An interview with Neversoft Entertainment's Joel Jewett -- found in the local newspaper Great Falls Tribune -- mentions, among the juicy inside information, that the company will stop being involved with the "Tony Hawk" franchise it single-handedly created. The development duties have been taken from Neversoft Entertainment, and Jewett adds that it will probably mean good [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 10, 2009
During his keynote at this year’s CES, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith rifled off quite a few numbers when it came to their ultra-super-popular Guitar Hero franchise. Most impressive (and most important) was that “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” became the first single game to ever surpass $1 billion in sales, shortly after “Guitar [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 22, 2008
Want to be a game tester at Activision? How about for Guitar Hero? Over at Gamasutra, there’s a new job posting listed under Infinity Ward/Activision, but the job description makes it pretty obvious that it’s really to test some Guitar Hero (or upcoming other music) game. How? All of the non-obvious qualifications (like great communication skills) [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Though we've yet to receive an update regarding the compatibility of PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour drums with Rock Band 2, developer Neversoft dealt with an arguably more compelling problem today -- how to address the complaints of those whose new Guitar Hero drums aren't even working in Guitar Hero. At the official Guitar Hero [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 27, 2008
We feel bad for Neversoft's Brian Bright, project director on Guitar Hero World Tour. After becoming lightly intoxicated at the game's release party, he bumped into Joystiq and -- while valiantly trying to protect the secret of Neversoft's own next music game -- inadvertently let slip that parent company Activision is making DJ Hero instead. Didn't [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The constant battle-of-licensing-the-bands rages on! Following last week's Rock Band DLC announcement including the likes of Foo Fighters and Megadeth, Guitar Hero: World Tour has confirmed a few choice names of their own. GameSpot attended an Activision press event in New Zealand, at which the publisher confirmed four tracks to be included in the GH:WT [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
PC gaming's dying, hunh? Not if the rumormongers have anything to say about it. Between recent 'confirmations' of Final Fantasy XIII and Grand Theft Auto IV, PC gamers have started dreaming of a brighter future -- and judging by a recent scan of the ESRB ratings, those dreams will soon have a soundtrack. The ESRB has [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 3, 2008
It's all but official -- GameSpot has a report that a recent SEC filing by Activision has revealed a new entry in the Guitar Hero franchise; namely, Guitar Hero: Metallica. Details are scarce with the official announcement not yet having arrived, but it's not much of a stretch to assume the game's pitch will read [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 12, 2008
The June issue of Game Informer has arrived, and with it, a world-exclusive reveal of Guitar Hero 4 and its new features. As predicted, the new iteration of Guitar Hero will incorporate drums and vocals, but more interesting still is the addition of "Studio Mode," a feature which will let users create and share their [...]
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