There’s an epic New York Times article about The Beatles: Rock Band that is required reading for any fan of The Beatles, or music, or games about music. Yes, it’s a bit of a novella, but it really is that good. Set aside 30 minutes and read the whole thing; you’ll thank me later.

“We’re on [...]

I was sort of exited about Guitar Hero 5, but then again, I was excited about World Tour, too, and look how poorly that turned out. But, there were two big recent events on the Guitar Hero 5 front that have almost completely rekindled my enthusiasm for the “other” fake plastic rock franchise.

First, you can [...]

I recently broke down and purchased one of the new second generation Mad Catz Wireless Fender Precision Bass Guitar Replicas. (Yep, this was the other part of the package deal with the guitar pedal.)

The first version of the bass was wired and … frankly, a little buggy, based on player feedback. But the general design, [...]

I recently picked up a package deal that included the Mad Catz Rock Band Overdrive Pedal.

This is as simple as it looks. It’s a freakin’ metal box with a switch that you plug into your Rock Band guitar (if you haven’t noticed, the port is on the side of every guitar). When you stomp on [...]

Details on Guitar Hero: Van Halen have been sketchy at best. But now, we have the full track list! It’s 47 songs: 28 by Van Halen, and 19 from artists … er, “inspired by” Van Halen.

Update: the first trailer was just released, too.

Van Halen Tracks
Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
And The Cradle Will Rock
Atomic Punk
Beautiful Girls
Cathedral [...]