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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."

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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"

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.

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.

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."

John Mayer Baffled by Guitar Hero (News)

Jul 5, 2009

Esteemed guitarist John Mayer isn't so hot at Guitar Hero (which he mistakenly calls Rock Band). He reveals on Twitter that it's like "sex with a Real Doll."

Mayer also seems to think that he has to hold the guitar controller's strum bar down through each note. Once again, another musician doesn't seem immediately adept at Guitar Hero.

Funny enough, a year prior to this, John Mayer was bashing Guitar Hero.

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..

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."

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 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.

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.

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."

Beloved games we hate (Feature)

Mar 25, 2009

Gamers are a diverse and extremely opinionated bunch. If you love something with all your heart and soul, we guarantee you that someone else hates it with an equal amount of passion. Chances are good, in fact, that the person who despises your precious favorite is a person you know, like or even trust. Your favorite GamesRadar editor, for example… ...

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.

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.

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.

The fantastic origins of your favorite games (Feature)

Feb 12, 2009

We are all guilty of taking game development for granted. Yes, even you, the guy who plays Call of Duty 4 and wonders why co-op wasn’t implemented. As most of us know, development is less magical and more rigorous – terrible deadlines, limited resources and limited manpower – all factor in to creating what we play for the holiday season. ...

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.

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. ...

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.

Guitar Hero World Tour Sale for Wii, Xbox 360 at Amazon (News)

Jan 1, 2009

Online retailer Amazon.com has slashed the price on two versions of Guitar Hero World Tour heading into the new year.

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.

Guitar Hero World Tour Wii Microphone Not Working? (News)

Dec 27, 2008

New owners (and gift givers) of Guitar Hero World Tour on Wii experience frustration with Wii Remote requirement for Mic.

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.

Travis Barker, Rascal Flatts and Oasis Songs Among New Downloadable Guitar Hero World Tour Tracks in January (News)

Dec 19, 2008

Travis Barker Encore Performance Showcases Diverse Music Genres.

The Eagles Track Pack DLC Available for Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

Dec 19, 2008

The Eagles Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour is available today for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. From The Eagles' seventh studio album and first in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden, "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" is joined by two classic tracks that climbed to the top of the Billboard's Hot 100, "One of These Nights" and "Life in the Fast Lane."

MC Hammer Meets With Activision (News)

Dec 15, 2008

Hip-hop artist MC Hammer must have heard that Soulja Boi was getting his own video game and thought, "Hey, wait a minute - I'm just as untalented as him! Where's my video game deal?" It seems he's having a meeting with Activision today to do...God knows what.

2008 sucked compared to 2007 (Feature)

Dec 12, 2008

December is always good for a fight. We award our favorite games, mock our least favorites and shout at anybody whose opinion differs from our own. The one thing we can usually all agree on, however, is that gaming has progressed. Gaming has evolved. Right? Not this year. ...

Nirvana Trio Hits Guitar Hero (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Three songs from nineties grunge band Nirvana are now available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour. Apparently it's the first time their songs have appeared as DLC for Guitar Hero, a fact that only interests people concerned with the word count of their gaming news article.

Guitar Hero World Tour Moves into Europe (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Increasing its library of local music from around the world this month, Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour – which features on-disc songs from top global acts such as Tokio Hotel, Hushpuppies and Radio Futura – is offering new three-song Track Packs of downloadable content from popular European bands including Germany's Sportfreunde Stiller, France's BB Brunes and Spain's Fito Y Fitipaldis.

Guitar Hero "Reaching its Peak" - Analyst (News)

Dec 8, 2008

Edge writes: "Lagging Guitar Hero: World Tour sales are an indication that Activision's explosively popular series is finally "reaching its peak," claimed Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich in a Monday research note.

Ahead of U.S. NPD Group November sales data, Divich said, "Currently, we expect unit sales to decline by more than 50 percent series-over-series for November. This is coming off the October month where series-over-series units declined by more than 60 percent."

