WILLMAR, Minn. - No matter how hard he tried, Pete Nikrin could not beat his friend when playing the popular music video game, Guitar Hero.

Being a bit competitive, he's done the next best thing. He's built a robot that plays the game and - he hopes - will someday beat his friend at it for him.
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Coldplay's new single Violet Hill will be making its way to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock next month, according to a report on Entertainment Weekly.
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Music matching video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have helped bring hordes of new casual gamers to consoles and have been a boon for the ailing music industry. Now a new player has emerged that promises to give gamers a new excuse to get their groove on.
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Games like "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III" have proved their ability to breathe new life into classic rock sales. But can they do the same for new music?

Last month, Motley Crue decided to find out. The band placed its new single, the title track from "Saints of Los Angeles," for sale as a downloadable track on "Rock Band" well in advance of the album's release date, which has been pushed back to June 24. The only other place to obtain the track was iTunes.

According to data provided by the band's management, Tenth Street Entertainment, the track was downloaded more than 47,000 times via the Xbox 360 version of the game alone in the first week after it became available.

By comparison, the same track received slightly more than 10,000 downloads via digital services like iTunes and Amazon, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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13 year-old Grapevine native Daniel Johnson beat the Guinness World Record for high score on a single song for "Guitar Hero III" when he attended the Guitar Hero 24-Hour Marathon presented by Blockbuster. Daniel played on a XBOX 360 and scored 890,971, beating the previous record by more than 10,000 points while playing "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragonforce at the Expert Level on his first attempt.

When asked what he thought about breaking the world record, Daniel said, "I'm glad that I had the opportunity to break the record and help people learn about Education is Freedom."

The previous record was held by Chris Chike who achieved a score of 880,920 in March 2008.
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Amazon is liquidating their stock of Guitar Hero 3 on Playstation 3 / Xbox 360 / Nintendo Wii by slashing $40 off ($30 for the Wii) the MSRP resulting in a new price of $59.99 with free shipping, a great deal since it MSRP's at $99.99 ($89.99 for the Wii). Hurry the promotion ends soon, it's a great gift for a hell of a good price. The PS2 version is available for $49.99, also on sale.
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Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert played a bit of the Pat Benatar anthem, Hit Me With Your Best Shot at a charity Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock marathon today in Dallas. The event is sponsored by Blockbuster and benefits Education is Freedom, a local nonprofit which is part of Mayor Leppert's Igniting Opportunity for the Children of Dallas Campaign.
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CVG reports: During a promotional trailer for the band's forthcoming studio album, Metallica has declared said that its music is the "most requested" on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
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Neversoft's Guitar Hero IV will feature custom song creation and multiple instruments when it launches later on this year, says a US report.According to Shacknews, the latest issue of Game Informer has spilled the first details on Guitar Hero 4. The forth title in the series will expand the musical peripheral offerings to include drum and vocal gameplay, in addition to bass and guitar.The song creation process is a ... » Read More

WorthPlaying writes: At the Give It A Name Festival in London two gamers took to the main stage to play Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in front of over 9,600 fans. The previous record was set at the Download Festival, Donington, in 2007, when the game was played in front of 3,000 people.
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Activision posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its Guitar Hero 3 and Call of Duty 4 video games made up for a complete lack of new releases.
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Today's XBOX Live Marketplace Update contains a wide variety of content ready for you to download from the Marketplace. Here is the full list for Saturday 10th May 2008:

Name: Official Civilization Revolution Leaders Gamer Pics
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Official Civilization Revolution Leaders Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Don King Presents Prizefighter Preview Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: Everywhere except Austria and Ireland

Name: Guitar Hero 3 Muse Track Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere...
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Guitar Hero 3 fans will be able to download three tracks by British trio Muse as of May 8.A Muse track already features in the game in the form of the rock-hard Knights of Cydonia, but fans will be able to purchase a downloadable song pack featuring Exo-Politics, Supermassive Black Hole from its latest album Black Holes and Revelations, and Stockholm Syndrome from Absolution.No word on the price yet. Previously, packs have cost ... » Read More

DarkZero writes: "Activision has revealed that Muse will be bringing three brand new songs to Guitar Hero III. "Exo-Politics", "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Stockholme Syndrome" are those songs, and they will be available to download next Thursday, 8th May should you feel the need to rock!

No official price point was revealed by Activision, but 500 Points (£4.25 / €6.00) on Live and £3.99 on PSN is the norm for the company, so unless they've got even more greedy then it should stick to that."
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Finally Activision does something selfless. From May 2 to May 5, Guitar Hero III will host a charity challenge competition (on easy, medium and hard), benefiting the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. Activision will donate $1 to the charity for every participant and $100 for every 1000 points of a challenger’s individual score. The Starlight Starbright Foundation helps sick kids and their families cope with the ... » Read More

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. Guitar Hero III

Top Arcade Titles
1. Lost Cities
2. Ikaruga
3. DOOM

Original Xbox Top Live Titles
1. Halo 2
2. Splinter Cell Chaos
3. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
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OpinionDebug writes:

"Well the first details of the imminent Guitar Hero 4 have begun to trickle out of Activision, stating that Guitar Hero 4 will feature drums and vocals¿hmm, this seems familiar. While this is just a rumour it is backed by some reliable sources, including Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. Ok, this sounds like Rock Band, a lot. I mean really, couldn't they have thought of something slightly original - a didgeridoo controller for example? However I think Activision are entitled to copy Rock Band and its peripherals."
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said that Guitar Hero IV will be receiving extra peripherals, including a microphone. Kotick commented on the future of the franchise in an interview with Conde Nast Portfolio magazine (according to IGN). He also mentioned that the next instalment will let players strum along with bands local to their area. ... » Read More

PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 for the third month in a row, but the Nintendo Wii overshot the combined sales of its rivals, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.

Ahead of March's NPD Group sales data, due to release this Thursday, Pachter forecast PS3 sales of 365,000 units, edging out sales of 310,000 for Xbox 360.

In a Monday investor note, Pachter predicted that Nintendo will come out on top for yet another month, with Wii sales of 700,000 during March's five-week retail period.
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