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Tasty Guitar Hero II Cake

Logan Booker — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0000

What’s better than playing Guitar Hero? Eating one of the game’s controllers in cake form! The tasty treat above is the physical manifestation of this very idea, and it’s a glorious one at that. The creator even went to the trouble of including a tutorial, and a bunch of images of the process.

FYI, the cake was actually made in November of last year, going by the dates on the photos. Thanks to reader Pete for letting everyone else know about it!

Bringing back the past – Cake Tutorial [I'm not charming, thanks Pete]
Guitar Hero II Cake [Flickr]

PS2 to PS3 Guitar Hero Adaptor Rescues Otherwise Non-Functional Guitars

Mark Wilson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Here’s some great news…that possibly comes a few months too late. TAC has released an adaptor that will make your PS2 Guitar Hero controllers compatible with PS3 versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Running $19.99, the company promises the adaptor makes guitars “100% compatible” for use, supporting: regular PS2 controllers, Red Octane’s and Activision’s SG Controller, the Kramer Wireless, Nyko’s PS2 Frontman guitar, the DreamGear Shredster, all React PS2 guitar controllers and all Psyclone PS2 guitar controllers. While the $20 sticker price is a bit steep to make this purchase a no-brainer, many of us have been sitting on otherwise useless PS2 guitars. So we’ll just label this a good thing and call it a day. You can buy one here, hit the jump for the full details.

DUST OFF YOUR FAVOURITE PS2 GUITAR CONTROLLERS! THE ANT COMMANDOS’ PLAYSTATION® 2 TO PLAYSTATION® 3 ADAPTOR IS NOW AVAILABLE TO REVITALIZE YOUR PS2 GUITAR HERO CONTROLLERS
TAC’s Universal Adaptor Is The First On The Market That is 100% Compatible With Guitar HeroT 3 & Rock BandT Features

April 28, 2008 – Ontario, CA- The Ant Commandos (TAC), a leading provider of innovative wireless video game music peripherals and accessories, announced today its universal PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3 adaptor for guitar and game controllers is now available at retail for an SRP of $19.99.

This is great news for Guitar Hero and Rock Band fans as they can protect their investment in PS2 guitar controllers and revitalize them for Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band for PS3. Gamers will no longer have to throw away all of the valuable PS2 hardware they have accumulated over the years. The new PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3 adaptor enables all PS2 controllers, such as PS2 Guitar Hero guitars, to be utilized on
the PlayStation 3. Unlike previous attempts from other companies, TAC’s universal adaptor is 100% compatible with all of the popular guitar controllers on the market, and is engineered to function
perfectly with every feature in the Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band games for PS3.
“When consumers purchase a PS2 to PS3 adaptor for their favourite PS3 games, they expect everything to be compatible. It is devastating for a player to discover that certain game features such as hammer on,
hammer off don’t work with other adapters on the market,” said Jesse Manwill, Senior Manager, Product Management at TAC. “The great thing about the new TAC universal adaptor is that we take into account every feature that players love in Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band for PS3, and ensure that every gamer can have an enjoyable experience with their video game peripherals. We spent an incalculable amount of engineering and testing time with almost all guitar controllers in the market to make sure it is compatible.”

The new TAC universal adaptor is guaranteed to work on all of TAC’s PS2 guitar controllers. The adaptor is also compatible with regular PS2 controllers, Red Octane’s and Activision’s SG Controller, the Kramer Wireless, Nyko’s PS2 Frontman guitar, the DreamGear Shredster, all React PS2 guitar controllers and all Psyclone PS2 guitar controllers, along with many other brands. Additionally, the TAC adaptor features
a Power On Indicator LED, Easy Plug-N-Play installation, and supports multiple PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3 adapters. The Universal PS2 to PS3 adaptor is available now.

GHII Gets Xbox Live Indie Lovin’

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:20:25 +0000

While the rest of creation has since moved on to Guitar Hero III or Rock Band, there are still some Xbox 360 owners out there who prefer the great taste of Guitar Hero II, and to you Red Octane is sending out some love. The Indie Label Pack has just gone up on Xbox Live, featuring three songs from artists whose names are only vaguely familiar to me. For the standard Guitar Hero DLC price of 500 Microsoft points, you’ll get “State of Massachusetts” by Dropkick Murphys, “You Should Be Ashamed of Myself” by The Bled, and “Memories of the Grove” by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. Of the three, Dropkick Murphys is the most vaguely familiar, and so they get a nice giant picture atop the article. The other two must try harder, and maybe next time you’ll make it!

New Guitar Hero 2 Song Pack Hits Xbox Live [Shacknews]

Johnny Rotten Loves Guitar Hero, Talking Like A Sailor

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:01:44 +0000

To be exact, Johnny Rotten “fuckin’ loved” Guitar Hero III, when he finally got his hands on it. It teaches you “how not to be a rock star and not to be a [unknown expletive] in your life… cause the whole fucking thing is a joke.” He was present at the game’s launch party in the UK, quickly turning his thoughts on the Activision and RedOctane published game into a fun little expletive filled tirade. Sure, he mentions re-recording “Anarchy In the UK” and “Pretty Vacant” for Guitar Hero III, due to Virgin Records “losing” the masters, but then proceeds to make with the verbal diarrhea. It’s a combination of insulting (and throwing microphones at) journalists, random asides, and length. The insanity goes on for some time. The full, unedited clip is at OXM.

Johnny Rotten – ignores Guitar Hero III, attacks journalists [OXM]

Black Friday Deal: Get a Free GH2 With Xbox 360

Kotaku US Edition — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:00:00 +0000

Over at a site called BFAds.net they have posted a number of Thanksgiving weekend circulars. The Best Buy one shows a great deal: Buy an Xbox 360 system for $US 349 and get a free copy of Guitar Hero II. The PS3, on the other hand, is $US 399 with Spiderman 3 and Open Season Blu-Rays. But the best deal of all? Orange Box for $US 25 for the PC. Now that’s value.

