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SlashGear Week in Review – June 1st

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Jun 1st 2008 No Comments

The major news this week came out of Google’s IO Conference, with the Android team unveiling the latest build of the mobile platform and a slick touchscreen handset to demonstrate it on. We usually leave cellphone news to our sister sites PHONE Magazine and SlashPhone, but the Android handset – complete with compass-navigated Street View and slick animations – was too good to miss. Considering the feedback over at Android Community, Google look like they’ve recaptured any momentum lost since MWC in February.

Android demo

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A look at Guitar Hero IV from D6

By Chris on Thursday, May 29th 2008 No Comments

Man, I feel like I’m being really harsh on Guitar Hero today, but I really just can’t help it. First we have the horrible video for Guitar Hero: On Tour, now we have a new one for GH: World Tour. This isn’t a bad video, but some lady manages to say something to Activision CEO Robert Kotick that I think we’ve all had on our minds. Hit the jump for the video.

Guitar Hero World Tour

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How to rock out with Guitar Hero: On Tour

By Chris on Thursday, May 29th 2008 No Comments

I’ve been up in the air about the whole Guitar Hero: On Tour since it was announced. I just haven’t been able to think of a time where I’d be happy to lug around an extra accessory for my DS. If you too are on the fence, you might get some help from this official “How To Rock Out” video. Check it out after the jump.

Guitar Hero On Tour Video

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Rumor – Guitar Hero: World Tour pricing discovered

By Chris on Monday, May 26th 2008 2 Comments

I’m sure that by now you’ve seen that Activision is hoping to reach the Rock Band crowd with their upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour. They have a few tricks up their sleeve such as dedicated cymbal pads and custom tracks, however, one of the big questions remaining is of the price. Will it be able to compete with Rock Band in terms of retail price?

Guitar Hero World Tour

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Double Range Guitar is a must-have for PS3 rockers

By Chris on Monday, May 26th 2008 1 Comment

Back when Rock Band made its debut for the PS3, there was a huge stir about the controllers from the Guitar Hero franchise not playing nice with the game. While Harmonix tried to smooth things over by releasing a patch which would allow GH controllers to work, it never saw the light of day because of a dispute with Activision. With no resolution in sight, Ant Commandos has released their own guitar that will play on all versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band for both the PS2 and the PS3.

Double Range Guitar

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SlashGear Week in Review – May 25th

By Chris Davies on Sunday, May 25th 2008 No Comments

After a few weeks of budget, mobile laptops grabbing the headlines, its been the turn of monstrous gaming machines to storm the limelight. Acer announced their first serious gamer’s desktop, the Aspire Predator, which is intended to take the breed out of the boutique and into mainstream computer stores. Alienware struck back with an updated Area-51 ALX; the industry’s first overclocked 4GHz Core 2 Extreme aimed to put Acer back into their place.

Acer Aspire Predator gaming PC

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PS3 users to get free God of War song for GH III

By Chris on Friday, May 23rd 2008 No Comments

Kratos with guitar Last November Xbox 360 users were able to download the Halo theme song as a free track for Guitar Hero III. This of course left PS3 users scratching their heads wondering when they were going to get a free track. Of course they knew they wouldn’t be getting the Halo track, since that was a 360-exclusive title. Well fear not faithful PS3 owners, your time will come June 5th.

So what game theme song will you be getting? God of War. Now exactly what song this is, we’re not entirely sure. However, since June 5th isn’t all that far away, we’ll find out soon enough.

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A closer look at the Guitar Hero World Tour drums

By Chris on Thursday, May 22nd 2008 9 Comments

I try to steer away from writing about the same subject twice in one day, but I watched the Guitar Hero World Tour video again for a good look at the drums, and I noticed something strange. Lets see if you can spot it in the picture below.

Guitar Hero World Tour Drums

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Guitar Hero World Tour footage revealed

By Chris on Thursday, May 22nd 2008 1 Comment

We’ve all know that this was coming, but Activision has officially announced what they hope to be their Rock Band-killer. Check out a sweet video of the guitar and drums after the jump.

Guitar Hero World Tour

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Guitar Hero MIDI Controller hack

By Chris Davies on Monday, May 19th 2008 1 Comment

Guitar Hero has spawned a large number of mods, hacks and general tweakery, with gamers often looking to use proper instruments in place of the normal controllers. However this is the first time I’ve seen a Guitar Hero controller converted in the opposite direction; it now works as a MIDI guitar, compatible with any synth with the necessary port. Best of all, there’s actually no damage to the controller’s original functionality, so you can switch between gaming and music making to your heart’s content.

Guitar Hero MIDI mod