Last week, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD, said the press release, can “transform gamers into real guitarists.” At the time, I called this promise a tall order; I have personally attempted to make this transformation in the past, and met [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Yesterday, video game retailer Game Crazy released the results of a recent market research survey which claimed 90% of kids ages 8-17 expect to ask for a video game this holiday season, and that music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band topped their wish lists, followed by Mario Kart. The story was picked [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 26, 2008
The wandering minstrels from the far-off realms of Harmonix and MTV Games have announced next week’s Rock Band DLC, and it’s “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Originally promised last month, Destructoid shared the news today that the band’s iconic album would be making its interactive debut next week, at a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
“That’s nothing like playing an actual instrument,” they sneer. “Learn to play a real guitar,” they taunt. “With all the time you waste on Guitar Hero, you could have learned an actual skill by now,” they smirk. “You wouldn’t have to play Coheed & Cambria if you had a real guitar,” they scoff. Okay, so [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 12, 2008
Activision has finally opened the floodgates all the way, confirming the last few unknown songs for Guitar Hero: World Tour. Spanning 86 tracks from 81 bands, all master recordings, the list is one hell of a collection of hits, and doesn’t even include any of the upcoming DLC entries. We may have said some things about [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 11, 2008
There’s a great deal of news this morning on both sides of the digital rock war, starting with Activision, who would like you to know a number of exciting things about Guitar Hero: World Tour. With luck, you’ll stay excited all weekend and forget to do anything else! First off, the company has issued a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The constant battle-of-licensing-the-bands rages on! Following last week’s Rock Band DLC announcement including the likes of Foo Fighters and Megadeth, Guitar Hero: World Tour has confirmed a few choice names of their own. GameSpot attended an Activision press event in New Zealand, at which the publisher confirmed four tracks to be included in the GH:WT [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Yesterday, Sony made a large number of virtual virtuosos happy by announcing that pretty much every single PS3 peripheral coming out with this fall’s music titles will be cross-compatible. Rock Band 2 controllers will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour, GH:WT instruments will work with Rock Revolution, and so on. In response, Microsoft has announced [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
So many music games, and so many adorable fake plastic instruments! Between Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution, gamers can soon expect their living rooms to become a veritable Guitar Center of gaming accessories, losing precious floor space to three separate sets of guitars, drum kits, and a maddening tangle of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
PC gaming’s dying, hunh? Not if the rumormongers have anything to say about it. Between recent ‘confirmations’ of Final Fantasy XIII and Grand Theft Auto IV, PC gamers have started dreaming of a brighter future — and judging by a recent scan of the ESRB ratings, those dreams will soon have a soundtrack. The ESRB has [...]
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