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BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup - 21/11 (News)

Nov 23, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Available as a single and song pack:

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
A Thing About You (Live)
American Girl (Live)
Even The Losers (Live)
Here Comes My Girl (Live)
Mary Jane's Last Dance (Live)
Refugee (Live)"

BeefJack: Music DLC Roundup - 7/11 (News)

Nov 7, 2009

BeefJack writes: "You can say what you want about AFI, too emo to be goth, and too emo to be emo, and if that hasn't put you off you'll find an incredible band here. With a knack of writing insanely passionate and catchy tunes AFI have dug out a brilliant niche. Although The Leaving Song PT II could've easily taken this spot, Love Like Winter may be the better song for those new to the band."

BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup: 31/10 (News)

Nov 1, 2009

BeefJack writes: " The Foo Fighters annoy me, simply because they've created some absolutely amazing songs, but put them on albums fill of filler tracks, luckily with downloadable content you don't need to shift through the album to get to the best bits, and that's exactly what Best Of You is; Foo Fighters' best song. No matter what background you have it's hard to deny the sheer passion, emotion and top notch craftsmenship on display, no matter what you do, do not miss out on this one."

30 percent of Guitar Hero players are girls (News)

Oct 27, 2009

Activision's goal is to expand the franchise to attract new players with differing tastes, but Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig is quick to note that the franchise already has a large female following.

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."

BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup - 17/10 (News)

Oct 17, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Slim pickings this week… well that is unless you're a Queen fan. I don't know why Harmonix do this, but some weeks you're screwed for choice, Pearl Jam for example seem to get entire weeks worth of DLC deadicated to them, leaving anyone who isn't a massive fan, out in the cold, but then again there was a lot of NIN at the start. Anyway Queen need no introduction, and to be honest it'd be silly for me to pick a song, although Under Pressure may just nab it, simply because it has David Bowie in it. What's better than one classic band? A classic band and David Bowie that's what, now then when are getting I'm Affarid Of Americans?"

BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup - 10/10 (News)

Oct 11, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Tenacious D are one of those bands that no matter what they put out on these games, something is going to end up as a recommendation. No matter who you are, what you're into, what you think of Jack Black, Tenacious D are an undeniably awesome band on quite a few levels. The Metal is a demonstration of the duo hitting things as hard as they can, and when they bang, they bang."

PlayStation Store Global Update 09/17/09 (News)

Sep 17, 2009

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what's new in this week's PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and DJ Hero priced for SA (News)

Sep 11, 2009

Megarom has announced the local pricing of Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and DJ Hero in South Africa.

Harmonix on 'Guitar Hero' Song Creator: 'Fundamentally Different' From 'Rock Band Network' (News)

Aug 28, 2009

For someone with little-to-no musical talent (like me, for example), it's easy to equate the concept of "GH Tunes" (the "Guitar Hero" franchise's in-game music creator) and "Rock Band Network." Both offer ways for fans to get their own musical creations in the game. But Harmonix sees a big difference with what they're doing versus what "GH Tunes" offers.

At a preview event for "Rock Band Network," Caleb Epps, Composer and Sound Designer at Harmonix, talked about what he sees as a vast difference between the two products.

Target holds new PS3 game clearance (News)

Aug 26, 2009

Select Target Corp. stores this month began holding a new game clearance for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3.

Clearance titles include Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 at $20.98, Guitar Hero World Tour Dual Guitar Bundle...

Guitar Hero World Tour DLC -- Dueling Banjos by Steve Ouimette Released (News)

Aug 21, 2009

The 'Dueling Banjos' single, as recorded by Steve Ouimette, is now available to download for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii for Guitar Hero World Tour. 'Dueling Banjos' is available from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 160 Microsoft Points, from the PLAYSTATION Store for $1.99 and on Wii for 200 Wii points.

Rumored PS Store Content for 08/20/09 (News)

Aug 19, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"After such an amazing showing at their GamesCom Press Conference Sony is definitely on a roll. But will this new found momentum reflect this week's PS Store update?"

UPDATE:

We upgraded our servers last night. The site isn't up for everyone. If the link seems broken, try hitting F5, or clear your browser's cache. The site should be just fine after that.

Please PM me if you continue to have problems.

