GamesRadar - Rock Band Articleshttp://www.gamesradar.com/rock-band/articles/Are the E3 critics ever right? Does "Best in Show" always equate to Game of the Year? We explore...http://www.gamesradar.com/are-e3-critics-ever-right/May 15, 2013, 2 p.m.The Top 7… Games that broadened our musical horizons Game music has been a passion of ours roughly since, oh, 1985, but in the past 10 years, it’s come to mean something more. Don’t get us wrong, we still love the beepatronic music of the 8- and 16-bit periods (and the wave of chiptune artists it inspired), but the past decade has also...http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-games-broadened-our-musical-horizons/Nov. 7, 2011, 7:10 p.m.Mad Catz nabs Rock Band 3 publishing rights, plans bundle for the holidays The musical rhythm genre lived a rock star’s life. It rocketed to success, got drunk with power, had a few popular albums, and then sold out. An overabundance of releases and a lack of innovation killed the genre, forcing Rock Band to dance for money at the local dive bar. But now, with...http://www.gamesradar.com/mad-catz-nabs-rock-band-3-publishing-rights-plans-bundle-for-the-holidays/Aug. 10, 2011, 11:11 p.m.Harmonix axes Rock Band Network on Wii Harmonix revealed today that the Wii will no longer receive updates from the Rock Band Network due to lack of interest... http://www.gamesradar.com/harmonix-axes-rock-band-network-on-wii/Jan. 18, 2011, 7:40 p.m.How well will Hendrix fit Rock Band?Jimi Hendrix's seminal second album is coming to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 as DLC. But being less commercial than Are You Experienced?, less solo-heavy than Band of Gypsys and less experimental than Electric Ladyland, the album is perhaps an unlikely first choice for the game. But closer inspection...http://www.gamesradar.com/how-well-will-hendrix-fit-rock-band/March 26, 2010, 12:10 p.m.A real rocker's take on rock gamesWhen it comes to heavy metal, one of the pioneering “rock gods” is Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford. These days, he has his own clothing line and is helping new generations find music through games like Activision’s Guitar Hero and MTV Games’ Rock Band. Halford also...http://www.gamesradar.com/a-real-rockers-take-on-rock-games/Jan. 22, 2010, 7:36 p.m.The decade's most memorable moments in gamingA lot can happen in 10 years. And it has. As part of this week's post-mortem of the last decade in gaming, we now present for you some of the weirdest, depressing, arousing, significant, entertaining and amusing events, happenings and milestones that have occurred in the wonderful world of...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-decades-most-memorable-moments-in-gaming/Dec. 31, 2009, 10:12 a.m.Rock Band vocal strategiesFact: 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% scorehttp://www.gamesradar.com/rock-band-vocal-strategies/Dec. 1, 2009, 8:33 p.m.The best and worst game promo T-shirtsAmongst the games, press releases and bulging envelopes of cash curiously marked '9/10, yeah?' that we receive from publishers each day we also get clothing. Mainly T-shirts of random ill-fitting sizes. And they fall into three categories: Outdoors, Indoors, and Bin.http://www.gamesradar.com/the-best-and-worst-game-promo-t-shirts/March 20, 2009, 12:13 p.m.The world's best game devs in their own words The secrets of their success in their own words. http://www.gamesradar.com/the-worlds-best-game-devs-in-their-own-words/March 11, 2009, 7:31 a.m.Win a REAL Fender Precision Bass GuitarWe the proud musicians who don’t actually play a real instrument, yet still demand the ability to rock the hell out are in for a real treat thanks to our buddies at Mad Catz. Rock Band’s guitar buttons too click-clackity? Guitar Hero’s strum bar too squeaky? Screw...http://www.gamesradar.com/win-a-real-fender-precision-bass-guitar/Nov. 5, 2008, 2:47 p.m.The 10 worst Rock Band performancesRock 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...