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| Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, Out Now |  | Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, the latest mobile iteration of the widely popular Guitar Hero game series, is now available across the US, for all the fans of "mobile rocking".
[admark=1]Released by Hands-On Mobile in collaboration with Activision Publishing, Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass can offer more than 25 hours of continuous gameplay. Playing as Judy Nails or Axel Steel, you will have to go to rehearsals, play gigs ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 10:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Jimi Hendrix Is Coming to Guitar Hero: World Tour |  | The race for the most successful music game is heating up, with Nintendo presenting Wii Music at E3 and with Disney also revealing a game called Sing It. And one of the most interesting aspects in the race is who manages to bring popular and interesting tracks to their game. Aerosmith has already signed off on an exclusivity deal with Activision for Guitar Hero and there's talk that ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Music Challenges Rock Band and Guitar Hero |  | Just prior to the release of the Nintendo Wii the "console wars" were fought between Sony and Microsoft. Nobody credited the Japanese company with a chance to take the console top spot. Now the hardware sales charts are dominated by the Nintendo Wii, which can at times sell as much as its two rivals combined.
The battle of the music simulators has, at the moment, two big players. In one corner there's the Activi ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 10:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Cheats (Xbox 360) |  | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will be focused on the career of Aerosmith, playing various songs from their discography in a chronological order, spanning from Mendon Nipmuc Regional High School in 1970 up to the 2001 Super Bowl halftime. It certainly won’t include any of the problems that have plagued the band since its formation, and it will only show the positive aspects of their ascension to cult status.
Rise to rock royalty with the next ... [read more >>] | | 15 July 2008, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Could Be a Competitor to iTunes |  | Activision is probably entering the best period of its existence. Call of Duty 4 is one of the most important first person shooters on the market, still selling strong more than six months after launch. Guitar Hero is poised to evolve to the next level with the eminent release o ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Revolution Detailed by Zoe Mode |  | With titles such as Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Konami has proved that it knows a thing or two about rhythm games, and the company doesn't plan to stop too soon. Rock Revolution is the latest title announced by the company and you prob ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will be focused on the career of Aerosmith, playing various songs from their discography in a chronicle order, spanning from Mendon Nipmuc Regional High School in 1970 up to 2001 Super Bowl halftime. It certainly won’t include any of the problems that have plagued the band since its formation and it will only show the positive aspects of their rise as a cult.
Rise to rock royalty with the next Guitar He ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 10:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero: Metallica Coming Early Next Year |  | Activision marches on to the tune of the songs from Guitar Hero and is pulling all the strings to make sure that its title gets more exposure, more interest and, ultimately, more sales than rival ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 10:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Presents Guitar Hero World Tour |  | If there is one thing game developers know really well, that is the fact that successful franchises should never be dropped and new expansions/add ons/new iterations should be released on a regular basis. It is not a surprise to hear that Activision is working on yet another Guitar Hero game, dubbed ... [read more >>] | | 22 May 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Songs for Rock Band |  | Harmonix, the original developer of Guitar Hero and the creator of band simulator Rock Band, is bombarding players with announcements about new songs that are available as DLC for their game.
It seems that people learn to play new songs so fast that the entire musical catalog of the 90s is set to be downloadable in a just a few years. And matters will only get worse, as ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motley Crue Launch New Single Exclusive to Rock Band |  | Veteran American rockers Mötley Crüe (we have a very complex love and hate relationship with the umlauts) have decided that their next single, called Saints of Los Angeles, will make its debut as a downloadable song for the very popular videogame Rock Band.
The band has see ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| See How Guitar Hero for DS Looks Like |  | For the first time in the history of handheld consoles, you will be able to become a rock god thanks to the upcoming release of Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nintendo's DS. Even though a clear release date is not known, Activision said that the game will be p ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 02:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero and Rock Band: the Trials - Gibson Guitars Suing Everyone Over Guitar-themed Games |  | To put it in simple words, Gibson Guitars sues everyone, without discrimination: Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Harmonix, MTV, Electronic Arts, Wal-Mart, Viacom, K-Mart, major game retailers and possibly, your grandma. What has started as a rant followed by a suit file threat against Activision (Guitar Hero) is now being continued with Rock Band.
