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'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
311 Is No Good At Guitar Hero

311, the band, are good at many things, but, apparently, Guitar Hero isn't one of them. In this video preview for their new album, "Uplifter,' directed by horror impresario Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), the guys struggle with producer Bob Rock, as he tries to get them on the same page to be able to play their own song. It's pretty funny. You...

Posted February 25, 2009| 15 Comments
Gaming Update 1.12.09

Alright, alright, alright... it's Monday and you're taking your time getting up to speed. However, the Gaming World is constant and waits for no man, woman, child, etc. Fortunately, allow the time-honored Gaming Update to act as your watchdog of sorts for all things video game. Here is the rundown: Guitar Hero III makes financial gaming...

Posted January 12, 2009
Ottoman Stores Your 'Rock Band' Instruments

We all know the downside of having a sweet Rock Band set up is finding an easily-accessable place to store all the instruments. I have a corner in my living room where I keep the drum kit and two guitars, but every time I want to rock out i have to move the coffee table, carry the drums over, and put them together. Well if you've got a spare 200...

Posted January 12, 2009| 10 Comments
Neversoft Won't Make The Next 'Tony Hawk'

Video game developer Neversoft has confirmed that it is not developing the next game in the long-running Tony Hawk franchise. Neversoft created the first nine Tony Hawk games, but president Joel Jewett confirmed that Tony Hawk Proving Ground was his company's last TH game. In an interview with the Great Falls Tribune, Jewett said, "It's...

Posted January 12, 2009| 34 Comments
ESRB Leaks 'Guitar Hero: Modern Hits' For DS

As much as I hate the ESRB for rating and classifying who should be playing what games, I gotta love them for having no concern for sensitive information. Thanks to some Entertainment Software Rating Board documentation, there is now solid information about the next Guitar Hero game for the Nintendo DS. Read More?

Posted December 29, 2008| 6 Comments
Aerosmith, Chili Peppers, And Nirvana Get Huge Boost From Music Games

The Associated Press has posted an interesting article discussing how the boom in music video games is helping the original artists. According to The AP: "Aerosmith made more money off the June release of 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' than either of its last two albums, according to RedOctane co-founder and president Kai Huang. Artists from...

Posted December 22, 2008| 19 Comments
Guitar Center Claims 'Rock Band' And 'Guitar Hero' Lead To Instrument Purchases

1Up has posted an interesting story that covers the correlation between music games and instrument purchases. It turns out that playing a lot of Guitar Hero makes people want to buy an actual guitar. The story states some interesting findings from a survey conducted by Guitar Center, a leading retailer of musical instruments: "67 percent...

Posted November 25, 2008| 19 Comments
Slash's 'Guitar Hero' Wish List

Rocker Slash was a boss in Guitar Hero III and he played guitar in a little group called Guns 'N Roses, so when the man talks rock, we listen. And we post. Rolling Stone recently caught up with Slash and asked who he'd like to see in a future Guitar Hero game. Here's the quote: "I played with Cheap Trick a bunch of times. Cheap Trick...

Posted September 17, 2008| 16 Comments
Rock Band DLC: Megadeth's 'Peace Sells...'

Not to be outdone by Metallica's full album release on Guitar Hero III today, Megadeth and Harmonix have announced that a complete Megadeth downloadable version of 1986's Peace Sells--But Who's Buying? is up next for Rock Band download. All of the songs are master tracks and the title track of the album is automatically included with Rock Band...

Posted September 12, 2008| 8 Comments
Oasis Singer Comments on 'Guitar Hero' Phenomenon

Sometimes-frontman for the English rock powerhouse Oasis is doing a little promotion for their newest album's release. The always fiery and most-times inebriated Noel Gallagher said about the Guitar Hero phenomenon that, " If it puts little plastic guitars into kids' hands and fires their imaginations, I think that's a good thing. It's...

Posted September 3, 2008| 9 Comments
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
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