Guitar Hero: World Tour gets free Activision music (News)

Aug 14, 2009

Guitar Hero: World Tour gets a fresh injection of DLC with the Activision Track Pack today, which features music from actual Activision employees' bands. Perhaps the most noteworthy quality of this newest track pack, however, is its low, low price of free.

Rumored PS Store Content for 08/13/09 (News)

Aug 12, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"This week PS3 owners finally get their hands on this summer's most anticipated fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Other than that, this week is really lacking in confirmed content. However we got you covered with our rumored content. As for DLC we have the LittleBigPlanet History Pack, along with the usual Guitar Hero World Tour, and Rock Band DLC (admittedly the Rock Band content is looking enticing). Still no word on Trine, but it's still in the rumored section, as we know for sure it's been submit to Sony. Now it's just a matter of when developer Frozenbyte fixes the bug that's been found. Check out the full confirmed, rumored, and coming soon content after the jump…"

Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit $79.99 @ Future Shop (News)

Aug 10, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"By happenstance I checked out the Future Shop eNewsletter today and noticed they're currently doing a Web Deals of the Day promotion until August 16. There are two deals for today, both are Guitar Hero World Tour bundles."

Eric Johnson's "Camel's Night Out" heads to Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

Aug 7, 2009

Eric Johnson's single, "Camel's Night Out" is now available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii for Guitar Hero World Tour. Available next week on August 13th, the free Activision Music Track Pack brings three...

Target holds new PS3 game clearance (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Select Target Corp. stores this week held a new game clearance for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 that includes EA Inc.'s Dead Space and Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle.

Guitar Hero Band Kit PS3, Xbox 360, Wii now under $100 (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit Bundles for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii to under $100 in a new game sale.

EU PlayStation Store Update - 6th August 2009 (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Mike Kebby from European Playstation.Blog writes:

"Okay, so onto the content this week, we have another mixed bag available for you, from the quiz game TV Show King, to the demo version of Batman: Arkham Asylum, via a trial for Rag Doll Kung-Fu to the third map pack for the ever popular Call of Duty: World at War.

The Waldgeist expansion pack for Savage Moon has also arrived, as well as additional content for LittleBigPlanet, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and Fight Night Round 4. That's not all though, for a complete list scroll down for more!"

Rumored PS Store Content for 08/06/09 (News)

Aug 5, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle Weekly Rumored Content:

This week we'll all be going insane over the Batman Arkham Asylum Demo. Call of Jaurez: Bound in Blood is calling for some DLC this week. inFamous Sackboys will be the most shocking DLC of the week. On the other end of the spectrum is the humdrum DLC from Guitar Hero World Tour releasing only one track. Lastly we are hearing that Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack will be dropping this week.

PlayStation Deals Update 8/2/09 (News)

Aug 2, 2009

Welcome to the weekly PlayStation Deals.

This week is another great week for deals, and since August is looking pretty rough on good game releases now is the time to catch up on some older games.

PlayStation Store Global Update 07/30/09 (News)

Jul 31, 2009

Guitar Hero Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack and Updates (News)

Jul 30, 2009

Another week has almost passed without more Guitar Hero World Tour songs. Luckily, Activision has not forgotten their faithful followers and is again bringing music to concerts in living rooms worldwide. The 'Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack' is now live for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii for Guitar Hero World Tour and features the following singles:

Protest the Hero-- "Bloodmeat"
Dropkick Murphys -- "I'm Shipping up to Boston"
Against Me! -- "New Wave"

Rumored PS Store Content for 07/30/09 (News)

Jul 29, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
"This week, after over a year long wait, Fat Princess will be hitting the PS Store and 'eating' up the spotlight for the week. That's not to say there isn't another "heavy" hitter this week, as a demo for Madden NFL 10 will be tackling the PSN."

Guitar Hero World Tour Vagrant Records Track Pack Available (News)

Jul 24, 2009

This week, Activision is offering up the 2nd of 3 track packs for Guitar Hero World Tour in July, this time with music from Vagrant Records. Here are the songs in the pack:

Thrice – "All The World Is Mad"
Alexisonfire – "Young Cardinals"
Senses Fail – "The Martyr"

The Vagrant Records Track Pack is available now via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation Store for $5.49. The songs are also available as singles for 160 Microsoft Points, $1.99 from the PlayStation Store and 200 Wii Points.

