuitarFreaks and DrumMania (a pair of Konami arcade rhythm games that let you play along with J-pop tunes on guitar and drums, respectively), and it offers you the chance to roc...
How About ‘Rock Band’ Or ‘Little Big Planet’ For RPGs Of The Year?
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Mon, Sep 29
By Stephen Totilo 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.
Wii DLC Confirmed For Rock Band 2
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 29
By Mike Fahey While unannounced, MTV Games has confirmed that the upcoming Nintendo Wii version of ``Rock Band 2'' will offer the same online functionality — i.e. song downloads and Internet multiplayer modes — as the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 versions. The PS2 version, however, will not include o...
Rock Band 1 To Be Manufactured "Indefinitely", Songs Won't Ever Be Offered As DLC
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 29
By Luke Plunkett Huh, an area that Rock Band is beaten out by SingStar? Amazing. Yet also true. When SingStar came out on PS3 - superseding the last version(s), on PS2 - the game's online store let players buy songs from the earlier games individually. Was a great way for people to catch up on old tracks piece-by...
Creepy Rock Band 2 Advert Gives Up UK Release Date?Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Sep 27
By Owen Good Couple overnight tips point out this weird Rock Band 2 spot presently running, apparently, in the UK. First, Harmonix have given this young lass a full backal lobotomy and replaced the brain matter with a miniaturized band. No wonder she has such a placid look.
This Week In Multiplayer — We Go ‘Lego’ Crazy, Obsess Over ‘Mega Man 9,’ Watch 24 Hours Of ‘LittleBigPlanet’ And More
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Sep 26
By Patrick Klepek 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
Hands-On With Christian ‘Guitar Hero’ Spin-Off ‘Guitar Praise’
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Sep 19
By Tracey John 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...
Guitar Hero Outsells Rock Band 6 to 1
Original at RockGamer.com
• Thu, Sep 18
By Jen We’re outselling [Rock Band] 6:1. When you think about the access we have to 30% of the world’s music at Universal, we have a unique advantage there. I would also say when you look at resources, you know, our next-nearest competitor has a couple of hundred people working on these projects, we...
If You Play Bass In ‘Rock Band,’ You’ll Want Mad Catz’s New Guitar Controller
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Thu, Sep 18
By Patrick Klepek 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...
Konami Not Making Guitar For ‘Rock Revolution’
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Tue, Sep 16
By Tracey John 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...
Lightning Review: Illuminated LED Drumsticks For Rock Band, Guitar Hero World Tour
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Sep 15
By Jason Chen The Gadget: These illuminated LED drumsticks from The Ant Commandos light up when smacked, which give your Rock Band or Guitar Hero drumming a extra level of "light up stage show". They're made of plastic and are heavier than the wooden sticks, and are powered by two AA batteries (included...
Patch: Rejoice, your Guitar Hero guitars now work on PS3 Rock Band
Original at arstechnica.com
• Fri, Sep 12
• 7 related articles
By bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera) A new patch for Rock Band fixes some downloadable content... and adds support of Guitar Hero 3 peripherals. Awesome. Read More...
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PAIN Amusement Park and Jeopardy Added to PlayStation Store
Original at Gaming Today
• Thu, Sep 11
By Chris New Rock Band tracks — including Stephen Colbert’s “Charlene” — are now available, with Guitar Hero III getting Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” album tomorrow for $18. The album will also be compatible with Guitar Hero World Tour, which should make it much easier for Guitar Hero fans to jus...
PSN US - PlayStation Store Update 09/11/08
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, Sep 11
By Mabie A. Rock Band Two Weeks" - All That Remains (US 0.99)"This Calling" - All That Remains (US 0.99)"Charlene (I'm Right Behind You) - Stephen and the Colberts (US 0.99)All That Remains Pack 1 - includes "This Calling", "Two Weeks", "Chiron" (US 2.99)
The ‘Rock Band’ Songs I’m Cutting From ‘Rock Band 2′
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Wed, Sep 10
By Patrick Klepek “Green Grass And High Tides” by The Outlaws is my ultimate enemy in “Rock Band.” While I can’t talk about “Rock Band 2″ until Sunday, I can tell you which songs I’ve decided won’t make the cut to “Rock Band 2.” Are you removing any “Rock Band” songs from your “Rock Band 2″ setlist?
