Guitar Hero Wii News
- Trade books during Johnston event Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 2:16AMTeen Read Week is ongoing through Friday at the Johnston Public Library, 6700 Merle Hay Road. During this time, teens may bring in used books in fair condition. The books can then be exchanged for a book in the book swap collection in the teen area of the library.
- Turbine opens new studio with help from ex-Flagship team Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 12:04PMLord of the Rings Online developer Turbine has opened a new studio in California with the help of two executives from the recently closed Flagship Studios.
- 13:32 (BST), 13/10/2008 Stuff Live! Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS ISSUED BY STUART HIGGINS COMMUNICATIONS ON ... Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 8:49AMThe World’s best selling gadget magazine Stuff, are once again bringing the UK’s premier home cinema, gadget and technology show to London, and this year are playing host to the Exclusive UK Live competition of Guitar Hero’s amazing new game ‘World Tour’.
- Holiday Shopping Without the Runaround Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 6:27AM(ARA) - Last year your family wanted a Nintendo Wii, Ugg Boots, and Guitar Hero III. This year it will be the Elmo Live doll, silver Converse shoes, and anything related to Disney's High School Musical.
- iPodObserver - iPod touch Wins T3 Gadget of the Year Award Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 10:47AM Apple's iPod touch took top honors in the T3 second annual Gadget Awards Thursday evening. The touch interface iPod won the Gadget of the Year award thanks to its "sterling music features, plus web and e-mail gubbins," and the media player also managed to take home the Best Music Gadget...
- And The Gadget Of The Year Is... Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 6:09AMApple has dominated the 2008 T3 Magazine Gadget Awards, scooping four awards.
- Guitar Hero World Tour Launch Week DLC Revealed Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 5:31AMOct 9th, 2008 - Activision has announced the downloadable tracks that will be available the week Guitar Hero World Tour launches. Some of it will be free, some of it will come at a cost and some of it will come to Xbox Live first.
- And the Winners are... T3 Announces Top Tech of 2008 Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 3:00AM Last night, at the most anticipated awards ceremony in the technology calendar, the teams from T3 magazine and T3.com celebrated the great and good of technology 2008. With the biggest names in the industry battling it out for titles including Gadget You Can't Live Without, Gaming Gadget and the much-coveted Gadget of the Year, there was drama, suspense, and even surprise...
- Apple sweeps gadget awards Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 1:20AMApple has swept the board at T3 technology magazine's annual awards, winning four top prizes, including gadget of the year for its iPod Touch.
- Moving in, moving on Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 11:24PMWhat a stone-cold trip this has been. I mean, honestly. This year has already been pretty eventful between changes at work, changes at home, my father dying and then my house burning down.
- R.E.M., Blind Melon, Metallica, and Classic Rock Anthems Headline Launch Week Lineup for Guitar Hero World Tour Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 7:24PMActivision Publishing, Inc. today announced a rich and diverse lineup of launch week downloadable content for the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero World Tour.
- New Turntable-Based Video Game Is Another Attempt At Hip-Hop 'Guitar Hero' Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 4:37PM"Scratch: The Ultimate DJ" will attempt to give hip-hop fans their own "Guitar Hero" when it's released next year.
- GNR brings 'Democracy' to the holidays Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 2:14PMPerhaps the FBI is standing guard.
- This Season's Hot Tech Gift: Navigation Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 11:15AM(ARA) - The holidays are fast approaching, and you're probably starting to think about gift ideas for those near and dear to your heart. Whether you're shopping for a teenager, a college student, a friend, spouse or parent, you can't go wrong by giving the gift of technology.
- :The Laurel Outlook:Ara Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 10:52AMAutomotive ( top ) This Season's Hot Tech Gift: Navigation (ARA) - The holidays are fast approaching, and you're probably starting to think about gift ideas for those near and dear to your heart.
- Virtual Battle of the Bands rocks on Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 10:35AM By John Gaudiosi RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features. ...
- GHWT launch DLC exclusive to X360 News Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 9:18AMActivision has announced plans to release a bunch of premium downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero World Tour during its first week of release.
- A virtual battle of the bands Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:17AMRALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.
