Just two months after the release of Guitar Hero 5, Activision has rolled out Band Hero. These two games are functionally the same, so Band Hero benefits from all the improvements that made Guitar ...

“Band Hero” is Activision’s attempt to bring the experience (and profitability!) of full-band plastic instrument games to the Nintendo DS. “Band Hero” is also a bad idea for a game to its very core.

Activision's released a statement in response to No Doubt's intention to sue it over the use of the group in Band Hero, saying it's got a signed agreement that validates it position. Ring any bells?

No Doubt, Activision settle lawsuit over 'Band Hero' video game, use of musicians' likenesses FILE - In this file photo of a video game image released by Activision, a scene is shown from the game, ...

In September, Nirvana fans were shocked to learn that the Kurt Cobain avatar in Guitar Hero 5 could be used to sing any other song on the game’s track list, from Bon Jovi to Bush. Now No Doubt have ...

Probably a good thing, too, since apart from the bundling cynicism, and the questionable style-change, it's the track list that really makes me wince at Band Hero. In teaming Guitar Hero gameplay with ...

Band Hero has long been lurking at the bottom of the Activision Blizzard release list in perplexing proximity to the more self-explanatory DJ Hero and Guitar Hero brands, but until last week I had ...

The Hero franchise has suffered quite a bashing of late. In many ways a victim of its own success, the market has been deluged with sequels and spin-offs designed to milk the last drops out of this ...

At first glance, I might not be the guy you'd expect to find reviewing Band Hero. I'm not Craig Harris, which means I didn't review the last three DS Guitar Hero games, and I'm not Erik Brudvig or ...

Music fans can now take their whole band and play their favorite music on the road anytime, anywhere with Band Hero™ for the Nintendo DS™ Lite. Band Hero takes the fun of social gaming beyond the ...