Rock Band 2 Ships to Retail
Original at Game Reviews
• Wed, Sep 10
AZ - RB2’s primary competitor, Guitar Hero: World Tour, is preparing for release on Oct. 26 in North America. The success of the Rock Band franchise has prompted ...
Patch: Guitar Hero III Les Paul support, PAX pack fix coming to PS3 Rock Band Thursday
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Sep 8
By Justin McElroy Beginning this Thursday, junior rockers that prefer PS3 can rip their Rock Band tracks right to their system in preparation for Rock Band 2. But, much like Ziggy Stardust, the Sept. 11 patch will be hiding a secret under all the glam: The addition of Guitar Hero III Les Paul controller suppor...
Rock Band 2 and Economics 101 (Exporting Songs From RB1)
Original at RockGamer.com
• Sat, Sep 6
By Jen Note: After publishing this story - we were given an update with the exact date for this patch for Playstation 3 owners from the Harmonix community. Look for your fix on September 11 - and you folks are getting double happy news - as this patch will also make the Les Paul Guitar peripheral f...
$5 to shift songs from Rock Band to Rock Band 2
Original at Yahoo! Tech
• Thu, Sep 4
CA - Today Harmonix has made it official: You'll have to pay $5 (400 Microsoft Points) to transfer your songs from the original Rock Band game to play with the ...
Rock Band title update and songs that wont transfer revealed
Original at GamingNexus
• Thu, Sep 4
The title update fixed the issue with un-hittable notes, lowers the threshold on gold star songs and allows the original Rock Band to continue to purchase songs from the RB store. We should also be able to see an "export disc" tab under the extras option in the Rock Band menus.
Export 55 Rock Band Songs for $5
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 4
By Brian Crecente An update that hit Rock Band today will allow gamers to prep most of the songs found on the original Rock Band disc for play on Rock Band 2. The Rock Band Disc Export update will show up as a tab under the extra options in the Rock Band menus. For about $5 gamers will be able to export 55 of the games 58...
Export 55 Rock Band Songs for $5
Original at Kotaku Australia
• Thu, Sep 4
An update that hit Rock Band today will allow gamers to prep most of the songs found on the original Rock Band disc for play on Rock Band 2. The Rock Band Disc Export update will show up as a tab under the extra options in the Rock Band menus. For about $US 5 gamers will be able to export 55 of the games...
Export 55 Rock Band Songs for $5 [Rock Band]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 4
By Brian Crecente An update that hit Rock Band today will allow gamers to prep most of the songs found on the original Rock Band disc for play on Rock Band 2. The Rock Band Disc Export update will show up as a tab under the extra options in the Rock Band menus. For about $5 gamers will be able to export 55 of the games 58...
'Rock Band 2' Transfers Detailed
Original at g4tv.com
• Thu, Sep 4
We've got the details on transferring tracks from Rock Band to Rock Band 2. A just-released title update to Rock Band will add a tab reading "export disc" to your main menu. Click it. Follow directions, and you'll have 55 tracks from the original Rock Band playable in Rock Band 2.
Rush Rock Band DLC Delayed
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Aug 27
By Mike Fahey Looks like Rush fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for the release of one of the greatest albums of all time to be released on Rock Band. Citing technical difficulties, the Harmonix folks have decided to shuffle things around until they can get whatever issues they're running into sq...
How To Get Your Rock Band 1 Songs Into Rock Band 2
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 21
By Luke Plunkett You bought Rock Band 1, you love playing Rock Band 1 then, oh no, they go and release Rock Band 2. What are you going to do with two Rock Bands? You can't possibly change discs during play - that's just silly - so Harmonix have had to come up with a workaround. That workaround allows you to transfer...
