A recent stop to Toys R Us to take advantage of their oh so tasty Buy 2 Games Get 1 Free promo going on this week. That's where I took this pic.
To say that the battle between Guitar Hero and Rock Band this month was intense was an understatement. We'll soon see NPD numbers for September which will validate who at least was stronger out the gate.
Activision threw out the first volley and said that Guitar Hero was crushing The Beatles: Rock Band in sales at least by 4 to 1. Then just this week a couple of analysts, including Michael Patcher, forecasted that Rock Band actually outsold Guitar Hero.
I found it hard to believe that The Beatles: Rock Band could outsell Guitar Hero. After all, although The Beatles are considered THE best group of all time, it is still ONLY one group.
So here I was thinking that Guitar Hero would be dominant... until I was in Toys R Us!
CCG writes - "Despite my complaints about the music, graphics, and inspection mechanics, I had a lot of fun with Pawnbroker Simulator. It scratches the itch of running a store and making money buying and selling all sorts of interesting things. While I personally prefer the mechanics available in something like Supermarket Simulator more, I still think Pawnbroker Simulator has a lot of good going for it. The game is still being actively worked on, with console ports also on the way. If store management simulator games are something you enjoy, there's enough different here from the competition to make it worth your while."
The Outerhaven writes: A hands-on preview for Supermassive Games' latest horror adventure, Directive 8020. The preview left me feeling both excited to play more and apprehensive about its launch.
Really loved the preview, and enjoyed seeing what you had to say about it as well!
On another note, the article mentions posting the video once you are allowed to—were you given a different embargo date for it? We were simply told the article and video footage were restricted until 8:00 AM Central Time.
Microsoft has replaced the logo for every Xbox console generation with the new design on its official website.
Cuz i have rockband 1 and 2, guitar hero world tour and metallica. I dont plan on gettin the beatles cuz im one of the few in the world that doesnt like them, i can care less for them. thats just me. I love these music games so i have the best of both worlds.
I buy Rock Band games because they always have a better set list.
They both are great games. I prefer GH over Rock Band because GH seems to be a bit harder. Playing expert on Rock Band can get boring but that is my opinion.
1 band(that I only like some songs) compared to 83 bands and RUSH, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan etc, it's GH5 4 me
I've always hated guitar heroes. The drums never feel right, and according to my friend, neither does the guitar. The calibration is always funky and the animations haven't matured since guitar hero 3. They're still awkward looking guys making weird movements.
Harmonix just has an uncanny attention to detail. So what if they're not harder, I'd rather play the song how it is, not how the maker of the game wants it to be. It could be the best set list in the world but with Guitar Hero doing it, the song is usually just ruined. (their track list has a few gems but it mostly populated by unknown garbage songs)
Not only that, but Guitar Heroes customer service is terrible. Is it really that much of a hurtle to be able to transfer songs from one disc to another like Rock Band does it? Or how about the half dozen guitar heroes released every year... It just gets old. I'd rather have one game a year with tons of sweet DLC so then, you could just pick what songs you want instead of overpaying for a playlist that's 50% trash.
And I'm aware that Beatles Rock Band doesn't let you transfer songs. But it's The Beatles and the game was custom made for The Beatles, therefore the songs only belong in the Beatles game.
Rock Band FTW.