
My Chemical Romance woos Guitar Hero II, Stone Roses rock GHIII
Three more songs from The Black Parade added to Activision's downloadable setlist, while Stone Roses' "She Bangs the Drums" is confirmed for Legends of Rock.
Three more songs from The Black Parade added to Activision's downloadable setlist, while Stone Roses' "She Bangs the Drums" is confirmed for Legends of Rock.
Guitar Hero II and Spider-Man 3 spur nearly a half billion in sales for the publisher; PC Quake Wars reconfirmed for current quarter.
Iowa book borrower asks teens to tune up, turn on, check out with help of RedOctane rhythm game.
Software shows modest year-over-year growth compared to soaring console hardware and accessory revenues.
June game industry sales up 60 percent in the Great White North according to NPD; Nintendo's latest handily tops next-gen rivals.
Microsoft's Bringing It Home campaign concludes on day three of trade show; GHII tracks, game demos highlight week's offerings.
Industry-wide sales surge 49 percent; consoles up nearly 80 percent, software up 33 percent.
Dual Pokémons double-team an aging non-PC chart in the US, while the Lord of the Rings Online rules over the PC realm.
Developer gives back to the community by helping online Guitar Hero leaderboard site upgrade servers to handle demand.
Latest report sends mixed messages about US game industry; Pokémon top game, DS top handheld, Wii top console.
God of War II sees heavenly sales, GRAW2 and Guitar Hero II rock the 360 top 10, MotorStorm revs up PS3 sales.
Expanded awards from Entertainment Merchants Association give nods to Gears of War, God of War 2, Guitar Hero II, WOW.
Industrywide growth continues as games, systems, and accessories total tops $1 billion; software rises 15 percent year-on-year as God of War II sells more than 800,000.
Founder and president of the California-based company spills the beans on Guitar Hero III, how he came up with the idea, and why some great songs aren't in the game.
Downloadable song packs offer three tunes each for 500 Microsoft Points; More songs to be made available on a monthly basis.
RedOctane site lists Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2 editions of next installment as fall releases before info is pulled.
Popular music franchise coming to cellphones for those who can't bear to leave home without it.
Former RedOctane employees prohibited from developing instrument-based rhythm games for one year as part of agreement.
After selling 1.7M on the PS2, Activision's rhythm-game phenomenon is poised to conquer a new console next month.
Epic Games' Xbox 360 shooter takes home four statuettes at GDC-related ceremony; Okami, Zelda, Wii Sports, and Guitar Hero II also win.
Megapublisher lands deal to distribute the "most ambitious" effort yet from creators of Guitar Hero; Alex Rigopulos explains how it went down in an audio Q&A.
Wii sells more systems than any other platform, Lost Planet holds off WarioWare, Zelda, Gears of War, Mario DS at the top of the charts.
Extended January reporting period sees $505 million in hardware, $549 million in software move in five weeks; Lost Planet, Guitar Hero II, Zelda top games.
[UPDATE] Nintendo's "new-gen" console sells 435,503 units in US in five weeks, besting the 360's 294,000 units and the PS3's 243,554; DS tops portables.
Two of the game industry's most admired discuss the meaning of success in this very material world.
Gears of War takes home eight D.I.C.E. awards, including Game of the Year, Console Game of the Year, and Action/Adventure Game of the Year; Wii Sports nabs three.
Publisher files suit against series producer, brand manager, hardware group member, RedOctane's PR firm, and unlicensed peripheral manufacturer The Ant Commandos.
Following a gangbusters holiday, publisher raises revenue predictions by $30M after reexamining the console's European launch; PS2 Downhill Jam, DS and Wii Guitar Hero announced.
Game of the Year lead producers Cliff Bleszinski, Todd Howard, and Alex Rigopulos weigh in on the likely winner at this year's Achievement Awards.
Online stores are listing a steeper price for the Xbox 360 debut of Activision's top rocker, but where are the spare guitars?
Epic's shooter gets double-digit nominations for D.I.C.E.-related awards show, including Game of the Year; Oblivion gets eight, Twilight Princess gets six.
Head of publishing for Guitar Hero outfit talks about the switch to Neversoft, says original game's songs likely to be made available on Xbox 360.
Tony Hawk developer's site proclaims it is hiring staffers for the best-selling rhythm series. RedOctane confirms studio's involvement.
Trademark applications filed late last year suggest a pair of Guitar Hero spin-offs in the publisher's future.
Gears of War takes first prize, followed by Guitar Hero II, Madden, and Zelda; no PS3 games make the console top 20, while the Sims and WOW rule the PC ...
EA's PS2 football simulation dominates sales in 2006 with 2.8 million sold, Mario comes in second; Gears of War takes December crown, third overall in 2006.
The general manager of Microsoft's game developer group discusses the major Xbox 360 announcements from the CES keynote address.
My Chemical Romance, Pearl Jam, Alice Cooper among 10 new songs added to new version of Activision/RedOctane shredfest.
We rock and roll with the 360 version of the popular rhythm game and get the scoop on a few new songs.
RedOctane, Activision, and The Ant Commandos bury the hatchet on legal dispute; peripheral manufacturer will continue to offer its own guitar controllers.
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