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Activision Cancels Guitar Hero Franchise

It seems as if the war of music games is finally over. Activision announced today that it has cancelled the Guitar Hero franchise, ceding control of the genre to Harmonix studio’s Rock Band....  read more

London Calling Coming to Rock Band 3

You'll be able to rock out to The Clash's 1979 classic next week...  read more

John Lennon's Imagine Coming to Rock Band 3

Imagine no possessions… Except a video game console and some plastic instruments, that is, because John Lennon’s 1971 solo album is coming to Rock Band 3....  read more

Green Day Rock Band Review (Xbox 360)

Developer: Harmonix, Demiurge Studios Publisher: MTV Games/EA Games Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii They may not deserve it, but these punks have themselves a fun music game Of all the rock groups that could follow The Beatles, Metallica, Aerosmith, Queen, AC/DC, and Van Halen into the pantheon of bands with their own music game, Green Day isn't the first that comes to mind. Or the second. Or even the 25th. But having played Green Day: Rock Band, its pretty clear that the worst thing about the game is the idea that they should be next in line...  read more

Green Day Gets a Rock Band Game

Green Day will be the next group represented by eerie doppelganger avatars on their own Rock Band game in the Fall of 2010....  read more

Win the ultra-rare The Beatles: Rock Band Xbox 360 console and help Doctors Without Borders

[Updated 25 Dec 2009] *: This fundraiser and game ended December 23. We raised $2,486.80 in one week for Doctors Without Borders. Thanks to everyone who donated! The grand prize winner was Davrosdiablo. The winners of point cards were: RDVG, jtcooperga, mikeschnitz, eastladebra, and gjhoney11. The winners of the Gold membership cards were: tedZilla99, MissSandeno, shardrix, natureguided, and matt_thebert. The winners of the videogame were: pabii2000, brycehays, vrandle, segoodenow, and ElSchticmo242. The top five point leaders were: vrandle, RDVG, segoodenow, JGNOLA, and mikeschnitz. Paste has partnered with Microsoft and MTV Games to raise money for the international emergency medical humanitarian...  read more

The 20 Best Video Games of the Decade (2000-2009)

This will forever be known as the decade when games became more than just games. And here are 20 titles that pushed the envelope.  read more

Who Frontman Roger Daltrey Hints at Upcoming Rock Band Game

"Music is our last true great freedom," Daltrey says. "They can burn our books, they can burn our paintings, but they can't stop us singing and making music."  read more

Iggy Pop, Bon Jovi, Vampire Weekend, More On Board for LEGO Rock Band

Call him the Godfather of Punk or modern-day rock's weird uncle. Either way, Stooges frontman Iggy Pop is set to hit the stage for yet another generation, this time in Lego form....  read more

Put Down the Plastic Guitar: Daft Punk Joins Cast of DJ Hero

You can already be a rock star guitarist, singer, bassist and drummer through video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, so it was only a matter of time before gamers took to the turntables.DJ Hero, a new game from Activision due Oct. 27, will allow players to spin records in the same manner that Guitar Hero allows players to shred—which is to say, without any musical skill whatsoever. But it'll be totally fun at parties! ...  read more