Coldplay to Debut New Single on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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The multi-platinum rock band Coldplay is releasing a new single as part of a downloadable song pack for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The song pack will include “Violet Hill” from the Viva la Vida album set for release on June 17th.

The pack also includes the hit tune “Yellow” and the track “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face”. The track pack will be available on June 19th on the Xbox via the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Store for PS3. Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nintendo DS Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle Gets Official

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We talked about the Guitar Hero Nintendo DS bundle when it was leaked a while back. Today Nintendo is officially announcing the Guitar Hero: On tour bundle for Nintendo DS. The DS itself will sport a silver/black color with the Guitar Hero logo on it.

The game will be played with a new guitar hero Guitar Grip that taps into the abilities of the Nintendo DS hardware. The bundle will be available on June 22nd at retailers across America. The bundle also uses a custom guitar pick stylus. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:45:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Calling all Guitar Heroes to the Conductor's Stand

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By Chloe Fussell

LONDON (Reuters) - You may be a wicked axe man thanks to the "Guitar Hero" videogame by Activision Inc, but are you ready to take on a whole orchestra?
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Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:17:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero Nintendo DS Bundle leaked

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In May Nintendo announced Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. The Guitar accessory and game for the DS will start shipping in June.

1Up discovers a Guitar Hero hardware bundle and special edition Nintendo DS on the ToysRUs site. The page has since been removed, but the package design is out in the wild. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero looks to book Metallica next

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By Antony Bruno

NEW YORK (Billboard) - With "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" weeks away from release, the announcement of the much-rumored Metallica version of the game appears imminent.
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Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gadget Video: V-Beat Air Guitar and Air Drums

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At some point the electronic air guitar and guitar video games start to look ridiculous and people should actually get real instruments. Here we have video proof of this. The V-Beat Air Guitar makes you look a little bit stupid having one part of the guitar on your belt and the guitar head in your hand.

See the video here. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Takara Tomy Air Guitar Pro from Japan

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Takara Tomy introduced the fun Air Guitar Pro in Japan last year. In the wake of Guitar Hero: On Tour I stumbled over them again and also found a must see Japanese video review of these Air Guitar gadgets.

This toy consists of the upper neck of a guitar featuring an infrared sensor that senses your air guitar moves. The guitar had has seven buttons on the front to press to hold down chords and also buttons on the side to identify the chords as major, minor, augmented, or diminished. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:59:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nintendo DS Pre-order

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Just in time for summer you can go out and about with Guitar Hero on your Nintendo DS.

Guitar Hero: On Tour transforms your Nintendo DS into a shredding machine with the included 4-Button hardware accessory.
Just imagine yourself on your vacation trip waiting on the next train or bus and strumming the Nintendo DS touch screen with the special Guitar Hero pick-stylus like a true rocker. Girls will want your autograph. See a video of On Tour on Amazon.com. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

British Rockers Muse Head To Guitar Hero III

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Activision announced today that the trio of British rockers known as Muse is bringing some of their most famous tracks to Guitar Hero III as downloadable content. Muse hits that will be available include “Exo-Politics” and “Supermassive Black Hole.”

These tracks come from the bands Black Holes and Revelations album. The tune “Stockholm Syndrome” is also being made available from the Absolution album. The tracks will be available for the PS3 and Xbox on May 8th. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 12:19:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

''Show Me How To Play'' teaches You to become a real Guitar Hero

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Show Me How To Play (SMHTP) is a music and tutorial site that teaches you how to play your favorite songs on real instruments. Playing Guitar Hero is actually a waste of time, as you actually do not learn how to play a real Gibson.

SMHTP is also offering multiplayer tutorials, so you can learn as a band as well. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:48:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Activision's ''Guitar Hero'' violates Patent: Gibson

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By Scott Hillis and Gina Keating

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular "Guitar Hero" video games infringe one of Gibson's patents, and Activision has asked a U.S. court to find the claim invalid.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:34:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guiness World Record for Guitar Hero III Song Score

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To mark the launch of the first Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008 book the best players of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock gathered in New York City to break some records.

Chris Chike, age 16 from Rochester, Minnesota, walked away with a new Guinness World Record for the "Highest Score for a Single Song on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" 840,647 points (a 97% completion on Expert Level) for the song "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:57:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aerosmith gets its Own Guitar Hero Game

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Fans of the guitar Hero franchise will be thrilled to hear that Aerosmith, the iconic rock band, has its very own Guitar Hero game coming. The new title will be called Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and marks the first music-based game to focus on one band.

The game takes players from the bands first gig to the massive stadiums they play today as rock legends. To celebrate the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock owners will be able to download Aerosmith’s “Dream On”. The track will be available for free from February 16th-18th on Xbox Live and in the Playstation Store for PS3. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:11:58 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Guitar Hero Carabiner Game

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Basic Fun launched a new Guitar Hero Carabiner portable game at the Toy fair this week. The game is called a playable and portable version of the original smash hit Guitar Hero.

The carabiner is small measuring in at 7 ¾-inches x 3-inches and only costs $14.99. The small portable game has all electronics needed inside including a LCD screen in the body of the little guitar game. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:24:37 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Guitar Hero makes Activision into Profit Hero

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By Scott Hillis

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and gave a bullish revenue forecast, citing strong sales of its hit "Call of Duty 4" and "Guitar Hero 3" video games. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:20:17 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rock Band, Guitar Hero drive digital Song Sales

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By Antony Bruno

DENVER (Billboard) - In the two months since MTV Networks and Harmonix released the music-based videogame "Rock Band," players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game's initial distribution. Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more than 5 million new songs via download for "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" since it began adding downloadable content in early November. Read more

Posted on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:50:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero goes Mobile

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One of the hottest games this holiday season is the new Guitar Hero III. Verizon Wireless announced today that a new exclusive mobile version of Guitar Hero III is available for download for Verizon Wireless customers.

The new game will let fans of the Guitar Hero franchise get their shred on anywhere, anytime. The mobile game offers 15 tracks from the console game series including “Suck my Kiss” and “Rock You Like a Hurricane”. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:13:15 CST | by Shane McGlaun

EA Acknowledges Defect in Some Rock Band Guitars

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Copies of the Rock Band game have been flying off store shelves and the game is one of the hottest titles for the holiday season. Some early buyers of the Rock Band bundle with the guitar, mic and drum controllers are reporting problems with the strum bar on the guitar.

EA has acknowledged that some of the first guitars shipped with the game had an issue with the strum bar. While subsequent guitar production lines were repaired, some defective units are still in play. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:31:44 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Activision ups Outlook as ''Guitar Hero'' rocks on

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By Scott Hillis

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Inc , the second-biggest U.S. video game publisher, raised its quarterly outlook on Tuesday, citing strong sales of its "Guitar Hero" and "Call of Duty" games, sending its shares up as much as 19 percent. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MTV's Rock Band takes on Guitar Hero

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By David Ward

SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV Games has taken its first major step into the console game arena with the launch of "Rock Band," with company executives touting the title as the integration of music and gaming on a whole new level. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:44:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gibson Robot Guitar

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Gibson announced a new guitar that uses robotic technology to prevent tuning problems for guitarists. The Gibson Robot Guitar automatically tunes itself to standard A440 tuning. The guitar also provides access to six commonly used altered tuning presets at the touch of a button.

The robot guitar has five components including a control knob that serves as the volume knob and enables tuning with a push or pull. Each tuner uses a servo motor and adjusts the pitch of the strings with a tune-control bridge. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:28:04 CST | by Shane McGlaun