Today
The Gene Simmons AXE bass guitar for Guitar Hero and Rock Band is now available, and in celebration of the product's launch, Simmons himself took a break from his tongue exercises to say a few words....
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Yesterday
If we can trust their own numbers - and really, at this stage, we can't - Microsoft had a great Black Friday. Sold a ton of consoles. But what else sold? Black Friday video game sales were strong, Microsoft claims victory [VentureBeat]
Megadeth's hip to the current age. The metal band seems to know what's going on and has embraced things like the internet, YouTube and (getting on topic) video games — namely, Rock Band. Megadeth has put its breakthrough album Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying? as Rock Band DLC.
When last we looked at Nerjyzed Entertainment's Black College Football: The Experience we noted that the game was due to have some kind of half-time rhythm minigame. But what, why and how? Turns out...
Anyway, the big news is that you will be able to join your team's drumline using the Rock Band drum controller. We have no idea if the controller will stand up to the pounding it will surely be taking, but it is a cool idea and a nice way to add value and - dare we say it - synergy between two quite dif...
Friday, Nov 28
LittleBigPlanet Chimera costume (£1.59) LittleBigPlanet Thanksgiving costume (free) G1 Jockey 4 add-on (free) Far Cry 2 "Fortunes" add-on pack (£7.99) Rock Band DLC (listed after the break) Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break) Rock Band DLC Guitar Hero World Tour DLC
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Thursday, Nov 27
Guitar Hero III with Guitar Hero, II, and Rocks the 80s (PS2) - $50 Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360) - $50 Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero III (Wii) - $50 Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360/PS3) - $30 NASCAR 09 (Xbox 360/PS3) - $30 NBA Live 09 (Xbox 360/PS3) - $30
Wednesday, Nov 26
There are nine new tracks coming the week of December 2nd, one of which is absolutely free. The rest will set you back just 99 cents (80 Microsoft Points) when they go live on Xbox Live Marketplace next Tuesday and the PlayStation Store next Thursday. Some, however, are for a limited time only.
I'll be posting some pics of the give aways we've got this year, but it's looking pretty impressive. Besides all the schwag I've been gathering for the year, a bunch of companies are pitching in some goodies including Microsoft, Harmonix, NetDevil, Idol Minds, Sony Online, etc, etc. I'll b...
Xbox Live Arcade Games Rez HD - 500 Microsoft Points Arkadian Warriors - 500 Microsoft Points Assault Heroes - 400 Microsoft Points Catan - 500 Microsoft Points Brain Challenge - 500 Microsoft Points Boogie Bunnies - 500 Microsoft Points Golf: Tee It Up! - 500 Microsoft Points
The Music Enthusiast – Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2), Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) and Wii Music (Wii) should be big hits with the music lovers in your circle. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are rated T for Teen and are suitable for the 13 and older crowd. Wii Music is rated for E for Eve...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Rock Revolution is the latest addition to the rock n’ roll game genre. Similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band, players channel their inner rock stars by playing drums, guitar or bass. One add-on to this game is the Jam Mode that allows players to create their own music. This game is rated T for lyri...
Clive Davis is still in the music industry, having recently helped shepherd the career of UK X-Factor winner Leona Lewis. In April he was appointed Creative Director of Sony BMG a company that earns a not-insignificant amount of money from tracks licensed to Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the...
Monday, Nov 24
Hardware · Provided support for third party drum and guitar controllers including GHWT & RR. · Adjusted crosstalk values for drum hardware. · Bug fix for remote drum fills being silent – users will now hear the drum track when drum fills.
The New Xbox Experience lets you install 360 games onto your HDD. Great news for anyone - like myself - who gets DISC READ ERRORS as often as the sun both rises and sets. But chances are, unless you splurged and bought yourself an Elite, or are new to the 360 world and own a 60GB unit, you have a 20GB...
Friday, Nov 21
The rumors were true, Yngwie Malmsteen is shredding his way to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 next week. The Swedish guitarist will bring three tracks to Harmonix's band game, joining new songs from Soundgarden, Lamb of God and a three pack from the Killers. All tracks are, of course, master track...
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BringIt works with any video game platform with online capabilities and with any game that supports online head-to-head competition. BringIt will support a diverse portfolio of popular games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii. Featured games during the be...
Despite apprehension about another Wii-free holiday season, Target is promising that they’re going to have both the console and Balance Board in stock for the shopping madness. The consoles will be hitting stores starting this Sunday.
Rumor: Yngwie Malmsteen, More Soundgarden Coming To Rock Band Sony's Christmas Ads Are Hit And Miss Waiter, There's An Altair In My Prince Of Persia Here's What The NXE "Premium Themes" Look Like PS3 Trophies Are Now MANDATORY Toys 'R' Us Black Friday Deals
Thursday, Nov 20
The Wii version of Rock Band may be handicapped by the system's online and storage solutions, but even with the limited track selection — which can be boosted with inexpensive "Track Pack" discs — Rock Band is still a blast. The upcoming Rock Band 2, a little delayed for the Wii but due to hit d...
