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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
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
Guitar Hero's August Downloads: Weezer, Sum 41, Megadeth

There may be a new Guitar Hero game coming out this fall (Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock), but that doesn't mean support for Activision's Guitar Hero 5 is no more; in fact, August's slate of DLC for the game (and Band Hero) is epic, including track packs from Megadeth, The Used and G4 favorite's Weezer! The entire list is under thc cut. Read More?

Posted August 2, 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
Guitar Hero 5 Downloadable Content Won't Work In Guitar Hero: World Tour

With Guitar Hero 5, Neversoft and Activision are delivering a hotly requested feature introduced in Rock Band 2: the ability to transfer downloadable content from one game to another. Your Guitar Hero: World Tour downloadable content will work just fine in Guitar Hero 5, but there's a catch: it won't work the other way around, according to an...

Posted August 24, 2009
Activision Looking At Project Natal, Sony Motion For Guitar Hero

Where do music games go from here? DJ Hero and Scratch: The Ultimate DJ are exploring otherwise ignored areas of music, but Guitar Hero and Rock Band may begin stretching themselves thin. In an interview with CVG, Guitar Hero 5 project lead Brian Right said he's looking at Project Natal and Sony's motion technology for ideas, though he hasn't...

Posted August 20, 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
Music Game DLC Round-Up

Music games get new downloadable content every week and it's easy to lose track of what songs are available. Here is your weekly wrap-up for the new tracks available across your favorite music games. Rock Band & Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3) - 160 MS Points / $1.99 each Journey - "Don't Stop Believing" Pat...

Posted April 3, 2009| 13 Comments