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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[MS: Xbox 360 instruments from Rock Band 2, GH: World Tour and Rock Revolution will be cross-compatible]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/08/19/560611.aspx"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="291" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/guitarduel.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Clarifying its stance on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/">rhythm game compatibility</a> issues, Microsoft's <a href="http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/08/19/560611.aspx">Gamerscore Blog</a> announced today that all the instruments for <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/rock-band-2"><em>Rock Band 2</em></a>, <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/guitar-hero-world-tour"><em>Guitar Hero: World Tour</em></a> and <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/rock-revolution"><em>Rock Revolution</em></a> will be "cross-compatible" on Xbox 360.<br /><br />Sony <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/">announced</a> yesterday that PlayStation 3 would feature full cross-compatibility among the three games as well. Guess that leaves only Nintendo to make it official.<br /><br /><strong>Update: </strong>The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix/">Instrument Compatibility Matrix</a> has been updated<br />[Thanks, Mike]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/">MS: Xbox 360 instruments from Rock Band 2, GH: World Tour and Rock Revolution will be cross-compatible</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/08/19/560611.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1289155/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/19/microsoft-xbox-360-instruments-from-rock-band-2-gh-world-tour/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>activision-blizzard</category><category>breakingnews</category><category>gh</category><category>ghwt</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>guitar-hero-world-tour</category><category>harmonix</category><category>konami</category><category>rock-band</category><category>rock-revolution</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCEA: Universal compatibility for PS3 Rock Band 2, GH: World Tour and Rock Revolution instruments]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/18/ps3-music-peripheral-compatibility-update/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/guitarduel.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
It's about time someone stepped in and took an active role in fixing this nonsense. SCEA Director of Publisher Relations Michael Shorrock has announced on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/18/ps3-music-peripheral-compatibility-update/">PlayStation.Blog</a> that Sony has reached an agreement with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Activision/">Activision</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Neversoft/">Neversoft</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Harmonix/">Harmonix</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Konami/">Konami</a> to ensure that all the instrument peripherals for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/rock-band-2">Rock Band 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/guitar-hero-world-tour">Guitar Hero: World Tour</a> </em>and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/rock-revolution"><em>Rock Revolution</em></a> will work across all games for PlayStation 3.<br /><br />In case you're too stunned to comprehend what should've been no-brainer functionality from the start, your PS3 <em>Rock Band 2</em> drum set should now be guaranteed to work with <em>GH:WT</em> and <em>RR</em>, and likewise for every game's guitar and drum peripherals. Said Shorrock, "We're still working hard to ensure compatibility between the <em>Guitar Hero</em> and <em>Rock Band</em> titles currently on the market, and we hope to have an announcement on that shortly."<br /><br />We're excited, but at the same time, we're a bit dismayed it took this long to sort out. To be clear, instrument compatibility has not been confirmed for Xbox 360 (although we do know <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/360s-guitar-hero-world-tour-to-be-compatible-with-rb-instrument/"><em>GH:WT </em>instruments work with <em>RB2</em></a>) or Wii versions of the music games. Microsoft, Nintendo, we're looking to you to make this universal compatibility, erm, more <em>universal</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/">SCEA: Universal compatibility for PS3 Rock Band 2, GH: World Tour and Rock Revolution instruments</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:37:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/18/ps3-music-peripheral-compatibility-update/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1287649/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/18/scea-universal-compatibility-for-ps3-rock-band-2-gh-world-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>breakingnews</category><category>gh</category><category>ghwt</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>guitar-hero-world-tour</category><category>harmonix</category><category>konami</category><category>michael-shorrock</category><category>neversoft</category><category>PS3</category><category>rock-band</category><category>rock-band-2</category><category>rock-revolution</category><category>scea</category><category>sony</category><category>Sony-Computer-Entertainment-America</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purchase your own Guitar Hero ... action figure?