• transformers

    Today, Guitar Hero, You Have The Touch (And The Power)


    With Fahey's life-long crusade nearing its rapturous conclusion, Activision have announced that Stan Bush's "The Touch" will be available as a free download for Guitar Hero: World Tour on May 28. More »
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    Comment by Demon Guyver: Got some bad news gamers. Just checked the market place on xbox.com and this aint a freebie!! 160 points!! Still... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero

    Guitar Hero's World Tour Plays Final Show for PC, Mac Fans

    It's company policy at Activision to exploit franchises. And you can't very well exploit Guitar Hero: World Tour if it's not on PC, can you? So Activision are bringing the game to PC (and Mac!). More »
    03/25/09
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    Comment by PhageLab: Why would they even do this? I play games on PC too and I just can't imagine playing GH in... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero

    Guitar Hero DLC: Pixies, Motörhead, Nirvana

    There's so much Rock Band DLC on offer every week that it's easy to forget that, occasionally, Guitar Hero World Tour gets some as well. Here's what it's getting for the month of April. More »
    03/24/09
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    Comment by jtyson: The Pixies can shampoo my crotch. Surfer Rosa was the closest that group of yuppies could come to music. Silversun Pickups... 23 Responses | Other threads

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    Have Your Rock Band Cake, and GH:WT Bundle for $60, Too

    Ed B. has had a helluva two weeks. First he got married, and his bride gave him that Rock Band drum cake. Then Best Buy gave him Guitar Hero: World Tour, with instruments, for $60. More »
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    Comment by dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased: Wow. Ursula must be reaaaaally happy to get married. Congrats to the both of them! At least you didn't have... 9 Responses | Other threads

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    Guitar Hero World Tour Not Selling Like Guitar Hero III Did

    When Guitar Hero III was released in 2007, it sold 1.39 million copies across the various platforms in its first week on sale. That generated $115 million for Activision. When Guitar Hero World Tour launched in 2008, it sold 534,000 copies in its first seven days. That "only" generated $67 million. That's got to be disappointing for Activision. Sure, you can point to the fact the complete GHWT package is prohibitively expensive in these troubled economic times, but you didn't need to buy the whole pack. Indeed, so many people own a previous Guitar Hero a lot of people could just buy the disc. So what gives? Who knows. Rock Band's probably got a lot to do with it, but I'd never overlook the fact that more casual gamers - and a lot of Guitar Hero owners are just that - don't stomach annual updates as easily as us suckers do. More »
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    Comment by Benjamin Linus: Not too difficult to understand. Rock Band is a far superior game. Coming from someone that bought both games (yes,... 21 Responses | Other threads

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    AT&T Just Giving Away Copies Of Guitar Hero: World Tour

    Know, before we go on, that this will apply to very few of you. OK? Great, let's go on. If you live in the US, and live in the US in an area that's serviced by either AT&T's high-speed internet or U-Verse TV, and don't yet have either of those services, but are willing to sign up, then boy, have they got a deal for you. If you fit that bill and sign up (and don't mind "qualifiers" like a mail-in rebate), you'll get yourself a free copy of Guitar Hero: World Tour. Not the whole kit and kaboodle, mind you, just the game and guitar, but hey, if you were in the market for a new ISP, there are worse sweeteners out there. More »
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    Comment by That One Guy: Wow. Pretty much I will take the TV instead. Depending on how big it is. 3 Responses | Other threads

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    As Expected, Copyrighted Songs Are Disappearing From Guitar Hero: World Tour

    Don't say we didn't warn you. Despite, well, warnings that they just wouldn't stand for anybody creating then sharing real songs over Guitar Hero: World Tour's song creation utility, people went ahead and did it anyway. During the game's first week on sale, the GH Tunes "store" was littered with recreations of game tunes like the theme to Mario. And the theme to Zelda. You get the idea. Well, those are now gone. And the others that are still there - like tunes from Final Fantasy and Sonic - probably won't be there much longer, either. Our advice? Get creative with those song titles. "Sonic Theme" is no good. But "Baby Stole My Heart And Stashed It In Green Hill Zone"? More subtle. Might get in under the radar. More »
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    Comment by GeddyLeee: You guys still think this is a great feature? 8 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero: world tour

