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Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will make you better at actual rocking

07 Nov 2009 10:00:00 PST

Written by Griffin McElroy
We wish Harrison and the entire Harmonix crew the best of luck in this endeavor, if only so they can finally stymie the infinitely deplorable "why don't you learn how to play a real instrument" contingency. Man, we hate those guys.Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will make you better at actual roc...

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Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will Teach You to Play Music

07 Nov 2009 07:30:28 PST

Dhani Harrison, son of the Beatles' late George Harrison, works as a consultant for Harmonix on the Rock Band series. He worked on the original Rock Band, and naturally helped produce The Beatles: Rock Band. "I guess I'm accidentally responsible for 'Rock Band' becoming the Beatles digit...

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Rock Band 3 Will Teach People To Play Music For Real

06 Nov 2009 11:59:00 PST

“I’m working on Rock Band 3 and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game,” Harrison said. “Give me a couple years, it’s going to happen.” Watch Larger Version of this Video What do you think? Do you want to use a game to learn to play re...

Original story at G4 TV .

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How Lego Rock Band Can Turn Kids On to Parents’ Music

05 Nov 2009 13:23:25 PST

Written by Gus Mastrapa
In the old days, kids had to rifle through their parents’ dusty record collection to discover new and dangerous music. Now, they’ve only got to play Lego Rock Band. The new family-friendly rhythm action game from Traveller’s Tales and Harmonix came out Tuesday for the Xbox 360, Wii and Play...

Original story at Wired .

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Opinion: Opinion: Why DJ Hero Can't Save Music Games

05 Nov 2009 00:00:38 PST

Written by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless)
But assuming consumers are willing to spend more than $100 on a single video game, could DJ Hero revolutionize rhythm games? The advent of Guitar Hero let entirely new audiences tap into a near-universal fantasy. Whether video game fan or not, how many people have never once rocked out on a...

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EA and Activision Wii games - play times broken down

04 Nov 2009 13:00:13 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Go Nintendo .

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Rock Band news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Rock Band news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums combine for ultimate MIDI kit (video) -- by Darren Murph from Engadget
• Rock Band 3 Will Aim To Teach People How To Play Music -- by Kat Bailey from 1UP RSS feed
• Dhani Harrison working with Harmonix on Rock Band 3 -- from Latest News - PSU.com
• White Stripes Joining Rock Band -- from G4 TV - TheFeed
• Rock Band DLC Brings Damned, White Stripes -- from *Shacknews* Games
• Rock Band Weekly Releases - Week of November 10th -- from Gaming Bits
• The White Stripes Make Rock Band Debut -- from Latest News - TeamXbox
• The White Stripes Headline Rock Band DLC for Next Week -- by Dustin Quillen from 1UP RSS feed
• Rock Band Weekly: The White Stripes, The Damned, Kasabian -- by Alexander Sliwinski from Joystiq
• Playstation Network Update 11/06/2009 -- by Asterick from GayGamer.net

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Rock Band iPhone & iPod Touch Review

04 Nov 2009 10:11:22 PST

Written 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...

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Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser [Event]

03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 PST

Written 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.

Original story at Kotaku .

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Rock Band Micro Review: iPhone Joins the Band. [Review]

26 Oct 2009 12:20:00 PDT

Written by matt cabral
Loved Band in Your Hand: Four instruments-guitar, bass, drums, vocals, 20 tracks, world tour, quick play, multiplayer, and even a music store make the jump to Apple's slick portable. Despite the absence of plastic peripherals and avatars , Rock Band on iPhone, well...rocks!

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Launch Primer -- DJ Hero

26 Oct 2009 01:01:00 PDT

Activision actually trademarked DJ Hero after Guitar Hero exploded, long before the project that would actually become DJ Hero came to fruition. DJ Hero was originally an untitled, unannounced DJ take on Guitar Hero in development for Vivendi Games by FreeStyleGames before Vivendi me...

