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.
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26 Feb 2009

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

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Bob Seger Guitar Hero DLC and Win an Autographed Guitar in GH Tourney

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.
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26 Feb 2009

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced

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.
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20 Feb 2009

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

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - 3 Paul McCartney songs come to Guitar Hero as "Wings Pack"

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.
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17 Feb 2009

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

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Former Sega of America President Bernard Stolar lands new job at Vivo Products

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".
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13 Feb 2009

Talisman Announce The Rock Thunder Guitar

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Talisman Announce The Rock Thunder Guitar

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.
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12 Feb 2009

Activision Sticking With A-Rod, Michael Phelps

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Activision Sticking With A-Rod, Michael Phelps

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.
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7 Feb 2009

School of Rock: Guitar Hero & Rock Band Summer Camps Announced

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - School of Rock: Guitar Hero & Rock Band Summer Camps Announced

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.
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6 Feb 2009

Blondie Man Studies Music Games

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Blondie Man Studies Music Games

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."
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4 Feb 2009

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

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PS3 - Guitar Hero World Tour - Guitar Hero Ace Rips his way into the Guinness World records Book

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.
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