    Guitar Hero World Tour Review: This is Guitar Hero

    Let’s face it, you can’t compete against Rock Band with just guitars. You can decide to go your own route and own the Guitar-only rhythm game genre, but that seems like a formula to lose money and no one is in this business to do that. So Guitar Hero IV, aka Guitar Hero World Tour, had to come up with a band of its own. And the developers did it in spades rolling out a six-piece drum kit with two raised cymbals, a snare, and two toms, all of which are velocity-sensitive. Neversoft also made the guitar bigger, more realistic looking and added a fretless slider panel. And the innovation didn’t stop with the instruments; gameplay got a major overhaul too. More »
    11/05/08
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    Comment by Vaegrin: It's such an interesting choice to me that Guitar Hero went with the extra drum on the drumset. In the... 18 Responses | Other threads

  • clips

    Heidi Klum Strips Down To Shill Guitar Hero: World Tour

    Anyone watching last night's Monday Night Football likely caught a glimpse of Heidi Klum's underthings as she jiggled for Guitar Hero: World Tour. (I was lucky enough to catch this one with my mother, in town for a brief visit.) Activision's going for the zipper in the newest Guitar Hero spot, one that swaps out Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Alex Rodriguez and Tony Hawk for a solo Klum. We'll withhold judgment on just how successful it is until we get a good look at the page views on this one.
    11/04/08
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    Comment by trelantana: Uhhhh.... uhhhhh... That did NOT get any sort of sexual reaction from me. I'm quite disgusted. Also, the dance was... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • cross promotion

    Guitar Hero: World Tour KFC Fully Loaded Box Meal Unboxing, Impressions

    When word broke that the KFC-Activision partnership had resulted in more than just Guitar Hero World Tour in-game advertising, with a Guitar Hero branded "Fully Loaded Box Meal" hitting the fast food chain, we decided to strap on the feedbag and test it out for ourselves. The meal consists of seven levels: a "KFC snacker" sandwich, two chicken strips, a drumstick or thigh, a biscuit, two sides and a 32 ounce soft drink. It should give you serious pause at about 1200 calories, as advertised, not including the high fructose corn syrup laden soda of your choice. More »
    10/28/08
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    Comment by bird1988: Damn. High fructose. Whatever happened to sugar cane? Can't we trade with Brazil, corn for the sugar? ... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • london games festival

    London Calling - Guitar Hero World Tour Battle Of The Bands

    In London tomorrow night? Why not get down to The Rigg at London South Bank University Students' Union and get your rock on? More »
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    Comment by sandal-hat is stalking Mister Jack: Sweet. Another excuse for people to feel like they are rockstars without putting forth any effort to actually become skilled... 2 Responses | Other threads

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    Use Of Rock Band Instruments With Guitar Hero "Expressly Prohibited"

    Activision made kind of a big deal at E3 about Guitar Hero/Rock Band cross-compatibility. Said that, yes, you'd be able to use Rock Band instruments in Guitar Hero World Tour. But don't for a second think they're happy about it. Check out the fine print on the back of the Guitar Hero: World Tour box. More »
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    Guitar Hero: World Tour Launch Event Celebrigasm

    Guitar Hero: World Tour was welcomed into the world this weekend in a flurry – possibly even a plethora, I'll have to double check – of publicity, flashbulbs and PR budget splurging. More »
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    Comment by Booji-Boy: Who are these people? 4 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero

    Guitar Hero: World Tour Bags Deluxe $240 Version

    Guitar Hero co-publisher RedOctane is looking to squeeze a few more Ulysses S. Grants out of gamers, providing fans of the rhythm genre with a more expensive, but of questionable value, edition of Guitar Hero: World Tour. For $239.99, exactly $50 more than the standard retail price, you get... a t-shirt, two recharge kits, a gig bag and a keychain? Surely, that can't be everything. More »
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    Comment by bigman88zz: and this is why i'll be buying rockband 2. nah, just kidding. this has no bearing on my purchase. im still... 5 Responses | Other threads

