This review originally appeared on ReviewCenter.com in 2002. It scored a 9.1 at the time.
By Carlos McElfish
KOEI is most widely known for kicking out strategy games. So the last thing this reviewer was expecting from them was an extremely entertaining music/rhythm game. KOEI has managed to not only avoid the common pitfalls of breaking [...]

Blast interviews Alex Rigopulos, the CEO of Harmonix, to talk about the music genre and the upcoming Beatles Rock Band.

Wii Music is not nearly as bad as the E3 crowd (that’s us) might have made it out to be — or so our friends at Blogcritics say.

The complete Guitar Hero World Tour on-disc set list available on October 26 will include: [...]

Fret not, future Bonos and Claptons, because coming soon to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii, you will have one more reason to bob your head to this revolutionary franchise and act out your rock and roll fantasies.

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 the [...]

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 III [...]

Blast Magazine’s Bradley Ouellette spent a day with Harmonix near Boston, making him one of the first reporters to get to know this hot new game. Read his review and stay tuned for his full report from Harmonix HQ!

Harmonix and MTV Games announced the release schedule for first wave of downloadable content for highly anticipated music video game rock band. Tracks Starting at $1.99 and include music from Metallica, The Police, Queens of the Stone Age, David Bowie, Ramones, The Clash and more available before the end of 2007.

MTV Games and Harmonix announced the set list for the highly anticipated Rock Band, which will feature 58 Tracks including songs from Rolling Stones, Metallica, The Police, The Clash, Foo Fighters and Radiohead.

Originally announced as November 23, the well-anticipated Rock Band will hit stores November 20, before Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Harmonix announced.
Rock Band picks up where the amazingly popular Guitar Hero games leave off and is expected to sell amazingly well despite the $200 price tag on the special edition. (The game itself is $59.99 but [...]

When someone talks about guitar heroes, certain names often come to mind. They talk about Jimmy Page or Carlos Santana’s soulful style. They talk about Kenny Wayne Shepard’s bluesy-rock and Paul Reynold’s catchy riffs. Wait – what?
If you were able to recognize Paul Reynold’s as the original guitarist from 80’s phenomena and hairstyling rebels Flock [...]