With all the craze about Rock Band and Guitar Hero, Metallica unveils its own iPhone app version with the “Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica iPhone app. The Metallica app features the same tapping that you would do with other game consoles but on a miniature note. There are 10 songs included in the app like Enter the Sandman and is actually the top paid app to date at the App Store. So if you feel the urge to strum some strings, tap away with the Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica iPhone app. The app is now available for download at the iTunes app store for $4.99.

(Source) Winnipeg Free Press

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Someone at Microsoft’s Muscle-Computer Interface used an electromyograph attached to their forearm to create an Air Guitar Hero. Just to let you know, this wasn’t part of a study to create an axe-less Guitar Hero/Rock Band.

This is actually Microsoft’s experiment to create devices that can use the user’s fingers and other actions without having a device itself. The video above really says it all.

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Let your fingers do the tapping with this new iPhone app called Dance Praises. Dance Praises is a game which combines robust tapping to the music of top Christian tunes. The game is actually not a new one as it had already debuted for the PC and MAC in 2005. The said app is available at the Apple App Store for $4.99.

In Dance Praise, hit songs by Newsboys, tobyMac, Superchick, Audio Adrenaline and other Christian artists pulsate as players tap while following onscreen arrows. Lyrics appear in sync with the music while 3-D dancers boogie in the background. Each of the 15 songs offers four levels of play, from easy to expert. There are 60 different dances. Christian music tracks include Your Love is Better than Life by Newsboys, Dive by Steven Curtis Chapman, Made to Love by tobyMac, If We Are the Body by Casting Crowns, and more.

If you loved Dance Revolution or Guitar Hero, this is one tapping game you are going to love. Though Dance Praise caters to a different tune, the mechanics and game play are practically the same.

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Four new game apps are scheduled to be released by the fourth quarter of the year, titles familiar under the Activision Publishing Inc. Most of these games are quite familiar in the modern day gaming industry particularly Guitar Hero 5 and Tony Hawk: RIDE. The other two new games made for the mobile phones are Blur and Crash Mutant.

“Activision titles have proven to be very successful on the mobile platform,” said Dave Anderson, head of business development at Activision Publishing, Inc. “Glu has demonstrated superior studio capabilities in addition to strong deployment and carrier relationships worldwide, and we look forward to continuing to work with their team to bring titles like these to mobile consumers worldwide.”

Already proven to be great draws in the other game consoles like PlayStation, expect these new games to be likewise a hit for Glu Mobile.

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The Samsung S30 can now be purchased from Sprint at $450 but drops to $130 if the buyer would get it along with a two-year agreement and $100 mail-in rebate. This consumer-oriented smartphone offers a touchscreen, GPS, and wireless broadband.

The original Samsung Instinct was launched last year to be Sprint’s answer to the iPhone, but its marginal web browser hurt its ability to compete against Apple’s smartphone. The new s30 offers an improved web-browsing experience thanks to Opera Mini 4.2.

Sprint has tried to strike a balance between consumer and business functions. This model is able to synchronize with a Microsoft Exchange server for corporate email and calendar data, but also includes the popular games “Guitar Hero - World Tour” and “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader,” access to Sprint TV and Sprint Music, and connections to social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube.

Samsung built multimedia support into this device, including an MP3 and video player and a microSD card slot for storing up to 16 GB of songs and movies. A 2.0 MPx camera with video support is also included.

(Source) BrightHand

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If you think games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero would never find their way towards mobile gaming then guess again. Konami Digital Entertainment, the same company that brought you familiar games like Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution has announced a new mobile game called Rock Revolution to provide new music gaming experience.

In Rock Revolution, players are given a choice of handling the drums, bass, guitar or vocals and each comes with separate difficulty settings varying from “easy” to “superstar”. Players can also hone their skills with a pick of seven different musicians, each having loads of talent and a unique and individual style of performing.

Rock Revolution can now be purchased at most major carriers in North America. Unlike the console version, the mobile version has the added feature of vocals. Subscribers can also purchase the game via a text message.

(Source) Game Guru

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Bad news for all of you out there craving for a Wii! Gamestop’s CFO David Carlson declared that the Wii is in ”very good supply” at the time being, but that it’s probably not going to be next month. I guess, if you want to get yourself a Nintendo Wii go get it while it’s there! Same case scenario with ”Wii Fits” or the ”Guitar Hero”.

So run to the first store, get your copy and hide it in the closet until Santa comes! Or make sure Santa knows he has to buy the console for you right about now!

via CrunchGear

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