video games
Maybe excitement around the
Rock Band video game has faded, but if you were one of the holdouts who were always jealous of friends who brought the game home a couple years back, now is the time to have your latent wishes fulfilled.
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unwinnable contests
The Internets are aflame over a
Pepsi contest that gave out free instant-win
Rock Band codes. Apparently the powers that be
shut down the contest before it was supposed to end Sept. 12 and 13, while still proclaiming on its website it was going on. 5frets.com has a detailed report of how things went down.
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gibson
Gibson is suing Activision, Harmonix, Electronic Arts, and MTV over alleged patent infringement over the companies' involvement in Rock Band and the Guitar Hero series. The lawsuit is not over Guitar Hero's use of the iconic Les Paul, SG, and Explorer guitars as controllers, but for violation of a decade-old patent for....drumroll please... "a method for simulating a live performance using a musical instrument, a 3D headset with stereo speakers, and a pre-recorded concert." (
US Patent 5,990,405) Gibson does not rock, at all...
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Consumerist
there's no such thing as a free t-shirt
Walmart just inked a deal to exclusively sell AC/DC's new album as well as the new Rock Band video game, "AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack." Why must you go to Walmart? “If you want to be a physical band, you better make an alliance with a strong physical retailer,” said Steve Barnett, chairman of Columbia Records. “It’s a great way to sell the new album, the catalog, the game, merchandise and DVDs.” [NYT]
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