Daily entertainment news covering Guitar Hero III en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/08/rise_against_to_create_and_debut_new_son Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:22:41 EST Entertainment News 112964@http://www.starpulse.com/news On March 12th, Rise Against will join the growing roster of artists to debut exclusively created music to Guitar Hero fans with the debut of

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/24/play_guitar_hero_iii_with_electrofunk_du Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 104428@http://www.starpulse.com/news Launched November 19th 2008, NXE (New Xbox Experience) connects you effortlessly to friends, family and the world's largest online

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/15/video_game_news_metallica_s_guitar_hero_ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:34:03 EST Entertainment News 92779@http://www.starpulse.com/news Real news from the virtual world: — RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica will be releasing its next album, "Death Magnetic," as a "Guitar Hero III" download on the same day that the CD arrives in stores.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/03/activision_to_release_metallica_guitar_h Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:37:00 EST Entertainment News 89073@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers Metallica are set to follow Aerosmith's lead and release their own video game in collaboration with the makers of Guitar Hero.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/video_game_review_rock_band_is_great_fun Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:26:43 EST Entertainment News 85731@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 2005 Red Octane released Guitar Hero, a rhythm based music game in the vein of Dance Dance Revolution - except players used plastic guitars to follow the beat instead of their feet. The risky move of selling a game and guitar for just under a hundred dollars paid off for the company and a brand new genre found its way into the spotlight.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/can_guitar_hero_top_itself_ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:30:59 EST Entertainment News 83511@http://www.starpulse.com/news When the first Guitar Hero was released for the Playstation 2 in November 2005, it was met with both critical acclaim and a lot of buzz: a video game that substituted a simulated guitar for the standard controller?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/charlie_daniels_upset_by_guitar_hero_tri Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:24:08 EST Entertainment News 83845@http://www.starpulse.com/news Country great Charlie Daniels is far from happy his fiddling anthem The Devil Went Down To Georgia has become a tune on video game phenomenon Guitar Hero III.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/06/jodie_foster_shows_off_guitar_hero_licks Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 83429@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jodie Foster channelled her inner rock star during an appearance on Rachael Ray's show on Friday - the Oscar winner showed off her skills playing video game Guitar Hero.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/gibson_claims_patent_violation_over_guit Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:18:51 EST Entertainment News 80988@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video game publisher Activision Inc. has asked a federal court to declare that its popular ''Guitar Hero'' game does not violate a patent held by real-guitar maker Gibson Guitar Corp.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/video_game_reviews_professor_layton_endl Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:55:50 EST Entertainment News 79490@http://www.starpulse.com/news Video games are all about action: shooting aliens, slaying dragons, crashing cars. But the industry's focus on high-octane mayhem means a lot of other genres - romance, say, or comedy - are neglected. Imagine that Hollywood released nothing but Michael Bay films and you'll have some idea of the state of video-game storytelling.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/20/week_in_video_game_news_gambling_gamers_ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:12:12 EST Entertainment News 78604@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -A RISKY BET: When Billy Levy and Zack Zeldin were roommates in Miami Beach, they played ''Madden NFL'' for $100 a game. Now the guys are betting that there are plenty of other gamers who like to ''make things interesting,'' and they're about to start a Web site where players can put their money where their joystick thumbs are.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/week_in_video_game_news_bill_gates_says_ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:22:41 EST Entertainment News 73847@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - GATES' GOODBYE: Bill Gates is stepping down from his job as Microsoft's chairman in July, but we probably haven't seen the last of him at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/19/week_in_video_game_news_best_games_of_20 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:40:25 EST Entertainment News 71792@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -BEST OF 2007: It has been a terrific year for video games, and boiling it down to a top 10 list was difficult. But here are the games I enjoyed the most in 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/week_in_video_game_news_vivendi_acquires Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:03:02 EST Entertainment News 71351@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -WORLD OF GUITARCRAFT: What do you get when you cross ''Guitar Hero'' and ''World of Warcraft''? I picture something like the ''Stonehenge'' performance in ''This Is Spinal Tap,'' but the publishers of those two games are hoping their merger will be somewhat less calamitous.