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    New Guitar Hero: World Tour Screens, You Decide

    Of course we couldn't reasonably compare Guitar Hero: World Tour's PS3 graphics against the Wii version. However, you do have a choice of which version you pick up. For that very reason feel free to take a look at these new screenshots for both. Sorry Xbox 360 owners, we don't have any screens for you guys today, but we'll make it up to you later, I promise. Lots of screens after the jump. More »
    09/29/08
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    Comment by icegoat: May I now state my general preference for Guitar Hero over Rock Band. Features: First, Rock Band 2 has practically zero innovation... 14 Responses | Other threads

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    GH: World Tour Won't Let You Share Real Songs

    When it comes to breaking down the feature sets of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision's title has long had an extra tick in the "for" column: its song creation utility. And not because you honestly think you can recreate your favourite songs in the included editor, but because, with the game allowing the online sharing of created songs, you're relying on someone more talented to do it for you. Well, turns out you won't be doing anything of the sort. Activision have told 1UP "If there's a licensed song and someone holds the copyright to it, we'll take it down regardless of whether or not someone complains". So if you want that note-perfect cover of Honey Bucket, you're going to have to roll your sleeves up and do it yourself. More »
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    Comment by trelantana: ...What if you upload the chart without the song with the intention of the downloader splicing their mp3 into the... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • originals

    Vicarious Visions Talks Guitar Hero: World Tour Wii

    And here I thought I knew everything. My brother’s name is Nathaniel – so I should be able to spell Nathaniels, right? Wrong! Vicarious Visions’s David Nathanielsz has a freaking “z” on the end. And don’t you forget it. More »
    09/16/08
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    Comment by scy1192: I'd like to see another DragonForce song in GH. Through the Fire and Flames was *the* song to play in... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • originals

    Neversoft on Guitar Hero: World Tour

    While it’s exciting to document the inner workings of gaming genius or uncover some deep-seated scandal, most game game developer interviews feature a PR handler whose job it is to keep said developer from saying anything too cool/secret/incriminating. Thus, most interviews – especially ones that take place after a game is announced but not detailed – devolve into nebulous awkward silences. No matter what you ask, they give you some canned answer that doesn’t tell you anything and you’re stuck asking stock questions from the getting-to-know list your second grade teacher made you fill out. More »
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    Comment by lazlo_chatter: "Moreover, Brian doesn't know of any artists that have exclusive deals with Rock Band or with Guitar Hero, so beloved... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • impressions

    Guitar Hero: World Tour Owes Me

    My impressions of Rock Band Guitar Hero: World Tour are colored by all the shit I had to go through to even get near the game. More »
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    Comment by mookmookie: "If the dev team on World Tour meant to make a game for everyone that had just as much appeal... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero: world tour

    Tool Confirmed For Guitar Hero: World Tour

    Stop asking, Tool fans. Actually, stop endlessly whining, because you've got your wish: Tool will be appearing in Guitar Hero: World Tour. Not literally appearing, mind you, as they won't be in-game characters, but they will have an in-game arena, which they co-designed and which will highlight "the art style that has become a staple in their music videos, live shows and album artwork". The songs featured are all of the more recent variety (no Forty-Six & 2, sorry), with Parabola and Schism from Lateralus joined by Vicarious, from 10,000 Days. More »
    09/07/08
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    Comment by eddienoteddy: why would Tool do this??? it undermines everything they ever claimed to stand for. i wont believe it till i see... 16 Responses | Other threads

  • music

    Sting In Guitar Hero: World Tour Confirmed!

