Tag archive: Guitar Hero

Believe it or not, the holidays are only days away. And that means it's time to start checking people off your gift list. Often the most difficult person to buy for, however, is the one who seemingly already has all the major gadgets covered. But with this handy list of hot geeky gifts, you'll have the favorite techie in your life taken care of in no time. Root iPad 2 case ($79) By most accounts, Apple's iPad 2 tablet is… Read More

Back in February, Activision stepped up and took a different kind of axe to its Guitar Hero franchise, cancelling development on the next release in the series and, as we later learned, putting the entire franchise on hiatus. Now, an internal memo penned by company CEO Eric Hirshberg has leaked to Giant Bomb — which is down at the time of this writing, so the news comes from gamesindustry.biz — in which the recent Guitar Hero… Read More

When Activision announced in February that it was disbanding its Guitar Hero business unit, no one was particularly surprised. Rhythm games were once quite popular, but market saturation combined with the higher-than-normal cost that each game's specially designed peripherals demand contributed to a sharp decline in a short amount of time. Now the video game publisher is stepping back somewhat from its actions earlier this year. While the… Read More

How many times have you heard a Guitar Hero-hater declare “It’s just not the same you know? For real musicians, it’s just so fake.” And now that Guitar Hero has had its fun and exited the market, a new contender is here to fill its shoes – and to do so more realistically. The new Ubisoft title Rocksmith will be released for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC later this year and is supposed to “revolutionize” the music game industry. Rocksmith will… Read More

Well, that was fun while it lasted: After nearly six years of faux axe shredding, Activision Blizzard has decided to send its Guitar Hero franchise up a stairway to heaven. “Due to continued declines in the music genre,” the video game publisher said in its December Quarter and Calendar Year 2010 Financial Results release, “the company will disband Activision Publishing's Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue… Read More

In news that should make anyone with a daughter or sister rejoice, playing video games with their parents is believed to benefit young girls. Researchers from Brigham Young University recently studied video games and their effects on children between the ages of 11 and 16, and girls in particular responded well to participating in the activity with their parents. There’s no end of speculation concerning the impact gaming has on children and… Read More

Media conglomerate Viacom—owner of MTV and many other things—has sold off video game maker Harmonix to investment firm Columbus Nova for an undisclosed amount. Viacom has been looking to divest itself of the game maker for some time, noting that Viacom just doesn't have expertise in the video game business. And Harmonix's sale to Columbus Nova reflects that: rights for the Rock Band and Dance Central franchises will be… Read More

The Kinect and dancing games are a natural fit. The success of Dance Dance Revolution was a clear precursor, and after subtracting those constantly shifting/sticking/breaking mats, and you’ve got a sure winner. So it’s only natural that the creators behind DDR, Konami, have released one of the first games for the Kinect: Dance Masters. Like its predecessor, Dance Masters is a club-centric, techno-dominated experience. The avatars are upgraded… Read More

The rhythm-based series returns this September with the latest entry, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the sixth entry in the Guitar Hero franchise. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will allow players to take over the vocals, guitar, bass and drums, and while the style of play will be similar to previous entries, there will be a few additions, including the new story-based addition called “quest mode”. The new lineup of bands will include 93 songs… Read More

Got game? No surprise there – millions of players the world over already do, with interactive entertainment more popular than ever thanks to the success of blockbuster titles like Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band, and systems such as the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. But what can we learn from the current state of the market in 2009… and what does the future hold for gamers in 2010? We asked Digital Trends’ own resident video game… Read More

There's no denying that rhythm-based game franchises like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have struck a big power chord in the video game industry…of course, one reason more mature players sometimes don't adopt the games is that the standard instrument controllers look so…well, toy-like. Gaming accessory maker Mad Catz coming to the rescue by offering a new set of Rock Band guitar controllers for the Xbox 360—and… Read More

Any grunge fans among gamers will be overjoyed at the news that the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 will be featuring Kurt Cobain, the leader of Nirvana who killed himself at his Seattle home in 1994. Nirvana, of course, made the great grunge breakthrough with the hit song Smells Like Teen Spirit, which will be in the game, played by an animated Cobain, who will be a playable character. But, just to hit the diehards where it hurts, there will also be a… Read More