<![CDATA[Kotaku: Guitar Hero Iii]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Guitar Hero Iii]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/guitar hero iii http://kotaku.com/tag/guitar hero iii <![CDATA[Axl Rose Sues Guitar Hero Maker For Putting Slash In Its Game]]> Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has finally gotten around to being pissed off about 2007's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. He's suing publisher Activision for $20 million for including ex-GNR guitarist Slash in the game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5697737&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GDC Panel: Behind The Scenes of Guitar Hero Mobile]]> JJ Lechleiter, Senior Product Manager on all three Guitar Hero Mobile titles explains why his games are like the only two cell phone ports that don't suck. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5182626&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lars Ulrich Is A Dirty, Rotten Guitar Hero III Cheater]]> We don't expect celebrities to genuinely be good at the video games they appear in, but one would think that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich could play his own band's songs in Guitar Hero. But no... More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5177516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero III Becomes Highest-Grossing Game Ever]]> Guitar Hero's big business. Multiple versions, multiple consoles, it's a big hit. But are you prepared for just how big a hit it is, or for how important it is to publishers Activision? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5129064&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[CES 09: I Just Played Guitar Hero III... In 3D!!!]]> 3D gaming is huge at CES 2009. It's a great gimmick that blows the mind of the buttoned down conventioneer glassy-eyed from looking at television monitors and cell phones that are 0.01% different this year. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127786&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Octane Starts Black Friday Early]]> Red Octane is kicking off Black Friday a few days early with several amazing deals on older Guitar Hero products, which make perfect gifts for your friends and family who don't know any better. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5098687&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Activision Donating Guitar Hero III To US Troops]]> What's the best way to counteract constant accusations that you're the most greedy, soulless and creatively bankrupt publisher in gaming today? That's right, you announce a massive charity deal! Activision have today pledged to donate "$100,000 worth" (so, around 1000 copies) of Guitar Hero III to the United Service Organizations, or USO as you'll more likely know them as. The games are destined for USO lounges at US military installations across the world, and, while Activision's motives are certainly cynical, the end result is still a good one, as the games should provide a welcome distraction for US troops no doubt engaged in activities nowhere near as fun as playing Guitar Hero. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5079027&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New 360 Bundle Is The Biggest Bundle Of Them All]]> Don't think Microsoft are letting up on the 360 bundles this Christmas. They're just getting started. The latest official pack-in deal - exclusive to Sam's Club - is not only the biggest bundle deal we've ever seen, but potentially also the best value. For $349 you get a 60GB Pro console, Lego Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda and Guitar Hero III. The full, comes-with-guitar version of Guitar Hero III. With the 60GB unit normally costing $299 by itself, $50 for those three games constitutes what we like to call a bargain. It'll be out mid-November. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068066&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Suddenly, Slash Feels ... Old]]> This reminds me a little of that bit Billy Crystal used to do about getting old, when his teenage daughter asks, "Dad, is it true Paul McCartney was in another band before Wings?" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5062117&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero III Gets Eyeliner Pack Thursday]]> Guitar Hero III owners — PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 only, natch — will get three new downloadables this Thursday with the "Interscope Track Pack." The bundle features tunes from Flyleaf, AFI and Marilyn Manson, with the last of three three coming to Guitar Hero as a remix by Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner. Truly a potpourri of sound. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5033561&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dragonforce Song Pack Due Next Month For Guitar Hero III]]> As above. There's a notice on Roadrunner Records' site announcing that a Dragonforce song pack will be released for Guitar Hero III on August 21. It'll contain three songs: "Heroes Of Our Time", "Operation Ground And Pound" and "Revolution Deathsquad". And...yeah. Dragonforce. What, did your dog eat your Slayer song pack, Neversoft? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028460&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yes, Guitar Hero III Downloads Will Work In Guitar Hero World Tour]]> The bad news? Activision is making Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Wait, that's not the bad news. The actual bad news was that all those Guitar Hero III tracks you downloaded from either Xbox Live or the PlayStation Store won't work on your copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018312&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GHIII Coldplay Pack Detailed]]> Get ready Guitar Hero II fans, for your doom (at least according to Luke) comes on June 19th, the official release date for the Coldplay track pack on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The three-pack of songs includes the single "Violet Hill" from their upcoming album Viva la Vida, due out June 17th, along with two of the band's older tracks, "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" form A Rush of Blood to the Head and "Yellow". Seriously, "Yellow"? Did that even have guitar in it? I'd head over to Amazon and check out the excerpt from the song to check but that would mean I voluntarily listened to it, and I made a pledge never to do so again after they played it on the local "alternative" radio station for the millionth time. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5016171&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dragonforce 100% On Expert]]>
Bear witness, ladies and gentlemen, to one man's triumph over Dragonforce's Through The Fire and Flames on expert, hitting every single note to achieve a score of 987,786 and 100%. Youtube user iamchris4life has been uploading videos of his performances for quite some time now, to the point where people were faking videos of him completing TTFAF, but this one is for reals. Watching this makes my hands ache. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5013458&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Tell Us Which God Of War Song Will Be Guitar Hero DLC]]> It was swell of Sony to bring a little parity to Guitar Hero's DLC, let PlayStation owners get their own console-specific, mascot-endorsed anthem to play with. While they made the initial announcement a few weeks ago, they neglected to tell us just which GoW song it would be. They have now: it'll be called "The End Begins (To Rock)", a guitar-heavy reworking of God of War II's title theme. There's a preview clip above (and it looks surprisingly excellent!), and if you dig it so much you just want to listen without playing, it'll be made available in "downloadable form" (an mp3, then) on the PlayStation Store as well. Both the DLC and song will be free, and they'll be part of the PSN update tomorrow. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5013262&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Coldplay To Contribute To Guitar Hero's Demise]]> Coldplay are going to be in Guitar Hero. Coldplay. I'll give you a moment to emit a deep, remorseful sigh. As part of the promotional circus surrounding their latest album, the song "Violet Hill" will be made available as DLC for Guitar Hero III, though a date for its release has yet to be specified. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says of the song, in all seriousness, "It’s not [all] about the piano shit". Come now, Activision. It wasn't enough to kill Guitar Hero, you now gotta whizz on its freshly-covered grave? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012850&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero Expert Beats Dragonforce Record Score]]> What's your high score on Guitar Hero III's sore-finger finale "Through The Fire And The Flames?" At a 24-hour Guitar Hero marathon held by Blockbuster to benefit the nonprofit "Education is Freedom" children's charity, Grapevine, TX native Daniel Johnson blew away the Guiness World Record for a single-song high score. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5010725&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PS3 Guitar Hero Gets Free God Of War Song]]> 360 owners got a free Halo song, it's only fair PS3 owners get a similar deal. And they are. An email just went out to PlayStation Underground members, announcing that on June 5, a "Free GoW song for Guitar Hero III" would be released. No word on just which song it would be. Surely this signals the beginning of a "free, exclusive track" arms race, which can only end when players are subjected to weekly updates like "The End Credits Music From Heavenly Sword" and "Bomberman Zero Main Menu: Ibiza Party Megamix". More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392623&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Amazon Rhythm Game Deals - GHIII $59.99]]> If you keep buying them, Amazon will keep posting them! Today Amazon is getting their groove on with deals on games involving dance and rhythm. The Deal of the Day? They've got the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle on all systems for only $59.99 ($49.99 PS2), which is like getting the game and a free guitar...sort of. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5010192&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero III Revisits Its Muse]]> Muse's "Knights of Cydonia" was one of those pleasant surprises for me in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. As someone who only turns on the radio to hear people arguing about politics, games like GH III are sadly my main source for discovering new music, and the Muse song completely grabbed me right from the start, going from "I guess I'll try this one" to a "Time for rock squats!" song in the span of a few minutes. Now the British trio is getting even more time in the spotlight as Activision reveals a Muse track pack for GH III, featuring two songs from their Black Holes and Revelations album, "Exo-Politics" and "Supermassive Black Hole", along with "Stockholm Syndrome" off of Absolution. The pack will be available on May 8th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Feel free to suggest similar music to me in the comments section, as I am an avid lover of all things musical without a lot of patience for wading through radio nonsense. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=386487&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Weezer Dude Recommends Real Guitar Over Fake Guitar]]> Musicians make music. Non-musicians stand in their living room, drinking beer in their socks, strumming on a piece of plastic. So what does Rob Zombie and that Weezer guy Rivers Cuomo think? While Zombie offered, "I don't play them, but I think it's awesome," Cuomo was a tad more critical: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=381303&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Def Leppard Debuting New Single In Guitar Hero (ie Videogames Killed The Radio Star)]]> Maybe Def Leppard don't know their downloadable content from their full-price retail products. Few weeks back they told a radio show that three of their songs would be appearing in Guitar Hero IV. And hey, they still might, but the timing of that interview and today's announcement that three of their songs would be appearing as DLC for Guitar Hero III has me thinking they're not as up-to-speed on their roman numerals as they are on the whole rock n' roll business. On April 24 (May 8 for Europe), the Def Leppard songs Photograph and Rock of Ages will be made available as DLC, along with new single Nine Lives. This last one's interesting because the song will be debuting in the game. Not on radio, not on TV, not even as a ringtone, but as a playable track in a videogame. Looking at that, you could say all kinds of things about the music business, but I'm just going to say it's pretty neat. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379033&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Amazon Doling Out Wii Deals Again]]> Amazon is in the middle of another Gold Box Wii game day, where a different Wii game is available for a discounted price every couple of hours. This one sort of snuck up on us, so as of right now the deal of the day, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games, is still available for the low price of $29.99. As for the timed special, so far all we've missed is Cabela's Big Game Hunter for $19.99, which is really no big loss. As this post goes live we're smack dab in the middle of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for $64.99, with new games coming at 2pm and 6pm Pacific time. Who knows what wondrous values await us? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378868&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Charlie Daniels - Guitar Hero Perverted My Song]]> Looks like not everyone is happy to have their songs included in Activision's Guitar Hero series. Charlie Daniels of the Charlie Daniels Band recently got a chance to see the cover of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" from the third installment of the game, and was a might pissed, mainly at the fact that in the game, the devil can win. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376713&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Zoey 101 and Roxy Hunter Get Their Guitar Hero On]]> On Friday Roxy Hunter's Aria Wallace and Zoey 101's Victoria Justice spent the day playing Guitar Hero III on the Xbox 360 with fans during a Game with Fame event. The two were in Los Angeles to celebrate the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids' Choice awards. I wonder if they realize the game's a lot easier if you face the screen? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=373738&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RedOctane Making Up For GHIII Wii Problems With Freebies]]> Anyone who picked up Guitar Hero III on the Wii, you've had problems. Multiple problems. Our hearts go out to you. And while nothing anybody can ever say or do will give back to you the hours spent playing a game with 20th-century sound output or weeks spent waiting for replacement discs to arrive, RedOctane sure would like to try. Seems users who sent their "busted" GHIII discs back to Activision, then were forced to endure the long wait for Pro Logic discs to be shipped back, are being sent guitar faceplates. Rather snappy fire-and-phoenix-ones, too, may I add. How poignant. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370964&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Did Konami Inspire Gibson's Patent Suit?]]> Last week, Guitar Hero III came out in Japan. The game sold something like 3,000 copies fore both the PS3 and the PS2. Ouch. Not surprising as guitar-based music games were popular in Japan nine years ago. Nine years ago? As game site Next Generation points out, that's the same number that guitar manufacturer Gibson pulled out for its legal suit. As Next Gen points out: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368269&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Win $2000 For Rockin' Out]]> If you're looking for a way to while away your boredom this weekend, or like the sound of becoming supreme national Guitar Hero champion, Play N Trade is looking for you. On Saturday, March 14, the 125 Play N Trade stores across the United States will be holding a nation-wide Guitar Hero III contest. The grand prize is $2000!!!... in store credit. But, nevertheless, that's $2000 more you'd have to spend on games than you would have had by not entering. Runner up gets a PS3, Guitar Hero III bundle, and $500, while third place gets a Guitar Hero III bundle and $200. And by dollars, I once again mean store credit. Keep in mind these are the national prizes - there's no word on anything for being the best in your Play N Trade store, other than a hearty handshake and bragging rights to all your friends. Full tournament rules and more information at the website. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366842&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GHIII Sets Dropkick Murphys Free For St. Patty's]]> St. Patrick's Day in the states is all about dressing in green, getting drunk, and - Activision hopes - playing Guitar Hero III with your friends. To this end they've put together a special song pack in honor of the holiday, featuring three songs from the Celtic band Dropkick Murphys. Available sometime in mid March, the pack will consist of "Famous for Nothing," "(F)lannigan's Ball" and "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya.". The pack will be available via Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network for the low, low price of completely free! You'd be hard-pressed to find a better way to celebrate national drinking day, plus the Guitar Hero controller doubles as a bludgeon just in case any actual Irishmen show up and start causing a fuss. Also, don't forget today's not free Modern Metal Pack, featuring the Deftones' "Hole in the Earth," Avenged Sevenfold's "Almost Easy" and Thrice's "The Arsonist." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364932&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Finally, Guitar Hero Wii Gets It Right]]> Poor Guitar Hero III on the Wii. It's had some problems. If it wasn't mono-only sound, it was lawsuits over mono-only sound, and if it wasn't lawsuits, it was botched sign-ups for replacement discs to fix mono-only sound. So it's only right Activision try and make amends. A good place to start is this new Guitar Hero III bundle for the Australian market, which features not only the correct, Dolby Pro Logic II sound output, but also a second guitar controller. No price given just yet, but since the existing one-guitar pack goes for AUD$140, this should come in at just under AUD$200. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=363956&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Activision Now Offering Refunds For GHIII Wii]]> So you bought Guitar Hero III on Wii, you got it home, and found out it only played in mono. Urgh. From there, things only got worse. Well, if you're jack of the whole fiasco, Activision are now offering you the chance to hit the big shiny red button on the whole sorry mess and bail out. If you visit the company's support page you're now given the option of a full refund for your purchase, which you can then take, return to your nearest gaming store and buy a game that doesn't give you months of customer support drama. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=359869&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero III Wii Disc Swap Plan Leaves Gamers Discless]]> When Activision shipped Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for Wii sans promised Dolby Pro Logic surround sound, audiophiles were pissed. Rightly so, we thought. The ensuing replacement plan, which would provide affected Wii owners saddled with mono sound with a replacement disc, was welcome, but was soon followed by the bitter taste of bad customer service. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355736&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wireless GHIII Guitars Dated, Priced]]> Since Guitar Hero III's launch back in October, I have been on a quest for standalone wireless guitar controllers. Having purchased the game by itself thinking I would be satisfied playing while tethered to my Xbox 360, the videos of GH fans jumping off furniture soon swayed me to the wireless cause. My quest hit a snag when I realized the wireless controllers weren't out yet, but Activision promised they would be on the shelves in early 2008, and now they may be delivering on said promise. According to a source over at Primotech March is the month in which retailers will begin receiving shiny new standalone wireless guitar controllers for Guitar Hero III, with the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions running $69, and the Wiimote-embedded Wii version $10 cheaper at $59. Then shortly after we all run out to snag ours, Activision will no doubt reveal all new guitars for GHIV that will make us feel like idiots for buying these. Woot! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=351080&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Super Bowl Halftime Show We Want To See]]> The Serious Sports News Network has just revealed that rock superstar Tom Petty will avoid the normal, overproduced Super Bowl stage show, instead opting to take on "Through the Fire and Flames" on his Nintendo Wii.
"I just figured, why waste all that time? Why make everyone sit through an insufferable halftime show again?" said Petty, who is very excited about the game between the Giants and Patriots. "Instead, I'm just going to bitch DragonForce on 'expert,' which should be enough show for everyone."