    Joining Jimi Hendrix and Ozzy Osbourne is Neil Patrick Harris rocker Sting. (Needs more tantric.) This was first leaked back in June when an a survey leaked the following names as in-game characters: Sting, Ozzy Osbourne, Ted Nugent, Billy Corgan, Jimi Hendrix, Travis Barker, Hayley Williams, and Zak Wylde. Says Sting about Guitar Hero: More »
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    Comment by osteofight: If I were Sting, Billy Corgan, or the entire Aerosmith and saw my Guitar Hero representations I'd be offended. They're... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero: world tour

    Wayne Kramer, Sex Pistols, And Motorhead Re-Record For GH: World Tour

    The only thing better than original master recordings in a rhythm game is having the original artists go back and do the whole thing over again, and Guitar Hero: World Tour is boasting three separate re-recordings on its set list when the game hits store shelves. In addition to The Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" and Motorhead's "Overkill", MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer has recruited a little help and hit the studio to re-record the classic "Kick Out the Jams". The new recording uses the original vocals from singer Rob Tyner from 1968, with Kramer, Alice in Chains (the press release says Alice "and" Chains) guitarist Jerry Cantrell and former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. More »
    09/03/08
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    Comment by nottsville: No worries dude. 3 Responses | Other threads

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    New Smashing Pumpkins In GH: World Tour DLC

    It's another band rhythm video game first as Activision announces that Smashing Pumpkins will debut their new single "G.L.O.W." as part of a track pack for Guitar Hero: World Tour before the song is released to the general public. The song, which I highly doubt has anything to do with the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, will be part of a Smashing Pumpkins track pack, rounded out by "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze". That makes four Smashing Pumpkins songs for Guitar Hero: World Tour, with "Today" shipping on the disc. More »
    09/02/08
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    Comment by Mal-Content, Servant of Viggo: This playable characters thing annoys me. The joys of the past games (especially RB) was being someone else, pretending YOU... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • Games Convention 2008

    Brian Bright On Guitar Hero: World Tour - We're Bringing It

    Before my hands-on time with Guitar Hero: World Tour the other day, I got a chance to sit down and share a beer with Neversoft's project director for the title, Brian Bright, a rather personable fellow who knows the entire history of the band Sisters of Mercy, which makes him okay in my book. Since we were sitting there discussing music anyway, I figured I'd ask him if he was worried at all about the competition. Well, first I asked him if he was concerned about Konami's Rock Revolution, which he said he'd never seen, neatly summing up exactly how much competition they're bringing to the genre. More »
    08/21/08
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    Comment by dslsd64: @Ad-hominem: "That's not even base maturity." Let's see, your post had 5 fucks, 2 shits, a goddamn, and a... more » | Other threads

  • Games Convention 2008

    Beer Goes Well With Guitar Hero: World Tour

    Activision has beer, and they're not afraid to use it. By the time I showed up for my hands on with Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour yesterday afternoon I had already accidentally downed one beer, having mistaken a bottle with a grapefruit on front of it as fruit juice, instead of the grapefruit-flavored beer that was actually hiding within the bottle. Sneaky beer. Then another was shared with Neversoft's project director Brian Bright upon arriving at Activision's booth for my appointment, which disappeared mysteriously without me remembering having imbibed it. Having an unnaturally low tolerance to alcohol for a man my size I was relatively tipsy by the time I got in to actually play the game, which should explain why I agreed to sing "Spiderwebs" by No Doubt. More »
    08/21/08
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    Comment by virtualex: @Aristeia: It's a good thing to some folks to have those really hard to play songs in GH3. Thank God,... more » | Other threads

  • Games Convention 2008

    The Activision Presser, With Special Guest German Guy

    Isn't he dreamy? This, ladies and gentlemen, is Thomas Godoj, winner of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which is essentially the German version of American Idol. I'm told that, unlike the American contestants, Godoj here actually has musical talent. I would have come to our country's defense but come on - Taylor Hicks? Really? I bet he couldn't belt out Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" near as well as Thomas did, which is exactly how Activision's Games Convention 2008 press conference came to an end...but how did it begin? More »
    08/20/08
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    Comment by caya: @Caterwaul: Thomas Godoj blew the Nation away with his voice. His versions of "Farytale Gone Bad", Behind Blue Eyes", Same... more » | Other threads