Sony working to make Rock Band, Guitar Hero instruments compatible
Original at Gizmag
• Wed, Aug 20
Sony has been working with rhythm based games developers to ensure compatibility between the various companies’ peripherals on the PS3 for Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution titles... Tags: Gaming, Guitar Hero, PS3, Rock Band 2, Sony
Rock Band 2 Bundle Delayed
Original at Totally360
• Sat, Aug 16
UK - With that being said Guitar Hero instruments should work with Rock Band 2 on the 360 version, so you could always use that to play Rock Band 2 until ...
Rock Band 2 Bundle Delayed
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Aug 13
By Stuart Houghton Although Rock Band 2 is slated for a September 14 release on the Xbox 360, gamers who were hoping to save some cash by buying the game + instruments bundle will be disappointed. Rock Band 2 Bundle on Xbox 360 Getting Delayed October Release? [Shacknews]
Nintendo: Wii Music Is Unique!
Original at Official Nintendo Magazine
• Fri, Aug 8
It's not meant to compete with Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Nintendo believe that Wii Music won't be competing with Guitar Hero or Rock Band when its released later on in the year. Click here to read the full article
Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Rock 'n' Roll Money Machine
Original at Wired News
• Fri, Aug 1
- Aug 1, 2008 Members of '80s rock band The Romantics are suing Activision, claiming their hit "What I Like About You" and the Guitar Hero cover version of the song sound ... Ultimate Guitar Hero / Rockband guitar controller coming Neoseeker all 2 news articles
TD Gaming Podcast 80: 2600 In a Trash Bag
Original at TD Gaming Podcast
• Tue, Jul 22
By jschommer@techdiversions.com (Derrick & Jennifer Schommer) Microsoft holds back bungie announcement, Wii leads in console sales, Guitar Hero World Tour works with Rock Band Drums and will Wii Sports Resort be good? We're wrapping up RPG history, talk a bit about Kaboom for the Atari 2600 and ask the question, is E3 dead? More listener comments and...
Patch: Wednesday Newspost for July 16, 2008
Original at Error Macro
• Wed, Jul 16
Guitar Hero: World Tour will be compatible with Rock Band instruments, at least on the 360. Likewise, a recent patch for the 360 version of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith should make it compatible with non-GH guitars. ...
Track Finder Update: ‘Rock Band 2′ Full Tracklist Announced
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Mon, Jul 14
By Jason Cipriano “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...
Madden Soundtrack Coming to Rock Band DLC
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jul 11
By Owen Good Under the deal, "Rock Band" will feature music from the "Madden 09" soundtrack in its weekly downloadable songs update, a handful at a time, over several weeks, with each song carrying the "Madden" brand. Additionally, each soundtrack song will be available for sale via iTunes as part of...
‘Active Life’ Pad Is A Revamped NES Power Pad
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Jun 20
By Tracey John 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...
Reader feeback: DLC for 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' - The Grand Rapids Press
Original at The Ann Arbor News
• Fri, Jun 6
Reader feeback: DLC for 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - Jun 6, 2008 Namely that I feel Harmonix is dropping the ball when it comes to DLC. I feel that they started off pretty diptheria good through early March and since have ...
Activision's "Guitar Hero" to get drums, microphone
Original at Reuters
• Thu, May 22
The "Guitar Hero" series has raked in more than a billion dollars for Activision and has helped drive a 72 percent rise in the company's stock over the past ... Activision Unveils Guitar Hero World Tour , First Screens Wired News Guitar Hero' Adds Backup To Compete With 'Rock Band' CRN
Rock Revolution Drum Kit Confirms Absurd Arms Race [Gaming]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, May 16
By Mark Wilson First we had Rock Band and their 5-button drum kit. Then we had the announcement of Activision's Rock Band clone (Guitar Hero IV) and its 6-button drum kit. Now, not to be outdone, we have word of Konami's Rock Revolution and its 7-button drum kit. And yes, it's all way too eerily reminiscent of...
