The latest issue of Game Informer has photos of Guitar Hero IV's new drum kit.
So we all know this isn't going to work out how we want it to. Those of us accustomed to playing Rock Band drums will have to learn a whole new way to play if we decide to pick up the Guitar Hero drum set. And of course none of these things will be compatible with one another, you can count on that.
So which franchise gets hurt the most out of all this impending foolishness?
Today at 7pm ET (4pm PT), GameSpot will be broadcasting a Guitar Hero Tournament live on their website. The first place pretend-rocker will receive a $1,000 Best Buy gift card.
You can watch the fun go down here.
The Toronto Star has an article today about the increase in demand for guitar lessons and ties it to the success of the Guitar Hero franchise.
Guitar Hero, the video game, has become "a calling card for the instrument" and it's been hard to keep up with the demand for lessons, with more than 400 students enrolled, Kennerney said.
The game "brought the guitar into the living rooms of 4 or 5 million people and tons of kids are taking lessons as a result," Kennerney said.
"With guys like Kevin on board, you're able to build up a healthy program because they're so good at what they do, they make it fun for the kids."
Continue reading "Teens in training to be real-world Guitar Heroes"...
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock gets more downloadable songs on May 8th. The triple pack of songs from British band Muse will feature Supermassive Black Hole, Exo-Politics, and Stockholm Syndrome.
Price should stay constant with previous triple packs (500 Microsoft Points, $6.25 on the Playstation Network).
While not entirely shocking given that they're releasing a game devoted to the band, Activision and Guitar Hero announced that they have secured the exclusive rights to use Aerosmith's catalog of music. So Train Kept A-Rollin, which currently appears in Rock Band, will most likely be the only Aerosmith track we'll see in Guitar Hero's competition for the next few years.
The battle for band exclusivity begins...
Activision has announced 15 of the roughly 25 songs due to appear in this summer's release of Guitar Hero for the Nintendo DS:
Will there be 10 unlockable tracks or was the original number of 25 incorrect? We'll continue to investigate.
The Def Leppard Guitar Hero DLC was released yesterday, and there's something you need to take into consideration before you make your purchase. While the new single Nine Lives is a studio recording, both Rock of Ages and Photograph are LIVE tracks, and not the versions you most likely know inside and out.
While I'm not sure how I feel about this yet, plenty of people out there are none too happy that this whole "concert recordings" thing wasn't mentioned earlier. So, you know, buyer beware and all that.
I believe these girls would kick my ass in Guitar Hero. Seriously. Maybe in a fight too. I'm not so tough...
(Via the internets)
