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If you’re a Wii owner and haven’t already succumbed to your plastic instrument urges with Guitar Hero World Tour, the rival music game Rock Band 2 shipped out last week. Same goes for the Playstation 2 version of the game, though it isn’t clear when these titles will actually reach stores. As a Christmas gift, you’ll be tempting the fates.

Gamers who look forward to Scratch: Ultimate DJ next spring will be able to enjoy the game with a Numark controller - a name synonymous with quality DJ controllers used in decks of party venues worldwide. This title will be available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platform, and is touted to feature a bunch of hip-hop artists although no track listings have been released at press time. Guess Guitar Hero really kicked things off, with Rock Band evolving the nature of this genre and Scratch: Ultimate DJ adding yet another dimension.

ION has announced its latest peripheral that targets the video game world - the Drum Rocker. This officially licensed Premium Drum Set for the Rock Band 2 video game has already started to ship to both customers and retailers, although the Xbox 360 version will be the first one out of the doors followed by releases on other gaming systems to come in the months ahead.

Videogame publisher XS Games has lifted the veil on the innovative AirG peripheral that will accompany an upcoming video game known as PopStar Guitar. The AirG won’t be available across all three platforms, but will remain a Nintendo Wii exclusive to offer new game play dimensions to music rhythm games. What the AirG actually is, is an air guitar that enables gamers to drop all pretense and sense of self-consciousness by attaching the peripheral to the Wii Remote.

The Open Source Frets on Fire game gives you that Guitar Hero feeling on your computer without all the nasty paying money stuff first. Download the version for your platform – Mac, Linux, Windows supported – grab your keyboard like this…

…and rock. OK, so you won’t look quite as cool as an air axe ninja, but apparently you can also hook it up to a Guitar Hero controller and your TV via a Media Center.
http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/

O2Jam is the first online multiplayer musical game. A non-violent online game, which focused on music as its mainstream of entertainment. Here's your chance to jam with buddies of the same musical mind. A rhythm game with a twist, O2Jam is a refreshing take on the genre, because this game allows you to jam along with buddies online, from anywhere in the world. Earn money, gain experience, and buy items to customize your avatar and do battle with other people.