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    Image of koldkalamity koldkalamity
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    "Facebook" "Activision" "Like". There's much in that headline sentence that I cringe at the thought at. #guitarhero
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    Image of BriGuy BriGuy
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    This is why Facebook needs a "Dislike" button. #guitarhero
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    CustomFirmware promoted this comment BriGuy was starred BriGuy was unstarred
    Image of yourcitylovesyou yourcitylovesyou
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    i know several dozens of people and many more friends of friends that click nearly every fan page opportunity they are sent or click it because someone told them to. i'm not attempting to argue the popularity of the title, but this is hardly an accurate method of obtaining bragging rights. #guitarhero
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    Image of Americo Americo
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    I'll be impressed when they catch up to Lady Gaga (4,241,147 fans) and Vin Diesel (6,604,364 fans).

    I'd also like to hypothesize that Guitar Hero is tailored more towards teens (first, which seems the fastest growing population of Facebook; second, not everyone sees it as a "kiddie" game, this is just based on in depth discussions friends and I have had), which is why this madness has happened. #guitarhero
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    Image of ☆Giroro G66☆ ☆Giroro G66☆
    10/26/09

    @Americo: I'm still pretty sure I've never heard a song by Lady Gaga. #guitarhero
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    Americo promoted this comment ☆Giroro G66☆ was starred ☆Giroro G66☆ was unstarred
    Image of Americo Americo
    10/26/09

    @Giroro G66: Her music isn't for everyone. I wasn't on board the GaGa train at first but her music grew on me eventually. [www.last.fm] #guitarhero
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    10/26/09

    @Americo: Now you've done it...expect Lady Gaga and Vin Diesel to appear in the next GH/BH/DJ game.
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    Image of Americo Americo
    10/26/09

    @TRT-X: You almost killed me with the idea of Vin Diesel in a "Hero" game. So much suppressed laughter that I thought my head was going to fall off. #guitarhero
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    Image of fauxbravo fauxbravo
    10/26/09

    @Americo: In most cases I would laugh at Vin Diesel. But I thought he was alright in the Riddick movies and Knockaround Guys (I know, it's kinda dumb, but I like it).

    He just needs to pick better movies to be in. I've never seen a Fast and Furious movie to this day just for the record. #guitarhero
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    Image of Americo Americo
    10/26/09

    @fauxbravo: and I haven't seen him in anything other the Fast & Furious movies. :P #guitarhero
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    I guess they had to fire back with SOMETHING after Harmonix revealed that The Beatles dominated the music game sales last month.

    But there is nothing impressive about this stat. I've seen people get more "Fans" simply by saying "If I get to 2 million fans my girlfriend will have sex with me"

    If they're lucky, they'll be able to brag about how DJ Hero broke sales records for music games debuting on a Tuesday that also introduce a new peripheral. #guitarhero
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    Image of Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]) Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    Nope. I'll stick with my Rock Band pages. #guitarhero
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    Image of (Starman) Cookie_Monster (Starman) Cookie_Monster
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    Are people only clicking the "Fan" Button just to see if they get a prize?

    A PRIZE FROM HELL!! #guitarhero
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    Image of shaunmcilroy shaunmcilroy
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    No. #guitarhero
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    Image of James Henderson James Henderson
    10/26/09

    @shaunmcilroy: Seconded. 3 was my first and last GH game, since then I've moved to Rock Band.

