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Guitar Hero, Rock Band, & DDR Knock-Offs Target Unsuspecting Consumers

Gift givers looking for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or Dance Dance Revolution merchandise this holiday season beware, knock-offs are out there, and while you may not know the difference, the individual receiving the gift likely will.

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Guitar Hero Lawsuit: 80’s Rock Band “The Romantics” Sue Activision

If you even think of wearing suits like this, WE will sue you Activision’s release of “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s” has spurred a lawsuit from American rock group, The Romantics. Lawsuits are common place these days, however the grounds for the suit against the publisher of the successful video game franchise seems like [...]

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Interview: Rock Band, Ton-Essa La’Rocque, MTV West Coast

The Battle of the Bands is heating up, with challenger Rock Band offering more instruments and more downloadable songs. Why does Rock Band belong in the Hall of Game with Guitar Hero 3 performing extremely well, considering our review? We went to MTV spokesperson Ton-Essa La’Rocque to explain what makes RB special.

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Interview: Alex Ortiz, Production Coordinator for Guitar Hero 3

Guitar Hero is finally facing some tough competition this year due to Rock Band, and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering between companies is probably pretty confusing to most music game fans. The creators of Guitar Hero may have moved on to develop Rock Band, but the GH license is still going strong with big-name contributors and more [...]

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Top Ten Developers – #10 Activision

Anyone who has played video games in the 8 or 16-bit era remembers a genre that has since become the black sheep of 3D gaming culture: the platformer. Platformers made up a huge percentage of all console games and arcades of the day, and would all be started by one game in particular, that put [...]

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