Curtain closes on Guitar Hero; genre next?
The world's largest video game publisher pulled the plug on "Guitar Hero" on Wednesday. What happened?
The Beatles: Rock Band review
With "The Beatles: Rock Band," Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games have fashioned a must-play title for anyone with even a shred of curiosity about the Fab Four. The Fab Four’s songs might be the lone musical force capable of uniting a baby boomer, Gen Xer, millennial and whatever they’re calling little kids these days for an evening of banging on fake plastic instruments.
Franchises that should take a breather
"Rock Band" developer Harmonix, hard at work on its as-yet-untitled Beatles game, made waves recently when its CEO announced that we'd see no "Rock Band 3" in 2009. If you're disappointed, don't be. "Rock Band 2" (rated T, available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii at a variety of [...]