Activision announced Tuesday it was releasing a distinctive three-track download for Guitar Hero III that will include “Tina” by the Flyleafs, “Carcinogen Crush” from AFI and a remix of Marilyn Manson’s fast-paced “Putting Holes In Happiness” by Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This Interscope Records track pack will be available for download from [...]
Activision trademarks “DJ Hero”
Feb. 18, 2008 Leave a Comment
For those about to rock — we salute you. And for those who aren’t, Activision is cool with that too. Tradmork reported that Activision, makers of the highly successful Guitar Hero series have recently filed a trademark for the term “DJ Hero.” The official documents, filed February 8, state that Activision is looking to use [...]
Activision makes “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” official
Feb. 16, 2008 2 Comments

How do you make one of the world’s most popular video game franchises even bigger? Throw in a little Love in an Elevator mixed with a touch of Dude Looks Like a Lady. Activison announced today that it is teaming with legendary rock band Aerosmith in the latest installment of the long running, and massively [...]
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
Jan. 10, 2008 1 Comment
Proving Ground is the deepest “X-sport” video game ever developed, and that means something considering the Tony Hawk franchise singularly created the alternative sport video game genre. That said, Neversoft should have done a hell of a lot more testing. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground brings new features like “nail the grab” and the speedy aggro [...]
Breaking News: No Guitar Hero 3 guitar support for Rock Band on Playstation 3
Dec. 13, 2007 2 Comments
This just in to the Blast Magazine Newsroom from our Senior Gaming Reporter, Bradley Ouellette: If you have Rock Band, you’d probably like to get a second Guitar. Well looks like, for the Playstation 3 at least, you won’t ever be able to use the Guitar Hero 3 Guitar. Harmonix made a patch for Rock [...]
Guitar Hero III
Nov. 26, 2007 2 Comments
Guitar Hero III came into the world with a large reputation to live up to. For months, gamers have been waiting to get their hands on the newest hit in the Guitar Hero franchise. It represents one of the best party games around and with new multiplayer modes, and it’s better than ever. Guitar Hero [...]