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Rumor: The Who could be the next supergroup to get its own Rock Band game
Roger Daltrey, frontman of legendary band The Who, may have let a secret slip about his band being the focus of an upcoming Rock Band game. He told MassLive “they’re going to be doing a Who one next year,” in response to a question about The Beatles:Rock Band. That news, of course, spread like wildfire getting picked up by gaming and music sites alike. Harmonix has a good relationship with the band already with numerous…
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Important Importables: 100 interesting games you must import to play
Important Importables celebrates its 100th column by listing 100 interesting games you can only play if you import them from Japan or Europe. Each game is accompanied by a brief description.
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Beatles: Rock Band not quite mopping up the sales
The Beatles Rock Band isn’t moving as many units as Electronic Arts might have hoped. Does this mean the party is over for the music game genre?
Rock Band gets festive with Rob Zombie, Wolfmother
It’s that time of year again - the leaves are turning, the candy aisles in your local grocery store are blossoming, and everyone’s thoughts start turning toward the macabre - it’s almost Halloween! The folks at Harmonix are getting into the spirit as well, releasing tracks for Rock Band with… Continue Reading »
XSeed releasing KORG DS-10 Plus early 2010
Like to mix music? Wish you had a way to do it and get that groovy, retro video game-y sound? Well then just for you, XSeed Games has announced it will release KORG DS-10 Plus - a followup to its 2008 cart of a similar name, KORG DS-10 - early… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: The coverage of Haruhi Suzumiya
One of the most popular icons and characters in Japan is a brown haired girl with yellow ribbons in her hair named Haruhi Suzumiya. People mimic the opening dance from her anime, dress up like her, collect toys that look like her character, read about her and even play video… Continue Reading »
Lego Rock Band full track list released for all systems
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today (October 12, 2009) released the full track list for the upcoming Lego Rock Band game. The list includes songs by Blink-182, David Bowie, Jackson 5, Pink and Queen. The press release indicates that, like previous Rock Band incarnations, there will be downloadable… Continue Reading »
Rock Band coming to iPhone very soon
FROM APPLETELL - EA Games has confirmed that a version of Rock Band is currently awaiting approval in the long line of iPhone applications and should hopefully be available next week.
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Gamertell Review: Spore Hero Official Videogame Score by Winifred Phillips
From the success of the original incarnation of Spore comes a sort of spin-off for the Wii called Spore Hero. Spore Hero leaves the concept of growth and evolution behind in favor of light quests suitable for the youngest of gamers. Backing up the gameplay to Spore Hero is an… Continue Reading »
Peer Pressure: U2 interested in starring in Beatles: Rock Band-like game
Considering the success of The Beatles: Rock Band what band, mega or not, doesn’t want to add “Uber Popular Game Franchise” to its resume? Continue Reading »
Opinion: Rock stars should embrace music games
Looks as if a growing number of musicians just don’t “get” the Guitar Hero game series. Prince told Tavis Smiley he turned Activision down because it’s more important for kids to learn how to play the guitar. Jack White and Jimmy Page have expressed similar sentiments. Then there’s the bewildering… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: Idolm@ster
One of Namco Bandai’s most popular series in Japan is a game that will most likely never see a release outside of the country. I’m talking about Idolm@ster, a game which casts players as producers and tasks them with discovering and creating the next singing sensation. The reason it will… Continue Reading »
New York University rocks out with Guitar Hero-themed course
Who knew all those hours put in on various Guitar Hero games could someday be a critical component of an education at a top university? New York University professor Gary Marcus is teaching a freshman seminar called “Guitar Heroes (and Heroines): Music, Video Games and the Nature of Human Cognition.”… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