Guitar Hero: World Tour sales had been initially hampered by tight supply, but now Ebay reseller prices are beginning to register below the bundle's $189 retail tag, "a strong indication that demand and supply are currently in equilibrium," said Divnich."

Bonkers Logitech GHWT guitar priced (News)

Dec 5, 2008

Logitech has decided to charge GBP 149.99 for a guitar peripheral that only works with the Guitar Hero series of games. It's not real, doesn't do the washing up, and probably won't attract women.

Amazon.co.uk will be the exclusive stockist, and offer the PS3 and PS2 guitar from 22nd December.

Defending the Plastic Guitar! (News)

Dec 5, 2008

That Gaming Site Writes: "I play real Guitar and Guitar Hero.

Being a fan of both, I've been subject to numerous arguments over and over about how playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band is a waste of time and that 'nerds' should try picking up a real instrument and do something productive for a change. It was in this week's edition of NME (a British Indie Music Publication) that brought me this comment, in an article that........"

"Rock 'n' roll is about fg, games are about wg" (News)

Dec 4, 2008

MCV: The Guardian sticks up for gaming following attack from music mag NME

Gene Simmons AXE Controller Launches (News)

Dec 4, 2008

...Gene Simmons has a lot to say about it.

"I never do anything half way. My AXE controller is the closest thing you can have to being onstage in KISS. I created and designed the Gene Simmons AXE bass guitar and I can't wait for the fans to experience it for themselves," said Gene Simmons. "The Gene Simmons AXE guitar is such a recognizable symbol - people have been asking for a gaming replica ever since Guitar Hero was first introduced."

Guitar Hero World Tour: Tracks by Nirvana, The Eagles, and The Smashing Pumpkins coming soon. (News)

Dec 3, 2008

"December 3, 2008 – Legendary multi-platinum recording artists The Eagles, Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins, all featured in the on-disc set list of Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour, are returning in December with exclusive downloadable content for the game. Additionally, fans will be in for a treat just in time for Christmas with three free Reggae Rock tracks from Pepper, Slightly Stoopid and Expendables."

Guitar Hero World Tour in Short Supply? (News)

Dec 3, 2008

Guitar Hero World Tour has been a success for Activision, but it may be such a success that they can't keep the product on store shelves. Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz said short supply -- not a lack of demand -- is to blame if the game doesn't meet sales expectations.

Guitar Hero: World Tour (Review)

Dec 1, 2008

It looks like competing “tap the buttons as colored gems move across the screen in time with music” games Rock Band and Guitar Hero have started the kind of annual rivalry usually reserved for sports fans. So, despite the fact that the series is still called Guitar Hero, this year’s big innovation is the addition of drummers and singers (and the accompanying $180 bundle pack). ...

Guitar Hero World Tour (Screenshots)

Dec 1, 2008

Resellers take advantage of World Tour shortages (News)

Nov 22, 2008

Shortages in the supply of Guitar Hero World Tour's full band kit for all platforms is driving resale demand to above the USD 300 mark.

Analysts at Cowen and Company downplayed concerns over the latest instalment of the Guitar Hero's sales, labelling them "overblown", and putting down the underperforming results to a limited supply - something the soon to be released PlayStation 2 SKU should go part way to solving.

However, the analyst group did say that the poor supply was being exploited by resellers selling the full kit at a cost many times higher than the retail price.

Nickelback slam Guitar Hero (News)

Nov 20, 2008

MCV: 'Rock Star' combo blame rhythm action titles for lack of new US bands

The Clem Burke Drumming Project Collaborates with Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

Nov 18, 2008

Leading drum research initiative The Clem Burke Drumming Project has today announced a year-long collaborative research project which will examine the benefits of using Activision Publishing, Inc's Guitar Hero World Tour's Drum Kit Controller.

The Clem Burke Drumming Project – a unique collaboration between Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Dr. Marcus Smith from the University of Chichester and Dr. Steve Draper from the University of Gloucestershire...

