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G-Phoria Winners Are Announced!

G-Phoria is over and we've got the winners! The past twelve months have been unprecedented in terms of quality games coming out for home consoles. Halo 3 narrowly topped the competition and won Game of the Year in the closest vote in G-Phoria history. Check under the cut for the full list of winners from G-Phoria 2008. Read More?

Posted August 7, 2008| 625 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: Gaming's New Evil Empire

Like the U.S. and Russia for 44 years, Activision and EA seem like two superpowers engaged in a cold war, and the gaming world hangs in the balance. In this week's Sessler's Soapbox, Adam critiques the actions of these two ultra-corporations of gaming, where they're succeeding and where they're failing. By dropping many of their more...

Posted August 6, 2008| 28 Comments
Battle of the Brands At '08 Magic!

For those of you attending the 2008 Magic Show fashion industry convention in Las Vegas, you might wanna think about stopping by The Icehouse nightclub (650 S. Main Street, las Vegas, NV 89101) on August 26 at 8pm for The Battle of the Brands! The goal of 1st Annual Peoples’ Choice of Brands: The Battle of the Brands is to put the right to...

Posted August 5, 2008| 2 Comments
Suspected Killer Caught Playing 'Guitar Hero'

Song failed, along with life. Raymundo Castaneda, a 30-year-old suspected killer, was caught by officials while playing Activision's Guitar Hero at a Wal-Mart in Jacksonville, Florida. Castaneda is a wanted man in Charlotte, N.C. after detectives said that he killed a friend over a soccer match. After receiving several tips from locals,...

Posted August 4, 2008| 15 Comments
'Guitar Hero III' Virtuoso Pack Coming

Are you a fake plastic guitar god? Then you need the Guitar Hero III virtuoso pack. The song come from confirmed technical shredders of the rock axe, and will be available for the 360 and PS3 Thursday. Here's what to expect, brothers and sisters: "Surfing with the Alien" by Joe Satriani "For the Love of God" by...

Posted July 22, 2008| 10 Comments
Led Zep Says 'No' To Music Games

We've been wanting to impersonate Led Zeppelin in a videogame since the release of Guitar Hero. But it looks like it's never going to happen. According to The Wall Street Journal, Jimmy Page, and his bandmates have repeatedly turned down offers from both Activision and MTV to use their tunes in either Rock Band or Guitar Hero music games. The...

Posted July 5, 2008| 52 Comments
'Guitar Hero' Action Figures Revealed

The first Guitar Hero action figures are out. Here, we see the face-pounding Red Bull-swilling madman, Axel Steel in his pose of choice. The full line will include Johnny Napalm, Lars Umlaut, and God of Rock and is produced by McFarlane Toys. In a related story, the divorce between Axel Steel and Judy Nails is almost final. No word yet on who...

Posted June 26, 2008| 12 Comments
"I Am Murloc" Coming To 'GHIII'

Anyone who plays Blizzard's MMO juggernaught World of Warcraft is familiar with Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain, the unofficial house band for the publisher and game. Their big hit "I Am Murloc" exploded on the internet, leading to their live performance at BlizzCon 2005. Well the video has been spread across the internet so much,...

Posted June 25, 2008| 12 Comments
Hendrix Plays 'Guitar Hero'

The above picture is from a Jimi Hendrix statue at The Isle of Wight. To celebrate the inclusion of Guitar Hero at the festival, Activision pasted some buttons and a logo on the statue. Which begs the question: Would Hendrix have been into Guitar Hero, or is he spinning in his grave right at this moment? Music Radar: Even Hendrix plays Guitar Hero

Posted June 9, 2008| 19 Comments
Coldplay on Guitar Hero?

There will soon be some dlc for Guitar Hero from Coldplay. As a huge publicity rollout for their new album, Viva La Vida, they've placed "Violet Hill" on the slate of downloadables available soon. Now before you get all in a huff about how they're not a guitary type band, check this quote from Chris Martin, husband to Gwyneth...

Posted June 4, 2008| 11 Comments
Def Leppard Rock Guitar Hero III

Eighties pop metal titans Def Leppard will premier its brand new single in Guitar Hero III. "Nine Lives" will be heard in GHIII before any retail or online release via an online three song pack available for download April 24 in the US and May 8 in the UK. The other two songs in the pack are Def Lep classics "Rock of Ages"...

Posted April 11, 2008| 6 Comments
'Guitar Hero 3' Mono Sound Case Closed

The lawsuit filed over the mono sound in Guitar Hero 3 has been dismissed, and Activision has been cleared of wrongdoing. If you haven't heard, the game originally shipped in mono sound, but has since been cleared up and replacement discs have been offered to those who were offended by the mistake. This program will remain in place until late...

Posted April 7, 2008| 5 Comments
Dallas Mavericks Host Guitar Hero Challenge

Okay, pretend-shredders, get ready to pretend-rock! Starting on Thursday, March 20, The Dallas Mavericks will launch the Guitar Hero Challenge contest presented by GameStop and Activision, where video game fans will have the chance to show off their skills and sign up to play under tournament conditions on the AT&T Plaza outside the South...

Posted March 17, 2008| 3 Comments
'Guitar Hero 3' Record Shattered

Last night, the Guiness Book officiallized the World's Record for Guitar Hero 3. Chris Chike (aka imchris4life) scored 840,647 points on "Through The Fire and Flames" from DragonForce. That's 97% on "expert". “I think I can keep going up," Chike said. "I haven’t maxxed the song, so I can keep practicing...

Posted March 12, 2008| 12 Comments
Next Guitar Hero To Be Harder

The next game in the Guitar Hero franchise is destined to be harder than previous iterations of the series. Last night, at a Guiness Book of World Records event where the Guitar Hero 3 world record was broken, Red Octane co-founder Charles Huang promised difficulty: “We keep making the game harder and harder," Huang said after...

Posted March 12, 2008| 21 Comments