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October 20th, 2009 at 01:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The Beatles: Rock Band’s initial U.S. tour at retail has proven boast-worthy for its promoters. Following two promising platform appearances in NPD’s top 10 software sales chart for September, MTV Games and Harmonix have declared B:RB “the top selling music video game in the U.S. for September.” The Beatles-only game (released September 9) outsold Guitar Hero 5 (released September 1) with 595,000 units to 499,000 units in total U.S. sales for the month, according to a statement released by the NPD*. Additionally, charity-driven purchases of the “All You Need Is Love” DLC track exceeded 100,000 downloads on Xbox 360 in September.
The makers of B:RB have also rubbed in a few seemingly noteworthy facts; namely, (1) U.S. purchases of GH5 in September were eligible for a free mail-away copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen, and (2) GH5 is available on one additional platform, PS2. Of course, Van Halen isn’t exactly the American equivalent of The Beatles, and the PS2 is no longer the dominant platform to stage one’s acts upon. Still, despite the staggering odds stacked against its success, B:RB managed to capture the mindshare of U.S. gamers. (And we all know that Americans like to speak their minds with their monies.)
The sales de-feat must feel good for MTV Games and Harmonix — what with B:RB being burned in the sales competition with GH5 by the kingdom that birthed the band (see: Chart-Track UK September sales rankings posted after the break). What was it? Right: Guitar Hero 5 supposedly outsold The Beatles: Rock Band “2-to-1 in the UK.”
So, score a victory for B:RB in the battle of the bands fought in U.S. retail last month. But let’s not forget there’s a bigger, “World War of Rock” being waged, as well. And our wallets are the oft-unreported collateral damage.
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Beatles: Rock Band bests Guitar Hero 5 in U.S. Sept. sales originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 9th, 2009 at 01:45pm
Under Xbox 360
Major Nelson has dropped knowledge, and we must heed: A Guitar Hero 5 demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo offers three songs that can be played in the game’s Party Mode, which allows players to jump in and out of a song at any time. The songs available are:
If you’ve yet to try out the latest in the series grab the demo and give it a go.
Add the Guitar Hero 5 demo to your 360 download queue
Guitar Hero 5 demo rocks XBLM originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 7th, 2009 at 08:30pm
Under Xbox 360
We were just as perplexed as anyone when Guitar Hero 5 trounced The Beatles: Rock Band in the UK — where we hear the Fab Four is fairly popular still. Thankfully, Activision’s Guitar Hero business CEO, Rock ‘n’ Roll Dan Rosensweig, is there to explain it all. “The number one thing about Guitar Hero is that it’s fun as hell — it’s focused on the guitar, and the variety and value proposition — and the reviews are spectacular. So I guess we’re the only ones not surprised.”
Rosensweig went on to tell GamesIndustry.biz that “internally we always talked about the Fab Five – Guitar Hero 5 – was going to beat the Fab Four.” So, we’ve also discovered Activision’s real secret weapon that keeps it ahead of the competition: Hilarious wordplay.
Activision: Guitar Hero beat Beatles because it’s ‘fun as hell’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 28th, 2009 at 02:31pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Activision has announced all of the forthcoming Guitar Hero 5 DLC tracks for … Rocktober! Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier and Wolfmother are the featured track packs next month, along with some themed collections later in the month. Each pack will cost 440
on Xbox 360, $5.50 on PS3 and 550 Wii Points on Nintendo’s console — each track will also be sold separately for the respective console’s $2 equivalent.
Check out the full list of artists, tracks and release dates after the break.
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Guitar Hero 5: October DLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 26th, 2009 at 08:00pm
Under Xbox 360
It’s time for Swag Saturday once again, and this week’s prize is a doozy. Up for grabs we have not one, not two, but three Guitar Hero games. We’ve got Xbox 360 copies of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits and Guitar Hero 5, all for the low, low price of nothing (and all released this year, if you can believe it). And, as if that weren’t enough, we’re throwing in an extra bass pedal (with splitter cable) too. For your chance to rock with the best of them, follow these simple directions:
- Leave a comment telling us about your favorite rock and roll moment.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, due to a domestic dispute)
- Limit 1 entry per person per day
- This entry period ends at 8:31PM ET on Monday, September 28
- At that time, we’ll randomly select one winner to receive Guitar Hero: Metallica ($60 ARV), Guitar Hero: Smash Hits ($60 ARV), Guitar Hero 5 ($60 ARV), and a bass pedal game peripheral ($35 ARV)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Swag Saturday: Guitar Hero triple pack and bass pedal originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 14th, 2009 at 02:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, Italy set a Guinness world record for “largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period.” At the FNAC store, 594 people participated in a single, massive Guitar Hero 5 play session coordinated to celebrate the European release of Activision’s latest music title.
