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Some may remember a couple of a fiasco a couple of months ago when gamers were notified that the guitar peripheral in Guitar Hero wouldn't be compatible with the similarly styled Rock Band, and vica versa. Gamers worried that the increasing popularity of this music g...



Based on research done by UBS analyst Ben Schachter, music related video games have been a "key driver" for the music industry this year, with "sales of music-themed games responsible for 19% of overall industry software dollars in July (15% YTD) and 44% of y/...



How Konami thinks they're going to win this is beyond me but for some reason the company has filed papers, suing Viacom and Harmonix in a federal court in Marshall, Texas. The complaint? A patent spanning back to 2002 and 2003 claiming that the companies' have used...



A new video posted on YouTube seems to have leaked the complete set list for Rock Band 2, With around 80 tracks to play. There are a few signs that this could well be fake though.



Although Rock Band has only been out for a mere month or so in the UK and EU, Rock Band 2 will set a release in September, for both the US and the UK



6 months after its release, Rock Band is finally delivering on its much advertised full album downloads. On April 22, the Judas Priest album Screaming for Vengeance will be available for download. The album will cost 1200 Microsoft points, or $14.99. Individual tracks w...



We knew know that that Rock Band and Guitar Hero would end up butting heads at some point, but few of us probably imagined it would be occur in quite the fashion it was, as Activision and Harmonix have come to blows over compatibility issues with the guitar peripherals used in each other's games.



Rock Band will feature pre-selected three-song packs for download, similar to Guitar Hero, but will cost less; $5.49 (440 Microsoft points on Xbox Live). Initial Songs will also be available to download individually for $1.99.



Two weeks ago, Rock Band developers Harmonix revealed Rock Band's main tracklist, consisting of over 50 songs, but word on the game's bonus tracks was quiet until yesterday. Harmonix have finally seen fit to release information on the game's bonus tracks



As the Rock Band release date draws closer, creators Harmonix and MTV have decided it's about time to confirm the game's main tracklist to gamers.



Wannabe rockers holding out until November 23 for the release of multi-peripherial music-game Rock Band in the US can relax their vice like grip on their controllers a little. The title, which was originally planned for release on "Black Friday", will be new be hitting store shelves three days earlier, on November 20!



A member of the official Guitar Hero forums managed to get an advanced copy of Guitar Hero III. He uploaded several gameplay footage onto Youtube including the boss battles, interface and some of the songs.



After much speculation that the eagerly anticipated rhythm game Rock Band would have a price point of $200, MTV announced that the bundle, which includes a guitar controller (wireless for the PS3, wired for 360), microphone, drumkit and game, will retail for the reasonable amount of $169.99.



Now, imagine if you will taking the feelings these games elicit to the next level by performing in front of thousands as the opening act for some famous band. Talk about pressure. Imagine no longer. MTV, who purchased GH series collaborator Harmonix, has plans in the works to do just that.



As if the updated track list for Rock Band announced by EA at Leipzig today wasn't enough to get the legions of Guitar Hero junkies all in a twist, it was also announced that the sure to be a mega hit game Rock Band, which was originally only slated for the PS3 and Xbox 360, will also make an appearance on the Playstation 2.



Today at the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany, EA announced new tracks from the highly anticipated game Rock Band. The tracks, which are all master recordings based on the original songs, as opposed to "Made famous by" covers, are as follows:



Those of us here on VGC like to pride ourselves on our mature, unbiased approach to gaming culture, the industry, and gaming in general. It's an unfortunate pity that some games publishers cannot pride themselves on the same qualities, as Activision and Electronic Arts recently decided to demonstrate...



With the upcoming late July release of Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's, and the holiday 07 debut of Guitar Hero III, fans of head banging, hard rocking rhythm music games have even more cigarette lighter raising goodness to look forward to with former GH partners Harmonix debuting their new game "Rock Band."



Guitar Hero, the phenomenally fun smash hit rhythm game series, has now had its third installment unveiled today by Activision. Apart from the updated graphics you'd expect with the current gen consoles, a new and much awaited twist has been added to the title: online multiplayer.



Desperate to return to our childhoods, many of us have been waiting for the complete track-list of the new Guitar Hero game, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s to be revealed, and now it has; Anthrax, Dead Kennedys, The Go Go's and Judas Priest are amongst the newest editions to the track-list!



Harmoni revealed a number of interesting details about their upcoming multi-instrumental music-game, Rock Band recently; smattering of gameplay details, and the unveiling of the stratocaster as the game's official guitar! Calm yourselves!



He doesn't mention which platform, so while the Wii is the most likely target, don't put it past them to release a tappy little DS version either. No dates or other information yet, but that can't be too far off. So, whaddya think? Logical extension of the brand name, or shameless milking of an over-extended franchise?



Harmonix have been busy on a new music based game, and the details became available yesterday. Rock Band is aiming to be the most elaborate and expansive peripheral-based music games to ever set foot on the market, and it may not as lofty a claim as it sounds, when you look at the details.



As far as game launch stunts go... this was one of the more interesting one. With the birth of Guitar Hero II, came the death of the Air Guitar. Harmonix held a funeral, to mourn the tragic loss.



Thanks to the every watchful eye of the Guitar Hero Forum members, the elusive b-side tracks for the upcoming Guitar Hero II are finally available for everyone to check out.



It looks like MTV wasn’t supposed to share nearly all the song names they saw though, and probably after a firm warning from developer Harmonix, they were quick to remove/sensor all the new Guitar Hero II songs from the video.

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