Update: Fruper seems only to be a reseller of the product, the manufacturer is a company named PEGA HK
More pictures and info about this controller are available at Deals Extreme
So we were scouring the internet for Guitar Hero goodies to bring you and came across this… uh…  gem?
This is the PEGA Wireless Guitar Controller for the […]

This isn’t the first Guitar Hero playing robot, but it’s the latest, and it’s also very accurate.
Four undergraduate students at Texas A&M University have developed a Guitar Hero playing robot, which they’ve dubbed Slashbot.  Slashbot is a tribute to both the guitarist Slash, as well as technology website Slashdot.
Slashbot works by reading pixel info from […]

Some of you might be familiar with the viral marketing campaign, ‘Will It Blend’, that blender manufacturer Blendtec has been doing.
The basic premise of the campaign is that they try to find out whether or not their blenders will ‘blend’ various items.
Given the popularity of Guitar Hero, it was only a matter of time before […]

Not only does it sound like it would be a good name for a Guitar Hero and Rock Band website, it is a Guitar Hero and Rock Band website.
Just like us they’ve got the latest news, but be sure to check them out - their tournament round-up’s are a fantastic read.
Just for reference, that’s
http://www.licksandclicks.com/

Game publisher THQ gave another preview last week of some of their upcoming titles for the Wii.  Two of the titles we don’t care about - we’re not saying they’re bad games, but they’re not related to this site.  The game that caught our attention however is Battle of the Bands.

At first glance, Battle of the Bands appears […]

Alright, so this latest DLC for Rock Band confuses us as we thought these particular tracks were to be exclusive to the OXM demo disk they originally came with.
But who knows why they’re being released for download…    punishing OXM?  Perhaps they couldn’t find the time to code a whole new pack for the Tuesday release?
Anyhow, here are […]

Huge Success!
Harmonix has released “Still Alive” by GlaD0s and Jonathan Coulton.
And it’s Free!!  (I hope this isn’t an April Fools Joke)
This will be available on the Xbox 360 on Tuesday, but unfortunately will not be available for the PS3 until “mid-April”. 
Sony is relaunching their PlayStation Store, and last weeks store update was the last new […]

While doing some blog surfing, I came across this interesting item.
Official Rock Band Drum Silencers.
It looks like the release date is April 18th, with a retail price of $19.99.
Update: Average Joe Gamer has some more info on their website, including a link to the product at EBGames/Gamestop 
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Rock Band Silencers

Harmonix recently announced that Rock Band for the Wii will be released in both the U.S. and Canada on June 22nd. The special edition bundle will include the game, drums, microphone, and a wireless guitar controller.
From The Release;
Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a […]

It’s just been announced that on top of suing Activision, and retailers of Guitar Hero, Gibson Guitar’s Corp. is now suing Harmonix, Viacom, and EA.
In an earlier story we had remarked that if they’re suing ‘Guitar Hero’ that they should be suing Rock Band as well. We were joking, Gibson.
The only reason we can […]