Rock Band 3 will be unveiled at E3 and before it does, MTV Games has bashed Activision for pumping out so many titles in the rival Guitar Hero franchise. Is it right to claim that Guitar Hero has lost its rhythm while Rock Band has stayed in tune? Read on for the latest installment in the Rock Band vs Guitar Hero battle of the fake plastic bands.
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A major player behind Guitar Hero has said the game is “likely” to use Project Natal when it lands later next year on the Xbox 360. That could mean an all new range of air guitar games to get to grips with. Read on to see just what’s being lined up.
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The Guitar Hero/Rock Band battle wages on mercilessly, with innovation after innovation, but if you were wondering what the motivation behind all the add-ons, DLC and pop group tie ins was, we now know: sales of both series have crashed, with revenues dropping almost 50 percent in a year.
We always salute those about to rock, plastic style. But while there are those of you who love Guitar Hero World Tour, some truly see it as the real alternative to picking up a real axe and set of skins. And that’s where the new Logitech Guitar Hero Wireless Drum Controller. Read on, bedroom rockers, to find out how much this slice of fakery will set you back.
DJ Hero, the upcoming Activision spin-off of the Guitar Hero series for the Sony PS2 and PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, is to retail for a recommended price of £107.99, according to one online retailer.
The Sony PS3 might not get future instalments of Call Of Duty, Modern Warfare, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and others according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. Why? “It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better.”
Guitar Hero 5 has been announced, and its key innovation will be the ability to play any mix of four instruments in multi-player modes. Four drummers? Four singers? Four guitarists? Or any mix of guitarists, singers and bass and lead guitarists will apparently be possible (although whether you’ll be able to add a scratch DJ, or four, to your band line-up has yet to be revealed).