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GAME INFO publisher: RedOctane developer: Harmonix Music genre: Puzzle MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS n/a	ESRB rating: T homepage: www.guitarherogame.com/ release date: Apr 03, 07 (released)

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»	Aug 22, 2008 GTA IV Top Seller in '08 The latest word from sales-tracking companies NPD, Chart-Track and Enterbrain is that Grand Theft Auto IV, Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are the three top sellers in 2008 (so far, that is). » MORE

»	Jun 13, 2008 NPD Charts: GTA IV and Wii Take the Lead NPD released the latest US hardware and software sales for May. The Wii emerges triumphant as the top-selling console last month. As can be seen in the report, MS, Nintendo & Sony all seem pleased NPD's data. » MORE

»	May 30, 2008 Age of Conan Outsells GTA IV in Europe In the United Kingdom, Funcom's Age of Conan still hasn't outperformed Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV in terms of sales. The situation is different across the rest of Europe. » MORE

»	May 28, 2008 Age of Conan vs. GTA IV Age of Conan is doing alright across the pond, but not good enough to manage to beat the sales of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV, which is clearly still dominating charts in the UK. » MORE

»	May 20, 2008 GTA IV Top-seller in Spain, Germany, Sweden Grand Theft Auto IV continues to dominate European charts. The PlayStation 3 version has proved to be the best-selling game in Spain and Germany, with the Xbox 360 edition conquering games sales in Sweden (thanks, Next-Gen). » MORE

May 16, 2008

GTA IV (360) Conquers Console Sales
The latest software charts show Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV as the top-selling video game, while the Wii topped hardware sales charts yet again. Here are the console software sales for the month of April (the number next to each title denotes how many units were sold): 1.

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»	May 08, 2008 Activision Doing Better Than You Activision is sharing some good news with their investors. Its net profit for year-to-date 2008 stands at some $344M. That's a huge leap over last year, when they made some $85M. » MORE

Apr 29, 2008

Mario Rules Europe, Wii Fit Takes UK
It just so happens that Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii is currently dominating game charts throughout Europe. Other Nintendo games are still quite popular in various European countries; among them are titles like Wii Play, Super Mario Galaxy and such.

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»	Apr 18, 2008 Console Sales for March Looks like Patcher wasn't right about the PS3. Wedbush Morgan analyst predicted the PlayStation 3 would outsell the Xbox 360 for the third time in row in monthly sales. » MORE

»	Apr 09, 2008 US Gamers Prefer Buying Used Games During this year’s MI6 game marketing conference in San Francisco, the results of a study related to the video game resale market in the US have been revealed. » MORE

»	Apr 01, 2008 GT5: Prologue Tops UK Charts Unsurprisingly, the latest UK sales chart indicates that the Brits prefer playing the recently released PS3-exclusive racer, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, more than any other game currently on the market (Vegas 2 is not far behind either). » MORE

»	Mar 18, 2008 Current US and UK Best Sellers Nintendo happily declared that their latest Wii title, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, sold over 1.4 million across the territory of North America. The latest Amazon charts show that Wii games are still selling like hot cakes in the US. » MORE

»	Mar 12, 2008 Viacom Shows Teeth, Activision Backs Down Viacom: "We sue!" Activision forks out the cash Viacom: "Call off the hounds!" That's about the gist of it. Now if this doesn't make a company look pro, I don't know what does -- flexing legal muscle. » MORE

Mar 08, 2008

Top 50 Game Developers
What's this all about? Actually, it's a Top 50 Developers' Countdown on Game Developer Research, and it offers a "ranking of the top 50 developers in the areas of sales figures, releases, and average review scores, along with the full set of results from our survey of over 700 anonymous Game Developer- and Gamasutra.

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»	Mar 05, 2008 What Do Euros Play These Days? It's always nice to read what the smelly, unshaven Europeans like to play. Of course, one might say that they would be better off spending more time on dental hygiene, but then one would be perpetuating negative stereotypes about Europe. » MORE

»	Feb 15, 2008 January Game Sales Over $1Bn, CoD 4 and Rock Band Top Sellers Sales-tracking company NPD Group reveals that the console market in the US generated $1.18 billion throughout January 2008. Here's how the figure breaks down: $377. » MORE

Jan 23, 2008

Call of Duty 4 Beats Halo 3 on Live
Halo 3 ranked as the top playing game on Live for a long time. Major Nelson reports that Bungie's popular shooter was pushed out of the way by Activision's Call of Duty 4, which currently stands as the most played game on Microsoft's Live service.

