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Summer is officially here, and Xbox LIVE is bringing the heat with sizzling deals, summery duds and hot new hits!
If you didn’t have the chance to sing along to your favorite bands at summer festivals, Xbox LIVE has you covered with LIVEapalooza. From July 6 through July 12, start a dance party on Xbox LIVE where you, your Avatar and your friends from around the globe can rally for a limited time sale on top music game add-ons. We’re discounting albums, track packs and songs for “Rock Band” (MTV Games), “Guitar Hero®" 5” and “Band Hero®” (Activision Publishing Inc.) and “Lips” (Microsoft Game Studios). From Green Day to The Rolling Stones, the stage is yours.
What’s summer without a little fun in the sun? Grab your toy soldiers and watch out for monkeys as you dive into three great new downloadable games and game add-ons, coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Xbox LIVE Arcade
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge (LucasArts)
This all-new “Monkey Island” adventure is bringing you more pirates, more adventure and more monkeys! Relive the second hilarious swashbuckling misadventure of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood as he searches for the lost treasure of Big Whoop, attempts to win back the beautiful Elaine Marley and takes on the now evil zombie pirate, LeChuck. Rating pending by the ESRB.
Release: July 7 Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Game Add-ons
Toy Soldiers “The Kaiser’s Battle” Game Add-On (Microsoft Game Studios)
“Toy Soldiers” Add-on content is here! “The Kaiser’s Battle” allows players to enter the fray as the French Army, take on a new experimental boss, earn 3 new achievements and battle into the midnight hours in new multiplayer and Survival Mode maps.
“Toy Soldiers” is a strategy-based game in whichplayers are cast into a fantastic, miniature world where antique toy soldiers fight for survival using exciting arsenal such as tanks, fighter planes and flame throwers in vintage WWI dioramas.
Release: June 30 Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Worms 2 Armageddon Battle Pack Game Add-on (Microsoft Game Studios)
Incoming! Say hello to the “Worms 2 Armageddon Battle Pack.” This Game Add-on package adds to “Worms 2 Armageddon” with the addition of six new weapons, thirty new single-player missions, an all-new game mode called “Survivor,” ten new Forts, new speechbanks, additional Achievements, Player Titles, leaderboards and much, much more! It's a package high on content and explosive goodness, a must for all “Worms” fans out there.
Release: July 7 Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Deal of The Week for June 28, 2010
Save your summer cash for sunscreen and shades thanks to awesome discounts through Deal of the Week. During the week of June 28, enjoy six Critics’ Choice titles, all with a Metacritic rating of 80 and above, at discounted prices on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. From defending your grid to rioting your rocket, you’ll have your pick of blockbuster hits at great value to you, your tan, and your wallet.
For the full list of titles featured in the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week during the week of June 28, please visit our previous coverage here.
Everyone waiting to check out the latest Band Hero game for Xbox 360 can now download a free demo from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo weighs in at 534mb.
Band Hero spotlights the latest top-40 hits and Guitar Hero gameplay for the entire family.
Content: Band Hero Demo Price: Free Availability: Not available in Asia Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Band Hero features an all-star lineup of pop music featuring the best variety of classic chart-topping hits and current hot artists. This demo features Finger Eleven “Paralyzer”, Katrina & The Waves “Walking on Sunshine" and Taylor Swift “Picture to Burn”. Includes Party Play and the all-new Sing-Along mode. For more information on features for the full-title, please visit www.BandHero.com.
This is definitely a mod that you will want to look into if you own an ION Drum Rocker.
HQ Network Founder, "Forahobby", has found a way to make it possible for Drum Rocker owners to be able to use the whole 5 lanes in the Guitar Hero games.
For the people that don't know, the Drum Rocker is a "Rock Band" endorsed product, hence why it doesn't give you complete 100% compatibility with Guitar Hero.
This little mod from "forahobby" now makes it possible, plus it also makes the Drum Rocker wireless at the same time.
The ION Drum Rocker playing all 5 notes in GHWT Music Studio
This custom module is 100% compatible with all current "Guitar Hero" series drumming games. It has been tested with the following games and works as expected, Flawlessly lol.
100% Compatible with:
- Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Guitar Hero: Metallica
- Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
- Guitar Hero 5
- Band Hero
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
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Logitech has expanded its range of controllers for music games, with the announcement of wireless drum and guitar peripherals for Wii and Xbox 360.
Logitech already has peripherals available for games like Guitar Hero and it has now added to that with the Logitech Wireless Guitar and Drum Controllers for Wii and Xbox 360.
"Logitech's premium guitar and drum controllers have made it easier for Guitar Hero gamers to get into the music with even more realism," said Logitech's Ruben Mookerjee of the Nintendo peripherals. "Now if you love to rock out on Wii, you've got the gear to match your level of commitment to the game."
With The Guitar Hero line up being one of the biggest gaming names out there you knew it wouldn't be long till the next one hit and this time it has some friends with it, check out the full Press release below.
Innovative DJ Hero Game Expected To Transform How Consumers Engage with Music * New Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero Expand the Category with Fun-to-Play Experiences and Innovative New Technologies and Features * Autumn Slate Delivers Largest Variety of Music and Hottest Artists
Thursday 7th May/… Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is set to once again revolutionise how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall – DJ Hero™, Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™ – that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform. The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences for existing fans and millions of new consumers who previously have not joined Guitar Hero’s global community of fans.
The company’s groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero’s signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance. Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.
Letting fans continue to fulfill their rock fantasies, Guitar Hero 5 features the hottest rock and roll artists today as well as classic rock bands and gives players an unprecedented level of control over the way they play the game with the ability to drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments and difficulty levels on the fly.
The franchises’ first E10+ rated console game, Band Hero delivers an exciting music collection featuring top-40 hits designed to expand the experience to a new genre and appeal to a broad family audience who can play together on the guitar, drums, bass and microphone. The game builds upon Guitar Hero’s easy-to-play, difficult-to-master signature gameplay and allows novice players and expert fans to join together on their favourite songs.
“Guitar Hero has made music social again and has become one of the most popular ways to experience music,” said Dan Rosensweig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Guitar Hero franchise. “Today’s fans enjoy a variety of music and are looking for more ways to engage with their favourite songs, artists and fellow fans. These games will let them listen, participate and socialize with music in ways they have never been able to before.”
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