Sliding Like Tom Cruise Is “Not Easy”

No, you haven’t stumbled onto Gawker.com. Fall Out Boy emo rocker Pete Wentz described the Risky Business-esque floor sliding for Band Hero as “not easy”.


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No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness

Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players”. Sound familiar?


November 3, 2009

Taylor Swift Gets Sparklies In Band Hero

The only thing missing from this behind the Band Hero scenes with Taylor Swift video is Kanye West. Yeah, bet you didn’t see that joke coming a mile away.


October 16, 2009
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A Little Bit Of Band Hero

If you’re interested in finding out what the difference is between Guitar Hero and Band Hero, now’s your chance, as a three-song demo for the game crops up on Xbox Live.


October 2, 2009
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New Band Hero Songs Confuse And Delight

Band Hero’s track list continues to confuse the hell out of me, as newly revealed songs from Hilary Duff and Jesse McCartney mingle with newly revealed songs from David Bowie and Counting Crows.


August 22, 2009
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Four Reasons Wii Owners May Want To Wait For Band Hero

With Guitar Hero 5 coming out this September, it might be hard to imagine why someone would want to pick up a copy of family-friendly Band Hero in November.


August 21, 2009
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DSi Not Popular Enough To Justify Band Hero Development

There aren’t quite enough DSi owners around yet to justify Vicarious Visions adapting their portable version of Guitar Hero to work with Nintendo’s latest portable, the developers told Kotaku this week.


August 5, 2009
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Taylor Swift Shakes Her Polys In Band Hero

Activision’s pop-ridden Guitar Hero spin-off Band Hero scores Taylor Swift as a playable character, and while I might not know who she is, she sure looks fine in polygons.


July 23, 2009
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The Band Hero DS Drum Peripheral Revealed

This fall, Band Hero DS will allow four DS systems to link up for guitar-bass-vocals-drum gameplay. And for optimal drumming, the game comes bundled with a “drum grip” revealed here.


June 19, 2009
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Activision Puts Higher Price On DJ Hero, Band Hero

The latest rhythm game ventures from Guitar Hero publisher Activision appear to have had their prices locked down, as online retailers are listing DJ Hero for $US120 and the younger-skewing Band Hero for $US200, higher asking prices than their predecessors.