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Rumor: Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals

19 Nov 2009 17:00:00 PST

Written by Richard Mitchell
GamerDeals.net has posted what it claims are Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals and, if accurate, there are some serious savings to be had. Probably the most prominent deal would be the doorbuster on Rock Band 2 Special Edition for PS3 or 360, which will net you the full band kit and the game for a p...

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A time for success

19 Nov 2009 14:00:28 PST

Written by malek86
Alright, so me, my brother and his girlfriend were playing some Rock Band today. We weren’t exactly up to shape, however, because we failed many songs, and lost quite a bit of fans. So, we decided we’d do a last one on Expert and call it a day. Me on Bass, bro on Guitar, and vocals for her. We choose a r...

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The Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Greets Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC

17 Nov 2009 13:00:00 PST

With The Beatles: Rock Band set to receive the eight Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tracks not included with the rhythm game this week as downloadable content, Harmonix has put together a medley trailer celebrating the whole psychedelic shebang. The album's eight remaining track...

Original story at Shacknews .

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Opinion: Music Games Aren’t Dead, Just Waiting to Be Reborn

16 Nov 2009 15:50:55 PST

Written by Chris Kohler
Review: Rock Band for iPhone Looks Nice, Plays RoughHow Lego Rock Band Can Turn Kids On to Parents’ MusicThe Beatles Make the Leap to Rock BandCourtney Love Calls Guitar Hero 5’s Creepy Cobain ‘Vile’5 Rockin’ Tweaks in Guitar Hero 5Guitar Hero: Van Halen Free With Guitar Hero 5 Pre-Order

Original story at Wired .

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Rock Band Also Getting Them Crooked Vultures DLC This Week

16 Nov 2009 07:50:00 PST

Written by Dustin Quillen
Fans will be able to download "New Fang" from the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, November 17. Those of us who play Rock Band on the Wii will have access to the single on Tuesday, November 24, while PlayStation 3 owners apparently have to wait until December 3. The song is set for the usual $1.99...

Original story at Xbox 360 Game News, Previews, and Reviews from 1UP .

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Reviews Surfing - Band Hero (Wii)

11 Nov 2009 00:11:10 PST

Written by Mike
Say what you want about the glut of music games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band—the genre is white hot and you know it. This is why Activision is striking continuously riding while the wave is at its zenith. One of the top publisher’s latest outings is Band Hero, which is actually a spin-off of [...] B...

Original story at Daily Nintendo .

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Rock Band news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Rock Band news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• PlayStation Store Update: Adhoc It To Me [North America] -- by Michael McWhertor from Michael McWhertor's Posts
• Three Years of the Nintendo Wii -- from G4 TV - TheFeed
• Sgt. Pepper DLC Available Today for Beatles: Rock Band -- by Comic Culture Warrior from rock-band « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Walmart Black Friday Ad Leaks With $78 Blu-ray Player -- by Sean Fallon from Gizmodo: top
• There Will Be Blood, And A Fistful Of Points -- by Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com) from Dubious Quality
• Party in the USA or... -- by blogfaced from rock-band « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Toys R Us announces pre-Black Friday game deals -- by JC Fletcher from Joystiq [Xbox]
• Sgt. Pepper's Gets By With a Little Help from This Trailer -- from Kombo.com
• Best of FingerGaming: From JellyCar 2 to Touch Pets Dogs -- by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) from GameSetWatch
• DJ Hero DOA Or Just A Slow Starter? -- by Game-Boy from GayGamer.net

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Bland Band Hero, Lego Set Lists Leave Me Limp

09 Nov 2009 12:17:50 PST

Written by Gus Mastrapa
Play family-friendly music games like Lego Rock Band and Band Hero and you’ll play along to songs by rock superstars like David Bowie, Elton John and Queen. Last week, MTV and Activision each released a kid-friendly version of their music games. Lego Rock Band and Band Hero both have the “E 1...

Original story at Wired .

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Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will Teach You to Play Music

07 Nov 2009 07:30:28 PST

Dhani Harrison, son of the Beatles' late George Harrison, works as a consultant for Harmonix on the Rock Band series. He worked on the original Rock Band, and naturally helped produce The Beatles: Rock Band. "I guess I'm accidentally responsible for 'Rock Band' becoming the Beatles digit...

Original story at NintendoDS Advanced .

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Rock Band Micro Review: iPhone Joins the Band. [Review]

26 Oct 2009 12:20:00 PDT

Written by matt cabral
Loved Band in Your Hand: Four instruments-guitar, bass, drums, vocals, 20 tracks, world tour, quick play, multiplayer, and even a music store make the jump to Apple's slick portable. Despite the absence of plastic peripherals and avatars , Rock Band on iPhone, well...rocks!

Original story at Kotaku .

