Playstation Network Update 11/06/2009

The Military is back for a new generation of recruits! The classic turn-based strategy series Military Madness, a.k.a. Nectaris, is exploding onto PlayStation Network. This demo features four single-player campaign maps and local multiplayer for 2 people on one 2-player-specific mult...

Rock Band DLC - Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett

This week for our Rock Band DLC we have a three-pack from Nirvana, A Foo Fighters four-pack, and a single from Joan Jett. Foo Fighters - "Best of You" Foo Fighters - "The Pretender" Foo Fighters - "Wheels" Foo Fighters - "Word Forward" Nirvana - "About a Girl" Nirvana - "Blew" Nirvana - "Schoo...

Beatles: Rock Band And The Female Gaze

Bonnie Ruberg, of Heroine Sheik, recently posited some of her thoughts concerning Beatles: Rock Band and some differences that struck her. Namely, that of not being able to select a female avatar and clad her in suggestive, skimpy clothing, and that of the audience:

Weekly XBLA Update - 10/28/2009

Multiplayer mayhem awaits for up to four local or online players, in a race to clear the most balls from your table in Inferno Pool®. Pot balls to fire at opponents, or stockpile balls to unleash an onslaught. Master Jump Shots, Combos, Bank Shots, Kick Shots, and build your multiplier with a...

A Million People Like Guitar Hero. They Really Like It!

Admittedly, I may be biased because I personally prefer Rock Band, but I honestly feel like it's more popular than Guitar Hero right now. But not according to Activision, who put out a press release proudly declaring that Guitar Hero has become the first console videogame franchise to sur...

Rock Band DLC - Rob Zombie, Wolfmother

Rob Zombie - "Burn"Rob Zombie - "Dragula"Rob Zombie - "Superbeast"Wolfmother - "New Moon Rising"Wolfmother - "Pilgrim"Wolfmother - "Sundial"Wolfmother - "White Unicorn"Wolfmother - "Woman"Liz Phair - "Rock Me"Morningwood - "Best of Me" *Morningwood - "Sugarbaby" * These track...

WCG Ultimate Gamer's Australian Debut

Having not heard of the show before yesterday and accidentally catching it at the last minute, I'm still not entirely sure what I felt about it. If you're unfamiliar with the show's concept, it features twelve "top gamers" living in one house Big Brother style, facing challenges each week...

Lips Sequel Chaps My Hide

Guitar Hero and Rock Band offer game-only versions of their sequels, because they know that some people are happy with their instruments and just want to pay for the game. Heck, even Dance Dance Revolution assumes you might already have a dance mat from an earlier version. Sure, they'll som...

Weekly XBLA Update - 10/21/2009

Playstation Network Update 10/16/2009

Junior: Monster Rally provides 4-way mischievous action and lets players fully customize their Monsters. Join in the monstrous fun through 5 mini-games from the original PS2 game. Compatible with BUZZ! buzzers or PlayStation 3 system controllers.

Cobain Parody Video Yanked, Activision Shows Iota Of Decency, Sorta

The YouTube user who posted the video has been banned, but video posts from his new account name, corporalgregg3, are all of Guitar Hero competitor Rock Band. Even in triumph, Activision loses face. Kurt Cobain Parody Vid Taken Down on Activision's Request [Kotaku]

Weekly XBLA Update - 10/14/2009

Guitar Hero 5 Billy Squier Track Pack -- 440 Microsoft Points When She Comes To Me" -- Billy Squier -- 160 Microsoft Points Everybody Wants You" -- Billy Squier -- 160 Microsoft Points The Stroke" -- Billy Squier -- 160 Microsoft Points

Rock Band DLC - Brütal Legend

Harmonix, in celebration of the release of Brütal Legend today, are giving us a set of Brütal Legend song packs as our DLC in Rock Band this week. All the songs are from the game's soundtrack! Motörhead - "(We Are) The Road Crew '08" Tenacious D - "The Metal" Testament - "More Than Meets the Eye...

Rumorama: Queen To Get Their Own Rock Band?

Well, with the track list of LEGO Rock Band dropping yesterday, many people were quite happy to see a few Queen songs on there, hopefully as a precursor of things to come. In fact, Brian May, the former guitarist for Queen had this to say to the BBC about being in the game:

LEGO Rock Band Track List Revealed

Well, LEGO Rock Band, the family friendly version of Rock Band just spilled some important information on all things dealing with songs, downloads, and content. The game, due out this holiday season on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS, just announced the full list of songs...

Rock Band Network Tools Released

Well a few months ago, Harmonix got us all worked up over the fact they they were going to be releasing tools for the XNA platform to allow anyone to create and upload their own Rock Band tracks to a new network store they are creating. Well, earlier this week, Harmonix finally released the too...

Weekly XBLA Update - 10/07/2009

Play as Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, or any number of your favorite South Park characters in South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! It's the fast-paced action/strategy game, where you play to save the town of South Park. Combining snowball-throwing action with tower defense strategy, t...

