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The highest grossing videogame ever is Guitar Hero III
A slight taste of irony has washed over the videogame industry. The NPD Group put together a list of the highest selling videogames of all time according to revenue earned. This top ten list contains three publishers – Nintendo, Activision and MTV Games. The top earner on this list is none other than Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The game brought in $830.9 million. At this time, GH III has brought in more revenue than Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Kmart discounting consoles and games for the week
Head to Kmart if you’re in the market for a new gaming console. From today (August 8, 2010) until August 14, 2010, Kmart is clearing its inventory of certain console models. Most of them include the original white Wii and old Xbox 360 consoles. The Xbox 360 S is the new standard and the black Wii seems to be here to stay. Also up for a discount are numerous PSP bundles and specific game bundles.
Kmart’s pre-Black Friday 2008 game sales (November 9-15, 2008)
And the sales have begun. In this week’s Kmart print ad, the chain is promoting “Black Friday Price Available Now!” with at least one item. At the top of the game page (page 2) is Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PS2 for $44.99 (regular price is $89.99, limited quantities and no rain checks).
The other deals include $39.99 ($20 reduction) for Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Army for PS3 and $10 off when you purchase both WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 for PS3 ($59.99) along with Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero on DVD ($29.99).
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The perfect “Through the Fire and the Flames” Guitar Hero III run
Chris Chike has obliterated his own Guitar Hero record. You know, the one they just published in that Guinness Book of World Records for video games? Maybe they’ll release booster packs so you can rip out the offending pages and replace them with fresh greatness.
Chike put down a 100 percent on the punishing “Through the Fire and the Flames” song by speed metal legends DragonForce…
Playstation Store update for the week of March 13-19, 2008
Nothing’s cheaper than something free and there’s quite a bit of that in this week’s Playstation Store update. It’s not just the obligatory demo or themes either. This week’s helping of Guitar Hero III songs comes without any price tag whatsoever.
Otherwise, it’s a pretty run-of-the-mill update though with standard-issue Rock Band songs, various trailers and whatnot. Here’s a list, for it all to be shown in longhand…
Playstation Store update for the week of March 6-12, 2008
After a few horrifyingly slow weeks, the PlayStation Store is showing some very basic signs of life this week, with the addition of Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, which is available in full or free demo flavors. There’s also the PSP version of flOw which is a nice $7.99 version of a free Flash game. Additionally, there’s the standard assortment of Rock Band songs, which are of the Grateful Dead variety, and new Guitar Hero III tracks, which are not.
Check the list for the complete rundown of offerings.
Target’s PS2 Guitar Hero 3 bundle
Good news for PS2-playing Guitar Hero fans – Target, Activision, and RedOctane have teamed up to create an exclusive bundle for the PS2 version of Guitar Hero 3. Available only at Target, the bundle includes a copy of GH3, two specially designed guitar controllers, and a “customization kit” with stickers and guitar straps. The package more »
Guitar Hero III coming to PC and Mac
As if the game wasn’t coming out for enough platforms already, Activision announced that Guitar Hero III will be available for both Mac and Windows PCs. The ports are both being handled by Aspry Media, known for porting Stubbs the Zombie and assorted other EA titles to PC. The game is set to come out more »
Wii Guitar Hero III will include online features
Earlier this week, there was a huge hubbub over comments made by RedOctane’s president, Kai Huang. that indicated the Wii version of Guitar Hero III would not support online play. However, it’s been confirmed that there will be online support out of the box. When Huang said, “There won’t be online initially for the Wii, more »
Tom Morello to be a featured boss in Guitar Hero 3
It seems that we get a bit more news from either Rock Band or Guitar Hero III every week in anticipation of this holiday’s rock rivalry showdown. This past week, it was Activision’s turn to confirm that Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello will be a boss in Guitar Hero III. Morello will be joining Slash and Bret Michaels in the “celebrity Guitar Heroes showing up in GH III” department.
This is also one of Morello’s more interesting appearances since he made a cameo on…
