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Tim Schafer talks Brutal Legend on Late Night

I don't watch Late Night at all, so far be it from me to pass judgment on the quality of the show, but if this is how Fallon runs all his interviews it has to be the most awkward show in the worl...
EA Denmark lets Brutal Legend soundtrack slip (Update)

I don't know if the soundtrack for a game has every truly been "hotly anticipated," but if one had to choose the most "hotly anticipated" soundtrack to a game ever it might ju...
Gorillaz, Janis Joplin and more come to Rock Band

I haven't been excited for any of the recent Rock Band DLC, but today's announcement pretty much turns that around 180 degrees. August 11th, a Gorillaz three pack will come to Rock Band featuring...
17 minutes of Brutal Legend with Tim Schafer

We at Destructoid cannot get enough of Brütal Legend. Everything about this game is going to be so awesome! A new video for the game was released and it shows off the first 17 minutes of th...
Nevermind the bad news, Brütal Legend definitely still rocks

Just a scant few posts down we brought you all some unfortunate Brütal Legend news. You probably read it and felt your ability to head bang for five minutes straight slowly seep away. Fear n...
More troubles for Brutal Legend

Bear with me here; my metal knowledge begins and ends with the word "metal." So Ronnie James Dio was going to be in Brütal Legend, since he's a metal legend and all and the game is...
Here is who you'll rock with when you rock with GH5

Eager to find out what bands will be shipping with Guitar Hero 5? According to NME the headlining bands will include the likes of the Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, Blur, Gorillaz, Bob Dylan and a crap...
Any excuse to post about 'The Touch'

We've already reported the rumor that "The Touch" would be coming to Guitar Hero at some point. However, everyone out there preparing to relive their childhood better take a moment and ...
Alice Cooper tracks to appear in Rock Band next week!

The pioneer of shock rock is finally coming to Rock Band. In the Rock Band community mailer today, Harmonix announced a ton of awesome Alice Cooper content that will be dropping into the Rock Ban...
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits features songs you've heard

Activision knows what it is doing, that much is clear. For anyone who doesn't know about DLC or Rock Band -- which is, in all probability, a large chunk of the population -- Guitar Hero: Smash Hi...
Here is your almost-look at what the Aliens RPG looked like

It was a sad day when we heard that the Aliens RPG had been canceled, but now we're going to compound your sorrow by pointing you towards some concept art for the mysterious project.After talking...
King Diamond confirmed for Guitar Hero Metallica

When I was about eleven years old, my aunt and uncle had a friend named Chris that was the only guy I knew at the time who liked videogames AND heavy metal -- the guy was pretty much a total bada...
Calling all plastic guitar jockeys: Activision wants to put you in Guitar Hero

Class clowns, singers, gymnasts, flexible accountants and pyromaniacs: listen up.  Activision has launched www.releaseyourrockstar.com and looking for some freak-nasty Guitar Hero home video...
From babyz to groupiez: Ubisoft announces Imagine Rock Star for Nintendo DS

If anyone has watched VH1's Rock of Love -- a show where Poison frontman Brett Michaels tries to pick a girlfriend from a gaggle of strippers and other assorted slutty adult industry-types -- one...
Activision sponsors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has new sponsorship from the makers of Guitar Hero. How fitting!  "Where there's music, there's Guitar Hero, and there are countless Rock and R...
EA hasn't forgotten about Road Rash fans, but what's the hold up?

Sorry SNES fans, but do you recall all of the great games that the Sega Genesis used to offer? A few come to mind, but one of my personal favorites was an old EA title called Road Rash. It was on...
Boston, Foreigner, and Journey come to Guitar Hero 3

Rejoice guitar heroes, for today marks the release of the greatest Guitar Hero III downloadable content yet! Available on the Xbox Live Marketplace right now, the Classic Rock Track Pack can be y...
Rock Band characters are the new Miis, this time with more cowbell

When the Wii debuted a year ago, Nintendo put an entirely new demographic of gamers' undergarments in a twist over the simple yet extremely customizable Miis. The Miis were revolutionary to this ...
All Hands On Rock Band: Carrie Brownstein's Slate review

Sleater-Kinney is sort of an institution in my part of the world. See, they began in this tiny Northwest microculture and since then have gone on to the sort of bizarre limbo of indie groups wher...
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 site live: Fillerween is a glorious day!

Today is so slow that we bring you the stunning revelation that the website for the upcoming Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 is now live. At the site you can find pictures, your traditional Web 2.0-style...
DDR Universe 2 Official songlist released

Mixing in a handful of familiar titles such as Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" and Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" (OMG SO GOOD) with the usual slew of insanely happy dance tracks, ...
Rock Band social networking Web site revealed, release date slightly bumped up

Social networking sites are all the rage, and so is Harmonix's upcoming Rock Band, so the marriage of the two just makes sense. Today, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company revealed detailed...
Rock Band achievements reveal what you'll be doing for the next six months

When I picked up an Xbox 360 at launch, I was giddy over the idea of achievement points. I even vowed that I would not stop playing a game until I had completed all of the achievement tasks; this...
Brutal Legend trailer contains more metal than the human race can handle

I'm not this drooling Tenacious D/Jack Black fan, and I'm not exactly sure what the connection between him and Tim Schafer's Double Fine is, but I'll tell you what: This trailer for the upcoming ...
Hands-on with Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock for the Wii

So how am I supposed to do write-up on a Guitar Hero game? Everyone has either played it or know of the concept -- you press five colored buttons, flip a switch up and down and pretend you're act...
17 new tracks announced for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

It looks like the rumors were true, for the most part anyway! Activision just sent over a press release announcing 17 new tracks which add up to about 60 tracks in total. Comparing this to the ru...
Become a Rock Band rockstar -- like, right now

So yeah, obviously we're all excited about Rock Band, duh. Are you really excited? Wanna get your hands on it now, before anyone else -- and be on national television?The tender dreams of hilario...
id titles coming to Steam: DOOM + Half-Life = BFF4EVR!

In a shocking announcement not unsimilar to hearing your best friend has just become pregnant with the child of that really cute eighth grade boy you've had a crush on all summer break, Valve sof...
I Am Murloc; Thrall meets Danzig and they suck face

Normally I'm pretty adverse to machinima. Overall, the genre is stuffed full of derivative, poorly attempted pieces that only show devotion to a project, and not nearly enough actual talent...




 
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