Band Camp Space Quest
BAND CAMP
We’ve been jonesing for "Rock Band" ever since Electronic Arts and MTV Games first announced it, even with the knowledge that the entire package – including software, guitar, microphone and drum kit – was going to cost much more than a typical game. Now we know how much we’ll have to set aside: $170 for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version, due Nov. 23, or $160 for the PlayStation 2 model, due Dec. 10. The PS2 date is a nice holiday surprise; it hadn’t been expected until next year. Still no word on a Wii edition.
Meanwhile, Activision has somehow coaxed the surviving Sex Pistols back into the studio to re-record their classic punk anthem "Anarchy in the U.K." for inclusion in "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.""I like it because my friends’ kids like it," said guitarist Steve Jones. "And I like what kids like." Boy, do we feel old.
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‘Guitar Hero’ fans have been requesting more punk rock in the game since its first iteration," said Activision music executive Tim Riley. No kidding. So far the only punk bands that have made it into "GH" are the Ramones and the Stooges. To paraphrase Iggy Pop, we want more.
SPACE QUEST
Richard Garriott, the computer-game pioneer who created the fantasy world of "Ultima," is about to conquer a new frontier: space. He has spent $30 million for the chance to ride a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan to the international space station in October 2008.
Garriott is one of gaming’s most likable eccentrics. He once went by the name Lord British and he lives in a medieval-style mansion in Austin, Texas. His father was an astronaut, and Garriott said, "I grew up believing that space was going to be available for everyone at some point in the future."
- Lou Kesten, The Associated Press We’ve been jonesing for "Rock Band" ever since Electronic Arts and MTV Games first announced it, even with the knowledge that the entire package – including software, guitar, microphone and drum kit – was going to cost much more than a typical game.
Now we know how much we’ll have to set aside: $170 for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version, due Nov. 23, or $160 for the PlayStation 2 model, due Dec. 10. The PS2 date is a nice holiday surprise; it hadn’t been expected until next year. Still no word on a Wii edition.
Meanwhile, Activision has somehow coaxed the surviving Sex Pistols back into the studio to re-record their classic punk anthem "Anarchy in the U.K." for inclusion in "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.""I like it because my friends’ kids like it," said guitarist Steve Jones. "And I like what kids like." Boy, do we feel old.
"’Guitar Hero’ fans have been requesting more punk rock in the game since its first iteration," said Activision music executive Tim Riley. No kidding. So far the only punk bands that have made it into "GH" are the Ramones and the Stooges. To paraphrase Iggy Pop, we want more. Richard Garriott, the computer-game pioneer who created the fantasy world of "Ultima," is about to conquer a new frontier: space. He has spent $30 million for the chance to ride a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan to the international space station in October 2008.
Garriott is one of gaming’s most likable eccentrics. He once went by the name Lord British and he lives in a medieval-style mansion in Austin, Texas. His father was an astronaut, and Garriott said, "I grew up believing that space was going to be available for everyone at some point in the future."
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