Rumored PlayStation Store Content for 07/23/09 (News)

Jul 22, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle brings you a look as the confirmed, rumored and coming soon PlayStation Store content.

BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup 18/7 (News)

Jul 19, 2009

BeefJack writes: "With the announcement of user uploaded songs this weekly news update may soon become history but for now we find ourselves at the tail end of another week and on the tip of a new one full of brand new tracks."

Guitar Hero World Tour weekly update (07.13.09) (News)

Jul 15, 2009

Activision confirmed all July updates for Guitar Hero: World Tour. The title will receive music packs every Thursday of the month trough the on-line distribution networks, Xbox LIVE, PSN and Wii Network.

Rumored PlayStation Store Content for 07/16/09 (News)

Jul 15, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle lists this week's Confirmed and Rumored PS Store content across all regions. Make sure to check out the new 'Coming Soon' section.

Guitar Hero World Tour - July DLC Announced (News)

Jul 10, 2009

Activision has announced 3 more DLC track packs for Guitar Hero World Tour coming up for the rest of July. Each pack will cost 440 MS Points or $5.49 USD on PSN, and tracks can be downloaded individually for 160 MS Points, $1.99 USD or 200 Wii Points each.

Guitar Hero Victory Track Pack Released (News)

Jul 9, 2009

Activision today released the Victory Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. The pack includes the three tracks "NJ Legion Iced Tea" from A Day to Remember, "Bomb the World" from The Sleeping, and "I Am The Arsonist" by Silverstein.

Rumored PS Store Content for 07/09/2009 (News)

Jul 8, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
"This week's shining star is the long anticipated Battlefield: 1943, other than that, it looks as though we are getting a normal dose of DLC. Expect some PSP titles to round out the update."

GameStop May Have Some Deals for You (News)

Jul 8, 2009

BeefJack writes: "You may be able to get $100 off Guitar Hero World Tour tomorrow at GameStops. In addition, there may be some 200 price drops at the retailer, clearing space for the fall.

If there were any games released this spring that you haven't purchased yet, you may just want to check out your local GameStop tomorrow to see what kind of deals they are running."

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."

Face melting deal: GHWT guitar and mic for $50, today only (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Everyone's favorite plastic peripheral purveyor Red Octane is having a bit of a deal today. The normally $60 wireless guitar and $20 wired microphone for Guitar Hero World Tour (across all platforms) are being offered together in a $50 package -- today only..

Rumored PlayStation Store Content for 07/02/2009 (News)

Jul 1, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"Sadly, this week looks to be yet another light week as far as content is concerned. Let's hope that we are pleasantly surprised. We expect a few PSP titles to be released to the PS Store this week as Sony will make more PSP titles available digitally to prepare for the launch of the PSP go."

Amazon cuts Guitar Hero World Tour's price by $100 (News)

Jun 29, 2009

Examiner: "Amazon is discounting the price of Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle by as much as $100."

Rumored PS Store Content for 06/25/09 (News)

Jun 24, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes: "This week's update is looking rather barren as far as confirmed content is concerned. Let's hope that we get some surprises."

Jack White and Jimmy Page diss 'Guitar Hero' video game (News)

Jun 23, 2009

Both Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White Stripes) spoke last week at a press conference in Los Angeles detailing their forthcoming 'It Might Get Loud' documentary, according to NME.

When asked for their thoughts on the popular video game music genre, the band members didn't exactly have any kind words to say.

"It's depressing to have a label come and tell you that ['Guitar Hero'] is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music," Jack White said. Though he said he doesn't care "which format people should get their music in…if you have to be in a video game to get in front of them, that's a little sad."

Guitar Hero: World Tour Complete Bundle For $99.99. Wait...What? (News)

Jun 21, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"The RedFlagDeals Forum is currently ablaze with discussion over the Best Buy Canada Summer of Savings promotion that is on from now until July 16. The way it works is that there will be a sequence of deals that will be offered one after another for a limited time (each deal runs for three or four days). There are plenty of games and consoles at marked down prices.

Guitar Hero: World Tour complete bundle for $99.99? inFAMOUS for $29.99? Oh yes, it's true. But wait, there's more:"

Neversoft defends Guitar Hero song pack pricing (News)

Jun 17, 2009

NowGamer: Guitar Hero's song pack pricing has faced some criticism in the past, but producer Brian Bright explained to NowGamer the amount of work that goes into producing each track and defended their price.

