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While Kotick foresees a console-free future, RedOctane is interested in the 360â??s upcoming add-on

Numerous Japanese companies saw no potential in what became a world-conquering genre

Europe will go head-to-head in the Guitar Hero ‘jump in, jump out’ world record attempt for the largest number of gamers in a single Guitar Hero session. The event will pit France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Sweden and the UK against each other, and will make use of Guitar Hero 5’s …

MTV has revealed plans to challenge Activision’s goliath Guitar Hero franchise this Christmas by pushing Rock Band to new audiences – something MCV’s predicted Singstar-branded mic pack would certainly offer. In his first interview since taking over, new MTV Games VP Scott Guthrie explained the firm’s strategy for retail and …

Publisher admits the genre is failing to captivate the market, though has plans to change fortunes

Activision has said its share of the European software market grew to over 10 per cent in the last financial quarter. In a report which also saw revenues surpass $1bn, the firm said it had grown share in Europe by 2.8 points to 10.5 per cent for the quarter, as …

Video games could shape the outcome of this year’s UK singles Christmas No.1. The Official Charts Company has told MCV that it wants to see music games’ DLC sales counted in the charts it compiles. Provided a deal is thrashed out between publishers and format holders, music downloaded to play …

Singstar and Guitar Hero wanted by UK's Official Charts Company

White Stripes’ Jack White has declared it depressing” and sad” that music games such as Guitar Hero are so influential in the way children discover music. Led Zeppelin’s songwriter and guitarist Jimmy Page also spoke out on the matter, questioning the relevance of plastic drums to kids wishing to learn …

Publisher CEO reveals that it wants to enter $4bn genre to fuel expansion