Fact: singer is the toughest job in Rock Band, Beatles or otherwise. On Expert difficulty, you’re totally screwed unless you’ve spent loads of time tuning your vocal cords. So here at Radar Labs, we developed an alternate strategy to help you nail that elusive 100% score ... » Read More

11 Mar 2009

The world's best game devs in their own words

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

The secrets of their success in their own words. ... » Read More

2 Oct 2008

The 10 worst Rock Band performances

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Rock Band can make anyone feel like a rock star, but feeling and being are separated by millions of dollars, obsessed fans, and a voice that anyone actually wants to hear ever. For each “Rock Band EXPERT 5 StArS!!! OMG!” video you find on YouTube, you can find another song mangling performance so atrocious that it would make Simon Cowell's man breasts explode with snideness.Some think they can actually ... » Read More

20 Aug 2008

Rock Band DLC Breakdown

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

If you're in the market for Rock Band DLC, odds are you tend to buy what you know and leave the rest to rot. We used to do the same... until we realized how many kickass songs we were passing by simply because we'd never heard them before. That's where DLC Breakdown comes in. We review each song by instrument, so bassists know to check out a starred song even if they've never heard it. ... » Read More

15 Jul 2008

Drum kit showdown

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

You’ve heard what you really sound like when playing Rock Band . The spastic clacking of plastic instruments is enough to drive your neighbors insane. So when we recently had the opportunity to see the new drum kit for Guitar Hero: World Tour, we were immediately impressed with how quiet it played. After the demo, we filmed one of the developers wailing away on the kit. Then, back at the office, we filmed ourselves thrashing ... » Read More

26 Jun 2008

2008's best games so far SUCK!

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

They were critically acclaimed. They were loved by millions. Now meet the GamesRadar editors who can't STAND them. ... » Read More

3 Jun 2008

The History of Music Games

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

With the recent announcement of Guitar Hero World Tour, not to mention hints towards a Rock Band sequel, music-based games are undoubtedly more popular than they were a few years ago. One need only look at the recent slate of rereleases like the XBLA port of Rez or Samba de Amigo for the Wii ... » Read More

11 Apr 2008

See what happens when we put three noobs in a room...

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Rock Band allows you to experience the thrill of playing in a band without having to go through all that tiresome learning. It's a game everyone should experience. But we've always wondered if it's accessible enough. What if someone wasn't around to show the uneducated how to turn the system on? Is setting up a multiplayer game as easy as we think? Could three noobs finish a song without shouting at each other? We were keen to find out ... » Read More

14 Dec 2007

Rock Band - the reality

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Dec 14, 2007 Guitar Hero became insanely popular due to its reality-distorting rock star vibe, a feeling that makes even a timid rookie playing on Easy feel like a shredding genius. Rock Band takes this effect even further, offering the sensation that everyone in the room is capable of singing the highest of notes and filling the most demanding drum solos in music history. It's quite a rush. Such a rush, in fact, it led us to award the game 10 out of 10. But it's an illusion. The plastic ... » Read More

30 Nov 2007

Rock Band: Songs for the drummers

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Nov 30, 2007 Burn your Les Paul and throw away your Stratocaster, because drumming is the new guitar playing. If playing Rock Band has taught us anything, it's that the most satisfying instrument to play in a (virtual) band has to be the drums. So, with this in mind, weve racked our brains and scoured the internet to find five tracks that should keep the drummer happy, for a while at least. Were hoping for a downloadable content pack put together with drummers in mind and once Harmonix hears ... » Read More

19 Nov 2007

Top 7... Rock Band peripherals we want

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Nov 19, 2007 Rock Band has taken game peripheral innovation to a whole new level with its revolutionary controllers. But why stop at musical instruments? For the full rock and roll experience, we suggest that someone out there immediately begin production of the following Rock Band USB ... » Read More

15 Nov 2007

Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero III

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

Nov 15, 2007 For two years now, Guitar Hero has ruled the music genre with a fret-blazing iron fist. That reign is now contested by Rock Band, which happens to come from the same guys who made Guitar Hero what it is today. Now that their creation is in the hands of another studio, who's to know which team brings the rock? For the answer, we turn to our custom-built comparison videos that split the screen right down the middle - Guitar Hero III on the left, Rock Band on the right. The two games ... » Read More

29 Jun 2007

Rock Band - interview

PS3 Feature | Rock Band

We sat down for a few moments with Greg LoPiccolo, the Vice President of Product Development at Harmonix on all things Rock Band. Here's what he had to say: Can you name a few of the artists and songs that you've managed to sign up so far? LoPiccolo: One of the fun challenges of working on Rock Band is getting to pick songs that showcase great sounds for every player in the band. Each song we've picked for the game has great drums, great bass and guitar parts, and great vocals - so everyone ... » Read More

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