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...Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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; [...]
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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