No doubt you have read the "shocking" details of Courtney Love's acrid Twitter response to Kurt Cobain's likeness being used in Guitar Hero 5. Then, you were enthralled by the report of shots fired back by Activision that Love, in fact, was the individual who signed the contract to use the likeness. And THEN you no doubt realized... Read More...

So another one is out. I won't bother you with what Guitar Hero is, nor will I bore you with details about how the game is played, or whether it plays well. Yes, it plays well, and yes, it is same as it always has been, press the note on the bars then strum when the according color passes the bar. Read More...

Grunge and flannel: they go together like consoles&fanboys. Defining an entire decade of rock, grunge started the trend to move away from synth-pop, popular in the 80's, to a harder sound that emphasized the angst building in rebellion to 80's preppy style and trickle down economics. The earthier sounds and personalities of the grunge scene felt like you were watching a garage band down the street rather than the huge arenas and corporate heroes of pristine pop music and shiny glam-rock. Read More...

Toys, pack-ins, gimmicks, add-ons and peripherals are all words that are not unknown or unheard of to Nintendo Wii owners’ ears.  Since the console’s launch in 2006, a great many guns zappers, dance pads, microphones, etc., have been bundled with Wii games filling living rooms to capacity -- especially with the onset of rhythm games. Read More...

Official Guitar Hero 5 Track List and Garbage A few weeks back we brought you the official track list before anyone else on the net even could. Or what a lot of people stated to be our "Rumored" track list for Guitar Hero 5. You know who you are if you are reading this. Read More...

While it's not really known who the leaker is or how he/she got the track list, but I think we can be fairly certain, nay ULTRA CERTAIN that the following 85 songs are indeed the real complete track listing for Activion's Guitar Hero 5:3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite"A Perfect Circle - "Judith"AFI - "Medicate"Arctic Monkeys - "Brianstorm" Attack! Attack! UK - "You and Me"Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands"Beastie Boys - "Gratitude"Beck - "Gamma Ray"Billy Idol - "Dancing with Myself"Billy Squier - "Lonely is the Night"Blink-182 - "The Rock Show"Blur - "Song 2"Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower"Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"Brand New - "Sowing Season"Bush - "Comedown"Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing"Coldplay - "In My Place"Darker My Love - "Blue Day"Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)"David Bowie - "Fame"Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)"Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing"Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe in L. Read More...

First 24 Tracks For Guitar Hero 5 Maybe it's just me and not being totally up on my current music or even my older music, but to me it seems that Activision and Vicarious Visions are going with some of the more obscure songs from artists to drive players to the game. Some of the songs just announced for Guitar Hero 5 just don't ring a bell. Well actually quite a few of them don't. Read More...

More Peripherals!!!!  Yay!  I know that is what you're thinking as today Activision announced their fall releases of "Hero" franchises. Read More...