"It's a lot of work," said Bright. "First of all we need nine streams for all the audio. Then everything gets note-tracked. And just for one guitar-track, it can take a guy a week..."

Best Buy to sell PS3 Guitar Hero Band Kit Bundle (News)

Jun 13, 2009

Best Buy Co. Inc. on Sun. will begin to sell a bundle that includes Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit bundle for under $450.

Guitar Hero to get Phish this month (News)

Jun 11, 2009

Like clockwork, Guitar Hero World Tour is again getting more music for Danny "Phenom" Johnson to set world records to. Today the sixth European Track Pack hits the digital shelves bundled and as singles. Included in this pack are:

Placebo – "The Bitter End" (France)
Loquillo y Trogloditas – "Cadillac Solitario" (Spain)
Finley – "Adrenalina" (Italy)

Then the progressive rock band Phish will make their first appearance in Guitar Hero with three live recordings later this month. Also coming this month to Guitar Hero are three tracks from Ben Harper and Relentless7's debut album, White Lies for Dark Times. The Phish Track Pack will be available on June 25th, while the Ben Harper and Relentless7 Track Pack will be out on June 18th.

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.

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/28/09 (News)

May 27, 2009

This week will be the last week before the major E3 blowout that we are expecting. Next week you will have things to look forward to such as the SCEA Press Conference, as well as a ton of exclusive trailers direct from E3.

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/21/09 (News)

May 20, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"This week the PS Store will be getting the inFAMOUS demo, which will surely sway anyone who is on the fence (how could you be?!?) about this fantastic title into making a purchase. Red Faction Guerrilla is giving PS3 owners some more demo love with a new multiplayer demo. As always there will be plenty of DLC to please owners of various games, including LittleBigPlanet, and F.E.A.R. 2. We are expecting more PSOne titles this week, as well as yet another PSP game."

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/14/09 (News)

May 13, 2009

Confirmed content this week is pretty scarce. However what is confirmed is an exciting offering, mainly due to Zen Pinball. Texas Cheat Em will make the poker fans happy. Of course there is the weekly Rock Band and Guitar Hero DLC to look forward to. We are expecting a PSP game, as Sony makes more PSP games available as a digital download.

FREE Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

May 8, 2009

Today kicks off the first of three solid weeks with the free Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack features "On Broken Glass" by Chimaira, "Dez Moines" by Devil Wears Prada and "Grave of Opportunity" by Unearth.

Activison: Guitar Hero World Tour was #1 best-selling third-party title in the U.S (News)

May 8, 2009

ActiBlizz has announced that Guitar Hero World Tour was the number one best-selling third-party title in the U.S. across all platforms in dollars.

Same in Europe, and thanks to Wii, Guitar Hero World Tour was the number one best-selling third-party title in dollars for the Nintendo system and the only third-party game to rank as a top-five best seller for the platform.

European sales for the Guitar Hero franchise grew 84 percent y-o-y.

The investors call is ongoing, and we will keep up with the goings on for you.

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/07/09 (News)

May 6, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"This week is looking very bare in terms of update content. Let's hope the quality is there, because quantity sure isn't."

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."

Guitar Hero World Tour Brings New Material in May (News)

Apr 30, 2009

Metal mavens, pop stars and global invaders can rejoice this May with three new downloadable Track Packs coming to Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour. The eclectic downloadable set list opens with free music from Ferret Music and Metal Blade Records, followed by Pop from P!nk, Angels & Airwaves and OneRepublic, rounded out with three smash-hits from Europe.

Guitar Hero Arcade Machines At Brighton Pier (News)

Apr 23, 2009

Konami, in collaboration with Raw Thrills and Activision have brought the world wide phenomenon of Guitar Hero to European arcades in conjunction with Electrocoin, who will be the UK Distributors

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!

Bobby Kotick: Activision Blizzard doing better than expected (News)

Apr 16, 2009

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.

