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Wii | Gene Simmons ‘the voice of Guitar Hero 6′

KISS bassist tells British game show Game On that he’s in the next installment of the rhythm series, due in the second half of this year. With original publisher RedOctane being shuttered and developer Neversoft reportedly being taken off the series , the Guitar Hero franchise is surrounded by uncertainty.

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Wii | GDC 2010: Bit.Trip Runner Hands-On

When we tell Commander Video to jump, he jumps, but getting him to stop moving is another matter entirely.

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Game Boy Advance | Sakamoto on Metroid: Other M, WarioWare

GDC 2010: Nintendo software group manager talks mood, creating games for different audiences, and how Dario Argento influenced Metroid. Who Was There: Yoshio Sakamoto, group manager of the Software Planning and Development department at Nintendo

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Wii | Green Day: Rock Band tour kicks off June 8

Band-specific rhythm game gets simultaneous worldwide launch; North America-exclusive premium edition gets DLC voucher, free song export. In 2009, Green Day confirmed ( twice ) that there would be a stand-alone Rock Band game devoted to their music. After some confusion , it was confirmed in February of this year that the title would be distributed by EA sometime in 2010.

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DS | Easy Piano Hands-On

We tickle the plastic keys to Canada’s national anthem in Easy Piano.

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Xbox 360 | DJ Hero getting Jay-Z vs. Eminem DLC March 25

Third track pack for Activision’s rhythm game will feature three mash-ups of six songs from the hip-hop impresarios, including “Without Me” vs. “Encore” and “Can I Get A…” vs.

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Xbox 360 | Power Gig: Rise of the SixString Impressions

The next rhythm game to challenge the Guitar Hero and Rock Band thrones uses a guitar that works as a video game controller and a real instrument.

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Wii | Rock Band 3 confirmed for this holiday

Harmonix and MTV Games getting the band back together, Electronic Arts handling distribution once more. After devoting last year’s installment of the Rock Band franchise entirely to The Beatles, Harmonix and MTV Games are getting back to their roots

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Xbox 360 | Rock Band Network tunes in with more than 100 songs

MTV Games and Harmonix launch open-ended music store for rhythm franchise; The Shins, Of Montreal, KMFDM among initial artists; Flight of the Conchords, Smashing Pumpkins on the way. Dim the lights and fade the house music because Rock Band Network is finally taking the stage

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PlayStation | Time Attack: Rhythm Games

Gamespot AU’s Crosshairs takes a quick look at the history of the rhythm game genre, and how it got to where it is today Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ” PlayStation | Time Attack: Rhythm Games ” was posted by edmondt on Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:35:03 -0800

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