Of course this isn't real news, but for just a brief, shining moment our collective hearts soared, our minds reeling with the heady possibilities. I actually dropped this link on several of the Kotaku staff, who were absolutely crushed when I told them it was fake. Wilson was almost in tears as he said, "Thanks for shattering our lifelong dreams that we just realized we had." *sniffle* More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=350148&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GHIII Classic Pack Now Available]]> The trio of Guitar Hero III songs that had me waxing nostalgic on my innocent days of youth has now arrived on Xbox Live. 500 Microsoft points nets you the Classic Rock pack, which of course contains Journey's "Any Way You Want It", Foreigner's "Jukebox Hero", and Boston's "Peace of Mind". All three songs carry the "as performed by" tag in front, so you are actually getting the original songs and not some poor hack trying to walk in Steve Perry's footsteps. Even the most vocal opponents of the Guitar Hero DLC pricing policy have to admit that this is one hell of an offering. The pack hasn't shown up on the PlayStation 3 as of this writing, but rest assured it will get there before too long. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348501&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guitar Hero Goes $1 Billion]]> Around 26 months ago, Guitar Hero was an instant cult classic. Today, it's officially a $1 billion franchise. Apparently this milestone comes in video game record time (not partially fueled by the ease with which developers can churn out new versions of the game). In addition, since the launch of Guitar Hero III, users have downloaded five million songs (we're guessing they mean just for GHIII, but the press release is a bit unclear). If so, that total is double the figure that Rock Band has released (granted, GHIII has been out longer). More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=347107&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Activision Support Exposes Email Addresses Of Guitar Hero Owners]]> We've received a handful of messages from upset gamers today who had their personal e-mails exposed to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of recipients of a customer service update from Activision on Guitar Hero III issues. In just one of the e-mails that was forwarded to us, an impressive 860 recipient e-mail addresses were listed in the mail's 'To' field, ensuring that all who received updates on their replacement discs for the Wii version of Guitar Hero III had access to the e-mail addresses of the rest. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346806&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Play Guitar Hero III On Super Bowl Weekend To Win Stuff]]> If you're not the sporting type, perhaps you'll want to spend your Super Bowl Sunday (and the weekend before) enjoying Activision's "Rock Your Party" festivities, which is essentially an excuse to play Guitar Hero III on Xbox Live. No money and big prizes are at stake, with some lucky winner grabbing the grand prize, an LG 50" 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV, an Xbox 360 Elite and a BoomChair - Wi-FX Wireless Gaming Chair. You might also win a Guitar Hero guitar controller faceplate signed by Slash. Imagine how exciting that would be—or how much you might profit when flipping it on eBay! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346723&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Journey To Boston With Foreigner - New GHIII DLC]]> While they haven't been officially announced yet, three classic rock tunes have shown up on the leaderboards over at GuitarHero.com, which is pretty much a dead giveaway that they're on the way. One of the first Guitar Hero III download packs I feel is truly worth the cost, the three new songs are Journey's "Any Way You Want It", Foreigner with "Jukebox Hero", and Boston's classic "Peace of Mind". These are three songs I listened to so many times in my youth that I can actually smell them, if that makes any sense. The scent is the heady mix of incense and pot smoke slipping from under my older brother's bedroom door in the middle of the night, and the crinkled pages of the first Playboy I ever discovered in a dumpster behind my elementary school, which I secreted home to try and figure out what was wrong with those women's chests and how they could possibly urinate without the proper equipment. Even to a seven or eight year-old, these three songs are linked inexorably to sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. We'll keep you posted once Activision makes with an announcement. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346459&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RedOctane Wants You To Play Music]]> The story doesn't seem like a big deal: RedOctane partners with NAMM (the giant International Music Products Association) to promote music awareness and creation in the "Wanna Play?" campaign. Big whoop, right? But when you realize that RedOctane is NAMM's first ever video game industry partner, the story's significance shifts a bit. In partnering for cross promotional events and kiosks, not only is NAMM acknowledging RedOctane's ability to recruit youngsters to play music (and buy real instruments), they are also publicly acknowledging RedOctane's (and Guitar Hero's) legitimate seat at the giant table that is the musical world. It's like they're holding hands in public or something and NAMM is totally cool with it. More »
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