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Guitar Hero: World Tour Priced; More Expensive than Rock Band

No official pricing info was included in the voluminous news release, but the Band Kit for Guitar Hero World Tour has been priced on Gamestop, which is (of course) also accepting pre-orders.

The PS3, Wii and 360 bundles will set you back $189.99. The PS2 bundle is 10 bones less, $179.99. Presumably these all include the game, guitar, drums and a mike. Gamestop just put the info up on its website, and Gaming Bits caught the scoop, noting that the bundle is $20 more than the Rock Band Special Edition bundle.

If you want to buy just the guitar and the game, you can get those for $99.99 and $59.99/$49.99 respectively. The release date is Oct. 27, 2008.

Guitar Hero: World Tour Priced at Gamestop [Gaming Bits]

10:00 AM on Sat May 24 2008
By Owen Good
17,601 views, 147 comments

guitar hero iii

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 »

9:20 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Luke Plunkett
10,210 views, 44 comments

Latest by n/a: i ended up getting one... I have no idea why red octane would lie to me in that manner more »

promotions

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.

RedOctane Adds GHIII Backing To Music-Making Campaign [gamasutra]

12:40 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,844 views, 39 comments

Latest by n/a: @dowingba: Whoops, I think I meant Activision. more »

clips

Johnny Rotten Loves Guitar Hero, Talking Like A Sailor

To be exact, Johnny Rotten "fuckin' loved" Guitar Hero III, when he finally got his hands on it. It teaches you "how not to be a rock star and not to be a [unknown expletive] in your life... cause the whole fucking thing is a joke." He was present at the game's launch party in the UK, quickly turning his thoughts on the Activision and RedOctane published game into a fun little expletive filled tirade. Sure, he mentions re-recording "Anarchy In the UK" and "Pretty Vacant" for Guitar Hero III, due to Virgin Records "losing" the masters, but then proceeds to make with the verbal diarrhea. It's a combination of insulting (and throwing microphones at) journalists, random asides, and length. The insanity goes on for some time. The full, unedited clip is at OXM.

Johnny Rotten - ignores Guitar Hero III, attacks journalists [OXM]

5:40 PM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,155 views, 70 comments

Latest by COLDBLOODED_BMC: @COLDBLOODED BMC: I forgot to add the almighty HIGH ON FIRE! more »

music industry

Are Musicians Getting The Shaft From Guitar Hero?

There's no denying that Activision, RedOctane and Harmonix have been making money hand over fist with stellar sales of the Guitar Hero franchise. All involved are thrilled to have taken part in this very successful venture, right? Wrong. The little people, the studio musicians responsible for Guitar Hero's cover versions, are crying foul, unable to take part in the high-class hooker and champagne parties that assuredly everyone from QA tester to producer to CEO are enjoying on a regular basis. They've been financially "left in the dust" writes free paper Metro and may be the forgotten, abused cogs in the new "creative sweatshop" machine. More »

7:40 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,075 views, 78 comments

Latest by The Gorgon's Gaze: Next, they'll be complaining that the original masters put them out of a job (zinger). more »

clips

Guitar Hero III - Will It Blend?

How does the Guitar Hero III X-plorer guitar controller fare when faced with the whirring blades of the BlendTec Total Blender? I won't spoil it, but know that it doesn't hold up too well to a Pete Townshending. For a blender that costs as much as a PlayStation 3 it had better fuck this thing up.

6:20 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,935 views, 92 comments

legal eagles

Band Sue Harmonix, RedOctane Over Guitar Hero Cover

Rock band The Romantics have filed suit against Harmonix, RedOctane and Wavegroup Sound for the cover version of "What I Like About You", included in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, reports Billboard. The suit claims that the re-recording of the group's 1980 hit is "virtually indistinguishable from the authentic version" and that consumers may become confused into believing the original recording was used. This would, I assume, lead to many disoriented gamers who might simply go mad from attempting to process the information and cause injury. More »

4:20 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Michael McWhertor
9,529 views, 71 comments

Latest by PlaidNinja: Weren't the rights to use this song acquired through proper channels? If so then the Romantics need to settle down a bit. I would be somewhat, but not entirely surprised if the courts rule in favor of the more »

clips

Everybody Loves Guitar Hero

RedOctane held a press event today, with company president Kai Huang on hand to make sure everyone knew that Guitar Hero III was coming out in a month. Nick McGlynn was on hand to get the crowd's opinion on the Guitar Hero series. He covers a nice cross section of the public here, from the very old to the relatively hot, to Maxim employees that don't qualify for either category. The appeal of Guitar Hero is near universal, even if you don't play. It's that karaoke crowd that Activision has to watch out for.

