PlayStation

DJ Hero, Guitar Hero Downloads Dry Up

Publisher Activision is getting out of the Hero business. That means no new DJ Hero and Guitar Hero games (at least for 2011), but it also means no new downloadable songs for the games it has already released.


December 1, 2010
News

Music Games Will Make A Comeback, But How Is A Mystery

Rock Band and Guitar Hero aren’t the sensations they used to be. That doesn’t mean they’re bad. Not Rock Band 3. But they’re not the cultural phenomenons they once were. That’s temporary, according to a man who should know.


November 4, 2010
In Real Life

Achievement Hunter Reaches Her Ultimate Goal

Last year, we profiled Kristen, the stay-at-home mum whose 165,000 Gamerscore made her the no.5 female worldwide. She set 200,000 as a retirement mark. On Monday, she reached it. Will she put down the controller?


October 2, 2010

Review: Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock

The once-prolific Guitar Hero series sees just one major release this year. Once upon a time, we could expect publisher Activision to pump out five or more guitar-based games a year. In 2010, there is only Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.


September 30, 2010
News

Guitar Hero Pros Can Meet Metallica

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Reckon you’re pretty badass at Guitar Hero? The ol’ plastic axe? Aching for those good old days of Guitar Hero 3, when you couldn’t sleep through Expert tracks? Well Activision is giving you the chance to be crowned the ultimate Australian Warrior of Rock – with $10,000 for the winner, and a meet & greet with Metallica.


September 24, 2010
In Real Life

Fake Gene Simmons Ushers Fake Guitar Into Hard Rock Hall Of Fame

Kiss super-fan Kevin Curtis welcomes the first gaming guitar into the Hard Rock Hall of Fame, celebrating the imminent launch of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.


September 21, 2010

Guitar Hero Randomly Inserted Into Soundgarden Video

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Soundgarden’s album Telephantasm will be inside the first million copies of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on September 28, so someone felt obligated to include the game in this animated video for the previously unreleased song “Black Rain”.


September 8, 2010
News

It’s Double Demo Day For DJ Hero 2, Warriors Of Rock

Activision pimps its two upcoming rhythm games today with four-song demos for DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, featuring music from Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Black Sabbath and Dethklok. Not all at once, of course.


August 19, 2010
News

Guitar Hero: Warrior’s Of Rock’s Complete Setlist

It’s funny looking at a game like Guitar Hero in 2010. I know it’s been only half a decade since the genre’s debut, but seeing those coloured buttons fly by, I feel like I’m watching black & white TV.


News

This Is The Full Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock Setlist

This is the complete setlist of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Ninety-three songs total will come on disc this spring.