E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when Madden NFL 09 unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far.
GamersPlatform.com Wrote: So, like I reported in my review, you can exchange the picture in your DS's grip peripheral by simply unlocking the little latch-type thing and putting in a picture of your choice, which is really cool and allows for much more customization, as opposed to just the stickers. Red Octane has just put up some pretty rockin' images up at their site, which you can find http://www.guitarhero.com/ghot/grip/, and download for free.
WorthPlaying writes: "For the first time handheld gamers will have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Guitar Hero: On Tour offering the most diverse set list of master tracks in a Guitar Hero game, including classic rock, alternative and pop favorites. Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch."
After playing to sold-out crowds in living rooms around the world, the blockbuster video game Guitar Hero is hitting the road with Guitar Hero®: On Tour for Nintendo DS, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced. Available now at retail outlets nationwide, Guitar Hero: On Tour brings a new dimension to handheld gaming and gives fans the ability to shred along to their favorite tunes with complete portability.
The 24 songs list from Guitar Hero: On Tour has been revealed. The Nintendo DS music-rhythm game will launch in America on June 22nd. Listen to all four tiers and some bonus tracks.
The official website for the portable DS Guitar Hero game has now been launched, contains images, videos, tracklisting, song samples, all the things you'd expect.
Keep busy with Ninja Gaiden II and Metal Gear Solid 4, because there's nothing new for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 this week. Wii gamers will finally be getting Rock Band at the end of the week. Clank goes solo with the arrival of Secret Agent Clank for the Sony PSP. Square Enix brings revived Taito classics Arkanoid on the DS and Space Invaders Extreme for the PSP and DS. There's never a slow week for the DS...
MCV: Activision has teamed up with Nintendo for a new limited edition Guitar Hero DS Lite bundle.
Highlights this week include Spore Creature Creator (PC), Rock Band (Wii), Guitar Hero On Tour (Nintendo DS), and Secret Agent Clank (Sony PSP).
Includes: Special Edition Guitar Hero Metallic Silver Black DS, Guitar Hero On Tour Game, Guitar Grip and pick stylus.
Activision has put together a short trailer showing you how the hell Guitar Hero will work on the DS. And it's a strange one...We can't figure out what's odder. The peripheral that allows you to rock out with your DS or the bloke that does the singing? See for yourself below.Guitar Hero on Tour ships later this summer.Courtesy of CVG.May 29, ...
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Vicarious Visions was handed the task to deliver a Nintendo DS version of Guitar Hero. Karthik Bala, CEO of Vicarious Visions, shares how the team came to develop the Nintendo DS Guitar Grip hardware.
Kombo writes: Guitar Hero, without a guitar? Madness! Not so, says Signal Hill Capital Group analyst Todd Greenwald. Instead, he says this thing:
CVG writes, "Activision has released the tracklist for the DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour, and it's looks like it will only please teeny boppers who have never heard of Jimi Hendrix.
Activision has unveiled the track list for the DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour in magazine Nintendo Power, and it looks like it will please teeny boppers who have never heard of Jimi Hendrix.
The selection boasts such Guitar-based 'classics' as This Love by Maroon 5 and All Star by Smash Mouth.
Not to take anything away from Blink 182 or No Doubt, but we wonder if the developer has forgotten that these games are enjoyable ...
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MTV Multiplayer writes: "For the first six months they were making it, the creators of "Guitar Hero" for the DS weren't sure their game was going to work.
Vooks were lucky enough to be invited to have an 'Eyes-On' look at Activision's Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. It is being developed by Vicarious Visions, the fine people responsible for the Wii version of Guitar Hero 3. Unfortunately with it being an eyes-on look, it meant Vooks were unable to play the game themselves. But rest assured, Vooks got a very good look at the title and hardware, and Vooks are in a very good position to pass judgement.