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/06/26/first-pic-of-guitar-hero-action-figure-axel-steel/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/axelbiggerright.jpg" alt="" /></a>Okay, we aren't sure what the general opinion is going to be for why these are being created or who's going to end up purchasing 'em, but we think we can agree it's an odd franchise to spawn action figures from.<br /><br />The Toddy McFarlane sculpting crew (the same crew who makes those lovely <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/mcfarlanes-halo-3-series-2-figures-get-packaged/"><em>Halo 3</em> figures</a>) just <a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/06/26/first-pic-of-guitar-hero-action-figure-axel-steel/">announced</a> today that they've partnered with Acti to release <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/guitar-hero"><em>Guitar Hero</em></a> action figures ... yes, <em>Guitar Hero</em> figures of action. Odd, seeing that the <em>GH </em>franchise really doesn't focus on character development so our enthusiasm for owning a figure like, say, Johnny Napalm is kinda lacking. Oh well. The complete set of four figures (Axel Steel, Johnny Napalm, <a href="http://board.spawn.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8708744&amp;postcount=88">Lars Umlaut</a> and <a href="http://board.spawn.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8709130&amp;postcount=89">God of Rock</a>) will be available this Fall for around $15 a pop. Yup, yup ...<br /><br />[Thanks, TMD]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/">Purchase your own Guitar Hero ... action figure?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/06/26/first-pic-of-guitar-hero-action-figure-axel-steel/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1237697/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/purchase-your-own-guitar-hero-action-figure/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>guitar-hero-iii</category><category>mcfarlane</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Burg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guitar Hero set to make 'significant leap' this year]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=60455&amp;dc=&amp;p=irol-Guestbook&amp;UniqueId=1829011&amp;EventId=1829011&amp;mp=IROL-EventDetails&amp;rdu=http://www.activision.com/&amp;mpdp=EventId~1829011!WebCastId~750810!StreamId~1100269&amp;pp=IROL-BasicWebCast&amp;ppdp=EventId~1829011!WebCastId~750810!StreamId~1100269&amp;pph=339&amp;ppw=270&amp;upv=&amp;econf&amp;ee="><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="298" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/guitar_hero_billion.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Did somebody say instruments? Actually, no, no they didn't. Still, it's hard to imagine what else could be in store for <em>Guitar Hero</em>. According to Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith, the series is set to make a "significant leap forward in innovation." The information was revealed in a <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=60455&amp;dc=&amp;p=irol-Guestbook&amp;UniqueId=1829011&amp;EventId=1829011&amp;mp=IROL-EventDetails&amp;rdu=http://www.activision.com/&amp;mpdp=EventId~1829011!WebCastId~750810!StreamId~1100269&amp;pp=IROL-BasicWebCast&amp;ppdp=EventId~1829011!WebCastId~750810!StreamId~1100269&amp;pph=339&amp;ppw=270&amp;upv=&amp;econf&amp;ee=">conference call</a> yesterday, and while no more details were given, Griffith did note that more info would be released "in the coming weeks." Honestly though, what would it be other than more instruments? Maybe you can also tilt the guitar <em>down</em> now? <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/rock-band-guitar-now-with-a-string/">Real strings</a> instead of buttons? Feel free to post your thoughts in the comments as we wait for the official answer.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/a-significant-leap-for-guitar-hero-due-this-holiday-for-consol/">Joystiq</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/">Guitar Hero set to make 'significant leap' this year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 09 May 2008 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=60455&amp;dc=&amp;p=irol-Guestbook&amp;UniqueId=1829011&amp;EventId=1829011&amp;mp=IROL-EventDetails&amp;rdu=http://www.activision.com/&amp;mpdp=EventId~1829011!WebCastId~750810!StreamId~1100269&amp;pp=IROL-BasicWebCast&amp;ppdp=EventId~1829011!We>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1191599/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/09/guitar-hero-set-to-make-significant-leap-this-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>red-octane</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activision believes Gibson's patent has 'no merit']]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/activision-publicly-calls-out-gibsons-patent-suit/?biz="><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="185" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/gibson-guitar-hero-3-logo.