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There is now a lovely drum tuning app that has been released to help you adjust and fix your Guitar Hero World Tour drumset woes.  Head over to the support page to find out instructions on how to get this remedied.  You need a midi-USB cable (they are sending these out free…YES!), and this will only work on Windows (no Mac……NO!).  But hey, you have to know someone with a Vista/XP machine.  Still, after all the money spent on these giant boxes (hilarious seeing some dad carry it through the mall for their kid), you would think that this would not even be a problem!

[via Joystiq]

It seems Activision and Red Octane have released a formal statement addressing the problem that some people seem to be having with the drum set for their game Guitar Hero: World Tour.  They state that the drum issue that effects the senstivity of the pads is probably a result of products made in the earlier manufacturing process and is isolated to just the drum controllers.  The statement also included a promise of a drum tuning kit for optimization.  I would rather it just work.  If you have problems you are also encouraged to contact their support staff using the info provided in the statement.

Have you guys had any problems with your drums?  Is that the only problems you have had?

A while back, Harmonix made a promise to deliver 20 free songs for owners of Rock Band 2.  Well come November 4th that promise will be met.

If you purchased Rock Band 2 you should see a download code on the back of the instruction booklet which will be used to get the 20 extra tracks.  Now most of these 20 songs are from up and coming bands so don’t be too disappointed if you’ve never heard of a few of them.

Here’s the list of the free downloadable content:

• The 88 - “Sons and Daughters”
• Authority Zero - “No Regrets”
• Between the Buried and Me - “Prequel To The Sequel”
• The Cab - “Bounce”
• The Chevelles - “Get It On”
• The Cocktail Slippers - “Give It To Me”
• Dealership - “Database Corrupted”
• Endeverafter - “I Wanna Be Your Man”
• The Ghost Hounds - “Ashes To Fire”
• Hollywood Undead - “Young”
• Kutless - “The Feeling”
• The Len Price 3 - “If I Ain’t Got You”
• Lesley Roy - “I’m Gone, I’m Going”
• Opiate for the Masses - “Burn You Down”
• Semi-Precious Weapons - “Magnetic Baby”
• Shaimus - “Like a Fool”
• Thenewno2″ - Crazy Tuesday”
• Tickle Me Pink - “The Time Is Wrong”
• Underoath - “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures”
• X Japan - “I.V.”

Nintendo may be slow to get a Wii version of Pilotwings off the ground, but those looking to get ready for that inevitability may want to pick up the latest Wiicessory from PEGO, which will turn your humble Wiimote and nunchuck into a makeshift flight stick. Of course, there aren’t exactly a whole lot of games at the moment that’ll let you take full advantage of the setup, but it will only set you back $13, and it would seem to offer some potential for those looking for some new uses for their Wiimote on their PC.

Martha Stewart not only graces the cover of the August issue of Wired magazine, but the issue features a “Martha Stewart blowout” and she even makes some geek-friendly suggestions for good, clean living. Martha also clues us in on how to bake a Wii cake, but I’m not sure she’s much of a gamer. But hey, if I can find a woman to make me cake, regardless of shape, that would be a plus! If she was only 30 years younger…