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/06/jukebox_hero_rock_band_guitar_hero_iii_b Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:55:38 EST Entertainment News 70280@http://www.starpulse.com/news These aren't good times to be a rock 'n' roll fan. There isn't even one rock song among Billboard's top 10 singles. Rock radio stations are vanishing at an alarming clip. The most popular rock band in the country is Daughtry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/04/vivendi_acquisition_of_activision_would_ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:34:37 EST Entertainment News 69980@http://www.starpulse.com/news Vivendi's planned acquisition of Activision would blend each company's respective strength but won't necessarily lead to cross-pollination among game developers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/28/week_in_video_game_news_rock_band_in_sho Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:32:58 EST Entertainment News 69309@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -PUNKED ROCK: Yes, the Nintendo Wii is going to be hard to find before Christmas, but there's another piece of game hardware that's even more elusive: the ''Rock Band'' drum kit.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/26/bean_bag_chair_master_the_sumo_omni Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:58:54 EST Entertainment News 68963@http://www.starpulse.com/news You know what it’s like to have a crappy beanbag chair. It’s loud, uncomfortable and generally unstable especially if you have pets around. It only takes one cut before all of that junk that fills up your chair is all over your living room floor. Is there a premium chair out there that has none of that hassle? There is, and it’s the Sumo Omni.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/24/starpulse_com_s_video_games_holiday_guid_3 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:00:10 EST Entertainment News 68662@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the holidays right around the corner, this time of year is easily the hotbed for big video game releases. However, a lot of the great games coming out are drowned out by the enormity of the new releases and plenty of those games are simple cash-ins that are going to be traded in in January. So, here is a rundown of what to buy for yourself or loved ones this year, listed by intended audience. Part 3 - Everyone:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/video_game_news_xbox_live_is_5_years_old Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:14 EST Entertainment News 68031@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -LIVE WITHOUT A NET: Since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox Live has redefined console gaming. Whether I'm playing ''Halo 3,'' ''Madden NFL'' or ''Catan,'' or downloading pictures, game demos or ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, I spend far more time on Xbox Live than on the competing online services from Nintendo and Sony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/girls_can_t_help_it_games_for_the_buddin Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:37:43 EST Entertainment News 68026@http://www.starpulse.com/news The conventional wisdom on gender differences and play is that girls like to create things, boys like to destroy them. A girl can enjoy building a house out of Legos, while half the fun for a boy is demolishing the thing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/gossip_girl_episode_recap_seventeen_cand Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:21:17 EST Entertainment News 67994@http://www.starpulse.com/news Like the Catholic Church shown during its first moments, scandal, sin and a complex history crowd the most recent episode of "Gossip Girl." Dressed to kill in ankle boots, a pencil skirt, black leather gloves and a lace hat that would make Carrie Bradshaw green with envy, Blair Waldorf decides to confess her sins.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/09/week_in_video_game_news_halo_team_leaves Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:42:50 EST Entertainment News 63053@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -BUNGIE JUMPS: It's always sad when a seemingly happy marriage breaks up. We still haven't gotten over Brad and Jen, and the split between Microsoft and Bungie Studios may be even more shocking.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/the_week_in_video_game_news_halo_3_break_170 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:51:37 EST Entertainment News 62184@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -HUGE ''HALO'': Of course, ''Halo 3'' had the biggest first-day sales of any video game in history. The thing was practically unavoidable; you could even buy it at 7-Eleven. If ''Halo 3'' hadn't done boffo numbers. Microsoft executives would have been hung by their joystick thumbs and the Xbox 360 would be pretty much dead.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/13/week_in_video_game_news_rock_band_snags_ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:42:59 EST Entertainment News 59797@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -MONSTERS OF ROCK: The most intriguing face-off in the video-game industry this fall is between Electronic Arts' ''Rock Band'' and Activision's ''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/05/week_in_video_game_news_the_cream_of_the Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:37:52 EST Entertainment News 58741@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -FALL PREVIEW: The video-game industry's holiday season traditionally begins in mid-August, when EA Sports welcomes kids back from their summer vacations with the latest edition of ''Madden NFL.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/22/aye_tunes_music_video_games_thrive_but_g Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:48:58 EST Entertainment News 56938@http://www.starpulse.com/news Musical games have long had their niche in the video-game industry. Fans of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' or ''Pump It Up'' like to show off their footwork; ''SingStar'' and ''Karaoke Revolution'' attract ''American Idol'' wannabes. Such games can be fun at parties and they've always had a devoted audience, but they never really attracted the masses.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/poison_singer_bret_michaels_gets_pixelat Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:13:36 EST Entertainment News 55795@http://www.starpulse.com/news Poison frontman Bret Michaels is joining Velvet Revolver star Slash in pixelated form in upcoming video game Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock. Michaels will be seen in the game, due for release in October, performing Poison's Talk Dirty To Me and The Bret Michaels Band's Go That Far.

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