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Guitar Hero 5 Brings New Look, New Features, And New Bands
Determined to deliver more than just another band game sequel, Neversoft gives Guitar Hero 5 a brand new look, innovative new features, and introduces more than 25 new artists to the rhythm game genre. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by TRT-X: Wait wait wait...ANOTHER change in art direction? Isn't this the third such change in as many games? Well, at least they... 30 Responses | Other threads
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These Songs Will Be On Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
None of the songs on Guitar Hero: Smash Hits will be a surprise, since they're all songs that appeared on previous, guitar-only titles in the series. But still. You need to know what they are. More »
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Comment by eband: Oh no not freebird I have bad memories of failing it on expert and then having to play another 5... 15 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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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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Guitar Hero Bundles vs Software In Sales Showdown
Activision sell a lot of copies of Guitar Hero. Ever stop to wonder, though, what the breakdown is between sales of the game's band kit, guitar bundles and plain ol' game discs? Course you have. More »
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Comment by aw3str1k3r: I'll just say I'm glad I gave up on music games right before this shit hit the fan. Guitar Hero... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Guitar Hero Metallica Characters Are Actually Metallica.
Yeah, you knew the members of Metallica did some motion-capture work for Guitar Hero: Metallica, but did you know they did it while performing every song from the game "live"? More »
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Comment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: Can you play as any good artists in this game? Like Fallout Boy? I always loved that band. I can't believe... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Guitar Hero: Metallica Misspells Band Name
Uh. Whoops. Somebody at Activision thought it would be a good idea to put all the game's featured band names on the cover of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Nobody at Activision edited said list. More »
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Comment by Fadecy: Rival Schools for PSN/XBLA PLZ: Since when the hell was Queen a metal band? X-D 8 Responses | Other threads
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Slayer's GH: Metallica Track Looks, Sounds Rather Difficult
As we've explained, Slayer's contribution to Guitar Hero: Metallica is War Ensemble off Seasons of the Abyss. Slayer fans can probably imagine the song is difficult. Non-Slayer fans will need some video proof. More »
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Comment by TrueEnglishGent: That's just like a whole game dedicated to songs I can't stand. I would rather stick knifes in my ears! 45 Responses | Other threads
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Guitar Hero Metallica: There Will Be No Cliff Burton
The upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica will feature the band's four current members. And just those four. Those hoping for a digital reincarnation of deceased former bassist Cliff Burton need to stop hoping. More »
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Comment by ZetaCrossfire: I don;t like the idea of games devoted to just one band. Sure its good for those fans but when... 5 Responses | Other threads
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metallica
Here, The Full Guitar Hero: Metallica Tracklist
We don't need ESRB leaks. Metallica themselves have gone one better and released the full, complete tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica on the band's website. And it's a good one.
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Comment by arniejolt: I remember when Lars Ulrich got his panties in a bunch over Napster and digital mp3 media...he's such a hypocrite. 24 Responses | Other threads
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gamestop
Preorder GH Metallica, Get A Second Foot Pedal
Guitar Hero Metallica's not exactly what the marketing department team calls a hard sell. But for those still umming and aahhing about it? GameStop are breaking out the freebies. More »
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Comment by Obey__: The only thing that would make me ever want to buy another guitar hero game would be if it was... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Guitar Hero Metallica Sort Of Dated For Europe
Guitar Hero Metallica still doesn't have a firm release date in the US (though rumours suggest March). Doesn't have one in Europe, either, but it does have a firm release month. More »
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Comment by catapult37: Metallica is already sort of dated. Ba-dum TSH! 4 Responses | Other threads
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neversoft
Tony Hawk Creators No Longer Making Tony Hawk Games
Few months back, there was a rumour Neversoft - creators and sole developers of the core Tony Hawk series - had been taken off the franchise by Activision and replaced by startup Robomodo. More »
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Comment by Ganonmaster: Wouldn't it be better if they just dropped the whole skateboarding game thing? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Getting Slayer In GH: Metallica Was Tough, Tough, Tough
Perhaps the most promising thing about Guitar Hero Metallica isn't Metallica themselves, but the slew of accompanying artists that are also appearing in the game. One of those is Slayer. And getting Slayer was tough. More »
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Comment by Resso: Oh, come on! It's 2008, my sons will own me at saying naughty words by the time they're 5, and... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Another Kind Of Monster
Metallica On Guitar Hero: Metallica
Boy, Guitar Hero: Metallica got exciting all of a sudden, didn't it? Promising tracklist, a fine selection of "other bands" to play with...let's see what Metallica have to say about the whole thing. More »
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Comment by Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Im going to email Metallica via their website and tell them how I downloaded this game off the internet for... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Guitar Hero Metallica Partial Tracklist, "Other Bands" Announced?
