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Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice: Teach you guitar skills with your iPad

Cory Gunther, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

Ion Audio, the makers of the iCade iPad arcade machine and Piano Apprentice devices you've probably seen at Best Buy are back with their latest and greatest. They've developed a full-sized guitar nicely rounded out with a built-in iPad (sold separately of course) that will teach you to strum those chords like Jimmy Hendrix and Van Halen. Read The Full Story

Activision ends Guitar Hero and True Crime franchises

Shane McGlaun, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

The music game genre helped many musicians get back into the mainstream and titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band were some of the strongest selling franchises for game publishers in years past. Apparently, the strong sales of music games have ended for Activision. Read The Full Story

SlashGear You Rock Guitar Giveaway Winner Announced!

Evan Selleck, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you'll recall, it was the end of September when we decided that we'd go ahead and do one of our giveaways. This time around, it was a You Rock Guitar, which is still billed as one of "the most versatile rock guitars on the planet." Pretty bold words, but considering the features that come packed in this guitar, they could be right. And, while we know the anticipation has been intense, we can finally say that we've chosen our winner: Ryan Neary. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear You Rock Guitar Giveaway!

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2010 Discuss [27]

Even if you haven’t got an iPad, we’ve still got a great giveaway for you. Inspired Instruments has given us one of their You Rock Guitars to give away, billed as “the most versatile rock guitar on the planet”. Not only goes the You Rock Guitar work with Rockband and Guitar Hero, it also works as a full MIDI controller instrument for proper recording, and as a standard digital guitar for use with an amp!

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Student builds creepy Guitar Hero playing robot type thing

Shane McGlaun, Oct 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

I once watched this scary movie where one of those ventriloquist dummies stalked some people in a house with a big knife. The movie really creeped me out. This Guitar Hero playing robot created by a student at Minnesota West Technical College is really creepy and reminds me of that movie. Except this dummy would be following you around and hitting you with a guitar controller from Guitar Hero. Read The Full Story

Logitech unveil Drum and Guitar controllers for Wii and Xbox 360

Chris Davies, Sep 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Logitech have unwrapped their latest wireless music controllers, joining up the dots on a range which now serves PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The new Logitech Wireless Drum Controller and Guitar Controller for Nintendo Wii, and Wireless Drum Controller for Xbox 360, are each intended to be used with Guitar Hero. Read The Full Story

Guitar Hero 5 for Wii debuts full SD streaming & loading

Chris Davies, Aug 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

Guitar Hero 5 is set to be the first Wii game to offer full loading from SD card, with Activision promising SDHC streaming for the upcoming music title. IGN sat down with the team to discuss the change, which will see over 800 songs together with audio quality, note data, album art, and any mo-cap triggers or song-specific displays fitting on a 32GB SD card. Read The Full Story

Guitar Hero 5 official drum kit revealed

Chris Davies, Jul 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Hot on the heels of Logitech's Guitar Hero drum kit, unveiled yesterday, come the first images of the official redesigned Guitar Hero 5 set. No details are accompanying the two images, but Activision have released a new video showing gameplay in the upcoming title. Guitar Hero 5 gameplay video after the cut Read The Full Story

Logitech Wireless Drum Controller for PS3

Chris Davies, Jul 15th 2009 Discuss [2]

Logitech have announced their latest gaming peripheral, the Wireless Drum Controller for Guitar Hero on the PS3. Consisting of three drum-heads with recessed rims, dual cymbal pads and a kick pedal, the system is licensed by Activision and connects to the PS3 via a 2.4GHz wireless USB receiver. Read The Full Story

Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 wireless microphone

Brenda Stokes, Jun 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft revealed a brand new wireless microphone today meant for use with the Xbox 360. Designed to be used with music games like Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Lips, this mic sports specific features that make gameplay just a tad easier. You won't need any wires or adapters, since this mic takes full advantage of the wireless console and it even has motion sensors built in for add functionality. Additionally, there's lights on the base. Available in black, this Xbox 360 wireless microphone will be available for purchase sometime in the fall. At that time, you can expect a price tag around $50.

Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 announced [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 18th 2009 Discuss [1]

Logitech have announced their latest Guitar Hero peripheral, a wireless controller for the Xbox 360. Like the company's existing guitar controller for PS2 and PS3, the new Xbox 360 version has a wood neck, rosewood fingerboard and metal frets. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Rock Band guitar dumps strum-bar for IR

Chris Davies, May 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

There are quite a few Rock Band guitar controllers on the market, ranging from the cheap to the surprisingly expensive, but one thing they generally have in common is the plastic strum bar. It doesn't have to be that way, though; one enterprising gamer has swapped out the plastic for a beam of infrared light which is recognized as a strum whenever you break it. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story