Activision Axe Guitar Hero & Other Big Franchises

by Robin Parkeron February 10, 2011
Reflecting their poor financial results from 2010, in a conference call to investors yesterday Activision took the axe to the Guitar Hero series – and more of their other popular franchises. This is mainly due to the decline in popularity of music-based games over the last few years – highlighted by the terrible sales figures Rock […]

With Guitar Hero: It’s Just A Jump To The Left…

by Robin Parkeron October 13, 2010
And then a step to the ri-ight! Three songs from the cult-classic musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, will be unleashed upon the Guitar Hero community just in time for Halloween – so get your fishnet tights ready! Fans of the film can do the “Time Warp”, alongside other classics “Sweet Transvestite” and “Hot Patootie”. […]


Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock – New Guitar Design

by Robin Parkeron June 8, 2010
How many axes can you carry? Activision have unveiled another new redesign of their Guitar Hero peripheral. Dropping the added control of the touch-sensitive slide bar from the World Tour guitar design, the new instrument favours customisation in the form of  interchangeable bodies. The new design has integrated all of the electrical and mechanical elements […]