News tagged with guitar heroes
Activision Blizzard: 'Call of Duty' has made $1B
(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has brought in more than $1 billion in revenue since it went on sale in November.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Violent video games increase aggression long after the game is turned off
Playing a violent video game can increase aggression, and when a player keeps thinking about the game, the potential for aggression can last for as long as 24 hours, according to a study in the current Social Psychological an ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2010 |
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New video games expand vast 'Pokemon' empire
(AP) -- "Pokemon" has been around almost as long as Justin Bieber has been alive. Among a certain demographic, the fierce little "pocket monsters" generate the type of obsessive fandom reserved for the biggest ...
Mar 06, 2011 |
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Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle
(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
(AP) -- A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock
(AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Sleep may help you become a 'Guitar Hero'
Your performance of a complex motor-learning task such as "Guitar Hero" may improve after sleep, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Learn to play by playing Songs2See
Recorder, guitar, piano or violin - many children and young people learn to play these popular instruments. It requires a lot of practice to read note after note from the sheet music and then strike the right ...
Aug 27, 2010 |
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Party over for 'Guitar Hero,' but not music games
(AP) -- "Guitar Hero" made ordinary people feel like rock stars, and its plastic guitars have redefined how people consume music and entertain themselves at house parties for the past half-decade. Yet its ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Ubisoft plays to guitar fantasies with 'Rocksmith'
Laurent Detoc beamed as he pictured the the flood of guitarists that Ubisoft will unleash on the world after its innovative Rocksmith videogame hits the market this month.
Oct 09, 2011 |
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Timbaland unleashes his beats in 'Beaterator'
(AP) -- Timbaland is not afraid of wannabes stealing his flow.
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders'
(AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two.
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Guitar tab companies trying to strike chord online
(AP) -- Fans of band-simulation games such as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have few excuses not to seek out legitimate sheet music these days if they hope to graduate to playing real guitars.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Iconic 'Guitar Hero' video game gets the ax
(AP) -- These days, guns are more popular than guitars, at least when it comes to video games. The company behind "Guitar Hero" said Wednesday that it is pulling the plug on one of the most influential video game titles ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Web world for music fans hopes to gain following
(AP) -- Music fans who want to mix games and social networking while listening to songs on the Internet now have a site called Loudcrowd, created in part by developers behind "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero."
Mar 17, 2009 |
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