The record was set using Guitar Hero 5’s Party Play mode, which supports drop-in and drop-out gameplay. There’s no word on whether any Montagues or Capulets were harmed during the event, but as soon as we hear something, we’ll let you know.
Italian gamers set new Guinness world record with Guitar Hero 5 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 14th, 2009 at 10:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Guitar Hero 5, which is like the tenth (give or take a couple) installment in the series, has resonated with UK consumers and hit a high note atop the Chart Track all-formats chart. The Dark Knight of Arkham Asylum — who was perched above the charts for two weeks — slipped off the top to the number three spot, with Colin McRae: Dirt 2 taking the silver.
The Beatles: Rock Band premiered at the number four spot, which some are sure to find disappointing. Both Guitar Hero and Rock Band have previously debuted at the fourth and sixth spot, respectively, with previous iterations. Music games may be on a sales decline, but they apparently still know how to make an entrance.
Source — Guitar Hero 5 hits the right notes (Chart Track)
Source — All formats chart (Chart Track)
Guitar Hero 5 goes straight to the top of the UK charts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 11th, 2009 at 11:20am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Two out of three Nirvana members agree: Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero 5 avatar is not cool. As for the third: the fact that he can’t offer an opinion is kind of the whole problem. Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, former bassist and drummer for Nirvana, issued a joint statement to register their disdain with the free use of Cobain’s likeness.
The pair, who have no legal say in the matter but are probably worth listening to anyway, said that they were “dismayed and very disappointed” in the use of the avatar. “While we were aware of Kurt’s image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn’t know players have the ability to unlock the character.”
Novoselic and Grohl then entreat Activision to “re-lock” the avatar so that it can only be used to play Nirvana songs. Which is a surprisingly even-handed request.
Nirvana disapproves of GH5 Cobain avatar originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 04:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
This morning, we reported on Courtney Love’s tweeted allegations that the ghastly Kurt Cobain avatar was included in Guitar Hero 5 without her consent. Though the company didn’t mention whether or not the lawsuit has actually been filed against them, Activision just sent us a statement refuting Love’s claims:
“Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written agreement signed by Courtney Love to use Kurt Cobain’s likeness as a fully playable character in Guitar Hero(r) 5.”
Maybe Love did sign off on it, but just doesn’t remember. There, we said it. We were all thinking it anyway.
Activision: Courtney Love agreed to Cobain avatar originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 10th, 2009 at 12:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
If you were disgusted by the inclusion of a playable Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5, you weren’t the only one: Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, has gone on record (well, on Twitter, anyway, in what looks a lot like Courtney Love’s real Twitter account) to register her disapproval, saying, “For the record this Guitar Hero (expletive) is breach of contract on a Bullys part and there will be a proper addressing of this and retraction.” Love plans to “sue the (expletive) out of Activision,” speaking for herself, Cobain’s estate, and “the various LLCs Cobain Enterprises.”
She claims to have never given approval for a Kurt Cobain avatar. “We have NOTHING to do with this,” she said across two tweets (presented here as originally typed, with the exception of connecting the two messages). “it was presented to me and oi said ’show me a better avataR’ TO DRAG MY HEELS., never did i intend on allowing GUITARHERO for me or for Kurt i am NOT yoko (expletive) Ono no ofense to her, but i am a different person entirely and this is insane.”
The Cobain avatar was upsetting enough when we thought Love had signed off on it. But now that we hear she hasn’t, we’re worried for our own sakes. We could all end up playable in a Guitar Hero game at any time.
[Via Perez Hilton, thanks, Andrew M.!]
Update: Activision responds to these tweets here, claiming that Love did indeed okay the use of the avatar.
Courtney Love intends to sue Activision over Guitar Hero 5’s reanimated Cobain [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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