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Activision has made a <a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/activision-publicly-calls-out-gibsons-patent-suit/?biz=">formal statement</a> about its lawsuit against Gibson Guitar Corporation's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/activision-files-lawsuit-after-gibson-claims-guitar-hero-patent/">patent claim</a> on <em>Guitar Hero</em>. Activision calls Gibson's squeeze-play a "transparent end run ... on patent assertions that Gibson knows have no merit." According to Activision, Gibson waited three years until this past January to make its patent allegations and only did so after Activision said it was no longer interested in renewing its "marketing and support agreement with Gibson." <br /><br />Poor Gibson, looks like it's just a little bitter about (Warning: double clich&eacute; alert) not seeing the light on its patent many moons ago and missing the boat on a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/21/guitar-hero-franchise-passes-the-1b-mark/">billion dollar franchise</a>. Meanwhile, Harmonix is still making money off the franchise it lost and is currently working out a deal with Activision over the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/harmonix-sues-activision-then-withdraws-suit-to-talk/">$14.5 million the company says it's due</a> in royalty fees.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/">Activision believes Gibson's patent has 'no merit'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:43:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/activision-publicly-calls-out-gibsons-patent-suit/?biz=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1145199/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/activision-believes-gibsons-patent-has-no-merit/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>gibson</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>guitarhero</category><category>harmonix</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>PS3</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guitar Hero III Guinness record holder wins tournament, beats previous record]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/gh-guinness-record-holder-wins-gh-iii-tournament-beats-previous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/gh-guinness-record-holder-wins-gh-iii-tournament-beats-previous/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/gh-guinness-record-holder-wins-gh-iii-tournament-beats-previous/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><center><object width="490" height="404"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-XjaImfQK6U&amp;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-XjaImfQK6U&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="490" height="404"></embed></object></center> Chris Chike, currently the <em>Guinness</em> world record holder for points in <em>Guitar Hero III</em>, won the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/play-n-trade-holding-guitar-hero-iii-national-competition-march/">Play N Trade <em>GHIII</em> tournament last weekend</a> and bested his record-setting score. Chike's <em>Guinness</em> score was 870,647 (seen in video above) before he won the tournament, along with $2000 of in-store credit, with 889,256 points. <br /><br />The best part of this story is that Chike actually drove two hours to compete at the Play N Trade store in Bloomington, Minnesota. Guess when you're the world record holder the trip seems worth it, considering you've probably got the win in the bag. Chike says he still hasn't done as well at any tournament event than he's done at home. The good thing about tournaments and competition is you only have to be better than second place.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/20/gh-guinness-record-holder-wins-gh-iii-tournament-beats-previous/">Guitar Hero III Guinness record holder wins tournament, beats previous record</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:15:00 EST.  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<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982251.html?categoryid=20&amp;cs=1">Variety</a> reports developer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/harmonix">Harmonix</a> <a href="http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/03/harmonix-sues-a.html">sued</a> Activision on Monday for $14.5 million in royalties owed them from the <em>Guitar Hero</em> franchise, only to pull the suit Tuesday night. The filing of the lawsuit seems to have been all Activision apparently needed to talk things through outside of court.<br /><br />The lawsuit revolved around Harmonix's technology being used in creating <em>Guitar Hero III</em> and royalties owed them for that deal. Harmonix, which created the first two <em>GH</em>'s before <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/09/activision-paid-nearly-100-million-for-redoctane/">publisher Red Octane was purchased by Activision</a>, also claims it has not been paid for <em>GH</em> DLC, in-game advertising and other nitty-gritty details. Activision originally stated it had paid what it owed to Harmonix and "the claims otherwise do not have merit." <br /><br />With Activision looking to drive the <em>Guitar Hero</em> franchise into <strike>the ground</strike> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/15/guitar-hero-aerosmith-announced-ghiii-getting-dream-on-for-f/">the seventh level of hell</a>, it looks like Harmonix wants to get some money out of watching its original cash cow get milked into oblivion.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982251.html?categoryid=20&amp;cs=1">Read</a> -- Viacom withdraws 'Guitar' suit<br /><a href="http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/03/harmonix-sues-a.html">Read</a> -- The full court docs.