Posts Tagged ‘Rock Band’
By: Jon Christensen on September 23rd, 2008 pm30 3:36 pm
If you want to play Rock Band 1 & 2 but you’re on a limited budget, this might interest you. Gameshard has introduced drum pads they say are officially license by EA. Here’s the kicker, the pads you hit can go anywhere — in theory, you can set them up on the floor (foot pedal could be hard to stomp) or put them on a table and then you are ready to go. No setting up any kind poles or adjusting the height. Its perfect for any kid with a serious case ADD.
If you wondering if the pads might have a problem with durability, Gameshard has promised each pad can “withstand over 1 million strikes,” and can be smacked hard. In a sense, it could be the first portable drum set for Rock Band.
The drums will cost $59.99 and below are the features listed.
* Portable, lightweight, and designed for use on nearly any flat surface
* Small footprint for compact storage
* Drumheads designed to withstand over 1 million strikes
* Ultra-thin navigation panel for quick in-game setup
* Kick drum foot pedal included
* Portable, lightweight, and designed for use on nearly any flat surface
* Includes 2 two-piece soft-tip replacement drumsticks
* 9.8 Ft. (3m) Cable
Source: geekalerts
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By: Jon Christensen on September 19th, 2008 am30 1:09 am
Here is the video of Stephen Colbert introducing his ’single’ from the 80’s from his ‘band that never made,’ called ‘Stephen & the Colbets‘. He also mentions it’s the same song that can be downloaded right now for both Rock Band and it’s sequel.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 18th, 2008 am30 3:43 am
Coke vs Pepsi, Nike vs Rebook, and the WWF vs WCW are some examples of epic battles of companies competing against each other. One that has brewing for about year now has just gotten a little more vicious. While speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVII Conference, bigwig at Activision Bobby Kotick talked about how the Guitar Hero franchise is far superior than EA’s Rock band.
“We’re outselling [Rock Band] 6:1. When you think about the access we have to 30% of the world’s music at Universal, we have a unique advantage there. I would also say when you look at resources, you know, our next-nearest competitor has a couple of hundred people working on these projects, we have close to 2000 people just dedicated to the Guitar Hero note tracking, introduction of new hardware, introduction of new software, and so we just have a lot more in the way of resources available to us to continue to dominate the category.”
If you’re like me and enjoy Rock Band more than Activision’s Guitar Hero, you might want to put away you fanboyism while you read this. It’s true, Guitar Hero has in fact sold better. At the same time, the brand name is much more recognizable for the casual gamer. And we all know, casual gamers make companies richer, thus they seem to focus on them more. And for good reason.
But it’s also unfair to say GH is going to outsell Rock Band in the future. There is a few other reasons why GH has moved more games. One of the biggest reasons why we feel GH sold more units than its arch rival, isn’t because most people feel it’s a better product. In fact Rock Band ended up getting considerably more favorable reviews according to critics. But I believe the real reason why GH was more profitable was the fact it was cheaper and many people already owned the hardware.
The bundle of the original RB debuted at $169.99 last November — compared to Guitar Hero III’s price of $99.99. Not only that, Guitar Hero had the option of purchasing just the game and without the hardware. You would have to believe at least half of the consumers who bought GH purchased just the game for $69.99. When you compare $69.99 to $169.99 and the casual gamer has the choice to pick either or — what do you think they’re going to select?
When Guitar Hero: World Tour finally makes it’s way to the stores and it competes ‘head to head‘ with Rock Band 2, then we can actually make claims which is more profitable. We truly feel when it’s all said and done, Rock Band 2 will become king of the rhythm games.
Thanks to Kotaku
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By: Jon Christensen on September 11th, 2008 pm30 11:57 pm
This week is a crazy week for Rock Band. On Saturday Rock Band 2 will be released in stores everywhere. And right now Harmonix has done a track I don’t think any one of us would have guessed — But than again, who would have thought we would have seen ‘Still Alive‘ from Portal.
Hop on your Xbox right now, and check out the downloads for Rock Band and you’ll see a song from Stephen Colbert’s mock 80’s band, ‘Stephen and the Colberts.’ Although it’s not the best song nor does it really ‘rock,’ but at least it’s free. Check out the video above and hear the song…
[Thanks Smith]
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By: Jon Christensen on September 9th, 2008 pm30 5:32 pm
One of /empire’s closest friend, Jamie, had the opportunity to have a dream come true, thanks to Harmonix and Rock Band. You see, Jamie like a lot of other people in the world, always wanted to be a Rock Star. Because life is cruel, most people don’t even get to play in front of 100 people never mind being a star.
Mötley Crüe latest tour involved a contest where you and three buddies would come to the show, play Rock Band and if you get the highest score you win. The prize isn’t money or a free swag, but the chance to play before Mötley Crüe on stage. In theory, you would be opening for Mötley Crüe. Thanks to his addiction to video games, Jamie and his three friends did just that.
His dream came true for one night, and got a taste of what a Rock Star feels like. Watch the video above, and see him sing ‘Enter Sandman‘ by Metallica on stage at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA.
After the jump, read his experience that he wrote.
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By: admin on July 14th, 2008 am31 3:18 am
Let’s face it… most video gamers aren’t cool enough to be a Guitar Hero in real life. The company that owns T-Shirt Hell and Torsopants has created a great line of t-shirts which more accurately reflect reality. BandGeekHero.com sells t-shirts with nearly every uncool band instrument known to man: from the recorder to the tambourine. Did I mention I was in Middle School Chorus? What a horrible mess that must have sounded like. T-shirts are available in a variety of different styles and sizes, starting at $18.
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By: Jon Christensen on July 10th, 2008 pm31 9:41 pm
Konami, the publisher of the arcade games DrumMania and Guitar Freaks has filed a law suite against Harmonix and MTV. The Suit claims that Harmonix broke Konami’s US patent for a “musical-rhythm matching game” filed in the United States in 1999. They go on to say that it supersedes Harmonix’s 2007 filing for a “game controller simulating a musical instrument” (more…)
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