BeefJack writes: "Available as a single and song pack:
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 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."
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.
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 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?"
WorthPlaying writes "With Band Hero, you can come together with family and friends to ascend the virtual stage and rise to fame, bringing you a new genre of music focused on today's hottest top-40 hits and classic anthems that everyone will know. A playable demo is available on Xbox Live featuring three tracks (Finger Eleven's Paralyzer, Katrina & The Waves' Walking on Sunshine and Taylor Swift's Picture to Burn) and two modes (Party Play / Sing-Along)."
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 is ushering in ROCKTOBER with a limited-time-only discount on ten of our favorite tracks available to fans for Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero World Tour and the upcoming Band Hero games through Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
Major Nelson writes:
Megarom has announced the local pricing of Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and DJ Hero in South Africa.
GamingShogun.com writes: "Logitech has revealed their new wireless drum controller for the Guitar Hero series on the Xbox 360, displaying what appears to be a very sleek and sexy design that I can't imagine anyone not wanting in their living room. The controller will retail for $229.99 and be available in the U.S. this..."
For someone with little-to-no musical talent (like me, for example), it's easy to equate the concept of "GH Tunes" (the "Guitar Hero" franchise's in-game music creator) and "Rock Band Network." Both offer ways for fans to get their own musical creations in the game. But Harmonix sees a big difference with what they're doing versus what "GH Tunes" offers.
Console Monster writes: "After a week of great content, all we need now is a couple of days to sit down and play through it all – thankfully that's where the weekend comes in and it's only a few hours away. Adding to the mass of new content already available comes two new Lips tracks from Coldplay and Robbie Williams, a new Guitar Hero: World Tour track and various new trailers and gamer pictures. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Friday 21st August 2009:
OXM UK writes: "An email telling us of the offer just popped into our inbox: As someone who has shown an interest in Guitar Hero in the past, we thought you might be interested in getting a free copy of Guitar Hero: World Tour (Game Only) when you pre-order a Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle on the same console.
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 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.
Console Monster writes: "As we approach the end of the week, the Xbox Live Marketplace has once again been updated with an array of content. The highlight of the update is the Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood demo, closely followed by the free Guitar Hero World Tour track pack. There's also some Red Faction: Guerrilla downloadable content available, amongst some new trailers and picture packs. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Thursday 13th August 2009:
NextGen Player writes: