Publisher Activision has just added a few more games and maybe one more development studio to its kill count. The mega-publisher has axed the Guitar Hero franchise, killed its True Crime reboot and fired much of Freestyle Games. [Kotaku]
It’s been a while since I bothered playing Guitar Hero, but you know what would change that right quick? If each button I pressed lead to a corresponding flame shooting sky-high. That’s the magic of FireHero. And it is incredible. More »
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I’ve seen Vuvzela Hero jokes for a while. Yes, the World Cup’s most annoying musical instrument could be merged with Guitar Hero. The results would be slightly more annoying to my neighbours. Let’s finally watch this fakery together and chortle. More »
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Slide on a pair of electrode-laden armbands, and suddenly all your sweet air-guitar licks are captured, finger by finger, without an instrument in sight. Sure, there are plenty of good reasons for this besides Guitar Hero. More »
Each and every Christmas, my family enjoys two fully baked dinners, a champagne breakfast and a few bottles of choice wine. And in between opening presents and talking about the year that’s been, for the past few years we’ve also managed to squeeze in a bit of family Guitar Hero action… More »
Fake musicians the world over are increasingly casting aside their fake instruments, reports video game stats go-to firm the NPD Group. Apparently, the short era of plastic rhythm game instruments and accessories is levelling off. More »
