Jimmy Page and Jack White are not singing praises for Guitar Hero. Their concurrence: video games shouldn't be how people get exposed to music or playing instruments. In a press conference in LA, promoting the documentary "It Might Get Loud", the two legendary guitarists (Page from Led Zeppelin, White from The White Stripes, in case you didn't know) gave out their thoughts on music-simulation games.

Last year, Gibson Guitar Inc. filed a suit against Activision's Guitar Hero for allegedly violating patent rights. About a year later today, a U.S. District Court in the Central District of California has finally given out its decision, holding that the music game franchise does not infringe on a 1999 Gibson patent, which simulates musical performance using a 3D headset display and stereo speakers. Read more in the full article.

Said to be the hardest song to play on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PC), the heavy-metal shredder "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce was no song for the average gamer. 14 year old Danny Johnson from Grapevine, Texas set a new world record in that very song during at a media event sponsored by the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. More in the full article.

Finally, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation 3) broke past the US$ 1Billion sales mark, and in the process became the first single game ever to sell that much, since its launch in 200. This was confirmed by Activision's CEO, Mike Griffith, at the CES keynote in Las Vegas on Friday.

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer recently announced the findings of their national survey. The survey shows that popular music titles Rock Band and Guitar Hero increase gamer interest to own and play actual instruments, instead of just the gaming peripherals. More details after the jump.

Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar...not? With their Dark Horse tour coming up, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger points out that there aren't many bands out there nowadays. So he's calling out to kids to "set down the Guitar Hero, learn how to play an actual guitar, and start a band."

Apparently, not all of us want to be a rockstar.

US Troops are once again preparing for battle. The battleground? Lounges and TV screens. Activision, together with the United Service Organizations, is giving the troops something to smile about this holiday season. Read more in the full article

The Guitar Hero franchise is definitely one of the biggest empires in the games industry today. The series has been around for quite some time now and has been released across so many platforms in its various installments. To now hear that Guitar Hero has outsold Rock Band by a 6-to-1 ratio doesn't sound all that surprising.

Metallica's new Death Magnetic album is all set to come out on your DLC providers via Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation 3), and we've got fresh details as to its release. Pricing, release date, content - all these information can be found after the jump.

Activision is set to release a new track pack for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of  Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. This time, it's a track pack filled some great music from Interscope Records and is aptly named the Interscope Track Pack. Find out what tracks will be made available after the jump.