gamasutra.com - 3/10/2009
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[Rhythm games' full band kits retail for high, high prices -- but are consumers really buying them? Gamasutra's Matt Matthews checks out how well they're selling, how much Activision's making, and implications for Rock Band: Beatles .] This week's announcement for The Beatles: Rock Band and its ...
digitalsomething.com - 3/6/2009
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digitalsomething.com —
Have you been itching to replay some of
your past favorite tracks from the Guitar Hero franchise?
Only to find yourself pained with the realization of poorly implemented hammer ons and pull offs, outdated graphics and a lead singer who resembles a victim of a botched plastic surgery operation? ...
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Activision Announces Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
joystiq.com - 3/4/2009
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joystiq.com —
Last June, Kinetic Communications created a clever workaround
for wheelchair-bound gamers who possess a penchant for Rock
Band drumming, but were unable to use the kit's kick pedal due to their disability. Ben Heck, modder extraordinaire, recently ...
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Ben Heck creates breath-controlled drum pedal for Guitar ...
1up.com - 3/17/2009
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1up.com —
Value-minded faux rockers take note: The full band
bundle of Guitar Hero World Tour is Amazon's Deal
of the Day . You can pick up the entire package -- including the game, guitar, drums, and a microphone -- for just $119.98 for ...
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Amazon's Deal of the Day is Guitar Hero World Tour
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GH World Tour full band kit outsells guitar bundle, standalone game
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... Using figures provided by Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, Gamasutra has put together a brief sales analysis of Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour. With three different bundles available at different prices, you might be ...
Guitar Hero Bundles vs Software In Sales Showdown [Guitar Hero]
Kotaku —
Activision sell a lot of copies of Guitar Hero. Ever stop to wonder, though, what the breakdown is between sales of the game's band kit, guitar bundles and plain ol' game discs? Course you have. And Gamasutra have the answer. Charting sales of all three versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour, they've found that, surprisingly (considering these bleak economic times Americans are trudging through), more people bought the full band kit than bought any other version. Oh, and that only 24% of people bought the standalone version of the game, which suggests most buyers of World Tour were either new to the series, or at least ...
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Activision Releases Formal Statement About Guitar Hero Drum Problems
aeropause.com 10/29/2008 — Not too long after Guitar Hero World Tour hit the pavement, complaints were starting to come from the gaming community that there were some issues with the drum kits. The biggest complaint seemed to be the fact that the two cymbals would not ...
Analyst: Guitar Hero: World Tour Is Still Out Of Stock?
gamasutra.com 12/2/2008 — divider December 2, 2008 Analyst: Guitar Hero: World Tour Is Still Out Of Stock? Analyst: Guitar Hero: World Tour Is Still Out Of Stock? Fear not for Guitar Hero: World Tour ? Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz says the title's still white-hot -- or ...
Guitar Hero Community - Forums
community.guitarhero.com 10/29/2008 — Bookmark and Share You have found the official Guitar Hero community. Sign up to access exclusive content, show off your in-game stats, earn groupies and meet fellow rock gods. Site-banner-join-now Site-banner-member-login NEWS SCOREBOARDS ROCKERS ...
Activision Admits Flawed Guitar Hero World Tour Drums
shacknews.com 10/28/2008 — Following a number of complaints , Guitar Hero World Tour publisher Activision has admitted that a "certain drum kit controllers" are suffering from sensitivity issues.
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Activision boss demands cheaper consoles —
play.tm 3/10/2009
Below 200 USD the key for Kotick With the recession biting across the developed world, Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is demanding that consoles retail for below 200 USD in a bid to maintain mass sales, in a statement presumably aimed ...
Activision promises greater Wii focus —
Computer And Video Games 3/10/2009
Company won't treat Nintendo's console "as an extension" of PS3 and 360 any more.
Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick says that the company's Wii development strategy has been off the mark and that it's going to throw more weight ...
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