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'Guitar Hero' Is Dead; Will 'Rock Band' and 'DJ Hero' Be Next?

No more rocking for "Guitar Hero." Activision Blizzard Inc., the company behind the music game, said today that it is discontinuing its "Guitar Hero" franchise and laying off employees. Fans won't get a chance to play the 2011 version of the game, which was in development. Eric Hirshberg, Activision's CEO, told analysts...

Marching Bands Go Gaga for Lady Gaga

(Aug. 13) -- As a genre, marching band music hasn't topped the charts since the days of composer John Philip Sousa, but it's still a good way to get the beat of what's big in pop culture. If that's the case, then Lady Gaga's music should be heard as much on football fields as it is in dance clubs this fall. According to...

Playing Quarters on Your Phone? There's an App for That

(June 1) -- Probably no beer drinking game is more beloved than Quarters. All you need is a quarter, a plastic cup (preferably with the logo of your alma mater -- Go Aztecs! Whooooo!) and a 12-pack of cheap-ass beer and it's an automatic party. And like many a crappy bar band, the game gets more fun the more you...

Epic Battles in Guitar Hero: Dion Phaneuf vs. Mark Smith

There are some questions that mankind has been searching to answer for ages. How were the pyramids built? Why was Mike Milbury never fired? And of course, there is the one that dwarfs all the others, which member of the Calgary Flames is the best at the video game Guitar Hero? Today, we are a little bit closer to finding...

The Dugout: 100% Mississippi Queen, First Try

Joel Zumaya wanted to save some of the things from his parents' home before the California wildfires closed in and burned everything to the ground. In doing so, a "heavy box" fell on him, hurt his shoulder, and now he's sidelined until the middle of 2008. His entire career is in jeopardy. How does a heavy box fall onto...