The next batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band and Rock Band may have been leaked a little early courtesy. ... First Fable II Premium DLC Revealed · Fable II · First Fable II Premium DLC Revealed ...
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The next batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 may have been leaked a little early, courtesy of the in-game music store and some eagle-eyed ScoreHero forum members. We'd advise you to take it as rumor for now, as the face-melting promise of these tracks would only lead to...
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DS and Wii The under $20 Wii games The free Nerf gun, with Nerf Blaster 30 for Guitar Hero on Tour PSP and PS3 Madden PSP Entertainment Pack or Ratchet and Clank Pack for $200 Guitar Hero Aerosmith for $30 Xbox 360 Several 360 bundles Left 4 Dead for $50
You know, when you don't have kids, it gets really hard to write these things. I mean, today, I woke up, played some Rock Band, wrote about video games, played some Fable II, wrote about video games, ate a great meat pie for lunch, wrote some more about video games then went to bed. Exciting!
Wednesday, Nov 19
Last year's Xbox 360 epic is this year's PlayStation 3 epic as 2K's tale decadence, delirium, and death under the sea makes the leap to Sony's console. The PS3 version of the game adds a new difficulty mode to the title, along with console-exclusive downloadable content that'll be availab...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Best Music Game: Rock Band 2 Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL 09 Best Soundtrack: Rock Band 2 Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War 2 Best Wii Game: No More Heroes Best PS3 Game: Metal Gear Solid 4 Best PC Game: Left 4 Dead Best Original Score: No Vote Best Multiplayer Game: Left 4 Dead
Fans of movie comedy guy Jack Black and acting and music guy Kyle Gass can try to prolong the magic by singing, strumming and thwacking along with the Tenacious Twosome on Xbox LIVE this Thursday. JB & KG will be appearing on LIVE to promote their new DVD The Complete Masterworks 2.
This and Guitar Hero form the most social experience of any single game out there right now. With the instrument set, it’s a party in a box, although you can say the same thing about the Wii for not much more in price (MSRP, anyway.) If you are buying instruments, weigh that choice very carefull...
Monday, Nov 17
Who's got the best selling games in the United States of America? Nintendo, naturally. According to a report from Gamasutra, the publisher has secured four of the five best-selling games of 2008 so far in the U.S. of A. Topping the elite sales club is Super Smash Bros. Brawl with an estimated 3.5 m...
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Tuesday, Nov 11
OK, that's a little unfair. This video - shot at the conclusion of the Nottingham GameCity3 event last month - looks like it was taken at a party. So maybe there were beers involved. And the drumming was mostly amazing. And a crowd can't help with the vocal recognition. And the fact that the lady th...
Saturday, Nov 8
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Thursday, Nov 6
While playing Guitar Hero World Tour for my review of the game I started thinking that maybe the plastic and rubber drum kit was a bit louder that Rock Band 2's. So Adam and I made this short little video showing me playing a chunk of the same song. This isn't scientific at all (You'd need a way to m...
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“We are thrilled to enter into this agreement with Nintendo,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “Together we will provide Rock Band fans the opportunity to enhance their gameplay with Mad Catz’ premium instruments for Nintendo’s extremely pop...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Guitar Hero: World Tour was developed by Neversoft for the Xbox 360 and PS3, published by Activision and released on Oct. 26 for Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. The Band Kit retails for $189.99 USD. Completed single-player tour using guitar, played many songs using bass, drum...
Friday, Oct 31
Just like SingStar has done with great success, Harmonix are now looking at increasing the number of localised tracks on the world's various Rock Band stores. That means more British bands, more German bands, more Swedish bands, more Australian bands, etc etc etc. Speaking with GameStop...
Wednesday, Oct 29
The release lists a number of media contacts, including one of the main PR folks for Rock Band 2. This seems to back up what the Financial Times reported back in June. Though at the time it sounded like both Activision and Harmonix were wooing Apple Corps. Did Guitar Hero get the shaft or is anoth...
However, integrating the Guitar Hero World Tour drum controller into the Rock Band games requires an update to the Rock Band game software. Until that update is made to the Rock Band software, the Guitar Hero World Tour drum controller will not function in the PlayStation 3 version of that...
Monday, Oct 27
Has Activision managed to beat Harmonix at their own game, or is Guitar Hero World Tour but a pale imitation? Let's see what the all-star game critics super group has to say. From nowhere near even Rock Band 1 to look out, Harmonix, in five easy steps.