New Guitar Hero 4 Details
Original at My Wii
• Thu, May 15
By Lukatoll So basically Rock Band kicked the crap out of Guitar Hero 3 last year. So this year, the guys over at Red Octane are deciding to follow more closely in Rock Band’s footsteps which is why Guitar Hero 4 will be receiving a dramatic ...
Guitar Hero 4 Drums Revealed
Original at LANGaming.net
• Wed, May 14
Activision is really going through with the Rock Band battle it seems with the unvailing of their new drums in this months Game Informer. The drums have 3 main pads, 2 cymbal half pads, and a pedal. While they look cool I am not sure ...
Guitar Hero IV's Drums Will Have Six Pads, Two For Cymbals
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, May 13
By Jason Chen Cymbals! That's what was missing from the Rock Band drum kit. Not missing, since some of the pads changed to cymbals whenever necessary, but it didn't have two upper pads dedicated explicitly to them. No more. Game Informer says the upcoming Guitar Hero IV will have a six-padded drum set, but...
Rock Band Bot Can Get 100% On Expert Song, But You Still SuckOriginal at Gizmodo
• Sun, May 4
By Elaine Chow Robotics maker Mark Single hooked up a Rock Band guitar to Christmas light show software and scored 100% on Green Grass and High Tides on Expert, one of the hardest songs in the game. He's detailed how he did it so you n00bs can try your hand at it too. I've never really understood the point of mod...
Guitar Hero to ‘get more physical’ on Nintendo Wii - Nintendic
Original at Playstatic
• Thu, Apr 24
Guitar Hero to ‘get more physical’ on Nintendo Wii With the Nintendo Wii’s motion-sensing controls, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has hinted today that the next iteration of Guitar Hero on the machine will ... ezStand Debuts for PS3 and Xbox 360 Guitar Hero, Rock Band Controllers DailyGame
Guitar Hero IV To Feature Mic, Drums, Copyright Infringement?
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Apr 22
By Benny Goldman Guitar Hero lost some of its luster when Rock Band came along and improved on the concept by adding drums and a microphone, making the game more versatile and party-friendly. Now Guitar Hero hopes to steal the show once again by reinventing itself as...Rock Band? Activision CEO Bobby Kotick t...
Rock Band DLC Brings More Classic Rawk And PS3 IOUs
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Apr 14
By Mark Wilson Also of note, Harmonix reports that PlayStation 3 owners should get these new tracks this Thursday when the Sony's store comes back online, along with any other back tracks that have been missing from their store. DLC Week of 4/15 [Rock Band Forums via GameInformer]
Live Activity for the week of 1/28
Original at The Xbox Domain
• Thu, Feb 7
By Dark Prince Jereme “Restless Devil” Puik Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s) 1 Call of Duty 4 2 Halo 3 3 Guitar Hero III 4 Gears of War 5 Rock Band 6 Devil May Cry 4 Demo 7 Madden NFL 08 8 Turok (Demo) 9 Assassin’s Creed 10 Rez HD Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions) 1 Rez HD 2 Chessmaster Live 3 M...
Guitar Rising for Real Guitar Heroes [Rocking]Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Feb 7
By Jesus Diaz I never got the whole Guitar Hero, Rock Band and their fake guitars playing thingie, which require so much practice to master that you may as well use a real guitar to become as good as Satriani. That's why I love the idea of Guitar Rising, which can use any real electric guitar, from a Fender Te...
Rock Band Revisited
Original at Geek.com
• Mon, Feb 4
By James Rock Band came out a couple months back, but it’s still quite popular. It recently reached 1 million sales, which is not quite at the level of Guitar Hero yet, but there’s something to be said about it. The title is seeing regular releases of new tracks, which is effectively turning the game in...
