Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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  Guitar Hero III highest grossing game in history

  Surpassing the $1 billion dollar mark, Guitar Hero III is officially the highest grossing game ever.

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  Rhythm wars: Activision says Guitar Hero outselling Rock Band 6:1

  Rock Band might be the critically darling at the moment, but most gamers still flock to Guitar Hero, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.

• Dragonforce to debut new single on Guitar Hero III

  More Dragonforce Guitar Hero tracks? Yes, please. A track from their brand new album his PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace August 21.

• Parents let 16-year-old drop out to play Guitar Hero

  North Carolina resident Blake Peebles dropped out of school to play Guitar Hero full-time, with the full blessing of his parents.

• Teen scores 100% on hardest Guitar Hero 3 song

  And gets a job as spokesman for a video game peripheral company as a result.

• Guitar Hero World Tour bringing DLC to Wii owners

  Despite a lack of ample storage space, Activision makes good on its word in announcing today that Wii owners will be getting downloadable Guitar Hero expansion tracks.

• Activision renames Guitar Hero 4 to 'World Tour'

  In addition to a name change, Activision on Thursday confirmed a fall release of Guitar Hero World Tour for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2, replete with wireless drums, guitar, microphone, a multitrack music studio, and enhanced online multiplayer modes.

• Game Informer unveils Guitar Hero IV drums

  Six piece drum kit is quieter than Rock Band's five piece, is wireless, and supports both a natural bounce and intensity detection for drum rolls and harder hits.

• Guitar Hero 3 hack takes the fun out of gaming and wins

  Fueled by a father's desire to outplay his 16-year old son, the AGH1000 was born, which takes cheating to a whole new level.

• Guitar Hero 'instruments, vocals' all but confirmed

  For the second time in as many months, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says that future editions of Guitar Hero will include more instruments and vocals, much like the drums and microphone found in EA's Rock Band.

• Weezer guitarist frowns upon Guitar Hero, Rock Band

  Say it ain't so. Despite having his music featured in both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band, Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo suggests that playing rhythm games is a waste of time.

• Saving Face: Activision gifts Guitar Hero III mono sufferers with free faceplates

  Activision surprised the Wii version owners of Guitar Hero III that had gone through the mono disc replacement process this week with a free faceplate.

• Gibson sues MTV, Harmonix, EA over Guitar Hero

  Tennessee guitar manufacturer says guitar controllers infringe on a 1999 technology patent that protects the right to "simulate a musical performance."

• Rock Band, Guitar Hero boost digital music sales

  Video games playing the role of savior for the music industry.

• Guitar Hero 3 Wii version sells for $9,100 on eBay

  On disgruntled father got more than he bargained for If final auction numbers are to be believed.

• Mono-only Guitar Hero 3 being fixed with new discs

  Activision said late Thursday that the company will ship free replacement discs in early 2008 for any and all wanting full stereo output.

• Downloadable content coming to Wii next year?

  RedOctane says it's working to release downloadable songs for Guitar Hero III on Wii -- what would be a first for the console that lacks large storage capacity.

• Activision stays quiet on mono-only Guitar Hero III

  Guitar Hero III on Wii doesn't support surround sound, nor stereo as advertised on the game box -- publisher not talking.

• Activision announces national Guitar Hero 3 tourney

  Over the next month, Activision will be hosting a Guitar Hero III tournament at select Hot Topic stores -- winner takes a 2008 Pontiac G5.

• GamePro's Guitar Hero III Accessory Giveaway!

  These contests are just too easy; did you win this Guitar Hero 3 one?

• Guitar Hero 3 setlist revealed, melts faces

  The complete and fully ordered Guitar Hero III setlist has unconfirmedly been leaked online to wet the appetite of franchise groupies.

• Activision encores Guitar Hero III setlist

  Activision on Wednesday expanded the Guitar Hero III play list to a total of 59 songs in addition to unlockable and downloadable tracks.

• Slash to appear in Guitar Hero III

  Activision announced on Tuesday that legendary guitarist Slash of Guns N' Roses will provide an original track and appear as a boss battle character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The news comes as EA's anticipated and more diverse Rock Band gains considerable attention.

• Activision trumpets out Guitar Hero III

  Set for release this fall, the tentatively-titled Guitar Hero III will be available on multiple platforms and will feature more tracks than ever before.

• Activision to rock your face with even more 80's tracks

  More information has been released regarding the track selection for Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, Activision's next quickie Guitar Hero installment.