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Music games off 36% this year, EA expects Rock Band sales down $400 million (News)

May 6, 2009

Buried in today's Elecrtonic Arts earnings call was this amazing revelation from COO John Pleasants: Revenue for music/rhythm games was down 36% during the first quarter of the year and 42% in March, per NPD. As a result, EA has cut the gross sales revenue it expects from its EA Partner division, which distributes "Rock Band" for Viacom.

That's a huge decline. And keep in mind that there weren't any major music game releases during the first quarter of last year, while 2009 saw "Guitar Hero: Metallica" (albeit at the very end of March). As we started to see in late 2008, sales of "Rock Band 2" and "Guitar Hero: World Tour" must be down massively from the original "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III."

And while EA CEO John Riccitiello said he feels "really bullish" about "Rock Band: Beatles Edition," the fact that the company is expecting $400 million less in sales indicates just how big an impact continued sales of "Rock Band" through last year mattered, and how far "Rock Band 2" is lagging.

Prince Talks About Guitar Hero, Turned Down an Offer to be in the Game (News)

May 1, 2009

Slashgamer: "Prince is considered to be one of the greatest musicians of our time. Honestly, even if for some reason you can't stand him, it's hard to argue his greatness, just look at his achievements. The artiest has won seven Grammy Awards, one Golden Globe and even an Academy Award for his work on Purple Rain.

Even with his legendary work, comes controversy. Without me getting to much into it, just go to his Wikipedia page and look under 'controversy.' With that said, PBS asked Prince on his thoughts about Guitar Hero. Although he didn't necessarily criticizes the rhythm game, he just doesn't think it should be a substitute for playing an actual guitar."

Scoring gaming deals: Video games and hardware on sale this week (News)

Apr 20, 2009

There are plenty of deals on video games this week, as much as 50% off some games and gear. Guitar Hero games and accessories, as well as PlayStation hardware too. Here's a round-up of various video game deals that are going on this week. You may want to check them out soon, because supplies are limited!

Among the offers are:
$20 off the PLAYSTATION 3 Uncharted Bundle
$20 off LittleBigPlanet
Guitar Hero Aerosmith for free when you buy Guitar Hero Metallica
Resistance Retribution or MLB 09 for free with PSP
Guitar Hero On Tour Guitar Bundles for 50% off
Buy 1 Xbox 360 or PS3 game at Target, get 50% off another
Get $20 off Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars when you purchase a DSi
and more!

Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit (News)

Mar 2, 2009

A California court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by legendary guitar maker Gibson against Activision for allegedly violating a patent with their Guitar Hero games.

GamesRadar's Anti-Awards 2008 (Feature)

Jan 7, 2009

Just a few weeks ago we celebrated the very best of 2008 with our Platinum Chalice Awards.Today though, we must temper our merriment with disdain and head-sagging shame, for these are the moments that truly made our stomachs turn. ...

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Review)

Nov 24, 2008

There’s just no other way to slice it: we tried holding it several different ways, but the most comfortable position to hold the DS when playing Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades is totally diagonal. Most any other way, you’ll get cramps from holding your wrist at a cockeyed angle. ...

Nickelback slam Guitar Hero (News)

Nov 20, 2008

MCV: 'Rock Star' combo blame rhythm action titles for lack of new US bands

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades - Launch trailer (Video)

Nov 10, 2008

The second round of Guitar Hero on the DS is much like the first: same wacky, cramp-inducing controller attachment, same spotty strum detection, but same fundamental rockingness.

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades track list released (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Activision unleashes the full set list for Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, the encore to the top-selling Guitar Hero: On Tour. Featuring more than 40 years of rock's most celebrated artists with 28 master recordings, the game allows players to host epic jam sessions anytime, anywhere.

The complete set list for Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, available on November 16, 2008, will include:

• Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal"
• The All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"
• Blind Melon - "No Rain"
• Blondie - "One Way Or Another"
• Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
• Boston - "Rock and Roll Band"
• The Darkness - "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
• Edgar Winter Group - "Free Ride"
• Fall Out Boy - "The Take Over, The Breaks Over"
• Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
• Free - "All Right Now"
• Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
• Joe Satriani - "Satch Boogie"
• Journey - "Any Way You Want It"
• Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
• Linkin Park - "One Step Closer"
• Los Lobos - "La Bamba"
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama (live)"
• Paramore - "Crushcrushcrush"
• Queen - "We Are The Champions"
• R.E.M. - "The One I Love"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Can't Stop"
• Sammy Hagar - "I Can't Drive 55"
• Seether - "Remedy"
• Smashing Pumpkins - "Tarantula"
• Stone Temple Pilots - "Down"
• Veruca Salt - "Volcano Girls"
• Weezer - "Buddy Holly"

Guitar Hero On Tour Decades song list with music videos for each track (News)

Oct 30, 2008

With the complete 28-track song list for Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades now revealed, VGB ordered the list by band that links to a music video of each song.

UGO Exclusive: Guitar Hero Decades '90s Tracks Revealed (News)

Oct 23, 2008

UGO writes: "Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS sold crazy numbers. Despite requiring an extra attachment and a slightly higher cost than a standard DS game, On Tour managed to rake in a lot of on-the-go GH fans.

So this year they're doing it all over again with Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades. From a gameplay perspective, it's pretty much the same experience with brand new songs, each focused on rockin' decades throughout history. And Activision has gone ahead and shared with us the 90s line-up of songs that'll be appearing in the game:"

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Screenshots)

Oct 7, 2008

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Arrives November 16th (News)

Oct 6, 2008

SnagWire: Activision has announced that it's second DS effort Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades will hit shelves November 16th.

Taking advantage of the Nintendo DS Guitar Grip, Decades includes "more than 26? new songs across the musical time continuum. Additionally, the title is multiplayer-compatible with the the original On Tour enabling face-offs and multiplayer-only song sharing between the two games.

Unlockable Songs (Unlockable)

Jan 7, 2009

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Unlockable Guitars (Unlockable)

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Unlockable Songs (UK Version) (Unlockable)

Jan 7, 2009

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Song Lyrics FAQ (FAQ)

Nov 21, 2008

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