Thanks to Nick McGlynn for the video!

2:00 PM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Mike Fahey
7,704 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: I won't bother counting how many people posted to point out their 'individuality' in not loving guitar hero... in fact some even HATE it. Hyperbole, a concept sadly lost on the masses. For the record, I'm in the love guitar hero camp, more »

rocking of rock

Activision, Gibson Partner For Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

For the release of Guitar Hero III, Activision is partnering with Gibson to include over twenty of the guitar manufacturer's most recognizable guitars. Activision is bringing the newly dubbed Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock to the PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 this fall, each with its own wireless guitar controller, with the PS2 receiving a new Kramer-styled axe. More »

3:40 PM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By Michael McWhertor
10,065 views, 67 comments

guitar hero ii

Navarro Promotes Guitar Hero II

Dave Navarro, former guitarist for Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the only man alive who can out-pirate Crecente, will be on-hand to promote Guitar Hero II's retail debut at the West LA Best Buy November 7th at noon. I'm sure had he know about the game's earlier launch at a Wal-Mart in Arkansas he would have attended that too. More »

8:00 AM on Fri Nov 3 2006
By Mike Fahey
618 views, 17 comments

guitar hero

Wireless Guitar Hero Controllers Announced

Finally! Tripping over the wire when you're rocking out to Godzilla in Guitar Hero and shattering your front teeth across the upper edge of your television screen will be a thing of the past: RedOctane has announced that the Guitar Hero controllers are going wireless next month. More »

1:40 PM on Fri Oct 27 2006
By brownlee2
6,584 views, 20 comments

trogdor

Trogdor the Burninator in Guitar Hero 2

I have to give props to the Destructoid guys for finding this official thread on the Guitar Hero forums spilling perhaps the most awesome gaming extra of all time: Trogdor the Burninator is an unlockable bonus song in Guitar Hero II. More »

5:00 AM on Wed Oct 25 2006
By brownlee2
4,100 views, 35 comments

redoctane

EB Games Gives Out Sweet Custom Guitar Hero Controller

Kotakuite Genki wrote us in with this swank image of a custom painted Guitar Hero controller he gave away at the EB he manages: More »

2:40 PM on Tue Oct 24 2006
By kotaku.com
7,419 views, 13 comments

clips

Man In Pizza Suit Plays Double-Necked Guitar Hero

What is more interesting about this video of a man in a pizza suit playing Guitar Hero is less his costume but his double-necked, custom controller. Where the heck did he get that? And how is he playing two parts at once with it? There must be some sort of switch to play certain notes in unison, but damned if I can see him trigger it. Unless he's just cheating. Florian Eckhardt

1:40 PM on Mon Oct 23 2006
By kotaku.com
1,618 views, 23 comments

guitar hero

The Best Guitar Hero Fan Art Ever

If I were to get a Guitar Hero tattoo over the whole of my back, it would be a perfect reproduction of this Iron Maiden style throwback. It was created by applepointy over at the ConceptArt.org forums and has just single-handedly taken the prize for the best piece of fan art I've ever seen. I'd also like a cheesecake shot of Judy Nails across the length of my bicep. Eddy should be an unlockable character in Guitar Hero II. Florian Eckhardt More »

11:40 AM on Mon Oct 23 2006
By kotaku.com
11,652 views, 15 comments

Latest by Optimistic Prime: This makes me want to run to the hills! more »

clips

Wildly Implausible Playing Positions in GH2

Tommy Gun over at Cracked Rabbit Gaming has released another Guitar Hero 2 video in which he aces You Got Another Thing Comin' on Hard while playing in some implausible positions, not including missionary or reverse cowgirl. More »

7:00 AM on Tue Oct 10 2006
By kotaku.com
353 views, 23 comments

guitar hero 2

Strutter on Expert in Guitar Hero 2

Tommy Gun of Cracked Rabbit Gaming — a strangely listless boychik — may have the weirdest Raggety Ann hairdo, but he's a mean hand at Guitar Hero 2. Watch him get 5 stars on Strutter on expert, effortlessly nailing those three button chords. Meanwhile, I soldier lamely on with three star streaks on Hard mode. Florian Eckhardt

11:40 AM on Mon Oct 9 2006
By kotaku.com
1,184 views, 29 comments

redoctane

Correction: Guitar Hero 2 on 360

See any wires, boys and girls? I sure as hell don't. All I see is a bleary-eyed drunkard holding the ugliest fake guitar I've ever seen, playing Guitar Hero 2 on the 360. Florian Eckhardt More »

9:00 AM on Thu Sep 28 2006
By kotaku.com
621 views, 25 comments

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