Activision’s bringing the heavy to go up against Rock Band’s country offering this week, with a three-pack from venerable Christian metal band P.O.D.
| P.O.D. | Boom |   |
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| P.O.D. | Southtown |  |
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| P.O.D. | Youth of the Nation |  |
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The songs are available today for all systems, at the usual pricing. And may I present a playlist for you? It’s after the break. Continue reading →
In case you’ve been shunning the Guitar Hero franchise over the last few iterations, here’s your chance to catch up. Dan at Activision’s One of Swords blog is giving away nine packages featuring Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits — three each for PS3, 360, and Wii. And all you need to do to join is send out an e-mail with your address and platform of choice.
And the games aren’t all Dan’s giving away:
In addition to the games, every winner will get a Guitar Hero rechargeable battery kit with an extra battery, so you can save the earth whilst you rock non-stop. I’ll also throw in a pair of Travis Barker’s signature Zildjian drumsticks, emblazoned with the World Tour logo.
So go and score yourself some free games and gear, why don’t you?
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Hey there Doubty McDoubtpants, were you scoffing at that Warriors of Rock track list that was leaked earlier this month? Well, scoff no more: Activision has confirmed the whole damn list. You can see the entire, official lineup right…here: Continue reading →
If you’ve been with the Guitar Hero franchise since the beginning, two of today’s three songs will be familiar to you. “Symphony of Destruction” was in the original Guitar Hero, and “Hangar 18″ was in Guitar Hero II. But don’t expect you’ll be able to breeze through either of them in their new versions; things have gotten a lot tougher over the years.
| Megadeth | Hangar 18 |  |
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| Megadeth | Peace Sells |  |
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| Megadeth | Symphony of Destruction |  |
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The songs are available today for all systems, at the usual prices. Would you like a playlist? You would? Well, you’ll find one after the break. Continue reading →
Yeah, yeah, yeah: There are a ton of Weezer songs in the Rock Band store already. I know. But none of them is “Island in the Sun.” So there.
| Weezer | Beverly Hills |  |
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| Weezer | Island in the Sun |  |
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| Weezer | Pork and Beans |  |
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The songs hit today for the usual prices. While I luxuriate in my own island in the sun, please enjoy the playlist, embedded after the break. See you next week. Continue reading →
Dan over at Activision’s One of Swords blog has posted a nicely detailed video showcasing the new drums that’ll be (finally!) packed in with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This is the same kit that’s been available for Band Hero in the UK, or with Band Hero Wii in the U.S. But now it’s open to the masses, and it sounds like it’s got some very welcome improvements.
My favorite new feature has to do with the drum brain: It now detaches from the body of the kit so you can easily use it with MIDI drums (or MIDI-enabled systems like the Omega GM-1) without having to have the whole drum kit out and attached. Even better (for home recording enthusiasts like me), the brain now has a MIDI out instead of just the MIDI in. That should mean we’ll be able to hook the kit up to a PC or other MIDI device and play it on its own.
Check out the whole video below to see even more details.
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As if the leak weren’t already believable enough, Activision has confirmed 11 of the 22 new Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock songs leaked via that YouTube video last week. Here’s the really-truly-official rundown:
| Anberlin | Feel Good Drag |  |
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| Arch Enemy | Nemesis |  |
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| The Dillinger Escape Plan | Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants |  |
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| John 5 feat. Jim Root | Black Widow of La Porte | N/A | |
| Neil Young | Rockin’ In The Free World |  |
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| Orianthi | Suffocated |  |
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| Queensrÿche | Jet City Woman |  |
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| Red Rider | Lunatic Fringe |  |
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| Rx Bandits | It’s Only Another Parsec… |  |
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| Snot | Deadfall |  |
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| Tesla | Modern Day Cowboy |  |
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I’ll say it: I wish they’d gotten “Empire” rather than “Jet City Woman.”
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