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Podcast: Episode 120 - Halo 3 ODST and FIFA 10

23 Oct 2009 03:07:02 PDT

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Altec Lansing Launches Speaker for Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero

20 Oct 2009 14:48:39 PDT

Written by RawmeatCowboy
“Stage-Gig is the first speaker system designed from the ground up for use with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero,” explains Don Milks, senior manager of product management at Altec Lansing. “By amplifying the audio, Stage-Gig makes the games feel even more like you are playing in a live c...

Original story at Go Nintendo .

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Patch: News: Harmonix releases Rock Band 2 update

28 Sep 2009 02:09:00 PDT

Harmonix has released a significant patch for Rock Band 2, which adds and fixes a swathe of features. It's out now on Xbox 360 and is apparently in certification for PlayStation 3. The Network is currently in closed beta, but opens up in the coming weeks according lead designer Dan Teasdale o...

Original story at Eurogamer .

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Activision tells us why we should care about Guitar Hero 5, comments on The Beatles: Rock Band

13 Sep 2009 11:45:54 PDT

Written by RawmeatCowboy
TR: That’s a great question and I’m glad you asked. Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero are unique in that if you’re a hardcore consumer and you like unlimited access to music you’ve already purchased — we now have that. You can transfer over music that you’ve previously played from World Tour, Smash H...

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Joystiq Podcast 108 - Red Link edition

11 Sep 2009 14:20:00 PDT

Written by Justin McElroy
iTunes] Subscribe to the Joystiq Podcast in iTunes RSS] Add the Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator For fans: Joystiq Podcast Facebook group The Do It Line!: 1-(877)-JOYSTIQContinue reading Joystiq Podcast 108 - Red Link edition

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Review: Beatles: Rock Band Comes Together Beautifully

10 Sep 2009 10:36:52 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
Save for a few small tweaks, The Beatles: Rock Band takes its gameplay directly from Harmonix’s Rock Band series. Up to four people can play guitar, bass, drums and vocals using special instrument-shaped game controllers and following the colored button cues that flow down the screen. Yo...

Original story at Wired .

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Rock Band Overdrive Guitar Pedal Review

07 Aug 2009 10:31:20 PDT

Written by Jeff Atwood
I recently picked up a package deal that included the Mad Catz Rock Band Overdrive Pedal. This is as simple as it looks. It’s a freakin’ metal box with a switch that you plug into your Rock Band guitar (if you haven’t noticed, the port is on the side of every guitar). When you stomp on [...]

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The Bender Podcast - Ep 50 - Comic Books Copycats, Be in Rock Band, and Black Football

27 Jul 2009 09:45:20 PDT

A grand episode of The Bender. Was posted on Saturday, but didn't get to Grep until now (my bad!) In this episode we touch on the "Black College Football Xperience" video game and how it is possibly racist in title, a bunch of random comic book news, information, and other stuff mentioned (th...

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How to unlock all songs in Rock Band with a cheat code

14 Feb 2009 01:50:16 PST

Cami, theburntmatches, shows us how to unlock all songs on Rock Band! It is a simple way to unlock all the songs in XBOX 360, PS3 or Wii Rock Band ... www.wonderhowto.com

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How To: Rock Band 2-Float On Expert Drums After effects Test Part (1/4)

20 Dec 2008 00:44:26 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (sk8er213freak)
just a showing of how to use adobe after effects Author: sk8er213freak Keywords: rock band float on expert drums after effects test part of Added: December 20, 2008

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Patch: Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit and guitar now supported by Rock ...

24 Nov 2008 19:10:08 PST

To make good on the words of encouragement, Harmonix released a patch today for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band 2 which fixes a slew of things, including adding support for the Guitar Hero World Tour drum and guitar peripherals. ...

Original story at Destructoid .

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Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3

24 Nov 2008 15:06:00 PST

The cross-game instrument compatibility fulfills Sony's earlier promise, with Microsoft having made a similar vow for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 instruments for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour were cross-compatible upon release.

Original story at Shacknews .

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How To: Kroeger: Rock bands dwindling because of band games - Guitar Hero ...

20 Nov 2008 09:18:20 PST

I have learned to play drums because of Rock Band. I have two friends that have started to learn guitar because of Guitar Hero. Also, Nickelback, learn how to play your own instruments before you complain about other people not learning ...

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TD Gaming Podcast 90: Riddled With Fragmented Patches

01 Oct 2008 10:04:13 PDT

Written by Derrick Schommer
This week’s Gaming Podcast, we’re doing a review of Rock Band 2 and it’s drum kit. We are also digging into some juicy news on: Fable II launches with no on-line co-op mode EA slapped with class action law suit over Spore DRM Warhammer Online hits 500K subscribers Sony PS3, not the most popula...

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Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support

06 Dec 2007 03:56:21 PST

Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game." An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...

Original story at Shacknews .

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How To: Rock Band drums on your PC. Why?

23 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PST

Written by Richard Mitchell
An intrepid blogger at dxprog.com has discovered how to use the Rock Band drum kit with a Windows PC. The whole process seems pretty simple, and has been made even simpler thanks to an installer program (use at your own risk) created by ...

Original story at Xbox 360 Fanboy .

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