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Rock Band to Get Rob Zombie, Wolfmother, Morningwood, And More (News)

Oct 23, 2009

WorthPlaying writes, "Grammy Award-nominated American metal rocker and former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie adds to his Rock Band DLC catalog (currently "War Zone") with three new tracks for the Rock Band platform, including "Dragula" and "Superbeast," from his debut solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe, as well as "Burn," from his new album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, to be released Nov. 17. Zombie also has a film currently playing in theaters – Halloween 2, which he wrote, directed and produced."

GameStop starts huge Guitar Hero, Rock Band sale (News)

Jul 7, 2009

Ben Kuchera of ArsTechnica writes:

"The great thing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band packages is that they come in OMG-XBOX-HUGE packages. Why is that a great thing? Because boxes that big cost retailers money to store, which means that, with new rhythm games coming by the end of the year, it costs more to keep them around than it does to sell them at a huge discount. That means it's time to blast out existing inventory at OMG-GAMEBOY-MICRO prices. Let's take a look at what you can grab.

You have the name of the game, the system, the old price, and the price that the bundle is on sale for. If you don't have the game, or if you just need to pick up a few instruments to have as extras, this is a great time to do so."

Gamestop.com Music Blowout Sale (News)

Jun 9, 2009

Gamestop.com is running a huge blowout sale for many different bundles of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 SE, and Guitar Hero.

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."

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.

Former Sega of America President Bernard Stolar lands new job at Vivo Products (News)

Feb 17, 2009

Consumer electronics manufacturer Vivo Products has announced a couple of changes in their corporate lineup today. Bernard Stolar has been appointed to Chairman of the Board and Kelli Richards assumes the role of VP Business Development&Content Partnerships.

Vivo currently boasts three products including a Jillian Michaels Flash Drive, Gene Simmons Axe, and the Vivo Video player. The famous Axe guitar from the legendary front man of KISS, Gene Simmons is forever immortalized in plastic by Vivo for use in Rock Band and Guitar Hero games on the Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 consoles. Jillian Michaels has her likeness on 2gb flash drives that are a compliment her Fitness Ultimatum Nintendo Wii game. The Vivo Video is touted as "the ultimate all-in-one mp3 and mp4 player".

School of Rock: Guitar Hero & Rock Band Summer Camps Announced (News)

Feb 7, 2009

Power Chord Academy, the nation's leading summer camp for amateur musician training, is excited to announce the addition of two new Summer programs!

GameROCKERS is an exclusive 3-day cutting edge game-musician program for the new age of musicians who play Guitar Hero or Rock Band. iROCKER is a 1-day version of the GameROCKERS program.

Defending the Plastic Guitar! (News)

Dec 5, 2008

That Gaming Site Writes: "I play real Guitar and Guitar Hero.

Being a fan of both, I've been subject to numerous arguments over and over about how playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band is a waste of time and that 'nerds' should try picking up a real instrument and do something productive for a change. It was in this week's edition of NME (a British Indie Music Publication) that brought me this comment, in an article that........"

Gene Simmons AXE Controller Launches (News)

Dec 4, 2008

...Gene Simmons has a lot to say about it.

"I never do anything half way. My AXE controller is the closest thing you can have to being onstage in KISS. I created and designed the Gene Simmons AXE bass guitar and I can't wait for the fans to experience it for themselves," said Gene Simmons. "The Gene Simmons AXE guitar is such a recognizable symbol - people have been asking for a gaming replica ever since Guitar Hero was first introduced."

Nickelback slam Guitar Hero (News)

Nov 20, 2008

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

Tongues out for the Kiss Guitar Hero controller (News)

Oct 29, 2008

"Want something that looks just that little bit more authentic when you're playing Guitar Hero?

How about a three-quarter replica of Gene Simmons' guitar from Kiss?

Yes folks. You too can paint your face black and white and strut around the living room with your unfeasibly long tongue hanging out as you get to grips with the latest Guitar Hero game..."

Excerpt quoted from PS3 Attitude

Logitech Answers Guitar Questions of Cross-Game Compatibility and Other Platforms (News)

Oct 25, 2008

Yesterday, Logitech revealed its new $250 wireless guitar controller for Guitar Hero for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. However, there were some questions about whether or not the peripheral would see a release for the Wii or Xbox 360, or if it would work with other non-Guitar Hero branded games. And now, those questions no longer remain unanswered.

