A while back, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD boasts the ability to “transform gamers into real guitarists.” Join us as we put this claim to the test, attempting to use the DVD’s instructions to turn a Rock Band/Guitar Hero devotee [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 6, 2008
Remember how excited we all got when MTV Games and Harmonix announced that the new Rock Band website would be going live in a week? The promise of real-life merchandise, featuring your very own band members, was a feature we’d been looking forward to since our E3 preview. Of course, the promised week went by [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
We’ve been a little rough on the upcoming release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack, a physical disc which will contain 18 tracks from AC/DC for standalone play and/or export into the main Rock Band game. As excited as we are to play more AC/DC in our rock simulators, we’ve taken issue with a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Yesterday, when we had a few dubious words to say about the upcoming AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack from Harmonix and MTV Games, a fair portion of our assessment was based on conjecture. We made a few guesses about the game’s functionality and feature list, so we couldn’t deliver a concrete judgement at the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
While we may have mixed feelings about the structuring of Rock Band’s latest add-on, we certainly have no issues with getting 20 extra songs for free. As promised back when Rock Band 2 launched, the simple act of purchasing the game entitles you to download an additional 20 songs for your growing library of Rock [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
UPDATE: AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack is a Wal-Mart exclusive. Hooray? Spotted on multiple sources this morning, Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced the impending release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack on November 2, and November 16th for the Wii. Working similarly to previous Track Packs that Rock Band has seen, the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
So there you are, hypothetically, playing your swell new copy of Rock Band 2 for the first time ever, enjoying your introduction to the music game genre. You’re having a great time, thrashing your way through the Foo Fighters’ hit single, Everlong. Your drummer glances over and says, “We should play Learn to Fly next; [...]
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 [...]
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