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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rock Band Network Provides Platform for Lesser-Known Musicians

If there is anyone left in the gaming community who doesn't agree that Rock Band at least looks like an outlet of face-melting fun, the next addition to the game should might help convince them....  read more

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The Beatles: Rock Band Details Announced

It seems like everyone is taking the virtual leap into the karaoke, play-along worlds of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, announced yesterday that on Sept. 9, fans will be able sing and play along with the Fab Four, in a five-button sort of way....  read more

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The Beatles: Rock Band coming in September

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If you're torn between which game hardware to buy (Rock Band or Guitar Hero), the decision just got a lot easier. The Beatles: Rock Band was just announced for release on Sept. 9 for XBOX 360, Playstation 3 and Wii consoles....  read more

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MTV snags Beatles for new, non-Rock Band music game

Just days after Activision officially announced Guitar Hero: Metallica, MTV Games announced an even bigger coup of its own: its Rock Band developer Harmonix is working on a title built around The Beatles' entire music catalogue, and it's slated to hit in time for next Christmas....  read more

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