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»	Jan 21, 2008 Guitar Hero Sales Reach $1bn Activision is proudly spreading the word that their popular rhythm/music franchise Guitar Hero (originally released in Nov, 2005) sold over 14 million units in the United States alone, according to data released by NPD Group. » MORE

»	Jan 18, 2008 Rock Band Rides the Lightning Even though Guitar Hero III still turned out to be the rockstar of the two, Harmonix's Rock Band certainly isn't doing too bad for itself either. In fact, Harmonix and parent company MTV Games today announced that they have sold more than 2. » MORE

»	Jan 16, 2008 Best Selling Games in Europe I think you should check out the most popular games in Europe during the first week of 2008. Seriously, it's worth a peek. Notice the difference in cultures. » MORE

»	Jan 11, 2008 GameStop: Sales Up Nigh on 35%, Holiday Best-Sellers Proclaimed American video game and entertainment software retailer GameStop confirms that company revenues for the last nine weeks of 2007 amounted to over $2.3 billion, almost 35% higher than the $1. » MORE

»	Jan 08, 2008 Wii Rules America According to Amazon.com, the Wii is totally wtfpwn1ng the all-format US bestsellers list. Seven out of ten titles are for the Wii -- and most are totally casual. » MORE

»	Jan 02, 2008 Assassin's Creed Top-Seller in the UK Assassin's Creed continues to generate profit for Ubisoft and is currently the top-selling game in the United Kingdom, according to ELSPA's all-format chart for the week ending on December 31. » MORE

Dec 19, 2007

Geeks Love to Rock!
Despite its $170 price tag, Rock Band did rather well in its first few weeks on the market, as confirmed by sales data from NPD Group. Check it out: Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 296,000 copies Rock Band (PS3) - 68,500 copies (lol? - 2Lions) So, that's 364,500 copies combined.

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»	Dec 20, 2007 No GH3 Patch Yet, Activision Wants its Cut Thanks to disputes between Rock Band developer Harmonix and publisher Activision PS3 owners are still waiting for a patch that would allow them to play Rock Band with a Guitar Hero III controller. » MORE

Dec 18, 2007

Activision Top Publisher in 2007?
With the "Blactivision" announcement behind it, Activision should be more than content. The publisher's latest press release points to NPD figures for 2007, which show Activision as the top publisher (for now) for both consoles and handheld systems.

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»	Dec 14, 2007 CoD 4 and Super Mario Galaxy Top November Console Charts Console sales for the month of November are just in (via NPD Group). Believe it or not, last month's sales indicate that the video game industry generated $2. » MORE

Dec 13, 2007

Activision Sued Over Guitar Hero III (Wii)
Activision's name popped up in a class-action suit that accuses the publisher of "deceptive and unlawful" conduct. Activision is being blamed for releasing the Wii edition of Guitar Hero III with mono sound and not Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound, as claimed on the box.

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»	Dec 11, 2007 US and UK Best Sellers The latest best-selling charts from Amazon are just in. Wii and DS titles are obviously dominating game sales, but CoD 4 also appears to be doing good. » MORE

Dec 04, 2007

NIMF's Report Card Criticized by ESRB
National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) gave the games industry a "C" in its annual Video Game Report Card. Amongst other findings, the Institute calls the industry an "ominous backslide," indicating a 42% success rate of children purchasing M-rated games.

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Nov 29, 2007

Johnny Rotten: 'Guitar Hero Teaches You How Not to Be A Rock Star'
Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten was hired to promote Activision's latest Guitar Hero game. The controversial rock star took center stage at a launch part event for Guitar Hero III and was given an opportunity to share his view on the game.

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Nov 28, 2007

Guitar Hero to Sell 7.5M in 2007, Two Add-ons Imminent
Activision's investment in the Guitar Hero franchise is certainly paying off, as various reports are coming in on increased sales. Securities analyst Michael Pachter predicts that Guitar Hero sales in 2007 "reflect around 6 million units of bundles and 1.

