Got game? No surprise there – millions of players the world over already do, with interactive entertainment more popular than ever thanks to the success of blockbuster titles like Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band, and systems such as the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. But what can we learn from the current state of the market in 2009… and what does the future hold for gamers in 2010? We asked Digital Trends’ own resident video game industry analyst Scott Steinberg to peer into his crystal ball and reveal which virtual phenomena are poised to make waves shortly. As our favorite gaming analyst recaps below, there’s no shortage of new ways to play:
Tag Archive: Guitar Hero
Mad Catz Ships Relic Guitar Controllers for Rock Band
There’s no denying that rhythm-based game franchises like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have struck a big power chord in the video game industry…of course, one reason more mature players sometimes don’t adopt the games is that the standard instrument controllers look so…well, toy-like. Gaming accessory maker Mad Catz coming to the rescue by offering a new set of Rock Band guitar controllers for the Xbox 360—and they’ve got the looks, stains, and chrome to come off like real read-worn instruments…except they aren’t actually instruments at all.
Guitar Hero Gets Teen Spirit
Any grunge fans among gamers will be overjoyed at the news that the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 will be featuring Kurt Cobain, the leader of Nirvana who killed himself at his Seattle home in 1994.
Nirvana, of course, made the great grunge breakthrough with the hit song Smells Like Teen Spirit, which will be in the game, played by an animated Cobain, who will be a playable character. But, just to hit the diehards where it hurts, there will also be a previously unreleased version of another band song, Lithium. It reportedly took three years of negotiation to gain permission to use the music.
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