http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Guitar_HeroFind stories, videos, and photos about Guitar Hero from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:43 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Guitar_Hero14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Guitar Hero from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor video gamers, the fall season is both a blessing and a curse. While many high-quality titles debut around this time each year, there are only so many dollars to go around.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315749,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315749,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPete Wentz and Travis Barker also channel their inner Tom Cruise for a commercialWed, 28 Oct 2009 12:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmIt's been a busy few years for Dan Rosensweig. As president and CEO of the Guitar Hero division of game publisher Activision Blizzard, he's watched the music-genre video game industry explode.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/09/08/beatles.music.gaming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/09/08/beatles.music.gaming/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fourth quarter of 2009 for the music and video game industries is shaping up to be all about the Beatles. And both could use some "Help!"Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/08/Bruce_Martin/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bruce_martin/06/08/Bruce_Martin/index.htmlMOORESVILLE, North Carolina -- Don't ever call Kyle Busch a Guitar Hero.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/technology/yang_games.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/technology/yang_games.fortune/index.htmIt took a while but video game sales might finally be feeling the effects of the slow economy. The industry that's often been hailed as recession-proof has posted some dismal sales numbers recently.Tue, 19 May 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith free or cheap karaoke sites online, you can have a sing-a-long at home. (Charge your friends and make a profit.)Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236021,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236021,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnMon, 27 Oct 2008 20:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/21/guitar.hero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/21/guitar.hero/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt has fed the dreams of millions of air guitarists, headbangers and rocker wannabes. It has exposed a new generation of fans to classic rock and metal while helping the slumping record industry boost sales.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/technology/mtv_rockband.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/technology/mtv_rockband.fortune/index.htmJudy McGrath, the CEO of MTV Networks, remembers the first time she saw one of the plastic fake guitars that are used in the video game "Guitar Hero." "I'm like, are you kidding me?" she recently recalled.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/20/videol.games.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/20/videol.games.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextMetallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1824188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1824188,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJimi Hendrix's music and likeness is being provided for the latest Guitar Hero video gameFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/16/rock.star.gamers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/16/rock.star.gamers/index.html#cnnSTCTextJess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band." Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/11/peggle.phase/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/11/peggle.phase/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou love your Apple iPod and for good reason: It's easy to navigate through your extensive music collection; subscribing to free podcasts is a breeze thanks to Apple's intuitive iTunes Store; and there are thousands of fun accessories designed to give your iPod additional functionality.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:28:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168055,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168055,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThey may be celebrities, but at the holidays, stars have down-home traditions of their own. It's all about relaxation and quality family time away from the cameras.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20165288,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20165288,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnBlake Lively says she's not much like her Gossip Girl character, the socialite-in-training Serena van der Woodsen, except in one respect – she wants to be a good person amid all the drama of her situation.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/07/rock.band/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/07/rock.band/index.html#cnnSTCText"Rock Band," the eagerly anticipated music game, lets you live out your childhood dream -- virtually -- as you play guitar, bass and drums and sing your way to stardom.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/magazines/fortune/fastforward_kotick.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/magazines/fortune/fastforward_kotick.fortune/index.htmThe $19 billion merger announced Sunday of Activision with the gaming division of French media company Vivendi creates a company that Bobby Kotick, soon to be its CEO, says is unlike any that came before.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/30/guitar.hero.3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/30/guitar.hero.3/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe good -- and bad -- news for "Guitar Hero" fans is that in the latest game in the franchise, RedOctane didn't mess much with the formula that placed its predecessors among the hottest game sensations of our time.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/22/gametap.teen.games/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/22/gametap.teen.games/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnce your kids reach the age of "cool," they're going to want to play Teen games. You'll find a little more violence, crude humor, and/or slightly more suggestive themes than there are in E games. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/companies/toys_storch.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/companies/toys_storch.fortune/index.htmGeoffrey the Giraffe, the Toys "R" Us mascot, has every reason to feel he's suffering from whiplash. In 1998 the chain ceded its status as the nation's top toy seller to Wal-Mart. Then U.S. same-store sales slipped for four consecutive years. And in 2005, KKR, Bain Capital, and real estate investment firm Vornado Realty Trust took the company private in a $6.6 billion LBO.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/10/guitar.hero.encore/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/10/guitar.hero.encore/index.html#cnnSTCTextUntil recently, wannabe rock stars were limited in how to live out the dream: embarrass themselves at karaoke bars or dance in front of the mirror with a tennis racket.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/05/game.gadgets/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/05/game.gadgets/index.htmlMarc Saltzman has what many believe to be a dream job: reviewing, rating and reporting on the latest video games and gadgets.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/02/01/8398981/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/02/01/8398981/index.htmThese days, most folks who play an ax take for granted their capos, the clamps that change the instrument's key by shortening its strings. But it wasn't always so: Back in the '70s, capos were cumb... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/03/01/8402028/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/03/01/8402028/index.htmTHESE DAYS, MOST FOLKS WHO play an ax take for granted their capos, the clamps that change the instrument's key by shortening its strings. But it wasn't always so: Back in the '70s, capos were cumb... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/12/01/guitar.hero.2/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/12/01/guitar.hero.2/index.htmlAs with the original game, "Guitar Hero II" is played with a guitar-shaped controller that plugs into the console. You can buy one with the game as a bundle for $79.99 (which now includes a "classic red" Gibson SG controller) if you don't already own an older one. The stand-alone game costs $49.99.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/magazines/business2/corporate_email.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/magazines/business2/corporate_email.biz2/index.htmFor years, I had a colleague who adamantly refused to use our corporate e-mail. His coworkers didn't like the nuisance of having to remember to send messages to his personal account.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/12/19/ew.must.murderball/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/12/19/ew.must.murderball/index.html"Murderball," rubber balls, and 8 other things we recommend this week:Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:29:00 EST