Opinion: Battle of the console rockers: Guitar Hero III vs. Rock Band (Part 3)
Original at BLORGE
• Tue, Jan 8
Guitar Hero III takes the cake as far as a purist guitar game. As a guitarist myself, after playing both, I much prefer the style, design, and overall product that is Guitar Hero III to Rock Band to get my guitarist fix. Guitar Hero for your guitar purists, and Rock Band for everyone who just wan...
Activision prevents releasing patch for Guitar Hero
Original at Software and IT news log by Softpicks.Net
• Sat, Dec 22
By editor The developers of the game Rock Band, the Harmonix studio, have reported on its official site that the publisher of the game Activision prevents releasing the update for the PS3- version, allowing the usage with the game a variety of ...
Rock Band DLC Available Next Week on XBLM; PS3 Has to Wait
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Dec 21
By fdemarco In a post on the Rock Band Forums, Harmonix Developer hmxsean reaveals that there will be Rock Band DLC next week over the holiday. No announcement what the tracks will be yet, but we do know one thing: PS3 owners will have to wait. There will be DLC next week. An announcement will go out today or M...
The real reason the Rock Band patch is being blocked: Activision ...
Original at MEGATONik
• Thu, Dec 20
By zizzy Apparently Harmonix has had a patch that makes the Guitar Hero controllers compatible with Rock Band on PS3 ready for a while, but Activision won’t let them release it. Now Activision says they’re more than willing to let it be released ...
Activision: By Guitar Hero III/Rock Band Guitar "Agreement," We Meant "Money" [Guitar Zero]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Dec 20
By Matt Buchanan Remember how Harmonix wanted to release a patch to let you use Guitar Hero III guitars on Rock Band for the PS3, but then Activision blocked it and Harmonix told everyone about it, and then Activision said Harmonix just didn't wanna play ball, where it pretty much seemed like Activision me...
Patch: Guitar Hero III Update Now Available
Original at PSX Extreme
• Fri, Dec 14
The Guitar Hero III/Rock Band guitar compatibility saga continues, but in the meantime, Neversoft and Activision have released a significant update for GHIII.
Activision Calls Harmonix a Punk, Says They Were "Misleading" About Blocked Patch [Fight!]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Dec 14
By Matt Buchanan In fact, Harmonix and its parent company MTV Games/Viacom recently declined Activision's offer to reach an agreement that would allow the use of Guitar Hero guitar controllers with Rock Band. We have been and remain open to discussions with Harmonix and MTV Games/Viacom about the use of...
Patch: Activision says no to Harmonix's Guitar Hero friendly update
Original at Tom's Hardware UK
• Fri, Dec 14
• 7 related articles
Cambridge (MA) - Harmonix created a patch that would allow Rock Band players to use the Guitar Hero III controller in the game, but says Activision has voiced objections that prevent the patch from being released. ...
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Patch: Activison: Actually, Harmonix to blame for PS3 guitar issues
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Dec 14
• 7 related articles
By Justin McElroy Guitar Hero III controllers don't work with Rock Band on the PS3. Harmonix made a patch to fix the problem, which never appeared. Harmonix released a statement saying that Activision "objected to the release of the compatibility patch," ...
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Tasty Links for December 14th 2007 Musical Patches Edition
Original at 8Bit Joystick.com
• Thu, Dec 13
Activision that is now the publisher of Guitar Hero 3 is preventing Harmonix the previous developer of Guitar Hero and current developer of Rock Band from releasing a patch for the PS3 version of Rock Band to make it work with the ...
Patch: Activision denies PS3 Rock Band support for Guitar Hero III controller
Original at 360plex.com
• Thu, Dec 13
• 7 related articles
Activision has denied Harmonix the ability to publish a patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band which would enable Guitar Hero III guitar support. ...
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Harmonix says Activision is blocking Rock Band patch
Original at TG Daily
• Thu, Dec 13
• 7 related articles
Harmonix created a patch that would allow Rock Band players to use the Guitar Hero III controller in the game, but says Activision has voiced objections that prevent the patch from being released.
