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From the strong reported sales of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, to the frenzied pace of downloads for additional music albums and downloadable content in Guitar Hero III and Rock Band, musicians today are finding that rhythm games are a new way to get their music out to fans outside the traditional sales channels.  While the revenues from the games themselves are a lure, bands are also finding in fans a renewed interest in their non-game music downloads as well as band merchandise. Is this the next big money maker to save the ailing music industry?

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An article published by IGN Friday revealed that, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week festivities next week, an upcoming Xbox LIVE edition of their fabled “Game With Fame” series will feature New York Yankees pitcher, Joba Chamberlain.  Xbox LIVE users have the opportunity to take him on in Activision’s latest, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

To take part in the fun, make sure to send a friend request to gamertag JobaGWF by 6:30pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 16th.  Then fire up the game, check your friend list and rock out!

From an article about Guitar Hero: Aerosmith in the Wall Street Journal, we learn what we’ve already been assuming by now.  Despite the fact that music games are leading to stronger actual music sales, we’re still probably not gonna get any Led Zeppelin songs in our favorite music games. 

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After perusing the local retailer ads Sunday morning, I figured it’d be a good idea to notify our readers about a few deals going on this week in conjunction with Sunday’s release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

These deals will end this coming Saturday, July 5th, so get there before the freebies are gone!

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Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band

The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two full days before Sunday’s launch) to unveil the latest entry in their guitar simulation series, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

RockGamer.com was there to bring you the scoop.

Guitar Hero:Aerosmith Launch

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