Guitar Hero World Tour's Dollar Sales More Than Double Rock Band 2 (News)

Nov 17, 2008

October was a pretty impressive month for the video game industry considering the overall economic environment in the U.S. Although neither Guitar Hero nor Rock Band made it into the NPD's top 10 selling games for the month, the two popular music franchises still helped boost sales overall. Guitar Hero World Tour placed 11th, 12th and 20th on the Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3, respectively, while Rock Band 2 for PS3 placed 16th.

What's more interesting, however, is a direct dollar sales comparison. According to data provided by Deutsche Bank Securities, Activision's Guitar Hero easily outsold MTV's Rock Band 2 (distributed by EA). Sales for Guitar Hero totaled $67 million for the month of October compared to just $27 million for Rock Band 2.

Guitar Hero World Tour for Wii sells more than other console versions (News)

Nov 15, 2008

NPD numbers last night showed that Guitar Hero World Tour failed to reach the top 10 software sales for October. There may be a bright spot for Activision, however, or at least as far as the Wii version goes.

Guitar Hero World Tour: The Killers Track Pack (News)

Nov 14, 2008

After making their entry in a Guitar Hero set list with When You Were Young on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, multi-platinum alternative rockers The Killers are playing a downloadable encore in Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour, the company announced today...

How well does Guitar Hero World Tour work as a music studio? (Feature)

Nov 14, 2008

Does the Studio mode mean you can spend £180 on Guitar Hero World Tour and save yourself a grand on the real thing? We've done a little test to find out by recording the intro to a well known Nirvana song ...

Sony Hands Microsoft Guitar Hero Advantage (News)

Nov 11, 2008

What is going on with the pricing of the DLC for Guitar Hero. Gameplayer are reporting some marjor variations between the PS3 and X360 version of the game online.

'Mario,' 'Zelda' Tunes Deleted From 'Guitar Hero' Music-Sharing Service (News)

Nov 9, 2008

Is it any surprise that some of the most popular tracks being created in "Guitar Hero: World Tour"'s music creation studio are ripped from video games?

When GH Tunes launched in late October, the most popular songs on the service were based on music from "Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda."

But they aren't anymore.

Based on a recent search, those songs do not appear to be on the service any longer, likely a result of copyright infringement monitoring from Neversoft and Activision Blizzard - but they are still on my hard drive. The creators of the game can't remotely delete material.

However, the blips and bloops of Mario and Link have been replaced with other video game jingles, ranging from "Final Fantasy" to "Sonic the Hedgehog" and even "DOOM."

Gene Simmons Axe Guitar for Rock Band, Guitar Hero (News)

Nov 8, 2008

"The release date for the PS2/PS3 version is November 15. Work is already underway for a Wii version for Guitar Hero, due December 1, a Wii version for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, due January 31, and an Xbox 360 version for Rock Band and Guitar Hero in April."

Kotick: Guitar Hero Song Creator Might Be Our 'Newest Subscription Opportunity' (News)

Nov 6, 2008

Gamasutra writes: "Having gained a stable subscription revenue base from World of Warcraft, Activision Blizzard may look to monetize some of its other titles through subscriptions -- like Guitar Hero, CEO Bobby Kotick said today.

Activision Blizzard beat estimates to the tune of $711 million in revenues for its first quarter as a combined company, the company revealed today.

Anticipating investor concerns about an uncertain economy, president and CEO Bobby Kotick reassured them on the company's results call that stable subscription revenue from World Of Warcraft "gives us advantages over many of our competitors -- especially as we enter the holidays.'"

Heidi Klum Dances In Underwear For Guitar Hero Commercial (News)

Nov 4, 2008

Harmonix and MTV may have secured the rights to use the Beatles' songs in an upcoming video game, but Guitar Hero publisher Activision has a black belt in marketing and fanboy-baiting. They've just released a commercial for Guitar Hero: World Tour that features super model Heidi Klum dancing around in her lingerie.