Guitar Hero World Tour Partners with Hit Musical We Will Rock You (News)

Apr 9, 2009

The critically acclaimed and longest-running musical at London's prestigious Dominion Theatre, We Will Rock You - based on the music of Queen - has partnered with Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour to offer patrons the ultimate night of rock. Before and after select performances of the hit musical, which embarks on its first UK tour this month, people will be able to rock with Guitar Hero World Tour to three of Queen's hit tracks, C-Lebrity, Fat Bottom Girls and We Are The Champions, as well as the entire 86-song on-disc set list, with prizes awarded to the best virtual performers. The game will also be featured at regional We Will Rock You preview and launch events, where members of the cast can mingle with press and VIPs.

Nyko's Metal Pedal for Rock Band and Guitar Hero now available (News)

Apr 1, 2009

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!

Guitar Hero: World Tour (PS3/360/Wii) $25 at Newegg (News)

Mar 27, 2009

loomis1975 of CheapAssGamer writes:

"It's the game only and has free shipping."

Guitar Hero: World Tour on PC can use PS3 controllers (News)

Mar 26, 2009

The recently announced PC version of Guitar Hero: World Tour will be able to use the PlayStation 3 controllers. Activision confirmed this to GameRush.nl. The same site mentions a July 2009 release for The Netherlands, and maybe the rest of Europe too.

Guitar Hero future DLC announced (News)

Mar 24, 2009

Plastic rock-buttons ready for the Pixies, Motorhead, Silversun Pickups, Steely Dan and Nirvana.

Transformers "The Touch" headed to GH: World Tour (News)

Mar 20, 2009

Quote from Tiltedscreen.com

"According to reports on the net. Stan Bush, The man who created the classic theme "The Touch" for (what I call the only) Transformers movie. Contacted Transformers fan site Seibertron and reported that his song The Touch will be heading to Guitar Hero for FREE, While he didn't drop any dates or say what version of Guitar Hero would get the song, one can only think it will go to World Tour."

Midwest Gaming Classic Happening This Weekend (News)

Mar 20, 2009

Come to Oconomowoc, WI, this weekend and celebrate gaming with events, tournaments and guest speakers. That Gaming Site will be there to cover the event as well as the Drunken Gamers Radio podcast. Follow the link for details.

New Community Login System is on its way for Guitar Hero (News)

Mar 20, 2009

Activision sent out this email announcing the new community login system coming for Guitar Hero.

Jimi Hendrix and European Track Packs DLC on Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

Mar 19, 2009

Two new Track Packs have just been made available for Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable content today. The first of which is the second Jimi Hendrix Track Pack which features the live Woodstock version of "Foxey Lady," "Freedom," and "Angel" on the PS3 and XBOX 360 versions of the game. Available on the Nintento Wii version are the aforementioned songs as singles as well as the first Jimi Hendrix Track Pack: "Fire" (Woodstock), "Little Wing" and "If 6 was 9."

Scoring gaming deals: Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit for $119.98 (Wii, 360, PS3) today - 3.16.09 (News)

Mar 16, 2009

The Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit is being offered at $70 off it's usual $189.99 price tag today (3/16/09). As today's Amazon.com Deal of the Day, you can get the bundle at a great deal of $119.98 for the Xbox 360, Wii, or PLAYSTATION 3.

$40 Off Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit (PS3/360/PS2) After Coupon at Red Octane (News)

Mar 10, 2009

KillerFocus of CheapAssGamer writes:

"Use coupon code BAND40 to get the Guitar Hero World Tour PS3/360 Band Kits for $130, and the PS2 version for $120. Free shipping."

Rise Against Song Gets Guitar Hero Debut (News)

Mar 6, 2009

A Rise Against track pack is coming to Guitar Hero: World Tour next week and you've definitely never heard one of the songs included with it. That's because it's brand-spankin' new.

Guitar Hero to add more Jimi Hendrix, Queen, and other tracks (News)

Mar 3, 2009

Not to be outdone by Rock band adding 14 songs to their catalog, Guitar Hero World Tour fires back by adding more than a dozen new tracks of their own including track packs from Jimi Hendrix, Queen, and artists around the world. Also a newly recorded version of the James Bond theme will be made available as DLC as well.

Attack! Attack! UK Win Guitar Hero Listening Session 2009 (News)

Mar 3, 2009

Activision Publishing, Inc. have announced today that Attack! Attack! UK is the winner of the Guitar Hero Listening Session at MIDEM 2009. Voted on by a panel of industry veterans, the band beat out over 200 other submissions to have their new single You and Me, released today featured in an upcoming Guitar Hero game.

