Rock Band

Music genre dead man walking...who's to blame?

Music genre dead man walking…who’s to blame?

Harmonix is being sold by Viacom/MTV.  The latest Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has reportedly sold less than 100,000 copies on all consoles combined.  Yes, I said combined.  I just read this bit of information in the latest Game Informer magazine about the sales of Warriors of Rock.  Wow…less than 100,000 copies according to NPD.  [...]

Rock Band 3 Review

Rock Band 3 Review

Developer: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc Publisher: Electronic Arts EA / MTV Games Rating Guide: How I Review Games Review: Are you ready to melt faces again?  Harmonix is back with another helping of rock with Rock Band 3.  Is it worth the upgrade from Rock Band 2? Gameplay, Graphics and Sound If you’re willing to [...]

Bob Marley's Legend album coming to Rock Band store

Bob Marley’s Legend album coming to Rock Band store

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that the epic Bob Marley and The Wailers album, Legend, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store. “My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world,” said Ziggy Marley, “and now that his music is coming to Rock Band, as the first [...]

Rock Band 3, going behind Pro Guitar

Rock Band 3, going behind Pro Guitar

Rock Band 3 is really out to take music “games” to a pro level with its new Pro Guitar feature. I know many of you who play Rock Band also play real guitars and other real instruments. The new Pro features in Rock Band 3 will probably be of great interest to you then because [...]

Deal of the Week, save some pennies (and points)

Deal of the Week, save some pennies (and points)

For those of you who don’t know, Microsoft introduced Deal of the Week a little while ago to highlight a lot of great savings on Xbox LIVE Arcade titles and more.  I’ve seen some great deals for DLC that I passed up on when it initially launched and I’ve seen great deals on XBLA titles.  [...]

Harmonix adds keyboard to Rock Band 3?

Harmonix adds keyboard to Rock Band 3?

Would you like a keyboard with that 15-note streak?  It looks like Harmonix is trying to reshape the music game genre with the addition of a keyboard in Rock Band 3.  You can find the image in the newly released demo for Green Day: Rock Band.  At some point I’d imagine we’ll be having a [...]

Holiday Gamer's Guide 2009

Holiday Gamer’s Guide 2009

This year’s Holiday Gamer’s Guide is going to be a little different in the fact that it’ll be more extensive.  I’m adding all kinds of things in the guide to help you have a Christmas that’s filled with even more awesome sauce.  So you can expect a range of games and accessories that cover multiple [...]

Rock Out in Rock Band, Win $20 Gift Cards

Rock Out in Rock Band, Win $20 Gift Cards

Want a free $20 Gift Card to buy some cool stuff at the Rock Band store?  Of course you do!  I saw a pretty awesome Rock Band tee at the store.  Three (3) of you are going to be the lucky recipients of a $20 Gift Card to do what you wish with.  And if [...]

Rock Band 2 Next Week

Rock Band 2 Next Week

Are you ready to dish out more money rock again?  I love the Rock Band’s and Guitar Hero’s of the world but boy do they hurt my pockets.  I really don’t know how much longer I can sustain new instruments year after year.  I think this just may be the last time I go for [...]