Console Hero’s April Fools Day Roundup

Happy April Fool’s Day!

We are not going to post a story trying to trick you, we’re just not funny enough.  We are however providing links to stories that were published today that are in line with todays theme and related to Guitar Hero and Rock Band…  So after scouring teh intarwebs here we go.  Stories after the break!

Harmonix announced Rock Band: Milli Vanilli (Link)
We’re leading off this article with a story from Rock Gamer about the upcoming Rock Band: Milli Vanilli.  Why?  Because we love Milli Vanilli!

“The microphones aren’t microphones at all, but microphone shaped devices that have our latest technology, Rock-o-Synch”

Read the rest of the stories after the break…

Guns And Roses, New Album For Rock Band Before The Cd Hits Shelves (LINK)
Playing on Dr. Pepper’s recent push for a new Guns and Roses album, Bloody-Disgusting.com has released a story saying that the first album for Rock Band will in fact be the newest Guns and Roses album.

“This is a very exciting day for both fans of Rock Band and of Guns N’ Roses. Not only will it put every Rock Band player on an equal playing field (since they aren’t familiar with the songs yet), but fans of the band will finally get to hear what Axl has been working on for over a decade.”

Triangle Hero II Relased (Link)
TheSpoof.com brings the most recent news on Triangle Hero II.  I guess the first one was a bigger success than we thought

“This will be a great boost to the country’s economy. We can sell this game to those who want to relive their time in the school orchestra, or for professional triangle players who want to learn more advanced techniques and time signature in their downtime”

Guitar Hero: Winger (link)
411mania.com has a small mention of a new guitar hero game which will soon be available for the DS, PS2, Intellivision, and N-Gage

‘Latesleeper’ game rivals ‘Guitar Hero’ (link)
From ‘The Vail Daily’ in Colorado comes a story about a new game called ‘Latesleeper’.  This last one isn’t really Guitar Hero related, but it mentions Guitar Hero, and also uses a cot as a peripheral, so close enough.

“The game challenges players to stay in bed for ungodly amounts of time, threatening their jobs, relationships and gastro-intestinal health. “