Red Octane Shipping Midi-USB Cables For Free (News)

Nov 2, 2008

Joystiq said: "Red Octane is shipping these cables, free of charge, to anyone who requests one on their support site."

IGN: Wii Game of the Month: October 2008 (News)

Nov 1, 2008

IGN: "October brought us a few great WiiWare games, and one stand-out music title for gamers to sink their teeth into. Look for November and December to ramp up though, a Wii's 08 efforts come to a close. Still on the horizon are Call of Duty: World at War, Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Shaun White Snowboarding, Sonic Unleashed, and Skate It, and that's just November. Check back daily for more updates on the rest of 2008, and join us again at the end of next month when we crown the winner of one of Wii's last months of 2008."

007 Song "Another Way to Die" as Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (News)

Oct 31, 2008

Those in line at the midnight premier event for the Quantum of Solace game will get the exclusive opportunity to be one of the first to play the Bond song "Another Way to Die" performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys which is soon-to-be-released as downloadable content for Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour.

Guitar Hero: World Tour vs Rock Band 2 (Feature)

Oct 31, 2008

Last year we compared upstart Rock Band against Guitar Hero III to see which shredded harder, and more importantly, which one shredded properly. Difficulty is one thing, proper note allocation is another, no? ...

Guitar Hero: World Tour / Rock Band 2 - Drum track comparison pt. 2 (Video)

Oct 30, 2008

Guitar Hero successfully branches out for its fourth core installment by adding drums and vocals to the mix, as well as featuring a diverse music studio that is a little too dense.

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

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

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

30 percent of Guitar Hero players are girls (News)

Rock Band to Get Rob Zombie, Wolfmother, Morningwood, And More (News)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guitar Hero Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack and Updates (News)

BeefJack - Music DLC Roundup 18/7 (News)

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

Guitar Hero World Tour - July DLC Announced (News)

Guitar Hero Victory Track Pack Released (News)

GameStop May Have Some Deals for You (News)

GameStop starts huge Guitar Hero, Rock Band sale (News)

John Mayer Baffled by Guitar Hero (News)

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

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

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

Guitar Hero to get Phish this month (News)

Gamestop.com Music Blowout Sale (News)

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

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

Music games off 36% this year, EA expects Rock Band sales down $400 million (News)

Prince Talks About Guitar Hero, Turned Down an Offer to be in the Game (News)

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

Guitar Hero Arcade Machines At Brighton Pier (News)

Scoring gaming deals: Video games and hardware on sale this week (News)

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

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

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

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

Beloved games we hate (Feature)

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

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

Rise Against Song Gets Guitar Hero Debut (News)

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

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

Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit (News)

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

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (News)

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

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

Talisman Announce The Rock Thunder Guitar (News)

The fantastic origins of your favorite games (Feature)

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

School of Rock: Guitar Hero & Rock Band Summer Camps Announced (News)

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

Pic: Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero (News)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Forbes Magazine slams Rockband (News)

December 2008 NPD: Top 20 Software Rankings (News)

Travis Barker Track Pack Now Available (News)

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

Guitar Hero World Tour Sale for Wii, Xbox 360 at Amazon (News)

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

Guitar Hero World Tour Wii Microphone Not Working? (News)

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

Travis Barker, Rascal Flatts and Oasis Songs Among New Downloadable Guitar Hero World Tour Tracks in January (News)

The Eagles Track Pack DLC Available for Guitar Hero World Tour (News)

MC Hammer Meets With Activision (News)

2008 sucked compared to 2007 (Feature)

Nirvana Trio Hits Guitar Hero (News)

Guitar Hero World Tour Moves into Europe (News)

Guitar Hero "Reaching its Peak" - Analyst (News)

Bonkers Logitech GHWT guitar priced (News)

Defending the Plastic Guitar! (News)

"Rock 'n' roll is about f*****g, games are about w*****g" (News)

Gene Simmons AXE Controller Launches (News)

"Rock 'n' roll is about fg, games are about wg" (News)