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/harmonix-sues-activision-then-withdraws-suit-to-talk/">Harmonix sues Activision, then withdraws suit to talk</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:00:00 EST.  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No self-respect? No foot fungus? Then the below video of an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLgJWYeZ5cc">unorthodox method</a> for playing two <em>Guitar Hero</em> parts at once might just be for you!<br /><br />When tipster <a href="http://www.coin-op.tv/">Rob</a> first sent us this extraordinary video, we thought it was somewhat unique. Apparently, though, playing <em>Guitar Hero</em> with your feet became a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=guitar+hero+feet&amp;search_type=&amp;search=Search">minor internet trend</a> while we weren't looking. Some wimp out by only doing a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0AgN108n1s">solo part</a>, or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_PH8INn36w">using their hands for one of the parts</a>. Some use their feet out of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb1guUO6GwY">necessity</a>, others out of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ytXv_bTvc">camaraderie</a>. Some take it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZe9xbc9Ts">seriously</a> and some just <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r62Lu7xxvq4">ham it up</a>. But all of them use their feet for a game that ostensibly requires hands.<br /><br />One other thing seems constant too... they all pretty much suck. Unsurprisingly, hitting those fret buttons with your stinky toes makes it nearly impossible to play on anything past Easy difficulty ... and even then it's no bed of roses. Think you can prove us wrong? Send us your video of Expert-level, foot-controlled <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitar Hero</span> and we guarantee you a spot of internet semi-fame on this very page. To those about to rock with their feet ... we salute you.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/two-feet-two-guitars-one-interesting-guitar-hero-phenomenon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Two feet, two guitars, one interesting Guitar Hero phenomenon</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/05/two-feet-two-guitars-one-interesting-guitar-hero-phenomenon/">Two feet, two guitars, one interesting Guitar Hero phenomenon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:00:00 EST.  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<div align="left">Sure, everyone loves activating star power and wailing on the whammy bar in <em>Guitar Hero</em>. But for a certain, incredibly anal subset of players, these actions and their distracting arm movements represent potential streak killers. Well, those finicky gamers are in luck, because peripheral maker <a href="http://www.reactgamer.com">React</a> has now released a <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8633464&amp;productCategoryId=abcat0715013&amp;type=product&amp;tab=7&amp;id=1194053472844#productdetail">foot pedal</a> that transfers those pesky arm motions to your feet, which were just sitting there tapping out a rhythm before.<br /></div>
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<div align="left"><br />The wireless pedals, which require 4 AA batteries and work with any PS2 guitar, might seem steep at $25, but they're a bargain for the truly compulsive <em>GH</em> player. As the sole Best Buy reviewer put it, "I bought this pedal primarily because activating Star Power by raising my guitar usually results in missed notes." <span class="BVContentReviewText">And</span> was we all know, rock music is about exacting precision above all else.</div>
<br />[Thanks Dan]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/ps2-guitar-pedal-allows-for-precision-rocking/">PS2 guitar pedal allows for precision rocking</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8633464&amp;productCategoryId=abcat0715013&amp;type=product&amp;tab=7&amp;id=1194053472844#productdetail>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/ps2-guitar-pedal-allows-for-precision-rocking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1101750/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/ps2-guitar-pedal-allows-for-precision-rocking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>guitar</category><category>guitar-hero</category><category>pedals</category><category>PS2</category><category>red octane</category><category>RedOctane</category><category>star-power</category><category>whammy-bar</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wii Guitar Hero controller: First image!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2007/7/9-23"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/guitarhero070907.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />   <span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/nintendo_wii/The_Wii_Guitar_Hero_Controller_First_Image'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>  <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Activision/">Activision</a> and RedOctane have finally unveiled the Wii's <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/GuitarHero/">Guitar Hero</a> 3</em> controller. Like the one for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, it's based on the Gibson Les Paul shape, with a removable solid white faceplate. However, <em>unlike</em> the version for the other systems, it's got a big cavity in it for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Wiimote/">Wiimote</a>, which a lot of us expected.