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Edge Preview: Guitar Hero IV

Edge writes: "It's already looking like a wrinkly stadium rocker, but it may have enough left to surprise us all.

It's been no great secret that the Guitar Hero series would be 'diversifying'. Or, if you prefer, it's no great secret that it would be 'ripping off' Rock Band. No two ways about it: Guitar Hero can now be played with two guitars, a drum kit and a USB microphone. It has a screen layout that's almost identical to Harmonix's game, a character creation tool, and can be played online.

It's tempting to excoriate the various parties involved simply out of principle. To do so would be wrong because, even though the concept always belonged to Harmonix, GHIV is genuinely surprising in the depth it brings to the party. Alongside the fact that Rock Band wasn't quite perfect (alongside its insulting European price tag) you might wonder whether this competition can only be a good thing."

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Top Five Discoveries in Gaming Soundtracks

Sometimes, gaming soundtracks can introduce players to bands and artists they've never heard of. This article is all about Matt's five favorites, thanks for gaming.

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Top Ten Video Game Adverts... Ever

Accompanied by Heidi Klum, Mr T, Robin Williams, and Jerry (who's suddenly a chicken), Dan takes a look at his favourite video gaming adverts of all time.

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thisvideogamelife.com
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Top 10 Celebrities Making Appearances Video Games

Unreality Mag writes: "It’s always fun to see something out of the ordinary when you’re playing a video game. Most times it comes in the forms of funny songs or a game glitch you didn’t expect. And sometimes the game will toss in a celebrity which might throw you off (meaning a good thing).

But here I wanted to focus on celebrities who appeared in games that weren’t so obvious. Games that didn’t really have a celebrity focus yet a celebrity appeared in that seemed almost random.

Here are 10 that I enjoyed the most."

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Moncole4441d ago

This lt fails for not having Burt F*cken Reynolds from Saints Row the Third

Unless I am blind and didn't see him