Activision pooh-poohs Rock Band's Success (News)

Sep 19, 2008

Ever since Sunday, Rock Band 2 has been the talk of the town. Xbox 360 owners have been digging deep into the game's new set list, as well as the online battle of the bands, instrument challenges, and revamped World Tour mode. You'd think that maybe we've all started to forget about a little franchise known as Guitar Hero, but according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, you'd be wrong. He would like to take a moment to remind you that Guitar Hero is still the world's number one music franchise.

'Guitar Hero' movie isn't happening...yet (News)

Sep 17, 2008

Director Brett Ratner has been plenty vocal about wanting to develop a movie based on the game Guitar Hero. But Activision, the company that owns the franchise, isn't going for it. "I'd really like to do it, but they're not letting me," he tells EW.com. "I expressed my interest, but because it's such a success, it's like now there's no reason to make a movie about it."

Ratner is a big fan of the game, incorporating it into videos he's directed for Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey, and he envisioned a story about a small-town kid who dreams of fame and wins a Guitar Hero competition. "The game is wish-fulfilling, everyone can be a rock star."

But despite the setback, Ratner is not giving up hope. "I might prevail," he says. "I usually do."

Peak Products Introduces Wooden Guitar Controller (News)

Aug 15, 2008

GiN Reports: "Peak Products, a gaming peripheral company dedicated to providing the best in instrument quality gaming controllers, announces Starpex, the first-ever full-size, wood, PS2 /PS3 Guitar controller with the look and feel of an actual guitar. Starpex boasts an instrument-quality, highgloss lacquered finish with a hardwood body, neck, and headstock handcrafted by a leading guitar manufacturer giving the authentic guitar experience that Guitar Hero and Rock Band enthusiasts crave."

'Guitar Hero' continues to play sweet music for Activision (News)

Aug 1, 2008

Activision Blizzard Inc. on Thursday reported that Activision Inc.'s first-quarter profits more than doubled on strong sales of the "Guitar Hero" franchise and the game based on the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda."

The first quarter ended before the closing of Activision's merger with Vivendi Games, creating Activision Blizzard.

In the quarter, Activision earned $59 million, or 18 cents a share, up from $27.8 million, or 9 cents a share, in the first quarter a year ago.

In the quarter, Activision logged $654.2 million in sales, up from $495.5 million a year ago.

Real Wood, Full-Size Guitar Controller for PlayStation Rock Band and Guitar Heroes (News)

Jul 31, 2008

Not content with the plastic miniature guitar you're forced to use when you pretend rock out? Well, if you're a PlayStation 2 or 3 owner with an extra $180 lying around, you can pick up this new wooden guitar that works with Rock Band and all of the Guitar Hero games.

Destructoid Exclusive: Rock Axe, the guitar controller to end 'em all (News)

Jul 14, 2008

Dick McVengeance of Destructoid says,

"Let's face it: the Guitar Hero controller is not the ideal item for the game. It'd be nice to hold a full-sized guitar in your hands. We've seen people build custom controllers and put them on eBay, but those were one-off deals, and usually rather expensive."

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Review)

Jul 2, 2008

Somewhere between Rock Band and the distant promise of Guitar Hero World Tour, ‘classic’ Guitar Hero became very ordinary, very quickly. This, now the fifth game, bears all the hallmarks of a series paddling to stay afloat. World Tour’s change of direction is looking even more necessary now. It all started so well too. Aerosmith has been involved with track selections, story elements and even mockumentary videos, and are ...

Rock Band Guitars Incompatible with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (News)

Jul 1, 2008

So time has passed, and time heals all wounds right? It was with a hopeful heart that some people bought a copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and tried firing it up with a Rock Band guitar, only to be greeted with a screen telling them, "An unsupported guitar peripheral has been detected."

Sigh.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Launch Trailer (Video)

Jun 30, 2008

Aerosmith meet Guitar Hero. Much rock is had.

New Game Releases for the Week of June 29, 2008 (News)

Jun 28, 2008

Welcome to New Releases for the Week!

Highlights this week include Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo Wii/PS2), Gears of War Refresh (Xbox 360) and Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (Nintendo DS).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of June 29, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Behind the scenes (Video)

Jun 26, 2008

Aerosmith meet Guitar Hero. Much rock is had.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Cheats Exclusively Revealed (News)

Jun 23, 2008

The push button codes for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith have been exclusively revealed by CheatCC.com. Check them all out!

