Guitar Hero 5

8 Windows Phone 7 Games In Action

8:00AM October 12, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The $US200 Windows Phone 7 telephones launching on November 8 will be a new portable gaming option, the first one compatible with aspects of Xbox Live. Here are eight of the “launch wave” titles. Should Nintendo, Apple and Sony quake? More »


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Courtney Love Now Says Cobain Would’ve Been Cool With Guitar Hero 5

4:00AM January 31, 2010 | Owen Good

Professional widow Courtney Love, PO’d at Activision for how Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is presented in Guitar Hero 5, says Cobain probably would have found his game appearance amusing. But since he’s dead she gets to do all the suin’. More »


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Dethklok Wants To See You Play Guitar Hero

10:40AM January 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Dethklok has a new song in Guitar Hero today, and Metalocalypse creator Brendan Small is eager to see you give “Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” a try. More »


In Real Life

Morale Booster Connects Troops With NFLers On Xbox Live

7:00AM November 22, 2009 | Owen Good

Members of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers engaged US soldiers stationed in Iraq in a Guitar Hero battle, which would have been a heart-warming story if brickheaded quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hadn’t called the game “Rock Band” on the teevee. More »


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Band Hero Offers New Ways To Torment Kurt Cobain

8:40AM November 17, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Maybe Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash’s respective wills demanded that their spirits live on in the form of a digital Village People cover band, meaning the option to export Band Hero songs into Guitar Hero 5 isn’t totally bad. More »


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Could Band Hero/Guitar Hero 5 Brouhaha Cause Future Problems?

6:00AM November 7, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

In the span of two months, Activision has ticked off Courtney Love and No Doubt by letting unlockable avatars sing songs from other genres. More »


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Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Great Q3 Results

10:20AM November 6, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Things are lookin’ up for old Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that business is good, better than expected even, resulting in a $US755 million quarter for the company. More »


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No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness

8:40AM November 5, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players”. Sound familiar? More »


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Battle Of The Music Games: The Beatles: Rock Band Vs. Guitar Hero 5

11:20AM October 20, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

The NPD Group’s September hardware sales report fails to mention two other important platforms viciously battling for gamer’s attention—Rock Band and Guitar Hero, two games that saw big releases last month. So who won? More »


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Guitar Hero’s ‘Couples’ Cameo Profitable For Activision, Film

5:00AM October 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Ever met a Guitar Hero salesman? Me either. Vince Vaughn’s character in “Couples Retreat” was made one, however, because he and co-screenwriter John Favreau adore the series. And, how about that, it crowbared a few buxx out of Activision marketing. More »