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»	Nov 21, 2007 Get Halo Theme Song for Guitar Hero III This is a pretty cool move by Activision and Microsoft. Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have teamed up to offer the main Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III for the X360. » MORE

»	Nov 20, 2007 'Rock Band' Goes on Tour As far as EA and Harmonix are concerned this is a perfect way for you to act like a total geek in front of your friends. Rock Band Special Edition Bundle is now available at retail stores across America for the for 360 and PS3. » MORE

»	Nov 19, 2007 Call of Duty 4 Overtakes Gears of War on Live Yep, according to Major Nelson, Call of Duty 4 outmatched GoW and is currently the (second) most popular game on Live. Halo 3 still reigns supreme. Here's the entire top 10: 1. » MORE

»	Nov 13, 2007 Guitar Hero III Helping the Records Industry It looks like the release of Activision's music video game hit, Guitar Hero III, is breathing some fresh life into the stale records industry. Pretty ironic. » MORE

»	Nov 08, 2007 'Uncharted' Demo Out on PSN The Playstation Network has been updated today with the long-awaited demo for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Those who log on now will be able to download the 1. » MORE

»	Oct 22, 2007 Guitar Hero III Demo (X360) on Oct. 23 Just got word from Activision that they'll be releasing a demo for Guitar Hero III on Tuesday, October 23 via Xbox Live. The free game demo, playable with either the X-Plorer guitar or Xbox 360 controller... » MORE

»	Oct 09, 2007 New Guitar Hero III Trailer Are you ready to rock? Activision just sent over a brand new Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock gameplay trailer. Actually, we had it since our preview went up, but there was some mix up with getting it on our servers. » MORE

»	Oct 03, 2007 New Guitar Hero III Tracks Confirmed In what is turning out to be a battle of note-churning heavyweights, Activision has announced 17 additional tracks that will be available in their upcoming music video game, Guitar Hero III (expect our hands-on preview of the game on Friday). » MORE

»	Oct 01, 2007 Halo 3 Beats Gears of War on Xbox Live Bungie's Halo 3 finally tops Epic's Gears of War, as the most played game on Xbox Live. That's according to Major Nelson's latest top-10 list of most played Xbox Live games, for the week ending on Sept. » MORE

»	Sep 28, 2007 Gears of War Still Dominates Xbox Live Major Nelson's latest top-10 list confirms that Gears of War is still the most played game on Xbox Live. 1. Gears of War 2. Call of Duty 4 (Beta) 3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 4. » MORE

»	Sep 25, 2007 BAFTA Awards: Crysis vs. BioShock We've just learned that the contenders for the British Academy Video Games Awards have been announced and it seems both Crysis and BioShock (amongst other titles) are competing in the Best Game category. » MORE

»	Sep 11, 2007 Guitar Hero III Heads to PC & Mac You better believe it. PC and Mac owners will also be to put their virtual guitar-playing capabilities to the test in Activision's upcoming multiplatform title, Guitar Hero III. » MORE

Aug 20, 2007

BioShock Demo Still Second-best on Xbox Live
BioShock has definitely been the center of attention lately. The demo for the X360 version was released a while back, but even with all the hype surrounding the game, the demo is still behind Gears of War, which ranks as the most played game on Xbox Live last week (list spotted on MajorNelson).

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»	Aug 02, 2007 Unreal Tournament 3, BioShock and More to Be Shown in Edinburgh Right, so, here's another game-related event that fits tightly into the string of shows -- E3, GCDS and TGS -- which were all neatly packed together in such a short time. » MORE

»	May 23, 2007 Guitar Hero III Official Activision's widely acknowledged Guitar Hero franchise now gets a third iteration, which should be available this fall. The new game is heading to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. » MORE

»	Apr 11, 2007 C&C 3 Still No. 1 in the UK This week's UK all-format sales chart indicates that EA's RTS, C&C 3, still ranks as numero uno (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). 1. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2. » MORE

»	Dec 11, 2006 November Sales Up 34% It was a good November for gaming. Sales were up 34% to clock in at 1.7 billion dollars. U.S. software sales were up 15% ($804M) with console software making up the bulk of the cash. » MORE

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