At the heart of things: the fact that both games have used and are still using graphic depiction ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 11:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Coming to the Wii |  | Music simulators seem to be making the headlines lately. Yesterday, we reported how Gibson Guitar, the most famous guitar maker, extended its patent infringement law suit regarding "virtual music performances" to cover Harmonix and MTV, in addition to already sued Activision. But ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 03:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Comes to Europe With New Songs |  | For now only the North Americans living in their land of honey and milk are fortunate enough to play Rock Band, drumming on plastic drums and riffing on fake guitars. The music loving nations of Europe (we have Mozart and Chopin, Americans!) have to do with playing Guita ... [read more >>] | | 18 March 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Fight Flares Up |  | What is the main drawback when you manage to create a successful game? A game that in the 3 years since its original launch has brought in around 1 billion dollars in revenue and spawned some very good add-ons? A game that has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 05:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Harmonix Sues Activision for Guitar Hero, then Withdraws to Talk |  | Sometimes the big developers just don't want to talk to anybody regarding stuff they didn't do but they should've. Probably the same thing happened between Harmonix and Activision regarding the Guitar Hero franchise and some $14 million, so the developers fil ... [read more >>] | | 12 March 2008, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Rising Aims for Guitar Hero Top Spot |  | One of the more unusual offerings at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was from a company called Game Tank. Their take on the whole Guitar Hero craze pushes the idea of the rhythm game one step further. Yup, Game Tank lets you use a real guitar for a Guitar Hero-like ga ... [read more >>] | | 26 February 2008, 07:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Another Guitar Hero Game Confirmed! |  | No, we're not talking about the recently announced Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, we're talking about what others (including us) have called Guitar Hero IV, following ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Future Revealed |  | Activision has moved to trademark the name DJ Hero planning to use it both for a game and for a piece of hardware. The trademark protection, filled on February 8, makes sure that no other entity snaps up the name and uses it, and it also might reveal Activision's plans for its Guitar Hero line of products.
Activision Blizzard wants to dominate the rhythm based game world with its Guitar Hero series. Did I say "Guitar ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 06:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AudioSurf Gets Steam Power |  | AudioSurf is kind of a Guitar Hero that has no guitar and instead of "boringly" playing the tunes, you are actually driving a car or, better said, a space ship. Still, the best part about it is the fact that you can upload your own music and AudioSu ... [read more >>] | | 12 February 2008, 06:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Music, Finally a Rival for Guitar Hero |  | The Guitar Hero franchise seems to be dominating the music game market lately, replacing all the karaoke-based titles that were so hip 5 years ago. They seem to rock on all major consoles, Wii included, but ... [read more >>] | | 21 January 2008, 05:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| RedOctane Wants Guitar Heroes... for Real! |  | Guitar Hero III publisher RedOctane and NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, aim to encourage virtual rockers to pick real guitars as well. So all ... [read more >>] | | 18 January 2008, 04:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| CES 2008: The Peavey Riffmaster Guitar Hero Controller |  | I guess that anyone who has been playing in a band has at least heard about Peavey, a legendary name in the music business, in need of no introduction.[admark=1]
Suffice to say that Peavey has brought an immense contribution to everything that means the music business as it is today, whether we're speaking about guitars or guitar amplifiers, loudspeakers and mixing consoles and so many more.
The Guitar Hero game (and the rest o ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 10:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Amplifier System for Music Video Games – the RiffMaster Pro |  | Don't get your hopes up, this is not for you (unless you run a nightclub and carry enough cash to buy nightclub sound equipment), but it is great news nonetheless. According to this recent report, ArtGuitar and Peavey Electronics have teamed up to release this great looking amplifier system dubbed the RiffMaster Pro, designed to improve the experience of guitar-based music video game tournaments in bars and nightclu ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 13:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Video Games Boost Music Sales |  | Sales analysis from the data tracker SoundScan indicate that it might be possible for songs or even full length albums to get boosted sales due to promotion in some popular videogames, like Guitar Hero 3.
