Archive for June 2nd, 2008

Guitar Hero: Metallica - It’s Official »

Activision let it slip in a recent filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that there will be another Guitar Hero game dedicated to a band coming in the near future.
Edward Woo, a Wedbush Morgan securities analyst caught wording in the document that shows Activision plans to release Guitar Hero: Metallica.
According to the filing […]

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Rock Band about to be Big In Japan »

 
Harmonix announced this morning that they will be taking Rock Band to Japan.
Harmonix will be teaming up with Q Entertainment to create a version of Rock Band that will be specifically crafted for the Japanese Market.
Rock Band will be ”the first US-originated rock music game to be heavily localized for the Japanese market,” said Harmonix in […]

I Am Feeling Disturburbed »

Visitors to the Xbox Live Marketplace might have been treated to a slight spelling mistake. 
The Disturbed Pack was listed as the Disturburbed Pack.  Admittedly this is not hard hitting news, but at least it’s amusing.
Click on the image for a full size view.

Rock Band forums get “Rick Rolled” »

The official Rock Band forums were ‘hacked’ this morning.  Visitors to the site were treated to NSFW images from rotten.com and with Rick Astley music playing in the background.
The site was first attacked around 7:15 AM EST and was cleaned up roughly around 10:00 AM EST.
According to HMXJohnlox, a Harmonix employee and site admin;
Hey folks. […]

First Look at Rock Band Mad Catz Peripherals »

A member of the ScoreHero forums, BigZ7337, recently caught a glimpse of the upcoming Mad Catz Rock Band controllers over at play.com
And while the listings have since been taken down, he managed to snag some pictures.
You can get better look by clicking one of the thumbnails for a bigger picture.
Mad Catz signed a deal with Harmonix a few months back […]