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."
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Earlier in the week, Activision announced that players would be able to import tracks from Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits for use in the upcoming Guitar Hero 5.

You won't, however, be able to import tracks from Guitar Hero: Metallica, an Activision representative informed GamerZines at a recent hands-on event.
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MCV: Singstar and Guitar Hero downloads wanted by Official Charts Company
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It sometimes seems as if a new music rhythm game is released every five minutes, but Harmonix honcho Josh Randall believes things may change in the future. Randall thinks that games like Rock Band may eventually abandon consoles altogether, instead taking the form of instruments with built-in music.
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Binge Gamer writes:
6:00 AM – Slice and dice, bub.
They start out with a pretty decent title, one of those cases where the game is better than the movie. X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

10:00 AM – If only Jack Ryan had his wings.
Out of all the clues, this is the only one that has me slightly confused. So I checked where all bargain gamers like myself would go, Cheap Ass Gamer. Most users are saying it is Tom Clancy's HAWX, so I'm going to agree for now.

Another guess is Bioshock (based on "Jack Ryan" being in the hint).

12:00 PM – Nothing Else Matters
C'mon Amazon, make it a little harder next time. Guitar Hero: Metallica.

3:00 PM – Prepare for the future.
This one I wasn't so sure on, but then vazel from GAF remembered that this was the tag line for Fallout 3.

A slight possibility though, is Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Seeing how you can already get this for thirty bucks new, I am still putting my money on it being Fallout 3 (especially with the "Game of the Year" edition, they probably want to get rid of this stock)

6:00 PM – Step into the ring with the Eighth Wonder of the World
Sorry to crush your hopes if you might have thought this is for Fight Night: Round 4, but my man Andre the Giant was once known as the Eighth Wonder (and also loved when he was known as Fezzik)
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The new Guinness World Records set included the Longest Note Streak on Guitar Hero, with a score of 3,722 and 100% on the track Through the Fire and the Flames during which he also beat his previously held record for the Highest Score For a Single Track on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) with a score of 985,206.
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Highlights this week include inFamous for PS3, Virtua Tennis 2009 for PS3 and Xbox and Guitar Hero: Metallica for pretty much everything.
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Europe Exclusive - Guitar Heroes Across Europe Will "Ride the Lightning" in Monday 11th May
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TGS: "UK retailer HMV has detailed contents of a Guitar Hero: Metallica limited edition which will include content unavailible anywhere else!"
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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."
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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!
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Activision Blizzard has announced that its March quarter net revenues and earnings per share are ahead of previous goals, citing Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and (of course) World of Warcraft as franchises that continue to stay strong despite the economic downturn.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Demigod, Dokapon Journey, The Dark Spire, the Final Fantasy XIII Demo + Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete, and Air Conflicts.
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Activision Publishing, Inc., a Californian leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive products, has today announced its sponsorship for the 2009 European Sonisphere Festivals, headlined by Metallica. The festivals will be held in Holland, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland, and UK too, where it is going to end. Fans willing to get a taste of the higly anticipated game Guitar Hero Metallica will have the chance to try their skills on a demo, instead of waiting for the game to be released in May 2009.
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Nyko's new heavy-duty drum pedal for Rock Band and Guitar Hero is now available in stores for $19.99.

The Metal Pedal is compatible with Rock Band 1 and 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero: Metallica on all consoles. Simply plug the pedal directly into the drum set and you are good to go!
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GamerDeals.net writes:

"We list this weeks game releases and highlight the top dogs, in addition to the uninspiring, craptacular shovel-ware.

Highlighted top dogs this week include Guitar Hero Metallica (PS3, PS2, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360), and Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo DS).

The lowlight is from the Nintendo DS overcrowded 'cute horse game' camp, My Horse and Me: Riding for Gold.

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of March 23, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Ready to tear it up with Metallica? Guitar Hero: Metallica launches tomorrow in North America. Here's a round-up of deals on the game from different retailers, as well as GameStop's Midnight Launch event and early store openings.

GameStop will be opening about 400 stores for a Midnight Event tonight (3/28/09), starting at 10pm. Many more stores will be opening early on Sunday morning starting at 9 a.m. Check with your local GameStop to see if they'll be participating.

Here's a listing of different deals on Guitar Hero: Metallica:

Walmart is offering $10 eGift cards.

Best Buy is offering a Tattoo Sleeve.

Some online retailers are offering several dollars off the price of Guitar Hero: Metallica, which include:
- VideoGameCentral.com
- Buy.com
- Amazon.com
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Guitar Hero Metallica kicks off the new video game releases in the week ahead. It'll be available this Sunday for the Xbox 360, Wii and PLAYSTATION 3. Another new music game out this week for the Wii is Major Minor's Majestic March. It's coming from Masaya Matsuura and artist Rodney Alan Greenblat, who were the creators of the cult-classic music/rhythm game Parappa The Rapper. Lead a band of green monkeys trumpeting, blue bears drumming and cats on saxophones. Yeah, it's different. The new Nintendo DSi will be out in just about a week, on April 5th, but you may want to get your pre-order in soon! The DSi is likely to be in high demand. Early adopters will get 1000 DSi Points for logging into the DSi Shop.

New video game releases for week of 3/29/09:
(subject to change)

Xbox 360:
Guitar Hero Metallica
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust

PLAYSTATION 3:
Guitar Hero Metallica

Wii:
Backyard Baseball 2010
Cradle of Rome
Crayola Colorful Journey
Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves Includes Two Dance Mats
Don King Boxing
Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Guitar Hero Metallica
Major Minor's Majestic March
Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii)
Offshore Tycoon

Nintendo DS and DSi:
Nintendo DSi Console - Matte Black (available April 5th)
Nintendo DSi Console - Matte Blue (available April 5th)
Don King Boxing
Fashion Studio: Paris Collection
Gardening Mama
Imagine: Family Doctor
Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii)
Pet Vet Down Under
Tokyo Beat Down

PSP:
Air Conflicts
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HardGame2 writes: "Wake up your guitars, because the May 22 we have another appointment with the Guitar Hero franchise, in this case with the band Metallica, who come to Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Guitar Hero: Metallica will be sold in conjunction with all the peripheral (the biggest new feature is a second pedal on drums, expressly requested by the drummer of Metallica)or separately".
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Guitar Hero Metallica will be unleashed to gamers in about a week and today Activision has released a few video documentaries featuring Metallica. Metallica's Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo share what it's like to bring their metal music to this generation. They gear up in motion-capture suits as well, showing the authenticity of the digital Metallica. The three videos include:

Guitar Hero Metallica : "The Music"
Guitar Hero Metallica : "The Game"
Guitar Hero Metallica : "Getting Metallica Into the Game"
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