Yesterday I wrote up a little ditty about how Sony came out and officially stated that all instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2 and Rock Revolution would be cross-compatible. Not to be out done, Microsoft did the same today.
On Microsoft’s Gamerscore Blog, Chris Paladino wrote: “For the record, we also do that, so consider this an official announcement.
All the instruments from Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution will be cross-compatible.”
Again, this news makes me oh so happy. I love not spending money on stuff I already have.
Read: Microsoft - All Our Instruments Cross-Compatible Too.
It seems like that in this day and age everyone is jumping in on the “full band” rhythm games. You got Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero world Tour and Rock Revolution. While choice is the best part of capitalism, it’s kind of a pain when you aren’t sure what instruments will work with which game. Well today Sony decided to try and sort this out. According to the PlayStation Blog, all instruments for Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Revolution will be compatible.
“A few specific examples include: Guitar Hero: World Tour’s guitars and drums will work with Rock Band 2 and Konami’s Rock Revolution software.
And yes, you guessed it, Rock Band 2’s guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution.
Conversely, Rock Revolution’s drum set will work with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2.
In addition, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will both support the SingStar microphones.”
This is the kind of news us frugal games want to hear. There is no way I’m going to drop a few hundred bucks on the same instruments just so my friends and I can play 60 more songs, of which I only like 5. Props to Sony for saving me some cash.
Read: PS3 Music Peripheral Compatibility Update.
Today at Nintendo’s E3 press conference, surprisingly little was discussed. Nintendo mostly announced DS titles. First off Guitar Hero Decades was announced. The only detail described was that it will support song sharing.
Also announced on the DS front was Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. GTA:CW is being built on a whole new engine designed by Rockstar Games. The game will feature a modern-day Liberty City (ala GTA 4). Too bad that is about it when it comes to details.
On the Wii side of things, Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: City Folk. Much like the previous titles, the game revolves around a world on a 24 hour clock. Animal Crossing: City Folk will support Wii Speak.
What is Wii Speak? Well, Nintendo revealed today a microphone and speaker combo, that rests on the sensor bar. Dubbed Wii Speak, it will allow for voice chat in certain games and Wii Channels.
What better way to celebrate the birth of a nation than a with free Guitar Hero III track? That’s right folk, the good people over at Activision want to help you celebrate the Fourth of July by giving away the theme song to Top Gun. The song will be available for download starting Thursday, July 3.
Note, despite popular belief, Kenny Loggins’ “Highway to the Dangerzone” was not the theme to Top Gun. In fact, the theme is a shredtastic piece written and preformed by Steve Stevens.
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I must preface this article by saying that I absolutely abhor Aerosmith. I believe that they are the Nickelback of last generation. Please forgive my biases.
That being said, Yesterday Activision released the full track list for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Despite being dominated by Aerosmith tracks, a few gems happened to sneak onto the disk. Tracks like “She Sells Sanctuary” by The Cult and “Complete Control” by The Clash almost have me ready to fork over the $60, but just knowing that some of my money would be supporting Aerosmith makes me have to pass.
What about you guys? Drop a comment letting us know if you plan on picking it up.
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Today Neversoft detailed the next batch of Guitar Hero III DLC. Taking a more mellow note, the next song pack will feature the work of Coldplay. The song pack, due out Tuesday, June 17, will feature “Violet Hill”, “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” and “Yellow”. Neversoft hasn’t announced a price yet.
Personally I think this is a bad move by Neversoft. The Guitar Hero I remember featured guitar heavy rock songs, not soft rock. If Guitar Hero wants to compete with Rock Band they should start putting out good DLC. I’m still waiting on an Isis or Agalloch pack. At least throw in some Hammerfall.
Read: GHIII Coldplay Pack Detailed.
A few days ago I posted an article about Guitar Hero: World Tour. In said article, I mentioned everything that was in the press release, including the lack of an announced price. Well this past weekend, GameStop has priced Guitar Hero: World Tour on their website.
According to the GameStop website, the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions are priced at $189.99, where as the PS2 version is priced at $179.99. That is $20 more than Rock Band. Is this too much? Are you guys planning on picking it up? leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Read: Guitar Hero: World Tour Priced; More Expensive than Rock Band.
Today Neversoft sent out the official press release for Guitar Hero World Tour. Some of the cool features highlighted include: “Innovative Music Studio Lets Players Compose, Record, Edit and Share Music,” “Biggest Selection of On-Disc Music with All Master Tracks,” “Robust New Eight-Player “Battle of the Bands” Mode,” and “First Game Ever in the Guitar Hero® Franchise to Allow In-Game Downloadable Content on Wii.”
All in all it sounds pretty cool. I’m really interested to see how the music studio feature will turn out. But at this point aren’t you better off just buying a real guitar. I mean, I haven’t ever met a girl who gets turned on by Guitar Hero… yet. Also, it’s too bad there is no way I’m going to cough up another $170 after buying Rock Band. Hopefully they will find a way to either incorporate the Rock Band instruments or make the game extremely affordable.
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Today Activision announced the 15 song tracklist for the upcoming Nintendo DS exclusive Guitar Hero: On Tour. Activision previously announced that the game would have 25 songs, making this announcement a little strange. Hopefully the other 10 song will show up as unlockable tracks or something.
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Today it was announced that Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will offer some pretty sweet pre-order promotions. If you pre-order the game, you will get access to a special bundle including: a wireless guitar, an exclusive Aerosmith faceplate, an Aerosmith tour book and the game. The bundle will cost you $99 on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii and $89 on PS2. There is a double guitar bundle for PS2 owners that will cost $109 and will include two wired PS2 guitars,one black and one silver, plus the game.
Sounds like a must have for die hard Aerosmith fans.
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Guitar manufacturer Gibson is suing Activision, claiming the Guitar Hero videogames violate a patent for “simulating a musical performance.”
Activision has asked a federal court to rule the claim invalid. Continued…
It’s the battle of the fake plastic-guitar karaoke bands!
Viacom has dropped its lawsuit against Activision, having cowed the Santa Monica, California-based games publisher into negotiating out of court. Viacom owns Harmonix, creators of the first two Guitar Hero games and Rock Band.
Viacom’s claim is that Activision owes $14.5 million in royalties over technology used in Guitar Hero III. Continued…
