Gaming has hit a bit of a slump in terms of design and innovation. Endless sequels plague the release calendar, and will kill the industry. This isn't the first time that something like this has happened, but I welcome the fallout and eventual recovery that will come.

ddrfr33k via treasurebin.blogspot.com »

"Nickelback represents the new face of modern rock, always pushing the envelope with their generally badass sound and gravelly vocals. They’re probably the only band around today that you’d never accuse of being unoriginal or formulaic, so their inclusion in Guitar Hero is practically destined. It’s also clear from looking at them that these dudes bag a lot of pelt."

annexation via www.deltaattack.com »

"With more sequels to both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchise that we can shake a rusty spoon at, its time to take a long, hard look at these games and see where they are lacking. Both franchises are prone to releasing sequels which don’t introduce enough new features in them, but Guitar Hero in particular seems to churn out new games more often than most. Music games are becoming more and more like the FIFA music game, with a new iteration having to be released every year for seemingly l..."

Matthew via www.mshurst.co.uk »

"Oddly enough, Guitar Hero: Van Halen will feature only 25 songs from Van Halen, and this includes three Eddie Van Halen guitar solos (Eruption, Cathedral, and Spanish Fly for you Van Halen fans). Really? 25 songs? Out of 11 Van Halen albums, the best that Neversoft, Budcat, and Activision can produce is 25 Van Halen songs in a game titled Guitar Hero: Van Halen?"

mikegotgame via dailynintendo.com »

James Walker has had it. This goes past Bobby Kotick's recent dropping Sony support threats. This has been a long time coming. Someone needs to call Bobby out on the things he is doing with what was a company we all could at the very least say used to be "better than EA"

PacoDG via www.bingegamer.net »