Song List for Guitar Hero : Aerosmith (News)

Jun 23, 2008

After boring the American audience time and time again at the super bowl half time show, Aerosmith is now bringing boredom to your home console and plastic guitar. Activision has revealed the song list for the upcoming borefest Guitar Hero : Aerosmith. Fat, long haired, emo kids can now sleep soundly knowing that on June 29th 2008, they'll be picking up their guitar and playing "Train Kept A Rollin" and "Walk This Way".

Complete Set List for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (News)

Jun 22, 2008

The complete 41 numbers set list in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has been revealed. The game will follow Aerosmith throughout their career from small clubs up to their comeback success. The game also includes other bands Aerosmith toured with or are fans of.

The start of the game: 'Tier 1 - All the Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople), Draw the Line (Aerosmith), Dream Police (Cheap Trick), Make It (Aerosmith), Uncle Salty (Aerosmith). Tier 2 - All Day and All of the Night (The Kinks), I Hate Myself for Loving You (Joan Jett), Movin' Out (Aerosmith), No Surprize (Aerosmith), Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith).'

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - DMC gameplay vignette (Video)

Jun 17, 2008

Aerosmith meet Guitar Hero. Much rock is had.

Guitar Hero fans are 'untalented pretenders', says singer (News)

Jun 6, 2008

John Mayer has criticized Activision's Guitar Hero, because "it makes it easy for untalented people to pretend they are good at playing the instrument," Rolling Stone magazine reports (via site Entertainment Wise).

The singer-song writer claims that no game could ever match the enjoyment of playing a real guitar. Evidently the concept of "game" is lost on him.

"Guitar Hero was devised to bring the guitar-playing ...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith new songs list, 29 out of 41 soundtracks revealed (News)

Jun 5, 2008

From Guitar Hero: Aerosmith's 41 songs set list, not the entire soundtrack will be Aerosmith hits. So far 28 songs and their artists have been revealed. VGB compiled a list including videos for each song, such as Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator", "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith, and "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith fights for center stage (News)

Jun 4, 2008

Bored of plastic guitars yet? No? Then we have some new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith shots on Wii, PS3, and 360. Its one of four games heading up Activision's Guitar Hero assault in the next 12 months.

The other two, in case you were wondering, are World Tour (consoles), On Tour (DS) and Metallica, which recently emerged on a company SEC filing.

The Aerosmith spin-off lets you play through the band's ...

Rock Acts Ringing Up Sales Via Video Games (News)

May 26, 2008

Games like "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III" have proved their ability to breathe new life into classic rock sales. But can they do the same for new music?

Last month, Motley Crue decided to find out. The band placed its new single, the title track from "Saints of Los Angeles," for sale as a downloadable track on "Rock Band" well in advance of the album's release date, which has been pushed back to June 24. The only other place to obtain the track was iTunes.

According to data provided by the band's management, Tenth Street Entertainment, the track was downloaded more than 47,000 times via the Xbox 360 version of the game alone in the first week after it became available.

By comparison, the same track received slightly more than 10,000 downloads via digital services like iTunes and Amazon, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"One Armed Scissor" Confirmed For Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (News)

May 9, 2008

The upcoming Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (and possibly Guitar Hero: On Tour) tracklist got a new addition today, as "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In was confirmed by the band to be in the game. While the press release specifically mentions Guitar Hero IV, this wouldn't be the first time a band confused which game their song was going to be in.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Screenshots)

May 1, 2008

The Guitar Heroes at Red Octane Lock Up Aerosmith With An Exclusive Arrangement, Leaving Harmonix and Rock Band to Dream On (News)

Apr 29, 2008

Level Up writes: "With the rising popularity of rhythm games like SingStar, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, is it only a matter of time before some acts start going exclusive in exchange for more loot. Ever since Harmonix and MTV Games revealed last year that they would be offering full-length albums for download in Rock Band, followed by Red Octane and Activision's announcement that they planned to build an entire Guitar Hero game around a single band like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, we've wondered whether the game makers were locking up exclusive rights to featured acts. It hasn't been easy finding out, because the relevant developers and publishers have been surprisingly reticent to discuss this matter.

Still, we persevered, and with an assist from NEWSWEEK business reporter Ashley Harris, we've learned that Aerosmith is indeed exclusive to Guitar Hero for an unspecified period of time. "It's an exclusive deal for this game," Aerosmith publicist Marcee Rondon told Harris. We confirmed this with Tim Riley, Activision's vice president of music affairs, who told us through Activision PR that "I can say that we do have the band exclusively, and their catalogue should be exclusive to us beyond the one or two tracks they had licensed out to Rock Band before we made our deal." (According to MTV's Rhythm Game Track Finder, it's one song: 'Train Kept a Rollin'.')"

