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Opinion: Harmonix confirms: New peripheral for Rock Band 2

03 Dec 2008 22:32:15 PST

Written by Jon G.
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Opinion: Harmonix confirms: New peripheral for Rock Band 2

03 Dec 2008 22:32:15 PST

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Peak Starpex Guitar Controller Review

01 Dec 2008 07:38:34 PST

Written by SaikoSakura
It’s difficult to believe that three years ago today we were playing Guitar Hero on our PlayStation 2 with its squeaky 3/4 sized plastic Gibson SG controller. Within a short time the franchise evolved into a full band experience with Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour. With each new game ca...

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PedalMasters - Rock Band Pedal Review P3

24 Nov 2008 00:11:34 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (PedalMasters)
Check out a video of a MASTER at work. The song is Coheed Cambria "Welcome Home" We told him to take the pedal through it's paces and don't be afraid to hit it hard. Listen to what he had to say following the abuse he put on our pedal. This was a demo setup at an FYE store for the Rock Band 2 promotional r...

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Guitar Hero World Tour PS3 Review

21 Nov 2008 08:46:13 PST

Guitar Hero World Tour is the answer to the release of Rock Band a year ago, as it introduces the full band set to the Guitar Hero franchise with the addition of drums, microphone, and bass support to go along with the guitar. So is this enough for Guitar Hero to solidify its spot as the king of t...

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REVIEW: Guitar Hero: World Tour - Xbox 360

18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST

Can this out rock Rock Band? With EA's Rock Band improving on the much loved Guitar Hero series by simply adding more to do, its little shock to find Activision about to unleash their own take on the full band gaming genre. Read Guitar Hero: World Tour - Xbox 360 on Pocket-lint

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Rock Band news and blogs - December 04, 2008

04 Dec 2008 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.

• Games Review: Rock Band 2 -- from Belfast Telegraph
• AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack (guest review) - Gamester - Where ... -- from Gamester
• REVIEW: Guitar Hero: World Tour - Xbox 360 -- from Pocket-lint.co.uk : Latest Reviews
• Rock Band 2 Review -- by Iwata from J Playstation
• Rock Band 2 Review -- from Latest News - PSU.com
• Guitar Hero World Tour Review -- by James from The Ephemeric
• Review: Roll-Your-Own Rock in Guitar Hero World Tour -- by Chris Kohler from Wired: Game|Life
• AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack Review -- from IGN
• Opinion: Which Drums Are Louder: Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour -- from Gaming Fusion / Site
• Opinion: Which Drums Are Louder: Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour -- from Glinkster Latest Links

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Rock Revolution PS3 Review

08 Nov 2008 22:17:36 PST

If anything, those who play Rock Revolution are going to appreciate Guitar Hero and Rock Band that much more. An important mention is that for the purpose of this review, we tested out Rock Revolution with the Rock Band and Guitar Hero drum/guitars, due to the fact we did not have a Rock Revol...

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Review - AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

03 Nov 2008 02:01:00 PST

Written by Luke Anderson
So what did Harmonix do that set it apart from Activision’s Guitar Hero expansion? First, they started off by only putting in AC/DC tracks, so you don’t have to weed through other bands that you could care less about. Second, they made all of the tracks freely exportable to Rock Band, thus “e...

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Game Review: Guitar Hero: World Tour vs. Rock Band 2

29 Oct 2008 12:58:05 PDT

Written by BOMB Matt
Gameplay We'll start with the Guitar Hero microphone. Or is it the Rock Band microphone? The Logitech microphone? They are all the same thing. Really... they are all made by Logitech, have the same specs, and the same form factor. No difference between them at all. The drums... Rock Band 2 - Buy It

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PS3 Game Review: Rock Band 2

27 Oct 2008 19:46:34 PDT

Written by deaconblue
I picked up Rock Band 2 when I purchased Bioshock. As we already had Rock Band, I was able to just buy the game, as the peripherals were unnecessary. I have not tried any of the new peripherals, so I on't be commenting on them here. Though I am contemplating getting a new guitar controller, and...

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Review: Guitar Hero World Tour

27 Oct 2008 04:04:10 PDT

Written by Gwyddia
I need to get that out of the way right now. I also need to state that we are playing this game on Xbox 360 with the Rock Band 2 drums and microphone, but the Les Paul Guitar Hero III guitar. I have to admit that I went into GHWT thinking of it as a Rock Band 2 expansion pack. I quickly learned how wrong I...

