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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
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
Music DLC Roundup -- Week Of Oct. 25

Pack The Rocky Horror Picture Show Track Pack "Hot Patootie" "Sweet Transvestite" "Time Warp" Tracks Soundgarden - "Birth Ritual" Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" Soundgarden - "Blow Up The Outside World" Soundgarden - "Burden In My Hand" Soundgarden - "Fell On Black...

Posted October 29, 2010
Music DLC Roundup - Week Of October 18

Linkin Park Track Pack “Blackout” “Burning In The Skies” “The Catalyst” “The Messenger” “Waiting For The End” “Wretches And Kings” Price: $11.99/960 Microsoft Points for pack, or $1.99/160 MSP/200 Wii Points per track Click through to see new tracks for Rock Band, Lips,...

Posted October 22, 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
Music Game News And Cataloging Site Plastic Axe Launches

If you eat, breathe, and inappropriately dream about music games, then let your web browser’s bookmarking function know you’ll be stopping by in a few seconds. See, veteran video games writer, musician and G4tv.com contributor Joe Rybicki recently launched Plastic Axe, a passion project of his, designed specifically for the millions...

Posted August 25, 2009
Microsoft Passed On Harmonix's Frequency, Indirectly Inspired Guitar Hero

Yesterday, I spoke with former Microsoft vice president Ed Fries shortly before his session at The Ayzenberg Group's [A] List Summit. I already posted his assessment on how the "big three" console companies are faring, but I wanted to share this excellent story about how Fries was indirectly responsible for Guitar Hero. Apparently...

Posted August 14, 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
'Rock Band' And 'Guitar Hero' Keep Fighting Over Who's Releasing New Game First

Last year, it was Rock Band, then Guitar Hero. Before that, it was Guitar Hero, then Rock Band. Activision Blizzard and MTV Games have been playing cat and mouse with one another when it comes to releasing their new music games, sometimes even making deals with console manufacturers to ensure complete secrecy. In 2009, the release pendulum has...

Posted May 27, 2009| 14 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