  • Games Convention 2008

    PS3 World Tour Rock Band Compatible

    Back at E3 the folks from Neversoft announced that Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Xbox 360 would be completely compatible with Rock Band instruments, but weren't able to comment on compatibility for other versions of the game - until now. During the Activision press conference today at Games Convention, Neversoft's Brian Bright announced that not only would the PS3 version work with Rock Band instruments, so indeed would the PS2 version. More »
    08/20/08
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    Comment by neo177117: i don't want to my more plastic instruments. i want my GH1 guitar on PS2 to work on my PS3 rockband... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • Games Convention 2008

    GH: World Tour Wii Gets Mii Freestyle, Air Drums

    So far the Guitar Hero on the Wii has suffered from lack of extras and downloadable content, but that's all about to change. Screw the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour - the Wii version lets you play with your Miis! A special Mii Freestyle mode was revealed at Activision's Games Convention 2008 press conference will allow Wii owners to jam out with their Miis, learning the game or just fooling about with friends who have come over to your house to try and figure out why you got the Wii version of the game. More »
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    Comment by Scrapple: Someone should create the M. Night Shamalan MII character for the drums so we can all get reminded of that... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • xbox

    Microsoft - All Our Instruments Cross-Compatible Too

    Yesterday we reported Sony's annoucement via the PlayStation Blog that all the major upcoming PS3 music games (Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution) will be able to share instruments. More »
    08/19/08
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    Comment by freespeech2: what about the first rock band, will those instruments work with everything???? yes I know world tour (not sure... more » | Other threads

  • ps3

    All PS3 Music Peripherals Will Kind Of Work Together

    Is there anything more annoying than having to buy all these expensive music games only to find out that some instrument peripherals aren't compatible with the other games? I mean, who has room for two or three drum sets? Well, it looks like we're one step closer to complete harmony on that front as Sony made an announcement on their official blog today stating all instruments for the upcoming PS3 versions of Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution will be compatible with each other. More »
    08/18/08
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    Comment by FusionHype: Hurray! more » | Other threads

  • guitar hero: world tour

    Ozzy Returns To Guitar Hero, Brings Zakk Wylde With Him

    Activision are intent on luring as many "big name" rock stars to the Guitar Hero brand as possible. Ozzy Osbourne, failing mind aside, is a big name rock star, and a Guitar Hero veteran to boot, providing perhaps the series' finest moment with Bark At The Moon. So it should be little surprise to hear that the ex-Sabbath frontman has been signed to appear in the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour, alongside long-time guitarist Zakk Wylde, where they'll be playing Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley in a recreation of an Ozzfest venue. Which is all well and good, but really, it's no Bark At The Moon. More »
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    Comment by Norrin_Radd: let's hope they use the master tracks from the Blizzard of Oz album and not some sloppy live version with... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • guitar hero: world tour

    No, That Was Not Guitar Hero: World Tour's Setlist

    Various people on these here internets have been abuzz over the past couple of days, overjoyed/indifferent/dismayed at the "complete", "leaked" setlist for Guitar Hero: World Tour. It had REO Speedwagon! And Thin Lizzy! And Angel of Death! Problem is, looks like the list is a fake. Sure, some of the songs are real, in that they've either already been confirmed or were a good guess, but Activision have told Game Informer the list is a phoney, saying "the bulk of it is wishful thinking and pure speculation". More »
    07/25/08
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    Comment by Great Merol: Is it me or this list was really real? 1 Responses | Other threads

  • xbox 360

    GH: World Tour Open to Rock Band Instruments

    At last night's Activision non-E3 press conference, it was quickly mentioned that Guitar Hero: World Tour being compatible with non-Guitar Hero instruments. Meaning? The Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero: World Tour are compatible with instruments from the first Rock Band. (Obviously, the developers haven't been able to incorporate the unreleased Rock Band 2 instruments into the game.) While other third party guitar and drum controllers should jive with World Tour, Activision isn't yet commenting whether or not the Wii, PS2 or PS3 versions of both Guitar Hero and Rock Band will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour. More »
    07/16/08
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    Comment by SubKamran: If I can use all my RB instruments with GH:WT then it has turned from a "Not buy" into a... more » | Other threads

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