If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Rhythm Gaming is all the rage, or is it? Turns out Guitar Hero: World Tour didn’t meet or exceed the figures they hit with Guitar Hero III. Where GH3 brought in $115 million in the first week, GHWT brought [...]
Rhythm Gaming Saturation Point?
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Accessories · Activision · Casual Games · Editorial · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3 · rock band
Guitar Hero: Hendrix
September 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments
As if the week of rumors hasn’t ended, Slash all but confirmed Hendrix as one of Activision Blizzard’s next big hit Guitar Hero games in Rolling Stone Magazine says GameSpot. During the interview with Slash he explained that even “Hendrix will have one” speaking to a stand alone Guitar Hero title.
While Slash isn’t exactly Activision [...]
Tags: Activision · Blizzard · Guitar Hero · Rumors
MGS4 Quickly Falls of Top Titles, NCAA Football 09 Takes Lead
August 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The month, June 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 takes number one on the NDP figures with 774,600 individual units (over 1-million if you include bundles), in July… they didn’t even make the top ten figure. What the heck?
NCAA Football 09 for the Xbox 360 took number one with 397,600 games sold, nothing close to MGS4’s [...]
Tags: Industry News · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3
Exclusive Artist Deals In Rhythm Games Not Good?
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Rhythm games are the new FPS for a lot of gamers, a broader audience of gamers, and the market is thriving and demanding new titles. Harmonix and Activision are at the front of the battle with Konami following a bit behind but still contending (we think) very soon.
Each company plans to up each other with [...]
Tags: Activision · Editorial · Guitar Hero · Industry News · Konami · harmonix · rock band
Guitar Hero: On Tour Experience Website
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Guitar Hero: On Tour has launched a newly designed website dedicated to the On Tour experience. You can listne to the songs from the game, download new skins for your “controller” grip and learn a bit about the game.
The site is the landing point for the On Tour game, is very flashy and pays tribute [...]
Tags: DS · Guitar Hero · Industry News
Led Zeppelin Refuses Master Tracks for Rhythm Games
July 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Rhythm Games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero will go without original masters of Led Zeppelin because the remaining band members don’t want to see their most valuable possessions in the wrong hands.
For Activision and MTV, original master tracks are the most valuable asset they can get their hands on. Cover bands work well [...]
Tags: DLC · Guitar Hero · rock band
Guitar Hero: On Tour - 300K Units Sold
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
The little DS title Guitar Hero: On Tour arrived with a hand-held attachment for playing guitar on the go. Some reviewers found it cramped, annoying and too damn small to really feel any comfort. Other reviews found it exciting, fresh and a break from standard DS games.
Reviews aside, 300,000 people are willing to bet money [...]
Tags: Casual Games · DS · Guitar Hero · Industry News · Nintendo · Simulations
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Hit’s the Shelves
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is out, gamers rejoyce. Reviews show the game being “so so” in terms of value and total experiences. GameSpot gave it a 7.0 out of 10 saying it’s a bit short, 41 songs instead of the typical 70+ from other Guitar Hero games… but you’re still paying full price.
They’re also saying Guitar [...]
Tags: Press Release · Simulations · Xbox 360
McFarlane Toys Makes Guitar Hero Action Figures
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Activision has decided to take Guitar Hero to the next level: Action Figures. This is a great move for the company, striking the iron while it’s hot! The Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises are growing in intensity while big blockbuster titles like GTA IV are waning in sales and profit.
Pretty soon you and your [...]
Tags: Guitar Hero · Industry News · Press Release · Toys
End of 100 Million Dollar Games?
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Gigaom had a great writeup about how Grand Theft Auto IV marks the end of “next generation” as we know it, stating, in more words or less, the game is a failure. GTA: San Andreas sold 21.5 million copies during its time on the shelf while GTA IV has sold roughly 9 million copies as [...]
Tags: DLC · Editorial · Industry News


