June 25, 2010

The Original Virtual Guitar

The big news from E3 was the prevalance of games that attempt to actually teach guitar, rather than mimicing it in classic five button Guitar Hero style. My pals at RockBandAide and PlasticAxe had outstanding roundups of their recent hands-on time with a bunch of these new real(ish) guitar controllers at E3: The Real (and [...]

June 20, 2010

Details on Pro Guitar Mode

One of the most exciting Rock Band 3 announcements is Pro Guitar Mode. But how does it work? This video of a Bang Camaro member playing Rainbow in the Dark on Pro Guitar Expert — while a Harmonix team member describes what’s happening — is the best explanation I’ve seen: If we look at the [...]

June 17, 2010

Rock Band 3 Now Available to Pre-Order

I apologize for the lack of updates, I’ve been busy, yadda yadda … anyway, the big news is, Rock Band 3 was announced and it’s ohmygodamazingincredible! I know, you’ve heard it all before. But just watch this video. And have some new underpants handy. Because you’re gonna need ‘em. You can see the “other” pro [...]