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The Guitar Hero series was only officially axed (pun intended) in February this year but Activision has already had a change of heart. Despite disbanding the business unit dedicated to building the game and deciding to ditch plans for Guitar Hero 2011, it seems the publisher is already pondering a rebirth.

The news comes straight from the head honcho’s chops. In an interview with Forbes, Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick hints that work on a Guitar Hero reinvention is already underway and blames poor old DJ Hero for its demise in the first place…

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ubisoft rocksmithNow that Guitar Hero is out of the picture, it’s time for a new challenger to enter the ring and do battle with Rock Band. Introducing Ubisoft’s Rocksmith, a music gaming experience which uses real instruments and has one goal — teach you to play a “real” guitar. Simply connect your guitar to your Xbox 360 or PS3 using the standard ¼ inch jack and rock out.

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Another week of exciting tech news has come to a climax. If you’ve been away don’t worry; you can catch up with all the best news morsels to have landed on Electricpig this week. Read on for our weekly news roundup filled with lots of exciting news on Nokia’s change of direction, the demise of Guitar Hero, a possible iPhone nano, iPad 2, new HTC handsets and much more.

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Axe gods will be mourning the death of Guitar Hero today, as Activision Blizzard cans the game franchise after five years. Turns out nobody wants to wield a plastic axe and prance around the living room to AC/DC anymore. Or at least, they don’t ant to pay for a game where that’s the objective. This also means that the 2011 version of Guitar Hero has been shelved for the time being as well. But while this is the final curtain for Guitar Hero, DJ Hero could still survive, although there’s no news on its fate as of yet.

Sad to see the back of Guitar Hero? Shout out in the comments!

[via MSN]

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It’s far from a fine Wednesday morning outside, but you can ignore the weather when there’s so much good gadget news to be had this AM. It’s all rounded up for you right here, so read on and tuck in with your techie breakie!

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guitar here: one at a time pleaseActivision studios handle a lot of games. With fifteen active studios all working on multiple titles you can perhaps understand why the market seems a little crowded sometimes and why – occasionally, we’re not pointing any fingers here – the quality control can slip a bit.

Activision bosses understand this too, which is why they have announced that from here on in each studio under the Activision umbrella will be sticking to just one title at a time.

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Guitar Hero 6, aka Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is due to be formally announced at E3 next week – but we’ve just seen what appear to be the first shots of the game’s new guitar peripherals. And they’re quite different from previous plastic strummers – the bodies are completely swappable.

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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has just got official with its first trailer hitting ahead of E3. You’ll be strapping on your plastic guitar for what Activision claims is the biggest bundle of tracks ever featured in one Guitar Hero or Rock Band instalment with 90 songs stuffed onto the disc. Read on for the Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock video trailer and the setlist so far…

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