In Real Life

You Got Your Guitar Hero In My Zombieland

Leave it to a gamer to come up with a set of rules to help survive a zombie apocalypse.


August 23, 2009
News

Guitar Hero 5 DLC Incompatible With World Tour

So, we know that Guitar Hero 5 has—for a price—backward compatibility with existing song catalogues. But does it enable frontward compatibility in previous titles?


August 11, 2009

Guitar Hero Devs Interested In Natal, MotionPlus

Neversoft’s Brian Bright announced at a Guitar Hero 5 event that the game is franchise compatible, confirming speculation that Activision’s plan for world domination continues unhindered by lawsuit settlements.


August 8, 2009
In Real Life

Playing Guitar Hero On Expert While Solving Two Rubik’s Cubes

That’s what happens in this video. Guitar Hero fan and “speedcuber” Julian plays Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mr. Crowley” in Guitar Hero World Tour on expert difficulty while also solving two Rubik’s Cubes with his free hand.


July 28, 2009

Bargain Hunter: Guitar Hero World Tour Under $200

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Guitar Hero World Tour’s full bundle was over $300 at launch. At Dick Smith, it’s now under $200.


May 28, 2009

Today, Guitar Hero, You Have The Touch (And The Power)


March 31, 2009
In Real Life

Nickelodeon Kids Choose Guitar Hero Over Rock Band

Nickelodeon once again justifies our nation’s voting age restrictions, as Guitar Hero World Tour comes out at the top of a rather sad nominee pool at the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards.


March 26, 2009
News

Guitar Hero’s World Tour Plays Final Show for PC, Mac Fans

It’s company policy at Activision to exploit franchises. And you can’t very well exploit Guitar Hero: World Tour if it’s not on PC, can you? So Activision are bringing the game to PC (and Mac!).


March 25, 2009
News

Guitar Hero DLC: Pixies, Motörhead, Nirvana

There’s so much Rock Band DLC on offer every week that it’s easy to forget that, occasionally, Guitar Hero World Tour gets some as well. Here’s what it’s getting for the month of April.


News

GDC Panel: Behind The Scenes of Guitar Hero Mobile

JJ Lechleiter, Senior Product Manager on all three Guitar Hero Mobile titles explains why his games are like the only two cell phone ports that don’t suck.