Playstation Network Update 9/25/2009

Guitar Hero Rock Band Johnny Guitar"-- Pearl Jam ($1.99) Rock Band Unplugged (also available from PS3 storefront) Build your Rock Band Unplugged library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Adds Tracks

Activision's DJ Hero is getting most of the attention, but as we all know from the Guitar Hero/Rock Band battle, sometimes it just comes down to what songs the game offers. To that end, Commotion Interactive's Scratch: The Ultimate DJ has announced some new licensed tracks that will be inc...

Beatles: Rock Band Console Earns Over $17 Grand For Charity

We are thrilled over the contributions to us so far from downloads of 'All You Need Is Love,' and from the auction of the beautiful, one-of-a-kind Xbox console," said Dr. Matt Spitzer, president of the board of directors of Doctors Without Borders. "We are incredibly grateful for having be...

Playstation Network Update 9/18/2009

Rock Band Anvil Pack 01 ($5.49) 666?-- Anvil ($1.99) This Is Thirteen"-- Anvil ($1.99) Metal on Metal"-- Anvil ($1.99) Hand Me Down World"-- The Guess Who ($1.99) No Time"-- The Guess Who ($1.99) Rock Your Socks"-- Tenacious D ($1.99) Tribute"-- Tenacious D ($1.99)

The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Problems

The GameStop website directs you to the EA support website, but they only give the same instructions as far as how to enter your code. To get anything done, you need to call EA customer support at 650-628-1001. I spoke to a very helpful customer service rep who explained that there was a proble...

Patrick Declares Yesterday 'Video Game Innovation Day' In Massachusetts

Whereas On this day, Harmonix Music Systems, the Cambridge-based inventors of Rock Band and developer of the original Guitar Hero games, is releasing The Beatles: Rock Band™, a game that will not only bring the creativity and joy of The Beatles music to countless people, but will introd...

Exclusive Beatles Rock Band 360 Consoles To Benefit Doctors Without Borders

As you doubtless know by now, today is 9.9.09 and the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band. As a special launch item, you'll be able to download the song "All You Need Is Love" as DLC exclusively on the Xbox for 160 MS points. All the proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders, a charity which works in o...

Review - The Beatles: Rock Band

I have now played TB:RB with quite a few people who have never had an interest in video games or Rock Band up until now. Every single one of them had a fantastic time playing the game, which speaks volumes about the power of the Beatles' music and Harmonix's success in pulling off what at one tim...

Analyst: Guitar Hero 5 Selling Well

I have to admit that it is a little crazy to me that Guitar Hero 5 has already come out, especially since it feels like Guitar Hero: World Tour was just released relatively recently. I'd suspect that Activision pushed it out to market to combat the Beatles: Rock Band juggernaut, but that's ju...

Xbox Offers Beatles Rock Band Exclusives

I will freely admit that Batman: Arkham Asylum is definitely keeping me occupied while I wait for 9/9/09, but I'm still champing at the bit to get my hands on Beatles Rock Band. Everyone already knows that the DLC single "All You Need Is Love" is hitting Xbox LIVE exclusively on September 9 to...

Guitar Hero 5: Now With Kurt Cobain!

Published by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Guitar Hero 5 is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and by Vicarious Visions for the WiiTM system fro...

Opinion: Crazy Cheap Rock Band Deals

Frugal yet rockin'? RockBand79.com offers a pretty wicked deal: the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for either Xbox 360 or PS3 (Rock Band, mic, guitar & drum), plus Rock Band 2, plus the AC/DC Track Pack. All for $79, shaving off $110 and adding an entire game and track pack.

GayGamer Week In Review - Week Of 8/10/2009

The newest dashboard update for the Xbox 360 hit Xbox Live, bringing with it the ability to do some cool stuff with Netflix and buy a bunch of new crap the finest garments and accessories for your avatar. The Xbox 360 passed the PS2 as the country's "most played" game console.

(Some) Beatles Rock Band Secrets Revealed!

Like any good game, MTV and Harmonix are keeping some of the facts about the title secret until launch. It wouldn't be much fun if we knew everything about it before we got it, right? But at the same time, they have to keep the carrot before the cart, so MTV has posted a few little items you might n...

Timely Beatles: Rock Band Instrument Compatibility Chart

This little gem is only for Xbox 360 guitars, but you can find the whole suite of platform/instrument compatibilities at the Rock Band site. On the lee of the stone, as it were, you'll find a similar rundown at Activision for Guitar Hero.

Review: SingStar Queen

What's truly significant about SingStar Queen besides the amazing song list, is the introduction of a new voice control system. You can now control almost all of the games functions by speaking in to the microphone, eliminating the need to grab the controller between each song. You can cho...

MTV Working On Track Upload Feature For Rock Band

This is huge news for MTV/Harmonix and the Rock Band franchise. Between this and things like The Beatles: Rock Band, we could well see Guitar Hero left in the dust. Never underestimate the power of really good DLC. MTV To Launch New Track Upload Program For 'Rock Band' [Billboard]

Rock Band DLC - Judas Priest, Big Dipper, Dead Weather

This week for our Rock Band DLC we get three different packs from Big Dipper, The Dead Weather, and Judas Priest (featuring gay lead singer Rob Halford). In addition, Wii users are getting the following giant list of tracks on Tuesday at 200 Wii points per track.

