In addition to more than 20 minutes worth of Rush, the next Guitar Hero will feature these 22 newly revealed songs, ranging from the darn good Blue Oyster Cult’s “Burnin’ For You” to the ear-searing “Unskinny Bop” by Poison.
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the latest entry in Activision’s rhythm game series that also features a story-driven “Quest Mode“, will test your endurance with one of the longest Rush songs on catalogue, the epic overture “2112″.
It’s one thing when a writer or sales analyst tells you music game sales are down. It’s another, all the more disheartening thing, to hear it from someone who makes Guitar Hero games for a living.
Activision reveals the next entry in the Guitar Hero franchise, Warriors of Rock, featuring more than 90 tracks, a Gene Simmons-powered quest mode, and new challenges for every track in the Guitar Hero catalogue. Check out the first 35 tracks!
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Here, courtesy of music magazine Kerrang, is our first real look at footage from the upcoming Guitar Hero 6.
Guitar Hero is changing course with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, a music game with some unexpected additions, including a story-driven quest mode that involves a group of heavy metal warriors seeking a legendary guitar and a battle with The Beast.
Prototype developer Radical Entertainment isn’t the only studio rumoured to get the axe from parent company Activision today. Sources close to and within developers Neversoft (Guitar Hero) and Luxoflux (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) and also being gutted.
Answering the fan mailbag on the band’s official site, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says he’s had recent “high level meetings” with Activision and Neversoft to discuss an idea that is more attractive to the band than a dedicated box set.
