The good folks over at IGN just released a nice big preview of Guitar Hero: World Tour and here’s all the important information.  We’re going to get started with the instruments.
Instruments
Guitar Hero: World Tour is the first game in the Guitar Hero series to feature a full band kit, that is to say that this […]

ENGOBI (Energy Go Bites) is running the “Don’t Be A Piano Hero” Contest to help promote their, strangely enough, ‘Energy Go Bites’.
What ENGOBI wants from you is for you to send in a video of yourself playing Guitar Hero.  As the videos might be used for promotion, don’t just be sitting on your couch playing […]

Guitar Hero and Def Leppard have teamed up to promote both Guitar Hero and Def Leppard’s new album ‘Songs From The Sparkle Lounge’ through a new contest. This contest is strictly for UK residents however.
The grand prize winner of the contest shall receive a Samsung flatscreen TV, an Xbox 360 Console and Guitar Hero […]

 
Activision has teamed up with 7-11 stores, Coca Cola, and Microsoft to bring us this newest promotion.
 
Activision wants to promote Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, 7-11 wants to promote their new ‘Full Throtle’ Slurpee, and Microsoft wants to promote the 360’s. The result is that you can win some nice prizes.
Here are the most important details;
If […]

Right here on Console Hero (or other websites/blogs/etc that have put the widget on their page)
Activision has had RocketXL make them a ‘mini’ version of Guitar Hero that can be easily placed onto webpages. This is a great marketing effort (kudos).

The songs are played on your keyboard, using the number buttons for frets […]

Xbox, Toyota, and Peavey have teamed up in an upcoming promotion that will see 24 Guitar Hero gamers winning a life-size peavey guitar that has been modded to play Guitar Hero.
More info after the break

Video Games Blogger is running a contest, from now until March 12, to give away a Guitar Hero 3 bundle for the system of the winner’s choice.
To win you do have to be located in the U.S.A. and you have to answer one question…. What’s your favorite song in Guitar Hero 3?
To sign […]

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Activision and Red Octane want to send you to the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City, but you have to act fast.
As part of the prize package, they are giving one winner;
- Tickets to the 2008 Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
- Round-trip airfar to […]

Video game store ‘Play N Trade’ have announced that they will be holding a national Guitar Hero III tournament at participating stores.
The ‘National’ winner will receive win the grand prize of $2,000 in-store credit.  The second place winner will be awarded PlayStation 3 and Guitar Hero III bundles, plus $500 in-store credit, and the third […]

1up, MTV Games and Virgin Megastores have organized a Rock Band competition for February 13 at Virgin Megastore locations in Orlando, Hollywood, and New York city. Sign ups have already started, and the winners at each location will win a $500 Virgin gift card, other prizes to be won.
For more information read the press […]