Black Friday Ads [BFAds.net, via NeoGAF]

Guitar Hero Goes Double, Slightly Budget

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:38:49 +0000

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid catching Guitar Hero fever until only recently, the Guitar Hero Dual Pack may be right up your alley. The new edition of the Harmonix developed franchise packs in the original Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II for the PlayStation 2 in a $US 60 package which, while not exactly cheap, does come in cheaper than buying the first two games separately. Reader Edward spotted it on Best Buy’s site recently, but Activision makes it official today, as the game should be on store shelves as you read this.

What’s not on store shelves? Copies of the PlayStation 3 version of Guitar Hero III, unfortunately, which seems to be back ordered and sold out everywhere.

GHIII DLC Is As Shitty As GHII’s

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:56:01 +0000

We’re of the unanimous opinion that Guitar Hero II’s downloadable content is amongst the worst in human existence. Force-bundling three songs together, often from different genres? That kind of behaviour’s been basting overnight in a rich sauce of weakness and crooked penny-pinching. If you’re picking up Guitar Hero III and expected/hoped things would be any different, well, you’re more than a little wrong. Activision and Red Octane will still be selling bundled packs. In November both 360 and PS3 versions will see three download bundles made available, each containing three songs. How very disappointing.

Activision Reveals Plans for Guitar Hero DLC [1UP]

Golden Joystick Winners As Bad As BAFTA’s

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:30:00 +0000

Man, those BAFTA awards were nutty. Games in the wrong category, games nominated that weren’t even out yet…what a mess. Were the Golden Joysticks any better? We’d love to say “yes”, but are going to instead bust out a resounding “no”. Why? Because of the award’s scheduling, the winners list reads exactly like a list of…the best games of 2006. Full list of winners after the jump, but know Gears of War and Guitar Hero II feature prominently.

The bliss Girls’ Choice Game of the Year 2007: Guitar Hero II
The Sun Family Game of the Year 2007: Wii Sports
The Games Radar Handheld Game of the Year 2007: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
The 4Talent Mobile Game of the Year 2007: Final Fantasy
The T3 Innovation of the Year 2007: Nintendo Wii
The BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year 2007: Guitar Hero II
The Nuts All-Nighter award 2007: Gears of War
The GameTribe Online Game of the Year 2007: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
The Next-Gen.biz UK Developer of the Year 2007: Codemasters
The Total Film One to Watch 2007: Assassin’s Creed
The Vivendi Retailer of the Year 2007: Game
Publisher of the Year 2007 – sponsored by Future: Nintendo
Editor’s Choice Award 2007 – Gears of War
Official Nintendo Magazine’s Nintendo Game of the Year 2007: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Official Playstation Magazine’s PlayStation Game of the Year 2007: God of War II
The PC Gamer PC Game of the Year 2007: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
The Sonopress Xbox Game of the Year 2007: Gears of War
The 02 Ultimate Game of the Year 2007: Gears of War

GH2 Tourney Hits E4All

Brian Crecente — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:04:39 +0000

Target and E for All are teaming up starting today to host a $3,000 Guitar Hero 2 tourney at the public gaming convention in LA.

The tournaent will run from today through Saturday with the winner taking home more than $3,000 in cash and Target gift cards. Gift cards? Like 2,000 $1.50 cards?

Hit the jump for the full release and the South Hall of E4All to see it in person. Say Hi to McWhertor if you see him hanging about… and then poke him and tell him to get back to work.

WHAT: Calling all self-professed Guitar HeroÂ® experts! E for All attendees are invited to bring their axes to compete as Target presents the first-ever Guitar Hero event at E for All. During the event, hundreds of competitors will showcase their shredding skills at one of the Guitar HeroÂ® II kiosks on the show floor to qualify for the final showdown Saturday on the main stage. Gamers will even get the chance to play Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock before its release on Oct. 28. By out-rocking the competition and impressing the expert judges, the true Guitar Hero will walk away with more than $3,000 in cash and Target gift cards.

WHO: Target is giving consumers the chance, courtesy of Activision and RedOctane, to rock at E for All as industry experts judge for scoring, accuracy and performance.

WHEN: Guitar Hero Event
Oct. 18-20, 2007
Finals will take place Saturday on the main stage.

E for All
Oct. 18-21, 2007

WHERE: Guitar Hero Event Area – South Exhibit Hall
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015

NEWS/VISUALS:

- Guitar Hero fanatics on stage dressed the part, rocking out for a large audience.
- Expert judges playing the game and interacting with fans.
- Ultimate Guitar Hero being presented with more than $3,000 cash and Target gift cards.
- Fierce face offs between event finalists on the main stage in South Hall.
- Perfect opportunity for broadcast outlets to film general video game footage in preparation for the holiday season.

New Guitar Hero II Song Pack Tomorrow

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:40:26 +0000

Three more songs are being added to the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II lineup tomorrow morning at 2AM Pacific, once again for the bargain basement or entirely too expensive price of 500 Microsoft points, depending on where you stand on that issue. The three new tracks consist of:
Trivium – Detonation
Atreyu – Right Side of the Bed
Protest the Hero – Bury the Hatchet
I won’t pretend to know any of those songs. If you do, get all excited and call me out for my lack of musical knowledge. If you don’t, side with me and together we can bring these music know-it-alls to heel for once and for all!

New DLC Pack for Guitar Hero II – 360! [ScoreHero - Thanks Eddie]