Sunday, Oct 26
Update II: Seems there are compatibility problems when using World Tour instruments on the PS3 version of Rock Band 2. See thread started here Drum Topic on Guitar Hero Official Forums Guitar Hero Customer Support Drum Topic on IGN Boards (also here)
Saturday, Oct 25
Hope everyone's had a good chance to fan themselves and hose off following Thursday's introduction to Grace Kim, the former Activision PR rep turned Guitar Hero Rock Band vixen in this month's Playboy. Remember a while back, the survey that asked if anybody's played video games in the nud...
Thursday, Oct 23
Both “Anything” and “Electro Rock” will be available as downloadable content when Guitar Hero World Tour launches on October 26th, free of charge, on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and the PLAYSTATION®Store. Music fans can learn more about the artists, check out pictures and listen to additio...
Wednesday, Oct 22
“I was giving so many excuses,” Grace said, “I even went to CVS and bought crutches, and pretended I had a fractured ankle. At this point, Activision was getting annoyed. They were really heavily promoting Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and Guitar Hero for the DS. My boss was getting really upset.”
So yes, score one for Mad Catz. A bit pricey at $79.99, but the bass is incredibly solid and adds a functionality that wasn't present before, making it a step up from standard third-party controllers. Of course I would prefer it wireless, but one step at a time.
Sunday, Oct 19
Today Rock Band 2 (PS3) Thursday (Oct. 22) Cake Mania: Baker's Challenge (PSP) Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Wii) Smart Girls: Party Games (DS) Sunday (Oct. 26) Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3, PS2, Wii, 360, PC) Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon (PS2)
Thursday, Oct 16
Microsoft also seems pretty pleased about the performance of music games on its system, pointing out that Rock Band has sold "almost 1 million more than the competition combined" on the Xbox 360. It's amped for both Guitar Hero World Tour and its very own Lips.
Monday, Oct 6
The fact that this song isn't in Guitar Hero or Rock Band yet is eating away at me, so much so that I actually contacted Stan himself to see if there was anything I could do to help. When he actually answered me I just about died. Turns out not only would he love to have the song in either game, he even...
Saturday, Oct 4
Sifting through a 15-page thread I can't seem to find any response from Harmonix on this, as to whether the glitch is known, what the problem is, if there's a workaround, if a patch is coming, what. Now, I don't have a direct line to Harmonix — I don't even have the game here — and besides, it's a S...
Friday, Oct 3
Let There Be Rock Band Exclusive Content At Walmart Disc Instead Of DLC Done Walmart Cheap Biway to Walmart It's Not) D.L.C. Girl Greeter's Got Rhythm Whole Lotta Rock Band Big Wals Who Made Walmart For Those About To Get Our Rock Band DLC (We Say Screw You)
Thursday, Oct 2
For now relish in the official training guide that John Drake over at Harmonix, a drummer himself, was kind enough to put together for me. LEARN HOW TO DRUM IN ROCK BAND 2 To begin: Start with the “how to play your RB drums” tutorial to get the correct stick/foot position if you’re unfamiliar.
Monday, Sep 29
All 18 will, however, "also be available for play in Rock Band and Rock Band 2", according to Wal-Mart's product page, though it's unclear whether that means the tracks will be made available as DLC or whether you'll be able to export them, ala Rock Band 1 songs into Rock Band 2.
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Tuesday, Sep 23
Here's a deal for you, bargain shoppers. If you're in the market for Rock Band 2 on Xbox 360, you could do worse than buy the game from Amazon, because the online retailer is giving away MS points with every purchase of the game. 1600 MS points, to be precise, which you'll get if you order the game...
Saturday, Sep 20
Nintendo Responds to Trade Commission Investigation of Wii Rock Band 2 Review: Second Verse Same As The First Training Wheels: My First MMO The Best Damn Video Game Infomercial You'll Ever Not Walk Away From Activision Boss Says Guitar Hero Is "Dominating" The Competition
Friday, Sep 19
Saying “peripheral-free” is like saying “castrated” when it comes to music games. Isn’t half the fun of playing Rock Band the plastic instruments? But there must be market for people (parents) who don’t want to deal with a plastic drum set and two guitars cluttering up the living room – and...
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Rock Band 2, developed by Harmonix and published by Electronic Arts was released on Sept. 14 for the Xbox 360. Retails for $60 for just the game, $190 for the special edition with instruments. Focused on tour mode both solo and with others, tested Xbox Live online play.
Wednesday, Sep 17
It was refreshing to sit down at an actual drum set this time around after trying get by with nothing but air a few days ago. After jamming out to a few songs with them, I have to say these are better than the original four-head Rock Band drum set. Now, that's not to say the RB2 or Guitar Hero sets won...
Tuesday, Sep 16
“We’re excited to stay with Nintendo,” said David. “And we like developing for the Wii.” In case you missed the question in my Neversoft interview with Brian Bright, I’ll ask again – what song would you want to see in Guitar Hero or Rock Band?
