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10.28.2009 1:00 pm

Fake music takes a new turn with ‘DJ Hero’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“DJ Hero”
Genre: Music, rhythm
Developer: FreeStyleGames
Publisher: Activision
Platforms: PlayStations 2 and 3, Xbox 360, Wii
Number of players: 1-2
ESRB rating: “T” for Teen
Price: $119.99
Grade: B

By now, you have to wonder just how much further this concept of simulated music making in video games will play out.

The fake rock bands, fake guitar…

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05.18.2009 11:47 am

Time to yawn over more ‘Guitar Hero’?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For those folks who tear through “Guitar Hero” games the way Game Guy goes through a plate of nachos, take heart in knowing you can expect another GH when the leaves turn.

This fall, “Guitar Hero 5,” with at least 80 master…

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11.11.2008 11:19 am

Gene Simmons stamps face, name on guitar controller

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The guy who redefined the term “guitar licks,” Mr. Tongue himself, is angling for a taste of the music video game pie.

Kiss guitarist Gene Simmons has put his face and name on a new ax-shaped guitar controller for PlayStation 2 and…

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11.04.2008 9:58 am

Consumerist undercuts its credibility with Circuit City attack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here’s a good example why people find it difficult to take bloggers seriously.

A story now appearing on “The Consumerist” blog alleges that some guy named David was unable to purchase a copy of “Guitar Hero World Tour” at a brick-and-mortar Circuit…

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10.23.2008 9:00 am

Wireless guitar for Wii is recalled by manufacturer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Owners of the Rage Wireless Guitar, a peripheral controller for the Nintendo Wii game system and sold by Performance Designed Products Inc., should stop using the devices due to a risk of chemical burns from them.

PDP and the Consumer Product…

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10.19.2008 8:00 am

Oasis latest album heading for ‘Guitar Hero’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Faux-rocker fans of “Guitar Hero,” listen up. New tunes to try are coming your way: The English rock band Oasis intends to make its newest album available exclusively for GH.

But don’t rush out for it now — the full album’s not coming…

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09.27.2008 11:31 pm

Is there a ‘Dance Hero’ shuffling our way?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Image of Dance Dance RevolutionIn a world now clogged with guitar heroes, can a dancing hero be far off the horizon?

This week, game publisher Activision Blizzard filed a request for the right to trademark the name “Dance Hero,” presumably to compete with Konami’s popular “Dance Dance…

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02.15.2008 2:19 pm

“Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” heralds new trend in gaming

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

America’s top-selling rock band will reach a new pinnacle in pop culture this summer when a version of “Guitar Hero” devoted to the group Aerosmith is released.

And if you think this is the only one-group game that Activision has on…

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01.26.2008 1:37 pm

‘Guitar Hero’ and ‘Rock Band’: Just what the music doctor ordered

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In the two months since MTV Networks and Harmonix released the music-based video game “Rock Band,” players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game’s initial distribution.

Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more than 5 million…

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