<br /><br />Does the fact that we have already bought about $40 worth of this controller make the $90 price for game and guitar too high? It's an old argument, but now that we have a little more information, it may be worth thinking about again.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gaygamer.net/2007/07/activision_and_gibson_combinin.html">GayGamer</a>]<br /><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/">The Wii Guitar Hero controller: First image!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2007/7/9-23>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/936554/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/the-wii-guitar-hero-controller-first-image/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gh</category><category>gh3</category><category>gibson</category><category>guitar</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>guitar hero 3</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>GuitarHero3</category><category>les paul</category><category>LesPaul</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo wii</category><category>NintendoWii</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[For fanatics: custom GHII guitar on eBay]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/guitar-hero-ii/" rel="tag">Guitar Hero II</a></p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-Controller-Xbox-360-Custom-Paint_W0QQitemZ120127348930QQihZ002QQcategoryZ122517QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="169" border="1" align="right" alt="" id="img1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/ghii-custom-rm.jpg" /></a>Thanks to seemingly never ending supply issues, finding a second guitar for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/GuitarHeroII/">Guitar Hero II</a></em> can be quite a challenge. Now, if you want to spend a little extra scratch, you can find custom guitars on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-Controller-Xbox-360-Custom-Paint_W0QQitemZ120127348930QQihZ002QQcategoryZ122517QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting">eBay</a>. Put up for auction by sheppyboy2000, the guitar features an original black-on-red paint job. This is actually his second guitar (you can see the first one <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55085525/?qo=4&amp;q=by%3Asheppyboy2000&amp;qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps">here</a>). Apparently stickers weren't enough for sheppyboy2000. You'd better really want this puppy, though: the current high bid is $85 with $11 more for shipping. For that price, you could buy a brand new copy of <em>Guitar Hero II</em> and give it to a friend. Still, if you like custom gaming accessories, this one seems pretty nice. Oh, and sheppyboy2000 plans to make more, so keep your eyes peeled if you like what you see.<br /><br />[Thanks, Adam Wessel]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/">For fanatics: custom GHII guitar on eBay</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-Controller-Xbox-360-Custom-Paint_W0QQitemZ120127348930QQihZ002QQcategoryZ122517QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/908644/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/for-fanatics-custom-ghii-guitar-on-ebay/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>ghii</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>guitar hero ii</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>GuitarHeroIi</category><category>harmonix</category><category>red octain</category><category>RedOctain</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Guitar Hero III footage hits the net]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a></p><center><embed width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/053XPMeHWeM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></center><br />  <span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/First_Guitar_Hero_III_footage_hits_the_net'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>  Word on the tubes is that these videos (one above, one past the break) are for the Xbox 360 version of the game, but they still exhibit some of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/16/guitar-hero-3-to-use-guitar-controller-features-online-gameplay/">changes</a> the franchise has received and showcase two of the new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/23/wireless-controllers-confirmed-to-rock-in-guitar-hero-iii/">confirmed songs</a> in Weezer's "My Name is Jonas" and Foghat's "Slow Ride." These changes include a revamped HUD, new chain gauge telling you how many notes you hit in a row and a series of lights replacing the old Star Power meter.