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Harmonix: PS3 guitar compatibility patch complete, Activision ...
Original at MaxConsole.net
• Wed, Dec 12
The Harmonix team has posted up a message that they have completed a software patch for the PS3 version of Rock Band that allowed for guitar compatibility and support for third party peripherals including Activision\'s Guitar Hero III ...
Activision Blocks Rock Band Patch, Kills GHIII Guitar Support ...
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 12
By Michael McWhertor The silver lining to this horribly depressing decision is that I certainly know now that I'll have no desire to pick up any future Guitar Hero games. Thanks, Activision and RedOctane! You just saved me hundreds. ...
Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Dec 6
• 7 related articles
Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game." An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...
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Patch: Rock Band to support Guitar Hero 3 controller
Original at ICGamers
• Wed, Dec 5
• 7 related articles
A few weeks ago we informed you about how lame it was of the PS3 version of Rock Band not to support Guitar Hero 3 controllers, but Harmonix has now released a patch that will fix this. (comment on this article…) (more…)
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Patch: Rock Band to support Guitar Hero 3 controller
Original at Playstatic
• Wed, Dec 5
• 7 related articles
By Aert A few weeks ago we informed you about how lame it was of the PS3 version of Rock Band not to support Guitar Hero 3 controllers, but Harmonix has now released a patch that will fix this. (comment on this article…)
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Patch: Rock Band Fix For Guitar Hero III PS3 Controllers Coming [Unconfirmed]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 5
By Michael McWhertor The Harmonix community manager writes at the official Rock Band forums that a routine patch for the PlayStation 3 version of the game is coming soon, one that will address "a number of items related to guitar controller compatibility." The patch was expected to be released yesterday, but...
Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 045 -- Huge Success
Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy
• Mon, Dec 3
By Richard Mitchell Johnny Rotten loves Guitar Hero III ... in his own way Gerstmann-gate Hooray for the new comment system! GTA IV box art video EA replacing defective Rock Band guitars 360's Black Friday sales are stellar Ninja Gaiden II video preview Shred Nebula coming to XBLA
Rock Band DLC Prices, Details & Dates Revealed
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 14
By Michael McWhertor Sorry, SingStar, but any intentions I had of purchasing your off-disc tunes have gone by the wayside, now that I know that stellar downloadable content from Metallica will be arriving for the week of Rock Band's release. Gamespot has details on the planned song list, as well as the flexibl...
Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 042 -- Intervention
Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy
• Mon, Nov 12
By Richard Mitchell Rock Band gold, sold separately Word Puzzle and Switchball on XBLA Xbox 360 Family Timer confirmed Lost Planet: Colonies sequel on USK Guitar Hero on South Park (Assassin's commercial overload during South Park) Halo 3 matchmaking updates, bugs and maps Guitar Hero III shortages expe...
Opinion: Let's rock
Original at The Age
• Sun, May 13
By Jason Hill(jasonh@sent.com) While Activision plunder classic 80s rock anthems for their next edition of Guitar Hero, the game's creator Harmonix is busy working on something a lot more ambitious. Published by Electronic Arts, Rock Band will let Xbox 360 and PS3...
TD Gaming Podcast 52: Ostrich-Riding Skeleton Warriors
Original at TD Gaming Podcast
• Mon, Jan 8
By jschommer@techdiversions.com (Derrick & Jennifer Schommer) Xbox Live growing pains, Guitar Hero 3 mono problem closer to being solved, Mad Katz to make Rock Band peripherals and Nintendo Wii getting kiosk ability for DS demos. We're looking at a game which had some cool creatures in it, including ostrich-riding skeleton warriors and we'll take a l...
Guitar Hero 4 will 'innovate the series'
Original at PS3Forums
• Thu, May 8
By Nuvian Guitar Hero 4 will be released during the Christmas period, Activision CEO Mike Griffith has announced. With an emphasis on the series continuing to innovate to compete with Rock Band, the game will provide something fresh for fans. ...