- Nintendo DSi: Definitely not all it is cracked up to be Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:00PMOpinion - With Nintendo’s recent announcement that it has developed a new and better version of the already successful DS handheld, I decided I might do a little research. I enjoy keeping up on game consoles and try to get my hands on new technology early. So, is this new system something I should purchase? Is this the new face of mobile gaming? Let’s look - I can’t be left behind in the ...
- Game studio offers softer rocking Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 10:43AMMusic titles like Activision's Guitar Hero and MTV Games' Rock Band are among the hottest products on the videogame market, and a Minnesota company believes it has the next big hit.
- Lacing Up the Cleats With...Junior Midfielder/Defender Emily Maynard Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 9:54AMThe only newcomer to start UCF's first 12 matches of the 2008 season, Emily Maynard serves as the fifth installment of UCFAthletics.com's weekly series on the Knights' women's soccer team. The junior came to UCF after competing for Maryland the last two years.
- Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 2:00PMTORONTO - The most popular game rentals according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Oct. 5.
- AirG: The Wii Guitar that Fits in Your Palm [Wiimote] Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 1:18PMWhile games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero require huge peripherals to play, the AirG for the upcoming Wii title PopStar Guitar fits in your hand. Just slip the Wiimote into the AirG case and you can...
- A Guide to Guitar Hero World Tour Pricing Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 10:51AM Guitar Hero World Tour is set to hit retail shelves later this month, but perhaps you're still a little unclear on just how many different variations will be offered, and at what different price points? Well you wouldn't be the only one, as the folks at Joystiq contacted Activision for clarification on what price points each different package of the game will sell at -- and there ...
- Poll Results - October Madness Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 5:40PMWhich big October 21st game will you get first? October 6, 2008 - On October 21, no fewer than five headliner games drop into retail: Wii Music, Fable II, Far Cry 2, LittleBigPlanet, and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
- Computer gaming cafe opens downtown Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 2:17PMClyde Rood and Doug Young both had the idea of opening an Internet gamers cafe for several years, but it wasn't until Rood's wife, Xunaln, owner of Rock the Caffe in downtown Lebanon, introduced them two months ago that the dream jelled into reality.
- Innovative games hitting stores Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 6:03AMHere are the Top 10 best-selling video games, according to retailer Blockbuster.
- Library: Teen Read Week emphasizes 'Books with Bite' Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 1:20AMTeen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association.
- Saling The World: Kirby, Pokemon Lead Worldwide DS Demand Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 9:26AM Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from October 2nd, 2008, find Kirby Super Star Ultra overtaking Guitar Hero: On Tour in North American Nintendo DS sales, while Pocket Monsters Platinum ...
- Holiday Shopping Without the Runaround Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 6:25AM(ARA) - Last year your family wanted a Nintendo Wii, Ugg Boots, and Guitar Hero III. This year it will be the Elmo Live doll, silver Converse shoes, and anything related to Disney's High School Musical.
- Nintendo's mystery pedometer linked to DS "fitness game" (updated) Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 5:14AM Filed under: Gaming Hey, remember that odd Nintendo pedometer we spied the other day ? Well now we've got a possible explanation for its existence. According to info from our homeboys at Joystiq and some dirt we've dug up, the device -- dubbed the Life Rhythm Counter -- will be tied to a fitness game for the DS (and new DSi , we assume). The hardware will sell for ¥1800 (or about ...
- 08:53 (BST), 03/10/2008 Guitar Hero World Tour Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Aspiring rock stars from across ... Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 4:13AMAspiring rock stars from across the continent will soon be flocking to compete for fame and fortune in a Target®-sponsored first-ever North American Guitar Hero® World Tour challenge at this year’s Entertainment For All® Expo (E for All®), which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October 3-5.
- Nintendo to launch camera, music-ready DS in Nov Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 8:44AM(Adds president's comments)
- . . . And the survey says: Nearly every teen a gamer Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 2:39AMTeenager Joseph Gutierrez Jr. has played video games more than half his life, since his dad bought him a hand-held Gameboy at age 7.
- Wal-Mart Locks Up Exclusive Rock Band AC/DC Disc Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 7:06PM In the past few years, Wal-Mart has solidified itself as a major player in the music industry. Sure, we have always been able to purchase music there, but the big box store carved out a name for itself by garnering exclusive album deals from such artists as Garth Brooks, The Eagles, Journey, AC/DC's upcoming "Black Ice" and supposedly (read rumored ) Guns N' Roses' oft delayed "Chinese ...
- AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack To Hit Wal-Mart, Sam's Club Exclusively Nov. 20 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:57PMI guess I'm the last man in America who doesn't understand the appeal of these virtual musician games. AC/DC is set to become the first band to get their own version of the popular game Rock Band, available exclusively through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club November 2. AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will also be the first time ever the band has included an entire album for video game play, with 18 ...
- AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack To Hit Wal-Mart, Sam's Club Exclusively Nov. 20 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:57PMI guess I'm the last man in America who doesn't understand the appeal of these virtual musician games. AC/DC is set to become the first band to get their own version of the popular game Rock Band, available exclusively through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club November 2. AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will also be the first time ever the band has included an entire album for video game play, with 18 ...
- AC/DC subject of first group-centric Rock Band Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 1:05PMMTV inks deal with Australian rockers to release first band-based Rock Band exclusively via Wal-Mart in November; pack's 18 tracks can be added to Rock Band, Rock Band 2.
- Library Briefs Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 5:22AMFox Valley
- Wii to get DLC for Rock Band 2 News Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 4:48AMMTV Games has confirmed the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will offer downloadable songs in the future. That's according to USA Today (read by GameSpot ), which noted that the PS2 version of RB2 will not get the same treatment.
- Amoeba Music to Appear in Next Guitar Hero Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 9:02PMTeens and tweens nationwide are about to gain some street cred. In what appears to be an effort to reach out to the downloading and streaming generation, famed indie record store Amoeba Music will be featured in the newest installment of the Guitar Hero videogame series, Guitar Hero World Tour , reports Wii Fan Boy . The scene will feature a stage set in an Amoeba store, complete with CD racks ...
- Saling The World: Lego Batman Tops U.S. Multiplatform Charts Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 9:56AM Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform, according to real-time Amazon.com data, in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update on sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from September 25th, 2008, find Lego Batman making a strong multiplatform sales impression in its first week of ...
- David Letterman drubs John McCain Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 4:41AM "...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience." — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 BEWARE THE WRATH OF DAVE: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain stiffed David Letterman by bailing out of an appearance on his show and really hacked off the comedian. At ...
- Spare Times Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:54AMAROUND TOWN.
- 'Rock Band' sequel steals the show Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:17AMWhat do you do for an encore after launching one of the biggest video games in recent memory? If you're Harmonix, the makers of the just-launched "Rock Band 2," you make it bigger, better and louder.
- Aly & AJ debut rocker-chick style plastic guitars Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 11:41PM Love Guitar Hero, but hate plain guitars? Me too. The personalization of plastic gaming guitars is now way beyond tacky skins thanks to the introduction of two custom-designed girly guitars by teen stars Aly &AJ. Don't feel bad if you don't know who these rocker teens are—I didn't know either. But apparently the company behind the product, Performance Designed Products (PDP), chose the ...
- Live art creation featured at Girls Inc.’s fundraiser Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 10:10AMGuests at Girls Inc.’s “Blasts Off” fundraiser may watch while local artists Jake Kelley and Gabriel Negrete create a painting during the fundraiser at the Creative Discovery Museum on Friday.
- American Idol star Clay Aiken clears up rumors once and for all Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:53AM "...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience." — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 THIS JUST IN: Clay Aiken is gay. The American Idol star is on the cover of People magazine with a big headline that proclaims "Yes, I'm Gay." Still awaiting a reaction from the ...
- Chuck Norris to arrive at Kent State when he's good and ready Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 8:08AM "...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience." — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 JUST THE FACTS: Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open. He can eat just one Lay's potato chip. He can slam a revolving door. And this Sunday, he's scheduled to speak at the "We ...
- Gaming 101: A cheat sheet for parents Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 2:53PMIs "Grand Theft Auto IV" inappropriate for your 9-year-old kid? What about Nintendo's "Wii Bowling"? TODAY’s tech guru Paul Hochman decodes the video game rating system and spotlights the season’s newest software – so you can learn to “talk the talk” with the gamers in your life.