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Guitar Hero III footage hits the net</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/">First Guitar Hero III footage hits the net</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/792/792801p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/907792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/first-guitar-hero-iii-footage-hits-the-net/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>gh</category><category>guitarhero</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendowii</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 11:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guitar Hero 3 headed to the Wii this Fall? [update 1]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.redoctane.us/support-center/index.php?x=&amp;mod_id=2&amp;id=96"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/04/rockin_on_the_wii_horns_gh_lg.jpg" /></a><br /> <span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Guitar_Hero_3_headed_to_the_Wii_this_Fall'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> Sure, it doesn't take Nostradamus to predict that the gaming world will be receiving <em>Guitar Hero 3</em>. Even with the popularity of the franchise, we have to be honest and say we didn't expect the franchise would be hitting the Wii and we certainly hoped that, if it were to happen, the Wii wouldn't receive just another port of <em>Guitar Hero 2</em>. Turns out, we all may be lucky come this Fall as, <a href="http://www.redoctane.us/support-center/index.php?x=&amp;mod_id=2&amp;id=96">according</a> to Red Octane's customer support website, the Wii (along with a bunch of other systems) will be receiving <em>Guitar Hero 3</em>.<br /><br />For those about to rock, we salute you ... <br /><br /><font color="red">Update:</font> Red Octane has changed the information on their page, taking out the information about <em>Guitar Hero 3</em>.<br /><br />[Thanks, Juan!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/">Guitar Hero 3 headed to the Wii this Fall? [update 1]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.redoctane.us/support-center/index.php?x=&amp;mod_id=2&amp;id=96>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/870615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/09/guitar-hero-3-headed-to-the-wii-this-fall/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gh</category><category>guitar</category><category>guitarhero</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendowii</category><category>wii</category><category>wiimote</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buy Tony Hawk's board-burdened GH guitar, help starving musicians]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/hacks/" rel="tag">Hacks</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a></p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-2-Game-Custom-Controller-by-Tony-Hawk_W0QQitemZ320099837798QQihZ011QQcategoryZ16265QQcmdZViewItem"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/04/tony-hawk-guitar-hero.jpg" alt="hawk's guitar" /></a>Here's a charity item we guarantee no one has ever auctioned off before: a <em>Guitar Hero</em> controller bonded to a skateboard fragment -- with Tony Hawk's siggy, no less. Bidding starts at $100 and proceeds go to the MusiCares organization, which catches panhandling musicians in a delicate safety net and provides them with "critical assistance" (read: not a record deal). Some 29 other celeb- and rocker-decorated <em>GH</em> controllers are also up on <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-2-PS2-Controllers" target="_blank">eBay</a> to support the cause.<br /><br />For anyone hoping for more than just a geeky display piece, please note the fine print: <em>"Owing to customization, the controller is offered solely as an art object and is not guaranteed to have retained any functionality; buyers who choose to connect the controller to a console do so at their own risk."</em> (Ever seen a skate-guitar asplode...?)<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-2-Game-Custom-Controller-by-Tony-Hawk_W0QQitemZ320099837798QQihZ011QQcategoryZ16265QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">IGN</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/">Buy Tony Hawk's board-burdened GH guitar, help starving musicians</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/Guitar-Hero-2-Game-Custom-Controller-by-Tony-Hawk_W0QQitemZ320099837798QQihZ011QQcategoryZ16265QQcmdZViewItem>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/867425/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/04/buy-tony-hawks-board-burdened-gh-guitar-help-starving-musician/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>auction</category><category>charity</category><category>controller</category><category>custom</category><category>ebay</category><category>gh</category><category>guitar</category><category>guitarhero</category><category>harmonix</category><category>mod</category><category>musciares</category><category>music</category><category>ps2</category><category>redbull</category><category>redoctane</category><category>skateboard</category><category>tonyhawk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight-year-old is better than you at Guitar Hero]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/01/ddrkid.gif" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />We here at Joystiq have posted a lot of insane videos of people playing <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/">Guitar Hero</a></em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/todays-danciest-game-video-five-year-old-kid-pwns-in-ddr/">other</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/05/happy-crazy-rhythm-game-music-day/">rhythm games</a>, even going so far as to declare one <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/20/the-best-guitar-hero-video-ever/">pizza-fueled shredfest</a> as the best <em>GH</em> vid ever. Well we were wrong. <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=34269">This video</a> of an eight-year old getting five stars on <em>Guitar Hero II</em>'s Psychobilly Freakout on expert difficulty is, in fact, the best <em>Guitar Hero</em> video we've ever seen.</p>
