Entries in ‘guitar hero’ (22)

Activision: Guitar Hero projects may return
12th April 2011, 1:50pm

News: Activision: Guitar Hero projects may return

Publisher claims the axed brand is not gone for good

Rush of devs back PlayStation Phone
14th February 2011, 12:32pm

News: Rush of devs back PlayStation Phone

Twenty firms already backing the device; 50 launch games inbound

500 jobs go in Activision restructuring
9th February 2011, 10:27pm

News: 500 jobs go in Activision restructuring

Publisher will shell out up to $50m in severance costs to lost staff

Activision cull on studios and pojects [Update 4]
9th February 2011, 8:53pm

News: Activision cull on studios and pojects [Update 4]

Guitar Hero and True Crime projects abolished, with multiple studios braced for cuts

'Harmonix is worth more to third-parties' - Viacom
11th November 2010, 2:40pm

News: 'Harmonix is worth more to third-parties' - Viacom

Media giant explains motivations for sell-off; says studio sale will be quick

11th August 2010, 8:30am

Blog: "When are new things good for games?"

David Braben looks at the future of the industry now that motion controls are here to stay

Neversoft on ‘selling out’ in the race for sales
9th August 2010, 11:30am

News: Neversoft on ‘selling out’ in the race for sales

Project director Brian Bright, who is working on what is thought to be the very last Neversoft-made Guitar Hero game, bares all

GDC: New US studio unveils 'real guitar' game
11th March 2010, 5:32pm

News: GDC: New US studio unveils 'real guitar' game

Power Gig comes with six-string peripheral; Creator says it can turn around failing music game genre

DJ Hero's audio in focus
11th January 2010, 10:15am

News: DJ Hero's audio in focus

A look at how FreeStyleGames reinvented the rhythm action series

Heard About: DJ Hero
11th January 2010, 10:00am

Features: Heard About: DJ Hero

Why mastering the DJ Hero soundtrack requires a new kind of developer

Natal integration ‘likely’ for Guitar Hero
22nd September 2009, 10:23am

News: Natal integration ‘likely’ for Guitar Hero

While Kotick foresees a console-free future, RedOctane is interested in the 360’s upcoming add-on

RedOctane was told ‘music games won’t sell’
22nd September 2009, 9:37am

News: RedOctane was told ‘music games won’t sell’

Numerous Japanese companies saw no potential in what became a world-conquering genre

Activision: 'Guitar Hero genre down’
6th August 2009, 11:40am

News: Activision: 'Guitar Hero genre down’

Publisher admits the genre is failing to captivate the market, though has plans to change fortunes

Music charts to count games DLC
9th July 2009, 9:50am

News: Music charts to count games DLC

Singstar and Guitar Hero wanted by UK's Official Charts Company

Activision developing new action game IP
11th June 2009, 2:00pm

News: Activision developing new action game IP

Publisher CEO reveals that it wants to enter $4bn genre to fuel expansion

Developing DJ Hero
5th June 2009, 1:00pm

Features: Developing DJ Hero

A look at turning the tables on Guitar Hero

DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and new IP Band Hero revealed
7th May 2009, 2:04pm

News: DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and new IP Band Hero revealed

Turntable peripheral and new mass-market music IP from Activision Blizzard arriving this autumn

Neversoft moves on from Tony Hawk
12th January 2009, 11:24am

News: Neversoft moves on from Tony Hawk

Developer to hand long-running skateboarding series to new studio

E3 '08: Day one review
15th July 2008, 7:42am

News: E3 '08: Day one review

A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV

'Great game design is making bad decisions in pursuit of good ones'
24th June 2008, 11:37am

News: 'Great game design is making bad decisions in pursuit of good ones'

Paris GDC: Harmonix discusses lessons learnt from production of iPod game phase

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