Hoping to enlist new members into his Army, KISS bassist Gene Simmons is looking to jump on the guitar peripheral bandwagon. The wireless Gene Simmons AXE Guitar is coming November 15 for $80 and will be compatible with PlayStation 3 and PS2 versions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, using a packaged dongle (pictured, not to scale). The peripheral will be a 3/4th size replica and is currently available for pre-order.
A Wii version for Guitar Hero only is coming December 1st, but if you can wait until January 31 there's another Wii axe coming that's compatible with both GH and RB. Xbox 360 owners will have to wait until April 2009. As of this writing, there's been no indication of a Limited Edition version of the AXE with makeup kit and Gene Simmons tongue extender™, but hey, we can dream.
[Via Reuters]
Reader Comments (46)
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:39PM BananaBoat said
Let's not kid ourselves. It looks like absolutely nothing.
Sweet axe though.
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Sweet axe though.
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:44PM PedoJokerBear said
dude, thats totally a boat thats about to collide with the comment system
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:58PM (Unverified) said
Please tell me that was a Mall Rats ref!
I'm sorry, I want to give you the benefit of the doubt but people these days...
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I'm sorry, I want to give you the benefit of the doubt but people these days...
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 1:45PM pranaferox said
Just keep squeezing every last drop of blood out of that bloated KISS corpse, Gene.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 1:49PM SheppyReturns said
Until they release force feedback yellow jumpsuits and motion tracking plastic hats, I refuse to buy any band themed peripherals. That's right, I want Rock Band: Devo because I'm through being cool.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 7:22PM SheppyReturns said
Well, good patterns never die but I wish they would twist away these gates of steel. After all, in ancient Rome, there was a poem, about a dog who had two bones. He ends up dead. What I'm basically saying is we should have freedom of choice.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 3:02PM MrHashbrown said
...does that mean it rolls? Cuz that would be sort of difficult to do.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:05PM shinseiromeo said
Um... curious question... how does one play the REAL way, with lefty flip on?
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 5:10PM shinseiromeo said
You're missing the point... I hold the guitar like the picture shows. If I did, the blade would be facing my body, and it doesn't look like you can move the blade to the other side.
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:05PM joeymoto said
All shall bow down before me when I transform into........... GENE SIMMONS?????????
WTF is with that *authentic* as hell guitar???
Haha... I just remembered I've seen Gene Simmons' real bass guitar in the Hard Rock Cafe in London.... I just wanted to take it home...
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WTF is with that *authentic* as hell guitar???
Haha... I just remembered I've seen Gene Simmons' real bass guitar in the Hard Rock Cafe in London.... I just wanted to take it home...
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 4:45PM falcomadol said
Wait, is this branded "Gene Simmons," or it is branded "AXE Body Spray?"
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Posted: Nov 10th 2008 5:51PM (Unverified) said
Ironically, this device will not lead to more axe wounds.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2008 7:19PM (Unverified) said
april? this has restored my interest in rock band/guiter hero and i have to wait until april?
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