<p>While we can't confirm for sure that this performance isn't faked somehow, the video's frequent close-ups on the frets and consistent, unbroken point-of-view make it seem unlikely. The best part of the video is the way this kid disdainfully turns away from the screen during some of the hardest sections, essentially playing blind <em>just because he can.</em> Now that's rock and roll.</p>
<p>So, to the anonymous little guitar god in this video, we salute you with the new title of best <em>Guitar Hero</em> video ever. Until the next one comes along, that is.</p><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Eight-year-old is better than you at Guitar Hero</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/">Eight-year-old is better than you at Guitar Hero</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=34269>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/736387/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/15/eight-year-old-is-better-than-you-at-guitar-hero/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gh</category><category>gh2</category><category>god</category><category>guitar</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>PS2</category><category>psychbilly freakout</category><category>PsychbillyFreakout</category><category>rhythm</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guitar Hero 2 experts are already better than you]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/11/gh2.jpg" /><br />You might think that today's release of <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitar Hero 2</span> marks the official start of the race to master the game's new songs. But that would be naive. The real battle for <span style="font-style: italic;">Guitar Hero</span> perfection started when the demo was released to the general public in Official Playstation Magazine issue 110. In honor of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/26/wal-mart-selling-guitar-hero-ii-early/">official</a> release of the game, we've scrounged up some highly-variable-quality videos showing off some people who are already on their way to true Guitar Heroism.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Guitar Hero 2 experts are already better than you</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/">Guitar Hero 2 experts are already better than you</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.guitarherogame.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/697315/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/06/guitar-hero-2-experts-are-already-better-than-you/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>GH</category><category>GH2</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>guitar hero 2</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>GuitarHero2</category><category>harmonix</category><category>PS2</category><category>redoctane</category><category>videos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock out with Guitar Hero tournaments]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/rhythm/" rel="tag">Rhythm</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/ghoul.jpg" />Last month, RedOctane teased visitors to the <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;friendID=83976587&amp;blogID=146857300&amp;MyToken=b52aa7ba-860c-4991-aa1b-0b644ac00361"><em>Guitar Hero</em> MySpace page</a> with a graphic cryptically promoting something called G.H.O.U.L. Earlier this week, they revealed the project as the <a href="http://www.beaguitarhero.com/tournaments/"><em>Guitar Hero </em>Organized Underground League</a>, a set of sponsored tournaments where you provide the organization and promotion and RedOctane provides the banners and prizes.<br /><br />We were totally stoked about this, until we saw that RedOctane is only taking "a limited amount of sponsorships" for the time being. But why should that stop you? Here's a quick checklist of things we recommend to have on hand for your own rocking <em>Guitar Hero</em> party/tournament:<br />
<ul>
    <li>PS2, Guitar Hero, two guitar controllers (consider investing in <a href="http://gear.ign.com/articles/717/717394p1.html">wireless</a>)</li>
    <li>A good speaker system (crank it to 11!)</li>
    <li>Plenty of alcohol (or grape juice, if you're under 21 *cough*)<br /></li>
    <li>Non-greasy finger food (don't want any slippery frets)</li>
    <li>Atmosphere (Disco ball, strobe light, smoke machine, etc.)</li>
    <li>Costumes (fake wigs, top hats, mascara, etc.)</li>
    <li>Plenty of floor space (for tricks/excessive rocking)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844110036/sr=8-5/qid=1156519083/ref=pd_bbs_5/104-1088036-6389568?ie=UTF8">How to Play Air Guitar</a></em> (to peruse in between rounds)<br /></li>
    <li>Plenty of beginner and expert players (for two tourney brackets)</li>
    <li>Massive whiteboard/poster board (to display results)</li>
</ul>
Anything to add, Joystiqers?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/">Rock out with Guitar Hero tournaments</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.beaguitarhero.com/tournaments/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/659097/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/25/rock-out-with-guitar-hero-tournaments/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>GH</category><category>guitar hero</category><category>guitar hero 2</category><category>GuitarHero</category><category>GuitarHero2</category><category>PS2</category><category>tournament</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:25:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
