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Music Game DLC Round-Up

Music games get new downloadable content every week and it's easy to lose track of what songs are available. Here is your weekly wrap-up for the new tracks available across your favorite music games. Rock Band & Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3) - 160 MS Points / $1.99 each Journey - "Don't Stop Believing" Pat...

Posted April 3, 2009| 13 Comments
"The Touch" Heads To 'Guitar Hero'

While "The Times They are a Changin'" may have been the song that sums up the hippie generation, the song that sums up the 80s generation is certainly "The Touch" from Stan Bush. If you're in the right age window, you remember exactly where you were* when Optimus Prime fought his final battle with the Decepticons in...

Posted March 17, 2009| 21 Comments
'PaRappa' Creator Masaya Matsuura Concerned About Environmental Impact Of Music Games

Masaya Matsuura, the creator of PaRappa the Rapper, wants music games to use traditional controllers. While he acknowledges that guitar and drum controllers -- like those found in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games -- are unique, he believes that great software is enough to immerse players. One of the reasons he's concerned about the...

Posted March 6, 2009| 18 Comments
Hendrix and Queen Come To 'Guitar Hero World Tour'

Activision is really ramping up the content releases for Guitar Hero World Tour. New track releases were pretty sporadic at first, but it seems like Activision is now releasing a good amount of new songs, and March's DLC raises the bar considerably: Rock legends Jimi Hendrix and Queen will be represented by three songs each. Also: some...

Posted March 3, 2009| 27 Comments
Wings Comes To 'Guitar Hero World Tour'

You're going to be fighting your grandma for the fake plastic guitar if you download the three Wings' tracks that are out now for Guitar Hero World Tour. Here are the songs from Paul McCartney's other band: "Jet" "Hi,Hi,Hi" "Junior's Farm" By the way, all three of these songs are remarkably awesome....

Posted February 19, 2009| 5 Comments
'Guitar Hero World Tour', Featuring The Stoner, The Roider, And The Accused Rapist

Remember that Guitar Hero: World Tour commercial featuring the LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the NY Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, and Olympic multi-medalist Michael Phelps? The ad is still running and its lineup is looking dirty these days. Bryant will carry the taint of being accused of sexual assault for the rest of his...

Posted February 11, 2009| 47 Comments
PSN Update: NHL Arcade, Burnout Paradise

The PSN Store got a big update this week, adding arcade games like 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, the full game of Burnout Paradise along with the Pass the Pad Party Pack, and a long list of downloadable content for LIttleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, game videos, movie trailers, PS3 themes, PSP content, and more. Check out the full list below. 3 on 3...

Posted February 6, 2009| 6 Comments
'Guitar Hero World Tour' February DLC Announced

Hey, rockers, get ready to rock. You have until February. That should be ample time to prepare for rocking out with three mega track-packs for Guitar Hero World Tour. The song bundles include music from Bob Seger, Incubus, Paul McCartney, The Shins and Ryan Adams. There's something for every taste -- even the Wii is getting some download...

Posted January 27, 2009| 9 Comments
'Guitar Hero World Tour' Outsells 'Rock Band 2'

Rock and Roll is not a competitive sport, but in terms of sales, Rock and Roll video games are. And the winner so far, is Guitar Hero World Tour. According to the video game research compiled by the NPD Group, the full band version of Activision's Guitar Hero franchise outsold Harmonix's Rock Band 2 by two to one! Across all platforms and...

Posted January 26, 2009| 75 Comments
'Guitar Hero III' Makes Over A Billion Bucks

According to Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith, music game Guitar Hero III has generated a billion dollars for the company. That's with a "B." It's the first game to pass that monetary milestone. Not only has the game brought in more dough than any other title, according to Griffith, the game is affecting the world of actual...

Posted January 12, 2009| 11 Comments
Free Springsteen Tracks Come to 'Guitar Hero'

Guitar Hero: World Tour has snagged a big name and is offering up a couple free tracks to commemorate the release of Bruce Springsteen's new Working on a Dream album. Starting January 27, the same release date for the album, you'll be able to download and play the classic Boss tune, Born to Run as well as a cut off the new album called My Lucky...

Posted January 7, 2009| 7 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler's Crystal Ball

A New Year brings us many things; resolutions you will never keep, sales that don't really save you any money, and predictions for the next year that hardly ever come true. Enter Adam Sessler! Joining in with the rest of the games journalism community, Adam has decided to dig deep into that giant brain of his and predict what he thinks will...

Posted January 7, 2009| 61 Comments
'Guitar Hero: World Tour' Gets Euro Track Pack2

The second European Track Pack dropped for Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour this week, bringing you three songs from bands you never heard of! How exciting! European Track Pack 02: "Degenerated" - Backyard Babies (Sweden) "Por La Boca Viva El Pez" - Fito Y Fitipaldis (Spain) "Johnny" - Di-Rect...

Posted December 30, 2008| 3 Comments
Tons Of New 'Guitar Hero: World Tour' Content: Oasis, Nickelback, Rev Theory

Activision has announced a ton of Guitar Hero: World Tour content that will be released between now and the end of January. Featured artists include Travis Barker, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Nickelback, Hinder, Rev Theory, Silverhchair, Wolfmother, and The Vines. I fully admit that I only know half of those acts. The...

Posted December 19, 2008| 13 Comments
Guitar Hero Reaching Its Peak?

In his latest NPD preview report, Esteemed EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich declared Guitar Hero may be "reaching its peak" and predicted unit sales of Guitar Hero: World Tour will be down 50 percent series-over-series in November. Yikes! "This is coming off the October month where series-over-series units declined by more than...

Posted December 8, 2008| 16 Comments