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.

Bob Seger Guitar Hero DLC and Win an Autographed Guitar in GH Tourney (News)

Feb 26, 2009

The Bob Seger Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour is available today for PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The Bob Seger Track Pack includes three tracks from the iconic singer.

Also the Vault DLC Tournament starting Saturday, February 28th celebrates the Bob Seger Track Pack and offers Guitar Hero community members the opportunity to win some amazing prizes. The Grand Prize winner will win a Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar signed by Bob Seger himself.

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (News)

Feb 26, 2009

Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.

3 Paul McCartney songs come to Guitar Hero as "Wings Pack" (News)

Feb 20, 2009

Three songs have been added to the Guitar Hero World Tour library from Sir Paul McCartney. These three songs are from his days after the Beatles and are available as the "Wings Track Pack" starting today for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii platforms.

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".

Talisman Announce The Rock Thunder Guitar (News)

Feb 13, 2009

Talisman has announced a new third party peripheral for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the 'Rock Thunder Guitar' and boasts some nifty features and compatibility. It's compatible with all versions of Rock Band and Guitar Hero, multi-format, is wireless and has a built in motion sensor for the Wii version - awesome.

Activision Sticking With A-Rod, Michael Phelps (News)

Feb 12, 2009

Yankees player Alex Rodriguez has admitted to steroid use and Olympic swimmer was recently spotted smoking pot but they won't be comically air-brushed out of the Guitar Hero: World Tour advertisements anytime soon. Activision is sticking by the embattled athletes.

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.

Blondie Man Studies Music Games (News)

Feb 6, 2009

IncGamers report:
"Blondie drummer Clem Burke is teaming up with researchers from the Universities of Chichester and Gloucester to study the potential physical and psychological benefits of playing drum-based music games."

Guitar Hero Ace Rips his way into the Guinness World records Book (News)

Feb 4, 2009

To celebrate the launch of the second annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, the nation's best Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock player visited New York City for a mesmerizing record-breaking shred session.

Pic: Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero (News)

Jan 28, 2009

Uber sexy movie starlet Megan Fox has been snapped playing Guitar Hero, apparently in someone's house. Foxy Miss Fox, star of Hope and Faith and the Transformers movie, could probably have charged the world for promoting the game, but it's nice to know that she's keen enough a gamer not to let dollar signs cloud her vision. ...

Guitar Hero: World Tour February track packs detailed (News)

Jan 27, 2009

Activision has confirmed that it will be unleashing three all new track packs for Guitar Hero: World Tour next month.

Kicking things off on February 12 is the Acoustic Track Pack, which includes "Drive" by Incubus, "New Slang" by The Shins and "Wonderwall" as interpreted by Ryan Adams.

The Wings Track Pack will follow one week later, featuring "Junior's Farm", "Hi Hi Hi" and "Jet". Finally, February 26 sees the release of the Bob Seger Track Pack, which includes "Old Time Rock and Roll", "Her Strut", and a live version of "Get Out of Denver".

Each track pack will set you back USD 5.49, while individual songs will cost USD 1.99 apiece

Rock Band to get 5,000 songs in 2009 & Guitar Hero gets weekly DLC (News)

Jan 27, 2009

From the article: "An article in the latest issue of Billboard all about the upcoming year has laid a few predictions for 2009 at the feet of the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises. According to the article, an unnamed MTV spokesman has said that the Rock Band Store will increase its catalog from 500 songs to 5,000 songs in 2009."

Guitar Hero World Tour - Three New Track Packs (News)

Jan 27, 2009

Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin' downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour since the game's October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero fans across the globe.

World Tour Doubles US Sales of Rock Band? ?2 (News)

Jan 27, 2009

GameSpot writes: "Last week the NPD Group, the industry standard of game-industry research firms, released its US sales figures for 2008. However, the company's top 10 game rankings only tracked individual products, or SKU (Stock Keeping Units), sold at retailers in the US.

As a result, it was unclear how two of the year's biggest rivals--Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2--fared against one another. Besides being multiplatform releases, the two solidly reviewed rhythm games each came in various retail configurations, such as a la carte or with one or more instruments."

UK Guitar Hero World Tour Rock Band ratio closer to 4:1, says Red Octane (News)

Jan 26, 2009

Off the back of the earlier news that Guitar Hero World Tour has outsold Rock Band by a ratio of 2:1, Red Octane's UK senior brand manager, Ian McClellan has said that in the UK, this figure is more like 4:1.

Guitar Hero: Metallica...The Songs (Full Setlist) (News)

Jan 24, 2009

Another piece of the Guitar Hero puzzle . . . the track listing! In case you're just tuning in now, the all 'Tallica Guitar Hero will be hitting the streets on March 29 with some really cool features like different classic venues such as the L.A. Forum, Tushino Airfield, and The Hammersmith Odeon, the ability to play as us or in single instrument mode, and even the Expert+ setting with double bass drum kick pedals.

So without further ado, here are the songs on the game . . . both from Metallica and from some of the bands they admire and even call friends:

Forbes writer responds to Rockband comment, still thinks it is a 'knockoff' (News)

Jan 23, 2009

Thatgamingsite writes: "Forbes Writer, Peter C. Beller has responded to criticisms made after calling music game 'Rockband' a shameless knockoff in comparison to Guitar Hero. Althought it looks like he's sticking to his guns on this one."

Forbes Magazine slams Rockband (News)

Jan 18, 2009

That Gaming Site writes: "Is Rock band a 'shameless' rip off of Guitar Hero? According to the latest article from Forbes Magazine it is."

December 2008 NPD: Top 20 Software Rankings (News)

Jan 17, 2009

Top 20 Games of December 2008:
01. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 1460k
02. [360] Call of Duty: World at War* (Activision Blizzard) - 1330k
03. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 999k
04. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 878k
05. [WII] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard) - 859k
06. [360] Gears of War 2* (Microsoft) - 745k
07. [360] Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts) - 629k
08. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 540k
09. [PS3] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 533k
10. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk* (Nintendo) - 497k
11. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) - ~480k
12. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
14. [360] Fallout 3* (Bethesda Softworks)
15. [NDS] Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
16. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
17. [PS2] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard)
18. [360] Madden NFL 09* (Electronic Arts)
19. [WII] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
20. [WII] Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)

Travis Barker Track Pack Now Available (News)

Jan 16, 2009

Travis Barker Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour is now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. The Travis Barker Track Pack includes the following songs featuring the famous drummer:

blink- 182 – "What's My Age Again"
+44 – "Lyncanthrope"
Flo Rida – "Low" (Travis Barker Remix)

Fender: Survey Shows Music Games Drive Students To Play Real Instruments (News)

Jan 15, 2009

Today Fender and Little Kids Rock, a non-profit music education organization, announced that an informal survey they conducted in November 2008 revealed that music games like "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" actually do inspire students to play real instruments. The survey polled 812 music instructors and said that enrollment in music programs has increased in the past year.

The Boss to make Guitar Hero debut - get tracks early for free (News)

Jan 13, 2009

VG247: Activision Blizzard has announced that Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is heading to Guitar Hero World Tour with an a two track pack that includes new single My Lucky Day and the all time classic of all time, Born to Run.

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. ...

PS3 Attitude | UK PS3 charts: The Comeback (News)

Jan 7, 2009

So here we are again, after having celebrated and eaten until our bellies started to crack. Last week we had no UK charts post due to the fact we were too busy eating turkey and opening presents.

But let's see if the new year has affected the sales, in Chart Track's UK charts for week ending 3 January 2009…

Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1 (News)

Dec 30, 2008

Here we are then, the final installment in our Top 50 Games of 2008. It's worth reiterating once again that the list is not intended as a definitive rundown of the 50 best games of the year, but instead reflects votes cast by our staff and contributors based on the games they have played and enjoyed.

5 Free DLC songs for Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

Dec 26, 2008

Good news for all the Guitar Hero World Tour guitar owners, they get to pick 5 pay DLC songs for free! They can enter their Serial Number and Owner ID until 31 december on a website, listed after the break.

Rock Band kicks off 09 with DLC from Jethro Tull, Snow Patrol, Deep Purple, and James Gang (News)

Dec 23, 2008

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of four new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content from bands Snow Patrol, Deep Purple, James Gang and Jethro Tull.

Target offers $88 Guitar Hero PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Bundle (News)

Dec 23, 2008

Target Corp. stores this week began offering an exclusive two-guitar bundle of Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero: World Tour for under $90 to customers.