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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Backstage with guitar Hero to debut in PlayStation Home

Activision today announced that Guitar Hero fans will have another virtual destination to join together and rock with the launch of the franchise’s very own space in the PlayStation Home

The 3D social gaming community that allows users to interact, communicate and share gaming experiences together online for the PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system.

“Backstage with Guitar Hero” will give Guitar Hero rock stars around the world exclusive VIP access to both a themed backstage lounge and massive concert venue where they can meet up, hang out, check out videos for upcoming titles on the franchise, and share their rock and roll secrets. “Backstage with Guitar Hero” will continue to evolve over time adding new functionality.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Rock'n'Roll icon Motorhead's Lemmy on Guitar Hero Metallica

Once honoured by Metallica with seven Motörhead covers performed as “The Lemmys,” GRAMMY® Award-winning legend and lead vocalist and bassist of Motörhead, Lemmy, will take his rightful place on stage alongside Lars, James, Kirk and Robert in Activision Publishing Inc.’s Guitar Hero® Metallica this spring.

Budding rockstars will have the opportunity to experience Lemmy’s in-game likeness as he wails away on vocals and shreds his bass guitar – or play as the icon himself. The rock ‘n’ roll legend, born Ian Kilmister, will have a familiar tune with him as Motörhead’s 2008 re-record of ‘Ace of Spades’ rocks its way into the set list.

Lemmy says, "It's great to be in Guitar Hero with all these famous people and I'm really pleased to be in it with Metallica...but James is still taller than me."

“Ride the Lightning” with musical icons Metallica and 21 other rockin’ acts in an all new Guitar Hero experience – Guitar Hero Metallica. Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo and experience the intensity and skill of one of the greatest bands of all time. Shred on the guitar controller, rip on the drum kit controller and wail on the mic to a set list featuring over 45 explosive hits from Metallica’s illustrious career and a wide variety of other legendary artists personally selected by the band, such as Alice In Chains, Bob Seger, Foo Fighters, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Queen. Fans will be able to rock as Metallica while performing in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Guitar Hero III first game to pass $1 billion in sales

Roughly one year ago, Activision proudly announced that the Guitar Hero franchise had surpassed $1 billion in North American revenues (a feat accomplished in just 26 months). Now Guitar Hero has reached another important milestone, as Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has become the first ever game to generate $1 billion in sales.

The news came from Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith during his keynote address at CES. Griffith also noted how the video game industry has had a profound effect on other entertainment sectors, and that Guitar Hero in particular has been hugely important to the music industry. For example, in its first week, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith sold over three times as many units as Aerosmith's last studio album. Furthermore, he cited Nielsen SoundScan data, which showed that artists whose music was playable in Guitar Hero had seen download sales increase 15-843%.

"Music has a history of evolving through technology and we are at the beginning of the latest chapter in that story," he said, as quoted by the BBC.

As for the newest Guitar Hero, Griffith said he's quite pleased with World Tour's user-generated aspect. 25,000 songs were created in the first 10 days and 141,000 songs have been posted so far. The Guitar Hero community site now has more than 600,000 members. To date, there have been 21 million user-song downloads.

Looking at the video game business overall, Griffith sees gaming dominating. "Movies, recorded music and TV - these are all stagnating or contracting entertainment sectors. Video games are poised to eclipse all other forms of entertainment in the decade ahead."

Full post here on Game Daily....

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Billboard top 25 video game songs ever - with video links...

01. Rage Against the Machine
Bulls on Paradise (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) YouTube link
02. Guns n' Roses
Welcome to the Jungle (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) YouTube link
03. Motorhead
Ace of Spades (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and 3) YouTube link
04. Back Sabbath
Iron Man (Guitar Hero) YouTube link
05. Beastie Boys
Sabotage (Guitar Hero III: Rock Band) YouTube link
06. James Brown
The Big Payback (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) YouTube link
07. Chemical Brothers
Chemical Beats (Wipeout) YouTube link
08. Frank Sinatra
That's Life (Tony Hawk's Underground 2) YouTube link
09. Metallica
One (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) YouTube link
10. Buckethead
Jordan (Guitar Hero II) YouTube link
11. Nine Inch Nails
Quake Soundtrack (Quake) YouTube link
12. Night Ranger
Sister Christian (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City) YouTube link
13. Run-D.M.C.
My Adidas (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4) YouTube link
14. Miles Davis
Move (Grand Theft Auto IV) YouTube link
15. Michael Jackson
Billie Jean (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City) YouTube link
16. Public Enemy with Anthrax
Bring the Noise (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2) YouTube link
17. Dead Boys
Sonic Reducer (Tony Hawk's Underground 2) YouTube link
18. David Lee Roth
Yankee Rose (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City) YouTube link
19. Sex Pistols
Anarchy in the UK (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) YouTube link
20. Johnny Cash
Rig of Fire (Tony Hawk's Underground 2) YouTube link
21. The Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3) YouTube link
22. Living Colour
Cult of Personality (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) YouTube link
23. Ozomatli
Cut Chemist Suite (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3) YouTube link
24. Slick Rick
Children's Story (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) YouTube link
25. Guns n' Roses
Shackler's Revenge (Rock Band 2) YouTube link

Source: Billboard

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