It was announced months ago that Activision would be discontinuing their formerly successful Guitar Hero franchise, along with the highly rated DJ Hero franchise. Well, if the Pachman himself, Michael Pachter, is to be believed, one of these franchises may be poised for a comeback sooner, rather than later.
Posts Tagged ‘Guitar Hero’
Rumor: The Guitar Hero Franchise… Not as Discontinued as We Thought?
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011Guitar Hero Developer Moving on to the FPS Genre
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011With the exceptions of Spider-Man in 2000 and Gun in 2005, Neversoft was all about the Tony Hawk and later Guitar Hero series of games since the turn of the millennium. However, the developer may be moving on to a genre new to them.
Xperia Play Already Has A Growing Library
Sunday, February 13th, 2011The Xperia Play has already been announced, but there have been many questions surrounding the new smartphone. One of those being what titles will be available for the phone, well it seems that question has been somewhat answered at the Sony Ericsson Xperia Event.
Harmonix Responds to Guitar Hero Receiving the Axe
Friday, February 11th, 2011The gaming world was shaken (though perhaps not too unexpectedly) by the news that the Guitar Hero franchise has been effectively ended. Competing developer Harmonix caught wind of this downfall, and have released a statement in an attempt to calm any fears fans of the Rock Band series may have.
Activision Kills Guitar Hero, Cancels True Crime: Hong Kong
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011So long, Guitar Hero. Until we meet again…
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Disappointing At Retail
Sunday, October 17th, 2010Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock was released during the last week of September. This was developer Neversoft’s last shot at the long-running series, since publisher Activision had handed the reigns over to the team at Vicarious Visions. But it looks like Neversoft’s final gig in the series may have been its most disappointing.
PlayStation Release Horizon 09/27/10
Monday, September 27th, 2010The gaming season has finally peaked to a height suitable for loyal PlayStation fans. This week, PlayStation 3 owners have a wide selection of new releases with something for virtually anyone. Whether the taste is an RPG, action adventure, music, or sports, PS3 gamers have a variety of choices; even PS2 owners got a bone [...]
Guitar Hero’s Warriors of Rock to Shred Last Year’s Hero
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010It’s time to face that facts: The dominace that the Music Genre had over the gaming industry is slowy, but surely, coming to an end. But that has stopped Activision from claiming that the year’s entry for Guitar Hero, Warriors of Rock, will silence the critics and sell more copies than last year’s version, World Tour. Has Activision visited the future or will this rock show just not retire?
GameStop’s Exclusive Guitar Hero Axe Will Shred In Style
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Activision’s Rock installments have been taking the stage to the gamer in their living rooms since they took charge of the franchise in 2006. It looks like the publisher understands that shredding won’t be as entertaining if you can’t shred in style. And with GameStop’s exclusive axe design for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, you’ll [...]
Next Guitar Hero Title Announced
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock was revealed some time ago by Activision as the next iteration the the popular music rhythm series. Activision made a bold statement that the series is back to its best with a more focused approach on rock, there was also rumors that the story would be voiced and written by [...]
Guitar Hero 6 Calls For Warriors to Come Out and Rock
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The latest installment in the popular music rhythm game series Guitar Hero was revealed a couple weeks ago, and now Amazon seems to have listed the game title that will accompany it.
Guitar Hero May Get the Funk Out
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010Amiss their negative public image over the Infinity Ward controversy, Activision is looking to continue their nearly five year old, billion dollar music franchise, Guitar Hero. If the rumors are correct, this latest game will definitely bring out the funk in all of us.
Activision Turning Down the Volume This Year
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Last year, there were a lot of games in the “Hero” series by Activision. So many, in fact, that people may have been turned off by the sheer number of variants. Things are going to be different in 2010, however.
Activision Blizzard Talks Financal Results, IP Success
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Activision has just released its calendar Year 2009 financial results, which confirms its releasing new titles for Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, True Crime and the SpiderMan series, all by the end of 2010.
Activision Spinning Up DJ Hero Sequel
Sunday, January 17th, 2010DJ Hero, the surprisingly good Guitar Hero spin-off that took on the DJing scene, has so far inched its way to around 1.8 million units sold across four platforms. It looks like more virtual DJing is headed our way.
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