Music games

Sgt. Pepper coming to The Beatles Rock Band

It was 2 months ago today, that Rock Band let us play, a truck load of Beatles songs, so that we could all sing along. Now may I introduce to you, the pack we've all wanted for years - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!

Yes, Harmonix and Apple Corps. have...

No Doubt sues Activision over Band Hero

No Doubt, Gwen Stefani's band who had a hit with the song "Don't Speak", have sued the publishers of Band Hero, Activision Blizzard, over their likeness in the game. The band complained that they were breaching their contract by allowing them to be turned into a virtual...

Beatles live performance coming to venue near you

That's a headline you could read in the not too distant future thanks to a new technology that is hoping to change the way we listen to music forever.

The concept, created by Zenph Studios and called "Re-Performance", works not by re-mastering music in the traditional...

DJ Hero now on shelves

DJ Hero, Activision's attempt at turning its Guitar Hero franchise over to the world of electronic music, has now been released in Europe and is available to buy. The game simulates some of the fundamentals of DJing using a plastic "deck" controller, allowing players...

The Who: Rock Band on the way

Roger Daltrey, the lead singer in The Who, has revealed that his band will be the stars of the next edition of the plastic-controller music series Rock Band. The singer confirmed the move to the Republican in an interview.

Daltrey, when asked about Beatles: Rock...

VIDEO: ThinkGeek's Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt

You can now be a guitar hero away from the console with ThinkGeek's Electronic Guitar Shirt. $29.99 and four AAA batteries will see you rocking all over the world using just the shirt on your back.

Described as a "real instrument", the Electronic Guitar Shirt...

Guitar Hero rocks 1 million Facebook fans

Guitar Hero is the first console game franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans, says developer Activision.

As the number one best-selling third party video game franchise in America and Europe this year to date, since its release, more than 38 million...

VIDEO: New DJ Hero ad revealed

Getting excited about the forthcoming release of DJ Hero? Well hit play on the vid-box above to see a new promo for the music-themed game.

As most of you will know, DJ Hero is a turntable-based take on the current crop of popular music games.

DJ Hero promises...

U2 wants their own video game

U2's bassist, Adam Clayton, has said that the band wants to follow in the footsteps of Metallica and the Beatles by starring in their own video game. The band has been extensively associated with Apple's iPod and RIM's BlackBerry products in the past, but hasn't ever...

DJ Hero gets full tracklisting

Activision has finally ponied up the full tracklisting for DJ Hero, and it comprises 93 exclusive mashups that span rock, rap, techno, house, pop, indie, psychadelia and classical tracks.

Here's the full list, but before you start scrolling, you might want...

Rock Band gets ten-song Queen pack

Harmonix has announced a ten-song pack of downloadable content for Rock Band. The songs are all from one band - British rock legends Queen. The pack comprises of:

Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, One Vision, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want...

Band Hero introduces new controllers

Activision has unveiled the controllers that'll be bundled with Band Hero - due for release within the next couple of months - the company is still just saying "Autumn".

The new drums have a "floating" design, which Activision tells us is "visually compelling",...

PHOTOS: Iggy Pop turns up in Lego Rock Band

Iggy Pop is to make an appearance as a Lego Minifig in the forthcoming Lego Rock Band, abs and all.

Gamers will be able to play the music legend and "rock out" to everything from current radio hits to past favourites the whole family will enjoy.

Activision boss promises plug-and-play Guitar Hero

At the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has hinted at the direction that the company's Guitar Hero franchise might take in the future.

He wants to lessen the dependence of the series on console manufacturers...

Logitech brings premium Guitar Hero controllers to the Wii

Logitech has announced that its premium guitar and drum controllers will soon be available on the Wii and Xbox 360. Already available for the PS3, the controllers offer a little more than the plastic accessories that come with the game by default.

The guitar...

PHOTOS: The Beatles: Rock Band art work

Today, as 09/09/09, sees the long-awaited launch of the The Beatles: Rock Band music-themed video game.

To whet your appetite for the new title, here's a brief gallery of character art work and screen shots for the game.

The Limited Edition Premium...

PHOTOS: Krator Orpheus WG-07 guitar controller

Wandering the halls of Berlin's IFA trade show, we came across a company called Krator, whose website claims it just sells speakers. It was exhibiting a lot more, though, including this awesome guitar controller for PC and PS3.

It's called the Krator Orpheus...

Guitar Hero: Van Halen trailer released

Next up in the series of Guitar Hero games is Guitar Hero 5, but shortly after that, Guitar Hero: Van Halen will be showing up. Aiming for release in early 2010, it'll have 25 Van Halen tracks, as well as a few others from bands like Queen, Weezer, blink-182, Foo Fighters,...

Xbox Avatars for Guitar Hero 5

Activision has confirmed that Xbox avatars will be playable in its forthcoming Guitar Hero 5 - the latest in the long series of music games. It means that you'll be able to rock out alongside Lars Ümlaüt and Judy Nails.

You'll also be able to customise that...

Lips: Number One Hits tracklisting revealed

The final tracklisting to Lips: Number One Hits has been unveiled. As you might imagine, it's not the edgiest list in the world, but the presence of Beck and Tears for Fears might make up for an extreme distaste you have of DJ Ötzi and Lady Gaga.

Don't forget...

DJ Hero gets "Renegade Edition"

DJ Hero has been granted its very own premium version in the form of the "Renegade Edition", which adds a load of bells and whistles to the regular DJ Hero package. Not actual bells and whistles, you understand, though that'd probably work in some of the more rave-y mashups.

VIDEO: Man plays all four Rock Band instruments at once

You're going to want to see this. A chap called Alex has worked out how to get through the Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop on Medium difficulty playing all four instruments himself.

He doesn't honestly "rock" the song - the vocals are a little on the timid side and...

VIDEO: DJ Jazzy Jeff named as DJ Hero character

DJ Jazzy Jeff has been announced for the turntable version of Guitar Hero - DJ Hero.

Joining DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip, Grandmaster Flash, DJ AM and others, DJ Jazzy Jeff will become a playable character in the game.

The DJ will also provide exclusive...

Sony SingStore signs Universal Music

SingStar fans are about to get an influx of new music from August, while apparently by popular request, The Jackson Five’s "I Want You Back" will go live 2 week's earlier than planned on 23 July.

The new tracks are thanks to a deal Sony has signed with Universal...

Harmonix launches Rock Band Network

Harmonix has announced that it's launched "Rock Band Network", an attempt to get more content into the Rock Band franchise, to see off competition from Neversoft's Guitar Hero.

The new service will let unsigned acts upload their songs to the Xbox Live Marketplace,...