    Described as blasphemy in Europe where Rock Band is commonly seen as the inferior product, but at least 6 DLC tracks a week to pick from? An excellent on-disc setlist? It's hard to turn that down in favour of recent Guitar Hero games where I don't recognise half of the stuff on the disc. #guitarhero
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    Image of ☆Giroro G66☆ ☆Giroro G66☆
    10/26/09

    @James Henderson: 3 was also my first guitar hero. I went on to buy 2 After I got an xbox 360, then Rockband. Because Harmonix is better at making rhythm games than Activision. #guitarhero
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    shaunmcilroy promoted this comment ☆Giroro G66☆ was starred ☆Giroro G66☆ was unstarred
    Image of shaunmcilroy shaunmcilroy
    10/27/09

    @James Henderson: Activision are the new music industry unfortunately :(

    Strangle. #guitarhero
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    Image of the7k the7k
    10/26/09

    In reply to A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
    Facebook and Guitar Hero, Eh? A union made in Hell. #guitarhero
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    Image of Black-Dog-Howls Black-Dog-Howls
    10/26/09

    @the7k: Just wait until Twitter: Rock Band. It'll bump your songs via speakers and tweeters. #guitarhero
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    Image of Americo Americo
    10/26/09

    @Black-Dog-Howls: [twitter.com] #guitarhero
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    Image of Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more. Sonira - Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more.
    10/06/09

    In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
    MAYBE... I WOULD BE INTERESTED...

    ...if they didn't sell Nexus TK to KRU. ):
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    Image of Methusalah Methusalah
    10/06/09

    In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
    I really much prefer facebook integration. Not that any of Nexon's games have managed to hold my interest for an extended period of time. I prefer to use one site for "social networking" and leave it at that.
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    Image of Breaking. Breaking.
    10/06/09

    @Methusalah: Facebook is the best social network in my opinion, everyone I know uses it (I don't). As much as I pretend I want to join Nexon I just can't see it being useful, I am not the interacting type.
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    Image of Methusalah Methusalah
    10/06/09

    @Outkastprince: Being married with kids, it makes it a little less painful dealing with the fact that I have almost no chance of keeping in contact with most of my friends and previous acquaintances. It's nice to know whether or not they are still doing well.
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    Image of Breaking. Breaking.
    10/06/09

    In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
    I enjoy Nexon so count me in. Hopefully I'll gather up a group of bff's so I can share my unique and extremely disturbing selection of games with them.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    10/06/09

    @Outkastprince: If you do that you'll have to change your name to "InkastPrince".
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    Image of Breaking. Breaking.
    10/06/09

    @Yossarian: Well played, my Lord. :P

    Reminds me of a thread for TAY I can make tomorrow. With my memory I'm most likely going to forget, oh well that's the life.
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    Image of Patient Patient
    09/21/09

    In reply to Dark Void Community Site Encourages Cult Mentality
    What happened to the days when a developer and its marketing team were poised with the challenge of how to best display a game's ingenuity and quality to the public?

    Now it seems that rather than promoting the game itself, cheap and deceptive gimmick refer-a-friend pyramid scheme giveaways are the way to promote your product.

    Simply trying to learn about the game on its own website is a challenge. The community site does not even have a glimpse of information about what they are trying to make you promote by recruiting friends. It is instead littered with prizes and leader-boards of people who have no doubt annoyed their friends beyond repair by trying to promote a phantom product.

    Really a lot of the energy behind this marketing "scheme" could have been put into actually setting up a couple interviews or explaining what is so fantastic about their game in the first place. What I have learned about the game after digging through its own mess of websites perks my interest, it looks neat, but what a turn off when having to sift through prize galleries.
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    Image of C22DBlueKnightOne C22DBlueKnightOne
    09/21/09

    In reply to Dark Void Community Site Encourages Cult Mentality
    And Bill Campbell came unto us, bathed in holy light, saying:

    "I am in all things self-propelled. Look for me there."

    Hail Jennifer Connelly. Amen
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    Tenshigure promoted this comment C22DBlueKnightOne was starred C22DBlueKnightOne was unstarred
    Image of Tenshigure Tenshigure
    09/21/09

    @C22DBlueKnightOne: Now THAT is a goddess I can have faith in!
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    09/21/09

    In reply to Dark Void Community Site Encourages Cult Mentality
    Hey, thanks, Capcom! Now I can read a bunch of spam begging people to use their referrals! Glee!
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