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Along with a slew of other updates, the latest patch for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version of Rock Band includes a new in-game music store. The music store will let you preview and purchase songs from inside the game by selecting the option from the main menu. More »
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I wrote up a pretty nice three-page package on Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 for the Rocky Mountain News before I left for Australia. Most of it is geared to a pretty general audience, meaning it's a lot of explanation, impressions and factoids, but one of the stories in the package is pretty packed with interesting details for even hard-core gamers. More »
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by John Gaudiosi More »
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My son the rocker, even when he's happy he's got to have an attitude. Despite the photographic evidence, he was elated to see this arrive on our doorstep. Now to break the news to him that we leave for Australia this Saturday. And yes, Virginia, the GHII 360 controller does work with Rock Band. More »
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You can now hit up iTunes to download the full set lists for Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. But wait, before you get all excited and start high-fiving strangers, check the price. More »
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I just received a package today. Inside was a portable record player, a riddle and a red record from the "Riggs Records" label. The record is a single by Tainted Coil called Corpse of Hope. More »
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Metal Injection reports that Slash of Velvet Revolver and Guns N Roses fame will be a playable character in Guitar Hero 3. To play as Slash, who did motion capture for the game, you have to complete all of the songs in the game and then face him in a one-on-one duel. No idea what sort of cred Metal Injection has and they don't list a source, but it sounds very conceivable. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=275993&view=rss&microfeed=true Back in 2000, pop diva Mariah Carey and big time comedian Sanma Akashiya did a series of canned coffee ads together. For those keeping score, that's before Mariah Carey went bat shit insane. (She has since worked things out!) Here they are promoting coffee and the PlayStation. Sanma himself has recently being doing Nintendo Wii ads — that, and hosting something like ten Japanese TV programs every week. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Grammy nominated R&B singer Amerie (above) comes out as a big nerd and outs fellow singer Kelly Rowland. Good for her. We like nerds. Besides admitting to reading "science magazines," Amerie confesses: More »
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By: Brian Crecente and Michael McWhertor More »
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If gaming with NSFW naked ladies is not your thing, then how about gaming with glam rock disco inspired pop stars? Jake Shears and Babydaddy from the Scissor Sisters will shoot up the Halo 3 Beta on May 30, 2007 at 11:00 BST from their hotel in France. And they're doing this right before a concert that same night. The Scissor Sisters and Halo go way back — To February, actually! The band helped launched Xbox Soundtracks with a remixed version of She's My Man for the Halo Wars trailer. Press release after the j-u-m-p. Brian Ashcraft More »
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The next Guitar Hero will feature wireless controllers, a multiplayer battle mode, a playlist that will include Tenacious D and appearances on the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360, Activision announced today. More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=248847&view=rss&microfeed=true We mentioned a month or so ago that this Nerdcore Rising documentary was in the works. Now that I've had my first glimpse of it, I think I'm starting to want to go see it. It follows MC Frontalot on his first national tour and uses the footage to trace the roots of Nerdcore Hip Hop. More »
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By: Scott Steinberg More »
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While we're playing with the Wii, big brother site Gizmodo is drooling over the Zune, nerdy (but still sexy) sister site Lifehacker is making everything easy-peasy and den-mother site Gawker is bitching. About something. The latest addition to our family? Say hello to Idolator. It's a music blog, sure. But isn't focused on tour dates for example, but rather, snarking on manufactured buzz and music in the digital space. And they even got a manifesto! Rock on. Brian Ashcraft More »
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