Believe it or not, according to the latest surveys, more girls play video games than boys. And one of their more favorite video games to play are both Guitar Hero and Rock Band. So it’s high time our fairer sex had their axes with which to run a digital riff while jamming classic tunes to the popular video games. And that’s where Disney recording artists Ally & AJ come in.
This Saturday, June 14th at Toys R Us, Guitar Hero fans can get an exclusive first play experience with Guitar Hero: On Tour. Nintendo DS fans will enjoy a special preview of “On Tour” between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m..
Guitar Hero and Rock Band fans can now be freed from the wires that bind them to their consoles. Sure, there’s been other wireless guitar controllers, but what makes the Ant Commandos Double Range Guitar so note-worthy is that it has twice the range of the other guys thanks to operating at 2.4 Ghz. So, budding rock gods won’t fret running out of range or dealing with compatibility issues.
Face it. Now that you’ve gotten both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, your room looks like the nearby music store blew up with axes, skins and mic stands cluttering up the room. And the worst part is, your significant other is getting must annoyed about the clutter. Sounds like a perfect excuse to get Rock Band Stand. Think of it as a kind of “lazy Susan” for Rock gods.
When families go on that big road trip this summer, guests won’t have to fret about leaving their favorite Guitar Hero games at home. Seeing a good trend as a means to lure customers, many hotels are now featuring Guitar Hero and Rock Band for guests to play while they’re checked in.
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You’d think that a video game that has the potential of introducing your musical instruments to a whole new (and old) generation of budding musicians would be a God send for a company like Gibson Guitar, only the rock staple manufacturer is suing anyone associated with Rock Band or Guitar Hero instead. Wow. Talk about biting the new hand that feeds you.
They have their own roller coaster in Orlando at Disney Studios. Now, rock demigods Aerosmith have their own video game for which players can “come together” and rock out to Steve Tyler tunes.
Titled “ Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,” this is the first time the Guitar Hero franchise has released a dedicated version of the game to highlight hit tunes of a particular band. And it makes sense. When trying to lock down songs for GH fans to “play,” dedicating a version not only bumps up sales of the game, it also makes it much easier to generate profit sharing deals with the bands who are giving their A-OK for their tunes be in the game.
The game will take GH fans on a journey through time … from Aerosmith’s very beginnings as a young rock band, to sell outs in massive arenas and rock God-dom. While Steve Tyler fans are waiting for the new GHA, they can enjoy a free download of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on both Xbox Live and in the Playstation Store for PS3, which will be available from February 16th-18th.
I can see it now … 12 year olds playing “Love in an Elevator” to the chagrin of mom and dad.
Hat Tip: I4U
Sure, video game fans and air guitar enthusiasts can live the fantasy with Rock Band or Guitar Hero. But at the end of the day, the axe they shred only has a set of buttons and they are no closer to learning to be the real McCoy. That’s where Guitar Rising will come in.