Rock Band

Perhaps you've heard of the ION Drum Rocker, the Lamborghini of fake plastic instruments? Although the multi-headed input device for music games like Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour isn't out yet, we got our hands on a review model, and we've got a whole mess of pictures to...

By Jim Reilly There are new and improved guitars this time around. All the instruments are sturdier and all wireless, including the drums. The guitar is pretty much the same, with the exception of a new wood grain look and a sensor to test playback lag. The drum foot pedal stays attached to the drums and feat...

By Jen And, if that’s not enough, here’s the even better news: since you can import your songs from the original Rock Band game into the new game and play all songs in the same place, the glitch will be automatically corrected for these songs in Rock Band 2!!  That’s right - any buggy song from the di...

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By AeroScap In my possession is the PS3 version of the package which comes with a wireless guitar, wired drum set and a wired USB base microphone. The key differences between this and the XBOX360 package which not many people will know is that you ...

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By Will Snizek Right now, it’s simply the best music game on the Wii and certainly plays better than Guitar Hero on the system. The only aspect that’s better on the Wii version is the fact that the drums look cooler.

This best-selling series lets players rock out using a guitar-shaped controller to strum along with alternative and classic rock hits. In 2007, MTV Games came along and one-upped “Guitar Hero” with “Rock Band. ...

 GA - Guitar Hero" with "Rock Band." The game outfitted virtual garage bands with a four-piece ensemble, including bass and rhythm guitars, drums and vocals. ...

By bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera) Rock Band for the Wii asks you to give up many features in order to play one of the best rhythm games on the market on Nintendo's system. Is it still worth it? Our verdict inside. Read More...

 Turkey - Thanks to the intense competition between “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band,” anyone who’s ever dreamed of being Slash or Pete Townshend can strap on a fake ...

By Chris Kohler Activision did nothing nearly so grand, but the publisher showed its upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour -- which includes drums and vocals in order to compete with rival Rock Band -- at a separate press conference Tuesday night. At Microsoft's press conference, an Activision exec said Worl...

By Michael I prefer the performance style of Guitar Hero a lot more, and I miss the Battle mode. But it's got drums (they could have contacted Roland for a better drum kit), and vocals (they went right with Logitech, but then again, ...

By Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com) This fall we get Guitar Hero World Tour (and, who knows, maybe another GH III expansion). Activision seems more than ready to ride this horse until it collapses. In doing so, though, they've compromised the quality of the brand. They can't ride B and C rated products indefinitely.

By smeeguel Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band.  The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two...

Washington (eCanadaNow) - According to the latest reports, The Beatles are coming to Rock Band and Guitar Hero. As of right now, Activision is in talks with ... Rock Band'/ 'Guitar Hero' Rivalry Heats Up, Draws Third Competitor MTV.com Rock Band Review IGN

By RawmeatCowboy Guitar Hero World Tour Looks like you can play downloaded songs right off of SD card Proving things are possible on Wii (ex: downloadable content to SD card) Experience will be like Rock Band Every feature in Xbox 360 + PS3 versions will be in the Wii version

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That was the initial reaction by many gamers when they saw the little plastic guitar that powered the original Guitar Hero. My, how times have changed. In Rock Band - the new multiplayer spin from the original GH creators, Harmonix ...

By Jen When the Rock Band forums were recently Rick Rolled, the folks at Harmonix were forced to disable all HTML code in the forums, and Cena’s video reviews were casualties of that war. RockGamer.com has offered him a new home where he will be able to carry on his mission to keep you, the rock gaming fans, well informed. Welcome Cena - RockGamer is lucky to have such a talented Internet superstar joining our group! Renowned game peripheral reviewer CenaChainGang54 is bringing his game product expertise, thorough review skills, and honest tell-it-like-it-is style to RockGamer.com. Cena (aka David McClam) has been widely followed on the official Rock Band forums since he started reviewing products several months ago. His career as an Internet r...   [read the full post]

 Denmark - No it’s probably the drums, isn’t it? All four of us, (not all of which are particular gamers; one in particular really didn’t enjoy Guitar Hero) played for ...

By koar Rock Band Resurrecting Rock: Motley Crue’s new track, “Saints of Los Angeles”, sold 5 times as much as downloadable content via Rock Band than it did on traditional music services like iTunes or Amazon.” According to the band the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band alone sold 47000 copies of the t...

By editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) In its previous projects, Harmonix was not responsible for its games' peripherals - but it took that responsibility on for Rock Band. The studio focused first on the drum peripheral, at the time an unknown quantity: In September 2007 our first containers left the China warehouse. By Janua...

G4 TV  CA - May 14, 2008 Guitar Hero IV. As previously rumored, the GH4 drums will add cymbal pads to the package to one-up (and make incompatible) the Rock Band drum kit. ... Wii Review - 'Battle of the Bands' WorthPlaying.com Guitar Hero 4 Crave Online First Pic: "Guitar Hero IV' Drums G4 TV  - IGN

By editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) press the ACTION BUTTON!!: Rock Band review Tim Rogers let loose on virtual rock music, with phrase-shredding solo-ing - also see GTA IV review fun. YouTube - ROCK BAND... hates me

Nyko Rockband Guitar Review UGO, NY - Rock Band and Guitar Hero may be the dueling monoliths at the forefront of the current rhythm game craze, but at least the third parties make them play nice ... More Muse to Join Guitar Hero III as DLC 1UP.com all 2 news articles

By A Good Husband I went and bought Rock Band for the Xbox 360. I played it with my wife for about 2 hours on Saturday, 2 hours Sunday night, and another 2 hours on Monday night. We're officially addicted. This is the first video game that my wife has ...

By alexanderlucard The latter was the biggest worry, as Guitar Hero and Rock Band all have specialized instrument controllers as well as a song list that is 3-4 times what Battle of the Bands promised. Still the Rock Band parody in Raving Rabbids 2 was ...

ezStand Debuts for PS3 and Xbox 360 Guitar Hero, Rock Band Controllers  - Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners almost all love to rock in Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band, but every now and then, you've got to give the rockin' a rest. ... Lightning Review: Rock Band Stand Keeps Your Guitars, Controllers ... G...

When I first heard of Rock Band, I was pretty interested. For those who don't know - Rock Band expands upon the Guitar Hero concept by letting up to 4 people play at once. Two guys play guitar, one does drums, and another sings. ...

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By Chris Scott Barr Guess what tomorrow is? No, not your anniversary, though if it is you’d better have gotten your spouse something damn good. They’ve put up with you longer than any person should, and that deserves a special gift. Where was I? Oh yes, Rock Band DLC. This week we’re getting a double-dose of Bosto...

By Mike Hi! I’m Dan T (HMXspraynwipe), and I’m a senior designer here at Harmonix. I’m glad to announce that the Rock Band team has finalized a software update for Rock Band on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that not only fixes some of the common issues we’ve been reading about on rockband.com, but als...

We all love the guitar, drum and microphone peripherals that came with Rock Band, but the slew of secondary instruments that the makers of the game have released have been a lot less satisfying. Okay, the Rock Band Key-Tar was pretty cool, but did we really need a Rock Band stand-up bass?

By Matt Hickey The thing I think I like best about Rock Band over Guitar Hero is the guitar controller. A licensed Fender Strat copy, the controller feels far more like a real guitar than the clunky, cheap Guitar Hero controller. ...

By Jen For those of you who have already had the problem of your Rock Band drum pedal snapping in half right in the middle of your best shot at Gold Starring “Run to the Hills”, you know how frustrating it is that the pedal is made of plastic and somewhat poorly designed.  We recently had the [...]

By Michael Kwan When Harmonix decided that they were going to leave the Guitar Hero franchise behind so that they could develop Rock Band for Electronic Arts Partners and MTV Games, people wondered how the two franchises would ultimately compare to one ...

A little while ago I informed you of my third excursion into the world of rocking out with the guitar in Guitar Hero III. I concluded the review by saying it was starting to become old and I needed something new to fill my rocking out needs. I gave a nod towards Rock Band which I basically implied t...

By Brian Lockhart Rock Band really is a knock off of Guitar Hero, but given the circumstances, Harmonix was without an IP, needed something new, and decided it time to go all out and expand the genre beyond the guitar. Had Harmonix tackled the same project instead of Guitar Hero, it’s hard to say whether Rock B...

By Brian Lockhart Well, naturally we know the answer to that question is money. The fact of the matter is, we will continue to buy Guitar Hero not for the new bells and whistles, but simply for the songs. With the trends pointing to downloadable content, it would be a better for the consumers to see cheaper and mo...

CNN Review: 'Rock Band' hits right notes CNN - Dec 7, 2007 From Harmonix, the savvy game developers behind the mega-popular "Guitar Hero" games, comes this ambitious complete band experience, which is best enjoyed ...

By Ken Edwards Though the history behind Rock Band developer Harmonix reads like a Behind The Music special on MTV -- complete with break-ups with major contributors -- the only thing you need to know is their latest game is a far better experience than Guitar Hero III.The experience is heightened becau...

By Mike Fahey While members of my family are great at bullshitting, we're also pretty good with rhythm and music. My mother and her mother before her ran dancing schools for most of their lives, with most of the girls in the family performing at some point. My brother Richard and I both dabble with musical i...

By Ken Edwards Switching developers mid-stride is never a seamless process. And although Neversoft has stumbled a little, the complete package is yet another totally addictive Guitar Hero experience.Guitar Hero III does not seem as tight as the past Harmonix-developed games in the series. There is a l...

By DasBoot I've already played it.. friend at Gamestop got it early. It's mad fun, drums take a while get used to, but when you have all 4 instruments at the same time, it blows Guitar Hero out of the water.. actually, the guitar itself is better than the one that came with GH. It looks less like a toy, and more li...

By GAMERatHEART Wii version is inevitable.  Hopefully one of the many people i know with a Wii will pick it up when it does, because no one i know with a 360 or ps3 even knows this game is coming out....:smileysad:

By egmfan89 Not that I needed to justify my purchase (My sharona and the other downloadables as well as the initial tracks, drum and vocals, and just the videos I'd seen of people enjoying it did that for me), but I'm liking that there aren't too many problems aside from lack of difficulty, at least from...

By Ryan Stewart As previously mentioned, here is video of our visit to Harmonix's Central Square offices, where a few of us got a chance to play around on Rock Band, the awesome new game from the folks who brought you Guitar Hero. One-sentence review from Will Spitz: "It's really awesome, especially the dr...

By Ryan Stewart I think for a lot of Rock Band we mainly went back to ground zero, to start over again and rethink the way we put together a game like this. To really look at all the design choices we’d made and make them better. Change it up a little bit. Try to get back to the roots.