No Doubt, led by singer Gwen Stefani, has filed a suit in L.A. County Superior Court claiming that Activision has “transformed No Doubt band members into a virtual karaoke circus act,” TMZ.com reported today. The band’s complaint stems from their inclusion in Band Hero, the latest entry of Activision into the land of fake, plastic instruments. [...]
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U2: We want our own music game, world braces for ego overload
U2 bassist Adam Clayton said in an interview with USA Toady, the band would like to be in a rhythm based music video game. U2 was reportedlyready to license their likeness to Harmonix and appear in Rock Band in some way, but the band decided against it. Now that The Beatles have done it the band sees [...]
100 Song Tracklist for DJ Hero Released in Full
Activision today announced the tracklisting for their latest music title, DJ Hero, and it is sure to please anyone willing to shell out the big bucks needed for the game. There are a total of 93 mixes in the game, these being comprised of two or more songs each. The tracklist is made up of various combinations of [...]
Future Guitar Hero games to go console free?
Activision Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick yesterday explained the possibility of non-console versions of the Guitar Hero franchise during a 45-minute presentation at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco. Kotich said that without being tether to a specific console version, Activison would have “some leverage with first parties when it comes to downloadable content [...]
New Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Screenshots
Hot off the heels of the DSi announcement, it’s an ironic time to release new screenshots for the portable Guitar Hero sequel, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades. The game, which requires the GBA slot for the guitar peripheral, won’t work on the new system, making these screenshots seem less important now than they otherwise would. [...]
AC/DC Trackpack Exclusive to Rock Band
Guitar Hero isn’t the only music videogame to have landed exclusivity deals with artists; Rock Band is starting to follow the trend. A tenchnique they are using with the release strategy for the AC/DC Track Pack, which will be packaged as a disc, much like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith before. Unlike the Aerosmith offering though, AC/DC are the [...]
GC 08: Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour Instruments to Play Nicely
Rock Band and Guitar Hero aficionados can breathe a sigh of relief at some of the news coming from Leipzig as the coming glut of rhythm games will only require them to have/buy one set of instruments rather than a set per-game. Activision has announced something gamers have been waiting for since Harmonix and Red Octane parted [...]
New Music Game to Hit PSP’s in North America
The Koreans have been enjoying a rhythm music game called DJ Max for a while now and those of us in North America with a craving for more than just Guitar Hero have had to import the game, up until now! The game’s developer, Pentavision, has announced through PM Studios that it will be bringing [...]
QuakeCon 2008 Shows Off Gaming Community, New Software
Dallas – July 31 to Aug. 3, gamers and publishers descended on Dallas for the thirteenth QuakeCon, one of the most successful gaming conventions in the country. Originally an outgrowth of an IRC chat, QuakeCon started in 1996 as a collection of Quake enthusiasts who wanted to get together for a big LAN party and [...]
Guitar Hero Metallica
Aerosmith will be getting their own Guitar Hero installment, and following in their footsteps, the classic metal band Metallica. Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Edward Woo was able to uncover a quote confirming the game through an Activision statement published this weekend. “In fiscal 2009, we plan to publish Guitar Hero: On Tour for the NDS; [...]
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