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The Worst Music Video Games Ever

7:00AM September 27, 2011 | Scott Steinberg

Music games aren’t what they used to be, and in some cases, the world is safer for that. Video game expert Scott Steinberg and author of the new digital book “Music Games Rock”, tells us what the seven worst music video games of all time are. More »

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Leaked Memo: There’s Just No ‘Appetite’ For Guitar Hero Now

7:40AM April 23, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Publisher Activision put its Guitar Hero business on ice earlier this year, signalling the end of a genre that was once white hot, but quickly flamed out. Why did Activision just bail on this formerly billion dollar business instead of taking it in a radical new direction? More »

In Real Life

The Next Hit Music Game Is Already Out There On Facebook

1:30PM April 19, 2011 | Mike Epstein

French developer MXP4 says they want you to “play with your music.” They just launched Bopler Games, a set of classic games on Facebook with an added musical slant. To play, choose a song from the Bopler library, (which features an inordinate amount of 80s pop) choose a game, and go. The kicker is that each of the games automatically syncs to the beat of your chosen song, creating a potentially exponential growing set of variation. Shmup enemies dance to the beat, Tetris blocks drop at different speeds depending on the speed of the song, etc. At the moment, there are four games available, including versions Tetris and Snake, with six more on the way. More »

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

7:00AM December 1, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

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. More »

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Rock Band 3′s Pro Guitar Mode Is Lefty-Compatible

2:00PM October 15, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Ever since we previewed Rock Band 3′s Pro Guitar mode, readers have been asking if lefties can play this mode. They can. More »

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RZA Joins The Ranks Of DJ Hero 2 Playable Characters

5:20AM September 3, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Wu-Tang Clan founder and world famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today. More »

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How Multiplayer Kinect Dancing Works

8:40AM August 20, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Dance Central has multiplayer. It’s no Kinect Adventures multiplayer where you’d be standing side by side, in a gesture vs gesture frenzy. No. It does dance battles. You take turns. More »

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Rock Band 3, Just How Big Is It?

11:30AM May 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Music game maestros Harmonix have already promised to “innovate and revolutionise the music genre” with Rock Band 3, but even in the face of that hyperbole, the designers believe “you’ll be surprised at just how big this game really is”. More »

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New Game Riffs On Guitar Hero, With A Real Electric Guitar

12:00AM March 10, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

There are strings on the newly unveiled Power Gig guitar, which is coming, with a brand-new music game to video game systems in the second half of the year. But you won’t have to be Jimi Hendrix to play it. More »

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Activision Narrows Music Focus To Guitar And DJ Hero

9:30AM February 11, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Having released 25 different rhythm game SKUs in 2009, Activision narrows the focus in 2010, with only a new Guitar Hero and DJ Hero 2 slated for release in 2010. More »