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Guitar Hero Lacked "Nurturing And Care" According To Activision

Activision CFO Thomas Tippl noted the reason the Guitar Hero franchise went from a billion dollar game series to a discontinued one was because of a lack of "nurturing and care." "Guitar Hero probably didn't receive the amount of nurturing and care that it needed to maintain that position," he said. "And I think there...

Posted September 9, 2011
Guitar Hero 3 Made The Most Money Of Any Video Game Of This Generation

Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock generated the most revenue in US video game history. According the NPD Group Guitar Hero 3 made $830.9 million in sales. That number doesn't include profits generated from DLC. Despite those numbers Activison decided to cancel all GH titles for 2011. Keep reading to see the complete list of the top 10 best selling...

Posted March 25, 2011
Guitar Hero: Did Activision "Abuse" The Franchise?

There are many opinions on the internet about the death of the Guitar Hero franchise, but one important person calls it a blatant case of abuse! Kelly Summer, former CEO of developer RedOctane, says,"They abused it. There’s no reason why Guitar Hero cannot continue. It’s a great product. My gut tells me there is still a...

Posted February 18, 2011
Activision Drops Next Guitar Hero Game

(Updated 4:20 PM) Activision/Blizzard announced it is dropping the in-development Guitar Hero game planned for 2011. The company is also disbanding its Guitar Hero division, best described by the company itself in the following statement: “Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s...

Posted February 9, 2011
Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose Sues Activision Blizzard

Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose is suing Activision Blizzard to the tune of $20 million dollars. What did the makers of Guitar Hero do wrong to deserve such an expensive lawsuit? Axl claims that Activision violated their deal by including the likeness of former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. I'm as disgusted as you are, folks. Read More?

Posted November 29, 2010
Amazon Names And Dates Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Up to this point, it’s been assumed that Activision’s next Guitar Hero game would simply be titled Guitar Hero 6. Well, get ready to send back all of those customized coasters, pens and refrigerator magnets, because there’s a good chance the game will actually be called Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Read More?

Posted May 25, 2010
Guitar Hero 6, "Next DJ Hero" Both Planned For Fall 2010

Activision is being much more conservative with its music game releases in 2010. On its first quarter 2010 conference call this afternoon, the company confirmed Guitar Hero 6 and "the next DJ Hero" (Activision didn't call it DJ Hero 2) are on track for a release sometime this fall. Read More?

Posted May 6, 2010
Activision Releasing Far Fewer Guitar Hero Games In 2010

The music genre isn't the star child it used to be. It continues to be a solid performer for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but interest has waned. A common critique has been Activision's deluge of Guitar Hero releases, potentially diluting consumer interest. Whether Activision will ever admit that or not, the company is radically scaling back...

Posted February 10, 2010
Pictures Of Old People Playing Guitar Hero As Funny As It Sounds

Hey, I don't have anything against old people. Decades from now, when every game is motion controlled, youngsters will be laughing at me, too. But for the time being, it's the other way around. The Faster Times recently ran a series of photos collected from Flickr chronicling a series of older men and women trying their hand at ye ol' Guitar...

Posted November 5, 2009
Jimmy Page And Jack White Don't Like Guitar Hero

It's interesting to find out how rockers feel about music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Yeah, they're just games, and we just have fun with them, but it must be surreal to have your art, job and craft appear in a video game. If you've poured your life-blood and passion into a musical composition, it must be really, really weird to have...

Posted June 23, 2009
Prince Has A Problem With 'Guitar Hero'

During a recent PBS interview with Tavis Smiley, purple-clad rock and roll enigma Prince said he turned down the opportunity to have his music appear in Guitar Hero. Say it ain't so, Prince. When asked about the game, Prince said: "Well, I ain't mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small...

Posted May 1, 2009| 29 Comments
Gaming Update 1.12.09

Alright, alright, alright... it's Monday and you're taking your time getting up to speed. However, the Gaming World is constant and waits for no man, woman, child, etc. Fortunately, allow the time-honored Gaming Update to act as your watchdog of sorts for all things video game. Here is the rundown: Guitar Hero III makes financial gaming...

Posted January 12, 2009
Slash's 'Guitar Hero' Wish List

Rocker Slash was a boss in Guitar Hero III and he played guitar in a little group called Guns 'N Roses, so when the man talks rock, we listen. And we post. Rolling Stone recently caught up with Slash and asked who he'd like to see in a future Guitar Hero game. Here's the quote: "I played with Cheap Trick a bunch of times. Cheap Trick...

Posted September 17, 2008| 16 Comments
Rock Band DLC: Megadeth's 'Peace Sells...'

Not to be outdone by Metallica's full album release on Guitar Hero III today, Megadeth and Harmonix have announced that a complete Megadeth downloadable version of 1986's Peace Sells--But Who's Buying? is up next for Rock Band download. All of the songs are master tracks and the title track of the album is automatically included with Rock Band...

Posted September 12, 2008| 8 Comments
Oasis Singer Comments on 'Guitar Hero' Phenomenon

Sometimes-frontman for the English rock powerhouse Oasis is doing a little promotion for their newest album's release. The always fiery and most-times inebriated Noel Gallagher said about the Guitar Hero phenomenon that, " If it puts little plastic guitars into kids' hands and fires their imaginations, I think that's a good thing. It's...

Posted September 3, 2008| 9 Comments