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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: 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
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
Play 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' And Open For Actual Aerosmith

Every "real" musician who ever told you that playing Guitar Hero for hours is a waste of time has been proven definitively wrong, forever: Legendary rock band Aerosmith is offering the best (well, the most charismatic, anyway) Guitar Hero players in the country the chance to open for the band during its summer tour. It's all part of a...

Posted May 13, 2009| 7 Comments
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
'PaRappa' Creator Masaya Matsuura Concerned About Environmental Impact Of Music Games

Masaya Matsuura, the creator of PaRappa the Rapper, wants music games to use traditional controllers. While he acknowledges that guitar and drum controllers -- like those found in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games -- are unique, he believes that great software is enough to immerse players. One of the reasons he's concerned about the...

Posted March 6, 2009| 18 Comments
X-Play's Best of 2008 Awards!

X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and find every year to improve on the one before," says Adam Sessler, Host and Managing Editor, "X-Play." "But...

Posted December 5, 2008| 219 Comments
Guitar Hero Sold At Music Stores

With the release of the fourth installment of its chart topping franchise, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision would now like to tap the musical instrument store market. In a clever marketing campaign to target musicians, they will place the game in a number of musical instrument outlets to try to broaden what is already been established as a...

Posted November 7, 2008| 9 Comments
Activision Open To Profits From Music Labels

Further retaliating against Warner's "paltry" assault on Activision's assets, CEO Bobby Kotick suggested that perhaps music labels should give Activision compensation for expanding audiences for music artists. In the report by the Wall Street Journal, Kotick said: "When you look at the impact [Guitar Hero] can have on an...

Posted September 26, 2008| 3 Comments
Aerosmith To Debut New Tracks Via Guitar Hero?

In yet another act of forward thinkingness, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry recently told Spinner.com that some of the band’s new songs may be made available via Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Activision/Neversoft, multi-platform) down the line. Ya see, the band is currently writing material for its zillionth album and is expected to enter the...

Posted September 10, 2008| 1 Comment