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Review: Wii Music Puts Improv Before Gameplay

25 Oct 2008 13:59:57 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
50, Nintendo Images courtesy Nintendo See Also: Wii Music's Licensed Songs Hands On: Wii Music's Challenge-Free Rhythm Gaming Behind the Mario Maestro's Music Review: Song Remains (Mostly) the Same in Rock Band 2 Facing Competition, Guitar Hero IIICranks Gameplay to 11

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REVIEW: Ion Rock Band Drum Kit (Xbox 360)

24 Sep 2008 09:49:27 PDT

Written by Jonah Falcon
Since early 2008 I’ve been playing, or rather, I’ve been addicted to the game Rock Band. Early on I found myself playing drums or vocals almost exclusively. In fact the number of hours I’ve put into playing drums on Rock Band probably exceeds the time I’ve spent playing every other game this y...

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Rock Band 2 Review: Second Verse Same As The First

19 Sep 2008 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Brian Crecente
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.

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Review: Song Remains (Mostly) the Same in Rock Band 2

17 Sep 2008 22:32:22 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
You can play Rock Band 2 with Rock Band or Guitar Hero instrument controllers, but a new guitar and drums have been released specifically for this game. Both new input devices are wireless, which is especially welcome with the drum controller, which also sports a metal-reinforced kick pe...

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Exclusive: ION Rocker Drum Review

17 Sep 2008 11:00:00 PDT

When it came out last year, Rock Band's drumming game provided the only truly new experience with the title. We’d all played Guitar Hero and various Karaoke games before, but the drums were something else. But, after our initial fascination with playing drums in Rock Band died down, we fo...

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Opinion: Rock Band 2 Goes On Tour

16 Sep 2008 12:40:02 PDT

Written by Dan Landis
In an effort to promote the just-released Rock Band 2 (and the Rock Band experience in general), EA/Harmonix/MTV decided to take the show on the road. Up on the stage at the York Fair in York, Pennsylvania, I got my first taste of Rock Band 2 this past weekend, and it was sweet.

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Opinion: RB2: Drum Trainer, Battle of the Bands detailed [Harmonix]

20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Jim Reilly
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...

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Opinion: Gold Stars for “Seven” in Rock Band 2

12 Aug 2008 15:31:02 PDT

Written by Jen
And, if that’s not enough, here’s the even better news: since you can import your songs from the original Rock Band game into the new game and play all songs in the same place, the glitch will be automatically corrected for these songs in Rock Band 2!! That’s right - any buggy song from the di...

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Opinion: Official Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Launch Party Coverage

28 Jun 2008 17:32:38 PDT

Written by smeeguel
Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band. The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two...

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Opinion: Epic Fail: Rock Band Instruments

20 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PDT

We all love the guitar, drum and microphone peripherals that came with Rock Band, but the slew of secondary instruments that the makers of the game have released have been a lot less satisfying. Okay, the Rock Band Key-Tar was pretty cool, but did we really need a Rock Band stand-up bass?

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DigitalBattle’s Rock Band Review

29 Dec 2007 20:02:37 PST

Written by Brian Lockhart
Rock Band really is a knock off of Guitar Hero, but given the circumstances, Harmonix was without an IP, needed something new, and decided it time to go all out and expand the genre beyond the guitar. Had Harmonix tackled the same project instead of Guitar Hero, it’s hard to say whether Rock B...

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Opinion: ~!!~ Rock Band Tips for new and old players ~!!~

20 Dec 2007 09:53:29 PST

Written by iruhl
Speaking of good band communication, massive multipliers are earned by engaging in Overdrive mode simultaneously with other bandmates. Because both lead and bass guitar can trigger this mode whenever they want (provided they have enough Energy), either the drummer (at the end of a dru...

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Opinion: Fahey And The Holograms [Rock Band]

26 Nov 2007 10:20:40 PST

Written by Mike Fahey
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...

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Opinion: Talking Rock Band with Harmonix's Sean Baptiste

19 Oct 2007 09:13:56 PDT

Written by Ryan Stewart
I think for a lot of Rock Band we mainly went back to ground zero, to start over again and rethink the way we put together a game like this. To really look at all the design choices we’d made and make them better. Change it up a little bit. Try to get back to the roots.

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