Last 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.
Posts Tagged ‘Guitar Hero’
Activision Turning Down the Volume This Year
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Activision 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.
DJ David Guetta Confirms Work On DJ Hero 2
Friday, January 1st, 2010French DJ David Guetta has been ramping up in popularity lately. Between doing great work on songs by Akon, the Black Eyed Peas and a Deep Dish remix, Guetta also produced some nice mixes as DLC for DJ Hero. Website kelowna.com interviewed him lately, and he revealed something interesting DJ Hero fans may want to [...]
Guitar Hero Subscription Fee Could Be in the Works
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Activision let slip that they are looking into charging players for their online services. One possibility may involve Guitar Hero, and it actually sounds like something gamers could get behind.
Activision ‘Drumming’ Up New Hero Game
Sunday, November 8th, 2009Activision claims Guitar Hero to be the third highest selling franchise of all time, right behind Mario, and Madden, both of which have become house hold names. The massive sales and immediate popularity after it’s original release back in 2005 have sparked numerous music-based “Hero” games with the hopes of having similar success. DJ Hero [...]
PS3 Review – DJ Hero
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009DJ Hero is Activision’s latest entry into their long-running “Hero” line of rhythm video games. Similar to Guitar Hero, DJ Hero has players tap buttons in time with music notes. But DJ Hero takes things to a different place–that of club/dance music. Does the popular franchise make a strong case for the DJ scene? Find out in this review.
Lenny Kravitz, Kiss & Neversoft Headline Guitar Hero DLC in November
Friday, October 30th, 2009GUITAR HERO® CONTINUES TO ROCK THE HOUSE AS NOVEMBER’S LINE-UP OF DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT IS ANNOUNCED
Disk Imports and Forward Compatibility Bring Even More Content to the Band Hero™ Party
The Guitar Hero® music library continues to evolve and expand as November brings a great collection of new and classic tracks from some of rock’s best-loved artists. Fans [...]
Activision Originated the Month of Rocktober
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Rocktober, as it is currently known, is associated with the much-hyped title Brutal Legend. The whole marketing scheme for the title, created by gaming legend Tim Schafer, is about the month of Rocktober, in which the game releases. However, Rocktober may become an even hotter topic now, as Activision may come to “rock” the boat.
Konami Drumming Up More Rhythm Games
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Konami did not have much success with Rock Revolution back in 2008. However, that doesn’t mean they won’t try again … and again.
Rock Band Creators Discuss Rocky Road to Success
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Harmonix employs 320 people, and is responsible for the creation of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, two of the videogame industry’s most successful game franchises. Yet, as founding members Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy reveal, the musical duo had a very rough start, along with numerous failures that ultimately showed them the road to success.
The Boycott on Activision Begins
Sunday, August 9th, 2009When you piss off the gaming community, you have quite a large enemy. This time, the enemy is Activision and it’s CEO Robert Kotick. And when gamers get angry, you’ll be most likely be hit by a powerful storm of fury.
Activision Wants to Raise Game Prices Even More
Friday, August 7th, 2009Every PlayStation gamer knows who Bobby Kotick is. The CEO of Activision once threatened to drop support for PlayStation, and his company also raised the price of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to £55.
Guitar Hero 5’s Tracklist Promises to Excite
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Activision has now released the full tracklist for the latest in their HERO series, Guitar Hero 5. The tracklist features a whopping 85 songs, and it looks as though rock fans are going to have a great time with these classic tracks.