Video: DJ Star Trailer

Video Games | DJ Star | Debut TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii I have no actual musical talent myself, which is why I love my music games. I can't sing that well, but Lips and Karaoke Revolution are a blast. Only took guitar lessons for a few months as a kid, but that doesn't stop me fr...

Rock Band DLC - Green Day, Mayhem Festival

Two of the new songs, "21 Guns" and "East Jesus Nowhere," will also be eligible for the "Best Performance In a Pepsi Rock Band Video" category at the MTV Video Music Awards, giving Green Day fans the opportunity to take home a Moonman at this year's award show. To participate, fans in the Unit...

You Got Your Green Day In My Rock Band

Well it looks like your day is going to be a little greener starting next week in Rock Band since they are releasing a three-pack of songs from their latest album next week as DLC. This will be the first Green Day songs available as downloadable content for the game. I'm sort of sad to see that the...

Review: Rock Band Unplugged

Portable music games always seem like an odd duck. Guitar Hero On Tour for the Nintendo DS had to create an attachment so you could press down on the usual buttons while "strumming" on the touch screen. But all the PSP has are some buttons and a thumbstick. So how in the world did Harmonix think th...

Rock Band DLC - Foreigner, Warped Tour #2

This week for our Rock Band DLC we get a second Warped Tour pack, some Foreigner, and a single. Although I have to admit that when I saw the words 'Weapon of Choice', I was thinking of this. Foreigner Pack Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time Foreigner - Headkn...

Harmonix Lead Designer Talks Beatles Rock Band

The Beatles Rock Band is going to be a huge step forward for Harmonix and a great way to tweak the formula of an already established game. Could this possibly lead to more bands getting their own standalone game? Check out the interview on Crispy Gamer for answers to this question and more!

Guitar Hero Smash Hits Expands Your Favorites

Today, Guitar Hero Smash Hits launches, expanding a selection of past Guitar Hero hits from two instruments to four. Forty-eight of the most popular songs from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith have...

Video: Scratch: The Ultimate DJ E3 Demo

The video above comes from engadget's E3 demo time and shows off the hardware and how it's used in game. Seeing the game in action may not dispel accusations of ripping off Beatmania/Guitar Freaks/Guitar Hero/Rock Band/ [Your favorite music game here], but it does show that it has the pote...

Cheap Date: Rock Band And Guitar Hero 50% Off!

Are you one of the three people in this corner of the known galaxy that doesn't own a giant array of plastic instruments? You are?!? Well, I'm glad I found you because GameStop is having a "Music Blowout Sale" that is drastically slashing prices on Rock Band and Guitar Hero. With full sets of h...

E3 09: Beatles Rock Band

Fruit Brute, Tiny Dancer and myself were treated to a little concert by the development team of Beatles Rock Band, where they played a few songs from the game so we could see what we were so eagerly looking forward to. One intriguing new addition to the game is two- and three-part harmonies, a...

Make A Rock Band Video, Win An MTV Moonman

Pepsi, Rock Band and MTV want to make you a star. Or at least a minor internet celebrity. The triad is launching the Drink Up and Rock Out summer promotion that includes the traditional "check under the cap to see if you've won while you rot your teeth and make yourself fat" type stuff, giving aw...

The Rock Band Unplugged Set List

I had a little hands on time with Rock Band Unplugged not too long ago and found it very engaging. It was tough keeping up with some of the faster songs, but considering I only really got to play for about fifteen or twenty minutes that was to be expected. It's a great way to bring the Rock Band expe...

Xbox Live Community Watch - 4/24/09

Drum Xplosion - 200 MS points. An excellent drum kit tool. It's best played with up to two Rock Band or Guitar Hero drum sets, though it also supports regular controllers. You can completely customize what every drum or button for which part of the drunk kit you want it to play. You can even make on...

LEGO Rock Band Confirmed

The press release confirms that the game will be compatible with previous Rock Band instruments as well as 'other' music game instruments. No big announcement on any new instruments to be released with this game, but I'm sure they'll add some bells and whistles to the previous revisions t...

Rock Band DLC - Styx, REO Speedwagon and Hautewerk

I honor of their current Rock Band sponsored tour, this week our DLC is Styx and REO Speedwagon, with a Hautework 3-pack to top it off. REO Speedwagon - Riding the Storm Out REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Styx - Reneg...

REO Speedwagon/Styx Track Pack Hitting Rock Band

Rock Band 2 ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** Release Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®) Thursday, April 23, 2009 (PlayStation®Store) Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 PlayStation®Network

Harmonix Patches Rock Band DLC

Over in the forums at rockband.com, Harmonix has posted a notice that a few of the songs released as downloadable content for Rock Band have received a patch. They're already fixed on the 360, and will be ready to download for the PS3 ...

Rock Band Microphone Hints At Wii Version?

Engadget found a report in the ScoreHero forums that the "new and improved" microphone for Rock Band is apparently floating around. The bad news is it will set you back $50. While that is dirt cheap in comparison to real, ...