Entries in 'guitar hero' (97)
Guitar Hero studio hiring for FPS
Activision-owned developer Neversoft is working on a first-person shooter for the publisher.
'It's not f*****g Guitar Hero'
For those of you not in the know, Noel Gallagher is best known for his former membership of UK rock band Oasis. Now he's going solo. He has a new ...
Guitar Hero revival on the cards
The once hugely successful Guitar Hero franchise may return from what Activision says is just a “hiatus”.
Music biz unlikely to mourn Guitar Hero loss
The likes of EMI and Universal have enjoyed huge success partnering with Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise. However, Music Week’s digital specialist Eamonn Forde says the record companies will quickly move ...
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Activision 'abused' Guitar Hero
One of the key figures from the history of the Guitar Hero franchise has blamed Activision's abuse of the brand as the reason for its downfall.
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Music games hit new high in 2010
Forget the fall of Guitar Hero; the music video game sector is stronger than ever, says GfK Chart-Track.
Guitar Hero strategy 'was wrong'
Activision's decision to sell Guitar Hero as a product as opposed to a content platform was the ultimate cause of the IPs downfall, GamesBrief analyst Nicholas Lovell has told MCV.
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Harmonix 'saddened' by GH demise
The developer of rhythm action game Rock Band – and creator of the Guitar Hero series – has expressed its sadness about Activision's decision to scrap the series.
RETROSPECTIVE: Guitar Hero
I've been a gamer for effectively as long as I remember. My first memories stray back as far as the early '80s when my parents purchased an Atari 2600. I ...
Bungie game 'key' to Activision’s growth
We might not know what game Bungie is working on, but Activision says it will be one of its key long-term revenue drivers.
Activision: We've had to make some difficult decisions
With the games industry still coming to terms with the shock death of the Guitar Hero series, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has outlined the reasons for the dramatic ...
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Activision restructuring: 500 jobs lost
Cutbacks at Activision will result in 500 jobs lost at the publisher, Develop reports.
Activision DLC now half-price on Xbox Live
Microsoft and Activision are running a huge half-price sale on the latter’s Xbox Live content.
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Activision slashes music game prices
Publisher Activision has dropped the price of both Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2 in North America.
Yoostar 2 is ‘the next Guitar Hero’
Innovative camera-based game Yoostar 2 has the potential to match the success of Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise.
NPD: Dance games spark music recovery
US sales tracker NPD has finally revealed some good news for the struggling music genre.
Activision silent over Harmonix buyout
Activision has spoken of its love for Rock Band developer Harmonix but refused to speak about a possible acquisition.
Unhappy Viacom to sell off Harmonix
Just four years after it bought the studio for an amazing $175m, Viacom has said it wants to sell off music game studio Harmonix.
What Harmonix thinks of Guitar Hero
There’s no doubting that Guitar Hero and Rock Band are the two major players in the music games market.
Activision ‘should acquire’ Rock Band
Publisher Activision’s only chance of prospering in the music genre is to attempt to acquire the Rock Band IP from MTV owner Viacom, one US analyst has claimed.
Guitar Hero faces US struggle
One US analyst has labelled the week one sales debut of new release Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as “dreadful”, pointing to stiff challenges for the music genre in the ...
ShopTo achieves record market share
ShopTo.net has recorded its single biggest weekly share of the games market in the last 12 months.