The sales charts from SoundScan, before and after Gu ... [read more >>] | | 23 November 2007, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Sued by Some 80's Romantics |  | The Romantics, a rock group that made some music in the 80s, sued Guitar Hero publisher Activision. The reason is one of the tracks present in the latest game in the series, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s which, they say, sounds too similar with ... [read more >>] | | 23 November 2007, 03:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| And The Winner Is... Mackie! The Official PA System of Guitar Hero III |  | The acclaimed Guitar Hero reached the third edition and it seems that the new one is going to rock your house even harder. Of course, I can't help noticing that rock and metal are conquering so much of the gamers' preferences and after playing like hell for a couple of hours I must admit that GH is fun...especially when you're with your band mates and are struggling to do your best to be The Rockstar in the game only to end ... [read more >>] | | 10 November 2007, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero III DLC Leaked. PS3 Wireless Dongle Issues |  | It seems that future downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has been leaked. According to EvilAvatar, guys over at Scorehero.com have somehow found themselves looking at a bunch of new songs, not present within the original game, along with the old on ... [read more >>] | | 02 November 2007, 05:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| EA's The Simpsons Makes Fun of Guitar Hero and GTA |  | There's not a single person in this world who's watched at least an episode from The Simpsons TV Show and doesn't love those guys. They stand for the American cliché, what's worst and funniest in all of us. Obviously, the game's producers, EA couldn't avoid parodying gaming phenomena and they got into trouble because of that.
... [read more >>] | | 05 October 2007, 03:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| GuitarStar Now Globally Rocks |  | GuitarStar will be available at a global scale from now on, taking the success reached until now even further. The game has started gathering its first fans with the Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 under the name of "Guitar hero" and now moves on to the mobile phone environment.
It's a natural move that many ... [read more >>] | | 02 October 2007, 06:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 11 New Songs Announced for "Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock" |  | Activision must be getting anxious already as the sales for the Guitar Hero franchise have never been better. "Rock the 80’s" has just been released so their palm must be itching to release the next one in line, "Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock". ... [read more >>] | | 03 August 2007, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| EA Booted From First Place in US; Activision is Now The Big Kahuna |  | Electronic Arts is the biggest third party publisher in the US. That’s incorrect: EA has been overthrown for the first time in history (and a long history it is) in the second place by Activision, according to NPD Group and reported revenues.
I don’t think there’s a kid on this ... [read more >>] | | 26 July 2007, 03:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Have Yamaha Gone Wacko? The RBX4 A2 |  | Now, the youngsters could easily look in a frown at me and other "old guys" as we publicly ask ourselves whether Yamaha have gone wacko or not. Not that they have done something that weird that we are left speechless and after coming back to our senses questions start pouring in... It's just one of the new bass guitar models they've recently released, namely the RBX4 A2.[admark=1]
First of all, we're speaking ... [read more >>] | | 20 July 2007, 11:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Break Your Neck! Air Guitar Neck, That Is... |  | No, I'm definitely not into the Air Guitar, Guitar Hero, Rock Band and any other similar stuff that may come into the future. And no one can convince me to say an "oh, how cool is the way you're airguitarring! You're the man, man!"; no, never, whatsoever, simply because I have been playing guitar in rock bands for so many years now and I know what really working your hand and head out means.[admark=1]
I really ... [read more >>] | | 22 June 2007, 03:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Guitar Hero 360 Tracks in July! |  | If you're a Guitar Hero fan and you've got an Xbox 360 and the game, you're bound to be waiting for more songs for your favorite rockin' game. ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2007, 17:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band: The New Fender Stratocaster Controller |  | I've been playing guitar for 14 years now and hell, no! I know that many eyes will turn on me in anger as I say that Guitar Hero and the new crap, Rock Band suck big time. I simply don't agree with the idea of acting stupid and calling this a great deal of fun. [admark=1]
Indeed, I first thought that Guitar Hero will end up as sudden as it appeared but it looks like there are more tone-deaf people who want to be rockstars in ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2007, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PS3 and Xbox 360 – Rock Band, Powered by FENDER |  | The developer of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Harmonix, MTV: Music Television and Electronic Arts, have just announced that Fender Musical Instruments Corporation will have their instruments exclusively featured in the upcoming music vide ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2007, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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