PDP Unveils Guitar Designs for Aly & AJ Game Controllers

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Back in June, we talked a little bit about the guitar controllers bearing the name and designed with the assistance of tween rockers Aly & AJ. The controllers will come from PDP and actual product shots are now available.

The guitar controllers are suitably girly with bright pink colors and heart shapes. Girls looking to get into music games like Guitar Hero can now have their own feminine controllers. Both guitars are wireless and are said to be available in mid-October for $69.99 each. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

PS3 Guitar Hero Guitars and Drums work with Rock Band 2

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Sony announced today that they have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami to ensure that PS3 guitars and drum sets will all feature a basic level of gameplay compatibility.
That means you can use a Guitar Hero Guitar or Drum with Rock Band 2 software and vice versa.
The music hardware of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero are also compatible with Rock Revolution and vice versa.

Sony is still working to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently available. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:53:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Activision and Logitech Developing Premium Guitar Hero World Tour Instruments

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You would have to be oblivious to the gaming world to not know that music based games like Guitar Hero are among the hottest game titles available right now. The recording industry knows how hot the games are right now for sure.

Activision announced that it and Logitech are teaming up for premium instruments for Guitar Hero World Tour. The game is set to ship this fall for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, and PS3 consoles. Logitech is mum on exactly what instruments it will be developing, but it's safe to say guitars, mics and drum kits are on the list. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:32:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Activision Profit up on Kung Fu, Guitar Hero

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By Jennifer Martinez

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said quarterly profit at its Activision unit more than doubled on sales of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Guitar Hero: On Tour," and it raised its 2009 forecast for the newly merged company.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass for Mobile Phones

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Activision has announced a new mobile version of Guitar Hero called Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass. The mobile game adds new features to the Guitar Hero we are familiar with by letting players not only play gigs with the familiar interface.

Players can also promote the band, do interviews, rehearse songs, create demo tapes and more. In game money earned can be used for buying new guitars and once career goals are achieved players can get new stuff. Pricing varies and I am sure the game won’t work with all handsets. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:58:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Full Size Wood Guitar Controller for PS3 and PS2 from Peak Products

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Music based games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band are among some of the hottest titles right now. The problem is that the plastic guitars that ship with the games tend to not hold up well. My Rock Band Guitar stopped working correctly a few months after I bought the game.

Peak Products has one seriously sweet guitar controller for fans of Guitar games called the Starpex. The controller is the first full size wood guitar controller for both the PS2 and the PS3. The Starpex is instrument quality and has a hardwood body with an all wood neck and headstock. Peak says that the controller was made by a leading manufacturer of guitars. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:12:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nitendo DS sold 300,000 Units in U.S.

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Activision today announced Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS in the company’s history by more than a factor of eight.

In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour’s performance ranks it as one of Activision’s top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company’s history. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:29:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Now Available

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Fans of Guitar Hero and the band Aerosmith can now buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith in stores across the country. The game only features tracks from Aerosmith’s massive library of hits. Some of the tracks were re-mastered by Aerosmith just for the game.

One of the guest appearances in the game is from Darryl “DMC” McDaniels from rap group Run DMC. Aerosmith and Run DMC teamed up for a remake of “Walk this Way” in the 1980’s, helping to rebuild Aerosmith’s popularity when rap was just starting to take off. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Aerosmith is Set to Launch Guitar Hero: Aerosmith in Times Square Friday

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Activision announced that Aerosmith will be on hand to launch the new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game this Friday in Times Square in NYC. All members of the band will be on hand for the unveil and fans are invited.

A press conference will be held and after the launch in Times Square the Hard Rock Café will be turned into a Best Buy home theater/video game lounge. In the lounge gamers will be the first to play the new game before it goes on sale on June 29th. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Girl Gamers Get Guitar Controllers from Aly & AJ

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Despite the fact that I have never heard of Aly & AJ it seems they are a popular pop group with tweens. The group and PDP, a maker of video game controllers for all consoles, have teamed up to offer girl gamers a pair of guitar controllers.

The guitar controllers are for use with Guitar Hero and will be available starting in September. At this time there isn’t even a picture of the controllers, but they are said to be boldly colored and have vibrant designs. Each of the guitars is wireless and will retail for $69.99. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

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