Haven't seen this myself, so it's rumour for now, but a number of people claiming to have their hands on the latest Game Informer are also claiming to have details on Guitar Hero: Metallica. More »
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Comment by Archaotic: Choo choo, moo moo goes the Activision Milk Train. Seriously, with World Tour significantly underperforming, does Activision think this one is... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Thanksgiving Weekend Is GHWT Live Weekend
Guitar Hero World Tour is getting the Xbox Live Weekend treatment come November 27th, snagging the coveted Thanksgiving spot on Microsoft's service. They're planning on making good use of the four-day weekend as well, kicking things off with an all-nighter kicking off Thanksgiving Day, lasting from sunset to sun up, targeted at those of you who can somehow stave off the sleepy effects of consuming massive amounts of dead bird. Then on Friday the obligatory play and win sweepstakes starts, running throughout the weekend with prizes ranging from 1GB memory sticks to a Samsung home theater system. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by njhardcoreguy: Did anyone actually buy this game? Everyone I know got Rock Band 2. That series has much more... 12 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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Wanna Test Guitar Hero: Metallica?
Take a look at this craigslist ad. It's looking for testers for a "music-based videogame". One from a "Major videogame manufacturer". Those testers need to be "fans of bands like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Korn, AC/DC and Judas Priest". The job's in Santa Monica. Now, we're not (often) ones to go jumping to conclusions, but a major music game? About metal? And the job's in Santa Monica, which just so happens to be home to Guitar Hero: World Tour developers Neversoft? It's got to be Guitar Hero: Metallica. Unless it's...Guitar Hero: KoRn. *shudder*. Best for everyone, then, if it's Guitar Hero: Metallica. So if you're in the area, short on cash and like Metallica, go sign up! You'll get $25 an hour, plus a copy of the game.
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Comment by heddtrauma: $25 an hour for a starting QA position? dayum. 11 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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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 »
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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
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Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Compatibility Updates
Two bits of news hit the Guitar Hero World Tour community sites this week about drum compatibility. More »
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Comment by BritBloke916: "Until that update is made to the Rock Band software, the Guitar Hero World Tour drum controller will not function... 9 Responses | Other threads
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World Tour Gets Two Free Tracks From Bands Neversoft Had Lying Around
Activision has announced two free tracks available for download to celebrate the release on Sunday, October 26th, from two bands Neversoft had wandering about their office. You might remember Endless Sporadic from their track "Impulse" on Guitar Hero III. Now they're back with a new single, "Anything", featuring Neversoft Designer Andy Gentile on drums and Zach Kamis on guitar, keyboard, and bass. Way to multitask. Along with "Anything", Neversoft Designer David Stowater delivers the song "Electro Rock" from his creation Sworn, whose tracks will also be appearing on iTunes the same day. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Setzer IIDX: With Rock Band doing the same thing? o_o Hasn't Guitar Hero been doing this since the very first one with the... 8 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 »
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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
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And The Secret Guitar Hero Instrument Is...Your PC
Wondering what that mysterious, new instrument was going to be for Guitar Hero: World Tour? Don't bother, it's not an instrument. But don't be glum, chum. It's something even better. Certain versions of the game (we'll get to that in a minute) will allow you to transfer MIDI tracks from a PC into the game, allowing you to easily create (or import) your own songs. Which sounds great! So what's the catch? This feature will only work across all instruments on the PS3. For the 360, they can only do the drums, thanks to "unspecified hardware issues". Man, it's just not the 360's day today, is it? More »
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Comment by Pornosaur: What else happend to the 360 today, what did I miss? 9 Responses | Other threads
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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.
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By AJ GlasserComment 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
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Guitar Hero: World Tour Owes Me
My impressions ofRock BandGuitar 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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By AJ GlasserComment 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
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And You Think There Are Too Many Guitar Hero Games NOW?