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-10-worst-rock-band-performances/Oct. 2, 2008, 11:21 a.m.TalkRadar 19 – thievery!Would you look at that, a whole new podcast done sprung up unnerneath our feet! If’n we was a bettin’ folk, we’d rightly say this week’s podcast is a durn-tootin’ romp-a-bout filled with tales of lyin’, cheatin’ and some other such nonsense. Then we scoot...http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-19-thievery/Sept. 19, 2008, 3:40 p.m.Rock Band DLC BreakdownIf 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...http://www.gamesradar.com/rock-band-dlc-breakdown/Aug. 20, 2008, 3:47 p.m.Drum kit showdownYou’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...http://www.gamesradar.com/drum-kit-showdown/July 15, 2008, 2:14 p.m.Rock Band & Guitar Hero fight over BeatlesRepresentatives of The Beatles estate are in talks with both Activision and MTV Games to include the band's back catalogue in either Rock Band or Guitar Hero.The deal could be worth several million dollars and could be reached within a matter of weeks, according to a source for the Financial...http://www.gamesradar.com/rock-band-guitar-hero-fight-over-beatles/June 23, 2008, 3:30 p.m.Star-studded Rock Band video hits Internet!You don't often get a chance to see the people behind the games industry letting their hair down, except possibly the webcast of the GoldenJoystick awards, but thanks to UK satellite TV, if you happened to be watching the X-League channel last week you would have been in for a treat.http://www.gamesradar.com/star-studded-rock-band-video-hits-internet/June 16, 2008, 9:07 a.m.The History of Music GamesWith 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 Wiihttp://www.gamesradar.com/the-history-of-music-games/June 3, 2008, 3:51 p.m.World of Nintendo1) Rock mushroomsCustomise your Rock Band drum kit with these colourful mushroom pads. Shame you won’t be able to customise the Wii version of the game by downloading new tracks, but this is surely the next best thing. Check eBay to see when the next set is up for sale.2) KK...http://www.gamesradar.com/world-of-nintendo-28/June 2, 2008, 4:08 p.m.Metallica "most requested" for Rock Band and Guitar HeroDuring a promotional trailer for the band's forthcoming studio album, Metallica has declared that its music is the "most requested" on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero. You may remember a few years back that the aging rock chuggers were on the verge of appearing in their very own videogame under the...http://www.gamesradar.com/metallica-most-requested-for-rock-band-and-guitar-hero-10/May 16, 2008, 2:11 p.m.South Park boxset gets Rock Band DLCThe South Park Season 11 box set will include a special bonus for fans of Rock Band in the form of a three track pack you'll be able to download for Rock Band.http://www.gamesradar.com/south-park-boxset-gets-rock-band-dlc/May 8, 2008, 2:01 p.m.And the beat goes onIn an effort to keep Wii and PS2 Rock Band fans happy (what with the total lack of downloadable songs), Harmonix and MTV Games have put together Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 - an expansion to suit all your Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails needs. The Pack goes on sale July 15 for the hefty...http://www.gamesradar.com/and-the-beat-goes-on/May 5, 2008, 4:52 p.m.Rock Band's first full-length album revealedHarmonix and publisher MTV Games have finally revealed the first full-length album for Rock Band.Judas Priest's 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance will be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace on April 22 and PlayStation Store on April 24 for $14.99, or 1200 Microsoft Points, Harmonix has said.http://www.gamesradar.com/rock-bands-first-full-length-album-revealed/April 18, 2008, 5:49 p.m.Rock Band gets new Motley Crue tuneAmerican outfit Motley Crue will release a brand new track through Rock Band, marking the first time a new song has been unveiled through the game.The tune, "Saints of Los Angeles," will be available to Xbox 360 players as of today and April 17 for PS3 owners.European Rock Band fans should be able...http://www.gamesradar.com/rock-band-gets-new-motley-crue-tune/April 15, 2008, 1:53 p.m.See what happens when we put three noobs in a room with Rock BandRock 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...http://www.gamesradar.com/see-what-happens-when-we-put-three-noobs-in-a-room-with-rock-band/April 11, 2008, 4:55 a.m.