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Podcast: Episode 120 - Halo 3 ODST and FIFA 10

23 Oct 2009 03:07:02 PDT

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

20 Oct 2009 14:48:39 PDT

Written by RawmeatCowboy
“Stage-Gig is the first speaker system designed from the ground up for use with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero,” explains Don Milks, senior manager of product management at Altec Lansing. “By amplifying the audio, Stage-Gig makes the games feel even more like you are playing in a live c...

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Opinion: Episode 119 - The Beatles Rock Band and Raven Squad

16 Oct 2009 04:17:13 PDT

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Rock Band 2 updated on Xbox 360, PS3 patch coming soon

25 Sep 2009 14:30:42 PDT

Written by Karl B.
Harmonix has just released a patch for Rock Band 2's Xbox 360 version that ...

Original story at Xbox 360 . Related stories include: Patch: Rock Band DLC for March 25th - Orange Lounge Radio , Rock Band Patch Announced and Coming Soon - Girls Got Game!

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Rock Band 2 Patch Brings Wireless Mic Support

25 Sep 2009 13:40:00 PDT

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...

Original story at Shacknews .

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Joystiq Podcast 105 - Wifearmed edition

14 Aug 2009 12:45:00 PDT

Written by Justin McElroy
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Rock Band Overdrive Guitar Pedal Review

07 Aug 2009 10:31:20 PDT

Written by Jeff Atwood
I recently picked up a package deal that included the Mad Catz Rock Band Overdrive Pedal. This is as simple as it looks. It’s a freakin’ metal box with a switch that you plug into your Rock Band guitar (if you haven’t noticed, the port is on the side of every guitar). When you stomp on [...]

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The Bender Podcast - Ep 50 - Comic Books Copycats, Be in Rock Band, and Black Football

27 Jul 2009 09:45:20 PDT

A grand episode of The Bender. Was posted on Saturday, but didn't get to Grep until now (my bad!) In this episode we touch on the "Black College Football Xperience" video game and how it is possibly racist in title, a bunch of random comic book news, information, and other stuff mentioned (th...

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How to unlock all songs in Rock Band with a cheat code

14 Feb 2009 01:50:16 PST

Cami, theburntmatches, shows us how to unlock all songs on Rock Band! It is a simple way to unlock all the songs in XBOX 360, PS3 or Wii Rock Band ... www.wonderhowto.com

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How To: Rock Band 2-Float On Expert Drums After effects Test Part (1/4)

20 Dec 2008 00:44:26 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (sk8er213freak)
just a showing of how to use adobe after effects Author: sk8er213freak Keywords: rock band float on expert drums after effects test part of Added: December 20, 2008

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Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3

24 Nov 2008 15:06:00 PST

The cross-game instrument compatibility fulfills Sony's earlier promise, with Microsoft having made a similar vow for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 instruments for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour were cross-compatible upon release.

Original story at Shacknews .

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Podcast: 10 Retro Songs With Geek Cred

15 Sep 2008 08:30:00 PDT

Written by Brad Moon
Devo: "Girl U Want". 'Cause it's on Rock Band and started this whole post. A performance video with the band in their trademark Flower Pot hats (sorry- "energy domes"), silver suits, stilted robotic movements and not one, but two keytars... And it's on the TankGirl soundtrack.

Original story at Wired News .

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How To: Diy Bass Drum Pedal For Diy Electronic Drum Kit/Rock Band Fix

15 May 2008 03:40:09 PDT

Written by sasuke_kun12
This will hopefull tell you how to create your very own bass drum/hi-hat pedal for you DIY electronic drum kit (mine coming soon!) to gamepad hack or as a fix for your rock band pedal (not tested since i don't have rock band). ...

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Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support

06 Dec 2007 03:56:21 PST

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...

Original story at Shacknews .

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How To: Rock Band drums on your PC. Why?

23 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PST

Written by Richard Mitchell
An intrepid blogger at dxprog.com has discovered how to use the Rock Band drum kit with a Windows PC. The whole process seems pretty simple, and has been made even simpler thanks to an installer program (use at your own risk) created by ...

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