by Rainier on Nov. 26, 2007 @ 6:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision announced that stand-alone wireless guitar controllers for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will be available at retail stores nationwide by early 2008.
by Sanford May on Nov. 26, 2007 @ 1:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Nov. 22, 2007 @ 7:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision, RedOctane and developer Harmonix are getting
sued by rock band The Romantics over the inclusion of its hit single "What I Like About You," by cover band Wavegroup Sound, in Guitar Hero II Rocks The 80s. Reason? The Romantics claim that the performance is "virtually indistinguishable from the authentic version" and might confuse consumers as to whether the recording is an original piece.
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have all joined forces to bring players the Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, downloadable through Xbox Live on Thursday, Nov. 22nd.
by Tim McDonald on Nov. 11, 2007 @ 1:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s will feature visually stunning retro rock venues and hipster characters, unlockable guitars, intense game play modes, and most importantly 30 awesome new songs to experience the ultimate rock star fantasy.
by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2007 @ 6:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
Revealed last week, Activision has released the first 2 downloadable song packs (500 MS points), Foo Fighters and Velvet Revolver.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2007 @ 10:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, exclusive unlockables, and authentic rock venues. To support the launch of GH3, Activision, Pontiac and Hot Topic are teaming up on a national promotion giving fans the chance to win a 2008 Pontiac G5.
by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 2:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision's latest financial numbers show a net revenue increase of 69% from last year's $188.2 million to $317.7M. Net income jumped from a $42.6M loss to a $28.5M gain. In the conference call, Activision executives said that while it's only been in stores for a week, GH III is the best launch title in company history, selling $100M in North America alone. Looking ahead, Activision is planning new titles in the Call of Duty, Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero franchises and has plans for new titles in cooperation with Dreamworks (Monsters Vs. Aliens, Madagascar II, Kung Fu Panda,) two unannounced superhero titles and, to top it all off, its first James Bond-licensed title.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2007 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. When signing up on Guitarhero.com
people noticed unreleased songpacks for Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver and 3 battle songs...
by Steven Mills on Nov. 1, 2007 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2007 @ 10:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Gibson, Guitar Center Audio-Technica, Crate, Ernie Ball, Krank, Line 6, Mackie and Zildjian, it's all there, in-game.
by Rainier on Oct. 22, 2007 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Tomorrow the GH 3 demo will launch on Xbox Live, and starting Nov. 2 fans will be able to shred against Guitar Hero III developers.
by Rainier on Oct. 22, 2007 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2007 @ 12:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Steve Ouimette's The Devil Went Down to Georgia has been revealed as the
final song in GH III.
by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2007 @ 10:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aspiring shredders can head on into Target stores for an exclusive bundle that includes the game, two specially designed guitar controllers and a customization kit full of guitar straps and stickers, which will retail for $109.99.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2007 @ 3:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2007 @ 2:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WaveGroup, the collective of musicians and studio professionals who produced the song recordings for Guitar Hero, GH II, and GH Encore: Rocks The 80s, announced The Guitar Hero Recordings will be available for digital download on Oct. 23rd, 2007.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2007 @ 3:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer battle mode, boss battles, unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
Revealed last month, Interscope confirmed that the GH III: Legends of Rock soundtrack includes an unlock code for three X360-exclusive tracks.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2007 @ 7:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2007 @ 6:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.
by Rainier on Sept. 28, 2007 @ 5:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft has released a new gameplay difficulty DLC package for its RPG Blue Dragon, offering three new difficulty levels that will challenge even the most demanding fans. If RPG isn't your bag, you can also download three new songs for Guitar Hero II, as Activision has released its 3rd pack of downloadable tracks (500 Microsoft points). Unlike the previous Chemical Romance pack, these titles are from different bands, Trivium's Detonation, Atreyu's Ex's And Oh's, and Protest the Hero's Bury the Hatchet.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2007 @ 11:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer battle mode, boss battles, exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Because the original track could not be located, The Sex Pistols re-record Anarchy in the U.K. after 30 years ...
by Rainier on Sept. 21, 2007 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer battle mode, boss battles, exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Interscope is releasing a GH III soundtrack CD,
for $14.99, which includes an unlock code for AFI's unreleased Carcinogen Crush, Flyleaf's Tina, and a Nick Zinner/Yeah Yeah Yeahs remake of Marilyn Manson's Putting Holes in Happiness.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2007 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Art Guitar's Riff Master Guitar Controller is the first genuine life-sized guitar modified for play with guitar-based games on the PS2. The collector's item, created from the body of a real Peavey guitar, will showcase Art Guitar's unique paintings featuring several mega rock artists including the iconic band KISS, with other artists to follow.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2007 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aspyr announced that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is coming to the PC with new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues.