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arstechnica.com - 10/28/2008
Just another cover band? Ars reviews Guitar Hero World Tour
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Activision Blizzard hits back at Rock Band with a fun, competent rhythm game filled with great equipment, but will it be enough to unseat standard-setter Rock Band? Ars reviews Guitar Hero: World Tour . Read More...
guitarhero.com - 10/23/2008
Guitar Hero
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Brutal Legend still homeless, sources blame Activision Blizzard
weblogs.variety.com - 10/30/2008
Brutal Legend still homeless, sources blame Activision Blizzard
— weblogs.variety.com — As noted in my previous post, it seems almost every near complete Sierra game that Activision Blizzard... decided not to publish has a new home. Except one: Brutal Legend. While doing my reporting on "Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark... (more) Brutal Legend still homeless, sources blame Activision ...

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worldtour.guitarhero.com - 10/23/2008
Guitar Hero ® World Tour
— worldtour.guitarhero.com — GUITARHERO.COM COMMUNITY.GUITARHERO.COM REGISTER (more) Guitar Hero ® World Tour

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Boing Boing Gadgets:  Ars Technica reviews Guitar Hero: World Tour (Verdict: Rock Band has a contender)

Tech Observer:  Nintendo is Trouncing Its Competitors

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Ars Technica reviews Guitar Hero: World Tour (Verdict: Rock Band has a contender)
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... to get used to: the "buttons" are all together with a small ridge between them, making finding the "home keys" very difficult. You also can't see the colors on the pads because that section of the guitar is indented, making it hard to use even while looking down. They also thought the three pad drum kits was a significant step up from Rock Band's, which is the exact opposite of what you'd expect. Sounds like this one can't be dismissed out of hand. Guitar Hero World Tour Review [Ars Technica]

Nintendo is Trouncing Its Competitors
Tech Observer — ... stays camped in the number five slot with 637,000 units sold, and rhythm games prove that they work on the Wii: Guitar Hero World Tour took the number six slot with 475,000 copies sold. ...

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