Here’s the thing – this game is Rock Band. No, don’t give me that crap about how it’s different, it’s better, it’s got six drumheads, so it’s totally different. It is Rock Band. And who says that’s a bad thing? I already knew how to play the instruments. Not well, mind you, but it’s not like I needed...
Sunday, Sep 14
Also, let me just get this out of the way. Playing air guitar and drums aren't fun. I tried not to hate it. But there's something about sitting down at a drum kit or pulling a guitar over your head that makes the overall experience more engaging. Whether you're playing guitar or drums, you'll eith...
This looks like a ginormous week for drops, and that's even with Rock Band 2 out as of today. Tuesday sees Star Wars: The Force Unleashed releasing on everything except the Fairchild Channel F, plus TNA iMPACT if you're into rasslin'. Other highlights include Crysis Warhead that day (also a...
Saturday, Sep 13
Casting Agent Confirms Rock Band 2 TV Show Spore Review: Evolutionary Creationism Harmonix To Release Rock Band: AC/DC? Microsoft: "No Comment" On Batshit Insane Xbox 360 Relaunch Rumor Can Rock Band Really Teach You to Rock Out?Happy 9th Birthday Dreamcast!
Thursday, Sep 11
First of all, thanks for the story, much appreciated. The Fender Bass like all our Rock Band range is a product we are deeply passionate about. Thing is Mike, a lot has changed in recent years. Mad Catz have repositioned ourselves as makers of high quality peripherals and most of our products n...
Monday, Sep 8
When Rock Band, the original Rock Band came out I was fascinated with the drums. More so when Harmonix told me that when played on expert the notes are one for one. One for one? Doesn't that mean if I was able to master Rock Band drums I could master real ones, I thought?
Wednesday, Aug 20
There are new and improved guitars this time around. All the instruments are sturdier and all wireless, including the drums. The guitar is pretty much the same, with the exception of a new wood grain look and a sensor to test playback lag. The drum foot pedal stays attached to the drums and feat...
Tuesday, Apr 22
Anticipating the comments, I'm going to point out that, yes, you could make such a contraption at home for less money. But given what we've already spent on Rock Band, what's another fitty? Lightning Review: Rock Band Stand Keeps Your Guitars, Controllers and Mics in Check [Gizmodo]
Tuesday, Feb 26
What a glorious console age we've entered, when individual tracks from Rock Band get their own patched releases. It's all for the best, though, as they're merely minor fixes that aren't treating game killing bugs, just addressing incorrect meta information. In the case of "Limelight", t...
Thursday, Jan 10
Fontaine also stated that he "was particularly pleased with record holiday handheld sell-outs of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP. The Nintendo Wii, even in the face of on-going seasonal shortages, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, proved to be on many holiday wishlists as n...
Wednesday, Jan 9
Chris Paladino with Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog got a chance to rock out to Black Hole Sun on a prototype Rock Band drum set being developed by Ion. Lovely little set, with cymbals included that mirror the placement of the drum for a more authentic drumming feel. Chris kicked it up to expert a...
Wednesday, Dec 5
The Harmonix community manager writes at the official Rock Band forums that a routine patch for the PlayStation 3 version of the game is coming soon, one that will address "a number of items related to guitar controller compatibility." The patch was expected to be released yesterday, but...
Monday, Nov 26
While members of my family are great at bullshitting, we're also pretty good with rhythm and music. My mother and her mother before her ran dancing schools for most of their lives, with most of the girls in the family performing at some point. My brother Richard and I both dabble with musical i...
Monday, Nov 5
· The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for the PlayStation 2 system will feature a wired drum kit, wired microphone, wireless Fender Stratocaster guitar controller and a USB hub. · Standalone instrument peripherals for Rock Band, including a wireless guitar option for the Xbox 360, wil...
Thursday, Oct 25
The full list of fifty Rock Band achievements for the Xbox 360 version of the game has been published at Xbox360Achievements.org, giving us a look at the easy ("Unlock a Big Club in Solo Tour on Easy, Medium, Hard or Expert"), hard ("Score 100% notes hit as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert...
Tuesday, Jul 10
Of course, Croal has a number of reasons for suggesting this course of action, including that potentially "thousands of Xbox 360s [are] in stores with this design flaw" and that many gamers looking to play this year's hottest 360-bound titles—Rock Band, Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Mass...
Friday, May 11
The anonymous Gamespot tipster also revealed some preliminary information on the game's peripherals, including details on Rock Band's drum kit controller, as well as early pricing speculation. According to the focus test the reader participated in, a retail price between $150 and $2...
Tuesday, Apr 3
In addition, the NanaOn-Sha staffer says that the rhythm genre he helped create is on the decline in Japan. That's in contrast to current Western tastes where music titles like Boogie, Rock Band and Guitar Hero are still hot. What's contributing to this downfall? Flat panel TVs, he says, an...
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