Wait til you see the future! During their analyst's day conference call earlier today, Activision announced their intent to run the Guitar Hero brand into the ground. While Bobby Kotick said in May that they want to continue to "expand" the franchise, they've today got specific, saying that means they want 3x the number of Guitar Hero games on the market in 2010, by bringing in more and more developers to work on the series. Yeah. Three times. There'll have been three Guitar Hero games in 2008 by the time Christmas rolls around, so you do the math. Guitar Hero: Timbaland, coming soon! -
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See Ted Nugent Rock Out In Guitar Hero World Tour
About 2 hours ago Crecente told you that the Ted Nugent was going to lend his voice, likeness, and guitar style to Guitar Hero World Tour. Now you get to see it for yourself. It'll be interesting to see his signature show entrance - riding a live buffalo onto the stage.
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Comment by Space_Cakes: Ted is a douche. A MAJOR douche who's mostly ill-informed about the ways of the world. Plus, he looks like... 5 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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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
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Comment by BStu: Okay, am I alone in thinking they made him bizarrely skinny in the game? I know the game's characters are... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Neversoft Get Bitchy, Call Out Rock Band's...Cymbals
Neversoft, Harmonix, we get it. You guys make competing music games. There's beef. But is there really any need to get so damn...petty? Here's Guitar Hero director Brian Bright, on Harmonix's decision to include cymbals on their Rock Band 2 drum kit: More »
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Comment by WGSXFrank: Oh my God... It is posts like this which make me feel ashamed to come to Kotaku. If when it comes to... 8 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Mike FaheyComment 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
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More Guitar Hero World Tour Tracks: Survivor, At The Drive-In
IGN have confirmed an additional seven tracks that will form part of Guitar Hero World Tour's initial lineup. No fallen rock gods or deceased master artists here, just a song that'll please ATDI fans, and a song that looks great on paper, but is really better suited to SingStar ("Eye of the Tiger"). The seven tracks are: More »
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Comment by Just2Fresh: At The Drive-In has sold me on this game period. Hopefully I wont be getting my dreams crushed by dreamin... more » | Other threads
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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
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Guitar Hero World Tour's Box Art Reminds Us It's A "Complete Band Game"
Here's the box art for Activision's holiday money-printer, Guitar Hero: World Tour (courtesy of Amazon). As you can see, it's part box art, part marketing exercise, as Activision set out to let people know this Guitar Hero game has more than just guitars in it, adding a, uh, subtle "COMPLETE BAND GAME" notice to the front of the expensive game + instruments bundle. That's the 360 bundle above, with the rest of them (Wii excluded) in the gallery below. More »
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Comment by GodivaStheno: WOW!! Are we really talking about the damn box art? what a buncha dumb-f$@%! I mean seriously, you people just... more » | Other threads
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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 » -
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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 »
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Hendrix Guitar Hero Songs Announced, More To Come As DLC
Yeah yeah, we knew Jimi Hendrix was coming to Guitar Hero. Now we know how he's coming. Activision have announced that two songs - one a master recording, one a live track - will feature in the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour, with more to come as DLC. The live song's "Purple Haze" (from a 1969 show at the San Diego Sports Arena), while the master track's "The Wind Cries Mary". Hendrix will also be appearing in the game as a "playable character". "Press Release" follows. More »
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Comment by Rutty: Why would they have playable characters when you create your own? I mean is it just for quick play or... more » | Other threads
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Jimi Hendrix Confirmed For Guitar Hero
It's been confirmed by Jimi Hendrix's estate that several of his tracks will be appearing in the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour. Janie Hendrix - who oversees the late guitar god's estate - says that after originally being unable to locate a ton of master tracks (indicating, perhaps, this deal's been in the works for quite some time?), they've now been found, and promptly made available to Neversoft. Three of the songs mentioned are Purple Haze, Foxy Lady & Little Wing. Janie says of the deal "Guitar Hero really was on the ball and and they were biting at the bit to get this out this year, so, we just accommodated them...Jimi was a kid at heart — he definitely would have played these games". Whether that's true or not is besides the point. Purple Haze, people. Purple. Haze. More »
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Comment by SquirrelPhister: I can't believe they didn't announce the Beatles songs they're doing. Has that news really not slipped out yet?... more » | Other threads
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