Archive for February, 2008

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Video Game Revolution: The People Behind Guitar Hero »

ABC News has a nice video about the latest ‘revolution’ in video games, that is to say Rocking Out on Plastic Guitars!!!
The video features a look inside Harmonix, the company that was so kind enough to bring us Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
So head on over to abcnews.go.com and search for it, or use the […]

Attack of the Guitar Hero Clones »

Do you want to disappoint your children?  Then just go right ahead by picking up one of these blatant Guitar Hero ripoffs. 
Guitar Fever
Guitar Hero Clone Guitar FeverFirst we’ll start with “Guitar Fever”.  This has to be one of the most blatant ripoffs of Guitar Hero, right down to the color and style of the Guitar.  […]

Joke: Activision Reports Sluggish Sale of Sousaphone Hero »

Our favorite satirical news website, The Onion, has released a Guitar Hero themed story, reporting on the poor sales of Sousaphone Hero and mentioning how it has “sold a mere 52 copies in the United States in its opening week” and that is ”despite a catchy 1890s soundtrack and realistic-feeling game play”.
We would like to thank […]

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to feature Drums and Microphone? »

This is strictly a rumor at this point, but we’d like to present some arguments both for and against the rumor.
For:
Here is the quote from the Best Buy Website’s game synopsis;
“This adventure for the amazing Guitar Hero series lets you drum like Joey Kramer… and belt out vocals like the legendary Steven Tyler. Unlike the […]

New Wireless Guitar Controllers Available for Order for GHIII and Rock Band »

Amazon.com has new Nyko FrontMan Wireless Guitar Controllers available for pre-order for Guitar Hero III for the Wii, and both Rock Band and Guitaro III for the Playstation 3.
The Wii version looks pretty sweet, with a very similar body and headstock to that of a Fender Telecaster.  The PS3 version of the FrontMan controller looks mostly […]

Rock Band DLC - Week of February 19 »

This weeks tracks are;
Stone Temple Pilots - “Sex Type Thing”
Weezer - “El Scorcho”
Garbage - “Why Do You Love Me”
As usual, the tracks will be available Tuesday at the XBOX Live Marketplace, and on Thursday at the Playstation Store.
As per usual, all three tracks utilize the original master recordings, and will cost $1.99 (or 160 Microsoft Points) per […]

Is DJ Hero on the way? »

According to Trademork.com, Guitar Hero publishers Activision have registered the trademark for the name ‘DJ Hero’ in relation to “computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; interactive video game comprised of a CD […]

Leaked Rock Band DLC List Real. Subject to Change: MTV »

For those of you who read the story earlier this week about the latest track pack for Rock Band containing a list of upcoming songs, an MTV spokesman announced that the list is real, but subject to change.
If you’re not familiar with the story, scorehero.com forum member was able to extract a list of upcoming […]

Rock Band standalone drum kit now in stores »

The Rock Band stanalone drum sets have been released for all 3 Rock Band compatible consoles.
Retail Price on the drum kit is $79.99 for both the XBOX and Playstation models, but amazon.com does have a few on offer for as low as $67.99.
The guitar hasn’t popped up yet, but by all indications that should be […]