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Rumored Setlist and Bundle? (News)

Mar 29, 2008

"Ooh lala, a new bundle for Guitar Heroes across the world. What will be sucked into buying now? Don't those prices seem pretty steep for a game that seems like an expansion pack?

Here's the rumored set list I came acrossÂ¿ I doubt it's not complete considering those bundles are $99.99Â¿"

- TotalGamerZone

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - 10 songs revealed (Preview)

Mar 28, 2008

If you need us to paint you a picture of what playing Guitar Hero: Aerosmith feels like, get up, take a step outside of your cave and ask the first person you see if they’ve ever heard of this thing called Guitar Hero. They’ll probably think you’re a freak, which would serve you right for taking us too seriously. But seriously, the title says it all. It’s Guitar Hero with lots and lots of Aerosmith songs. ...

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith adds Mott the Hoople, The Kinks, Joan Jett (News)

Mar 25, 2008

You may not be crazy about the music, but you have to admit the concept of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is kind of cool: A band's story, almost a documentary, retold as a game. Game Informer's got the scoop this month on the steps Neversoft is taking to complete the experience.

Sweetening the pot is the inclusion of artists who've intersected with Aerosmith, which Game Informer says includes Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes", The Kinks with "All Day and All Night," Joan Jett's "Hate Myself for Loving You" and Cheap Trick with "Dream Police."

Gibson and Activision Issue Statements in Relation to Wal-Mart and Others Guitar Hero Lawsuits (News)

Mar 22, 2008

Gibson Guitar are suing both Wal-Mart and other major consumer retailers in relation to them selling Activision's Guitar Hero series of games. It should getting very interesting, but in the meantime the parties have each issued press releases.

Activision: Gibson Patent Claims 'Disingenuous' (News)

Mar 20, 2008

Activision has released a statement in response to Gibson Guitar's claims that the publisher's popular Guitar Hero series of games infringe upon one of its patents.

Activision said in a statement released on Thursday, "Gibson's lawsuit is a transparent end run around an impartial court that Activision asked on March 11 to rule on patent assertions that Gibson knows have no merit."

"Our Guitar Hero retailing partners have done nothing wrong. We will confront this and any other efforts by Gibson to wrongfully interfere with Activision's relationship with its customers and its consumers."

Beatles Edition of Guitar Hero on its way? (News)

Mar 18, 2008

Martin Bandier, a top executive at the music publishing company that owns the Lennon-McCartney song writing copyrights, has said he'd be interested in a dedicated edition of Guitar Hero for the Beatles."It's something we have talked about and something I'd like to pursue," said Bandier to the Los Angeles Times.Traditionally, the rights to cover Beatles tracks have been notoriously hard to obtain, but copyright owner Sony/ATV Music ...

The Dallas Mavericks Launch 'Guitar Hero Challenge' (News)

Mar 17, 2008

On Thursday, March 20th, the Dallas Mavericks will launch the Guitar Hero Challenge where aficionados will have the chance to show off their skills on the AT&T Plaza outside the South Entrance of American Airlines Center. The grand prize, the chance to play Guitar Hero during a quarter break at a First Round Playoff game, two-tickets to the game, an autographed Mavs Authentic jersey.

Rumor: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to Use Drum and Mic Peripherals (News)

Feb 18, 2008

Joystiq Writes-
While you might think a game titled Guitar Hero: Aerosmith would have you playing, you know, guitars, a Best Buy advertisement for the latest mistake chapter in the rhythm game franchise claims you'll be able to play as all of the "famous rock legends" in "America's greatest rock and roll band" -- including the drummer, Joey Kramer, and band's own lady-lookin'-dude, Steven Tyler, using a drum peripheral and microphone peripheral

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - it's official (News)

Feb 15, 2008

Activision has finally got round to confirming the rumoured music spin-off Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which is basically a plastic guitar series entry dedicated entirely to the Armageddon rock band. Slated for release this June, the 360, PS3 (Neversoft), Wii (Vicarious Visions) and PS2 (Budcat) instalment puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass), as they perform alongside front man Tyler ...

Unlockable Guitars (Unlockable)

Jul 7, 2008

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Unlockable Characters (Unlockable)

Jul 2, 2008

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Cheats (Cheat)

Jul 2, 2008

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Unlockable Songs (Unlockable)

Jun 30, 2008

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