Harmonix, further differentiating themselves from Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise, have announced what may be the most revolutionary service to impact the music rhythm game genre – the Rock Band Network. Set to launch sometime this year, Rock Band Network will allow large-label music artists, indie musicians and end-users alike to submit their own master songs to "Harmonix-trained freelance game developers" …

Activision appear to be continuing their current trend of extreme douchebaggery, this time targeting Sony. Their CEO Bobby Kotick (Yes, the guy whose face is just begging to have a fist embedded in it) has threatened that Activision – the world’s Largest 3rd party publisher – may drop support for Sony’s consoles in the near future. In an interview The …

Anyone here never heard of Metallica? Of course not, Metallica has become an icon of the Metal scene, and have been going for just about forever. The fact that they appeal to both hardcore metal fans, and casual listeners alike means that not only have they given many a gift to the music world, but are pretty much the perfect …

No no they’re not getting sued or anything like that. Actually the hit game may soon be a REALITY TV SHOW and possibly even an actual in-the-flesh CONCERT TOUR!?!? …. It’s okay, you go right ahead and get that confused, what’s-going-on-here-look off your face – it took me a while too. But its all true as apparently Activision Blizzard are …

 As you may already know, after nearly two years, Activision is finally releasing DJ Hero! If you weren’t amongst the informed, a summary of the title is that its the DJ equivalent to Guitar Hero and World Tour. And yeah its being released with yet another peripheral, namely a simplified DJ deck or turntable. Its fully equipped with a scratching …

So Logitech has announced yet another absurdly priced, “bulge-inducing” guitar. I don’t know, but I think I’m over high-end fake guitars.  It’s just that…well, my room is kinda starting to look like the playpen of a nerdy dwarf who has an infatuation for plastic. I mean, don’t get me wrong, this guitar is beautiful. Wait, wait, wait. Is it right …

So if you haven’t joined in on the  fun that is Guitar Hero and jumped on the Activision band wagon, then you are seriously missing out. And this is coming from a hardcore Guitar Hero fan. However, I have finally now placed down my tiny plastic guitar and let my multi-coloured fret madness subside. Why? Because I can’t keep up …

If you are wondering, yes, the picture above is the official image that has been released for the DJ Hero peripheral that will come bundled with the game. Activision have made an official statement that now confirms that DJ Hero, as well as Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero will all be releasing later this year, around spring time in …