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09.09.2009 12:38 pm

3 reasons why ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ won’t reach expectations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Today, “The Beatles: Rock Band” goes on sale, and if the punditry is correct this one title will cure everything from flaccid game sales to the heartbreak of psoriasis.

That’s a lot to heap on any title, but especially this one — yet…

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09.07.2009 11:42 am

‘The Beatles: Rock Band’: Magical, but no mystery tour

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“The Beatles: Rock Band”
Genre: Rhythm/music
Developer: Harmonix
Publisher: MTV Games
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii
ESRB rating: “T” for Teen
Price: $59.99
Release date: Wednesday, Sept. 9
Grade: A

Game Guy wanted to say “The Beatles: Rock Band” is a waste of time and money.

He longed to laugh out loud at the folly of plugging the…

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04.22.2009 9:40 am

LEGO + ‘Rock Band’ = silly

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Yes, it’s true: LEGO is coming to “Rock Band.”

The question is: Why?

It’s hard for even Game Guy to understand this one, and he’s a LEGO fan from way back — way back when LEGOs were bricks and not dolls.

Nevertheless, Warner…

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03.05.2009 11:25 am

09/09/09: John, Paul, George, Ringo and Harmonix

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Meet the Beatles … on “Rock Band” in September.

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11.16.2008 10:39 am

Three new Killers tunes added to ‘Guitar Hero,’ ‘Rock Band’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Looks like the Killers will make another appearance on the latest “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” at the same time.

Game publishers Activision and Harmonix say they’ll offer three downloadable Killers tracks for each title on the same day, Nov. 25, though not the…

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10.30.2008 4:30 pm

The Beatles: the video game

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ladies and gentlemen … the Beatles …

But not on “Rock Band”

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10.27.2008 1:14 pm

Review: ‘Guitar Hero World Tour’ plays catch-up to ‘Rock Band’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Guitar Hero World Tour”
Availability: Sunday, Oct. 26
Genre: Music video
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: T (teen)
Price: $59.99-$49.99
Grade: B+

With “Guitar Hero World Tour,” the franchise starts outgrowing its name and starts looking like its rival.

The fourth installment in the GH music video game series includes…

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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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