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Why the PS3 Version of GH III Needs an Additional Wireless Dongle

It has been confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will ship bundled with a wireless guitar. What everyone should also know, if they're going to get the game for their personal collection, is that gamers will need to insert a USB wireless dongle in order to sync their Guitar...

11 October 2007
05:16 GMT

Actually... There Will be Online Play for GH III Wii

Following news of a recent interview with Kai Huang from RedOctane who revealed that the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will not feature online features at start, Pro-G had a little chat with RedOctane officials who confirmed that there will actually be online gameplay for GH III at launch. However, ...

7 September 2007
07:02 GMT

Yup, No Online Play for GH III Wii. At First Anyway...

A recent interview with Kai Huang from RedOctane shockingly reveals (not!) that the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will not feature online features at start. The only two ports supporting online play will of course be Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Bummer Wii dudes!When aske...

5 September 2007
04:14 GMT

Rumble for the Wii Version of GH III: Legends of Rock

Wii owners always get a more childish version of every major game out there, not to mention poorer visuals (not much poorer though) and a simpler control scheme, but this time around, the Wii version of one of this year's most awaited games will literally "rock" on the Wii. Yes, we're talking about Guitar H...

3 September 2007
03:58 GMT

Guitar Hero III Track List Available Now!

RedOctane has some great news for all of you hardcore rocking gamers and we're the ones who bring it to you. The track listing for Guitar Hero III, in its Wii version is now available and you can start searching for those antique rock tapes from your infancy in case you want to refresh your memory with a couple...

21 August 2007
08:46 GMT

Guitar Hero III Will Also Be Available on the DS

Guitar Hero was never designed to surface on portable consoles in the first place, but one should never underestimate Nintendo when it comes to crazy and unexpected ports. A GH III for the DS seemed to be just a rumor, a couple of weeks ago, but now it's been fully confirmed by Charles Huang, co-founder of RedO...

15 August 2007
10:57 GMT

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. RedOctane promised some more content for the blockbuster Guitar Hero II, the Xbox 360 version and we'll see new tracks in July on the Xbox Live Market...

20 June 2007
17:11 GMT

Loads of new Details on Guitar Hero 3 from Activision

Even though the world has plenty of music games to go around, mostly from Activision and RedOctane, a third Guitar Hero wouldn't hurt, now would it? Precisely. Thus, the publisher has decided to be generous in terms of disclosing some of the game's features and while this isn't all the game will provid...

23 May 2007
18:21 GMT

Brand New Songs Disclosed in 'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s'

The world has gone Guitar Hero crazy. Everyone wants to grab that plastic guitar and just fret until there's nothing left of their fingers. Activision and Harmonix don't want to leave fans down either, thus they released the new song list for Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. Here it is, just as the press ...

22 May 2007
05:34 GMT

Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s - Activision Pays Homage

Paying homage to a classic rock era with Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s (exclusively PS2 title) is Activision, as the music series' publisher has announced today. Thus, fans will once again be able to fret-it-out to their favorite rock tracks using the Gibson, as the all time winning franchise is scheduled to go on ...

11 May 2007
03:34 GMT

GH '80s Edition - Fading Away Right Before our Eyes

Following the incredible success of Guitar Hero II, Activision has announced a month ago a sequel for the game that literally rocked the world: Guitar Hero: '80s Edition. With the announcement of the PS2 and soon to be Xbox 360 title, some details were in order for the following weeks, such as pricing, exact re...

3 May 2007
05:19 GMT

GH II Whammy Bar Patch - RedOctane Answers Broken Xbox 360 Owners

After numerous reports of non responsive whammy bars on the GH II X-plorer controller for the Xbox 360 emerged, RedOctane rushed to release a patch that would supposedly fix the problem. This happened just over the weekend with GH II gamers installing the patch right away to get the whammy bars moving. Then, all of t...

19 April 2007
09:22 GMT

One Guitar Hero Title per Year, says RedOctane President

In an interview with Eurogamer, RedOctane President Kai Huang said: "I think that fans can definitely expect that we're going to have one major release a year, and then what we're doing beyond that major release is to release update packs and content packs so there's more songs," which was pretty obvio...

18 April 2007
04:19 GMT

Guitar Hero II 'Recall' Rumor Dismissed

Rumors had it that people trying to acquire their GH II copy for the Xbox 360 system, couldn't because clerks claimed a "recall" on the product. Thus, reports of problems with the new X-plorer controller's whammy bar emerged. The X-plorer guitar is said to be even more sensitive than the Gibson guitar for t...

5 April 2007
08:53 GMT

Former RedOctane Employees Banned from Music Games for 1 Year

Just as I finished writing the article about the banned Xbox 360 TV commercial, I found that two ex-employees for RedOctane, John Tam and respectively Corey Fong, have to sit back, relax and not try to show off what they might have learned during their "stay" with the company making Guitar Hero, because they're ...

4 April 2007
10:00 GMT

Guitar Hero II 360 - Effects Pedal

Earlier this month, we talked about Guitar Hero II 360 and what it does better in comparison to the PS2 version. The most noticeable were the fret buttons. They're so tiny that only midgets can play, or elves maybe. Another difference concerns the visuals. The Xbox 360 GH II has better texturing on the character...

2 April 2007
04:09 GMT


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