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Sony Giving Away Guitar Hero 5 With MU.TE.KI Purchases

9:21AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve been eyeballing Sony’s massive MU.TE.KI surround sound system, now’s as good a time as any to pick it up… Until December 31, they’ll throw in a Guitar Hero 5 guitar pack for the console of your choice via redemption. More »
Science

Air Guitar Hero Lets You Shred Sans Plastic Guitars

12:48AM Adam Frucci | Now this is cool. Using a standard electromyograph attached to the forearm, the geeks at Microsoft’s Muscle-Computer Interface group set up Guitar Hero to react to the position and pressure of all five fingers. More »
Games

DIY Soccer Ball-Controlled Guitar Hero Game

10:20PM Rosa Golijan | Definitely one for the things-I-wish-I-were-talented-enough-to-do category. These five guys are playing a way-bigger-than-life-size game of Guitar Hero by shooting soccer balls at sensors made from torn-apart Guitar Hero controllers. Oh and they’re scoring some pretty decent accuracy too. More »
Games

Yep, Logitech’s Guitar Hero Instruments Will Be Expensive Here Too

11:00AM Nick Broughall | I love my Guitar Hero and my Rock Band, but not this much. Logitech has announced local details for their premium wireless guitar and wireless drum sets for all three consoles, and just like in the US, they’re not exactly cheap… More »
Games

Logitech’s New Wii Drums And Guitar Ignore Recession

1:40AM Joanna Stern | I love me some Guitar Hero, but I’m not sure enough to upgrade to Logitech’s wireless drum and guitar for the Wii. Having the best is cool, but $US200 for the guitar and $US230 for the drums!? More »
Games

Nexilux Guitar Hero Instrument Is Like Assembling A Sniper Rifle

4:20AM Sean Fallon | Sometime early next month, Nexilux is planning to release this mini retractable guitar that works on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Plus, putting it together makes you feel cool. [Nexilux]
Games

Uber-Geek Solves Two Rubik’s Cubes While Playing Guitar Hero

2:05AM Jack Loftus | What you’re watching is “JRefleX93″ playing Mr. Crowley in Guitar Hero on expert. With his elbow. While he does this, there are going to be two Rubik’s Cubes entering the frame. By the end of the video they are solved. More »
Games

Playing Guitar Hero With A Real Guitar

10:40AM John Herrman
Young Alan here would like to show you how his OpenChord V1 guitar—an actual, string-having guitar—can be used to control everyone’s favourite rhythm game. Warning: If you ever want to play Guitar Hero again, don’t watch this video. More »
Games

Guitar Hero 5 Official Drumset Has More Realistic Cymbals

9:23PM John Herrman | The official Guitar Hero 5 drumset has finally been unveiled! And it’s…it’s… exactly like the last one, except with rounder, Rock Band-y cymbals. No price yet, but it ought to be cheaper than Logitech’s. Full tracklist and more at Kotaku. More »
Games

Logitech’s New PS3 Drums: High Quality, High Price

2:00AM Adam Frucci | Looking for more serious drums for your Guitar Hero/Rock Band addiction? Logitech has a set of premium drums, and they’re asking a premium price for them: $US230. More »