Guitar Hero 5 beating Beatles: Rock Band 4-to-1, claims Activision
Activision exec tells Financial Times its rhythm game is outselling its competitor fourfold in US, 9-to-1 in "other markets."
Activision exec tells Financial Times its rhythm game is outselling its competitor fourfold in US, 9-to-1 in "other markets."
While Guitar Hero 5 allows players to make Kurt Cobain rock out to any song on the game's 85-track setlist, the favored juxtaposition in press coverage since the game's launch ...
CEO Bobby Kotick reveals plans for "untethered Guitar Hero," Facebook integration, emotionally resonant animation, and taking "all the fun out of making video games."
Activision sets its sights on the Fab Four with the release of Guitar Hero 5.
Publisher stands by Kurt Cobain's inclusion as Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic join Courtney Love in decrying rhythm game's use of late frontman's likeness.
Anyone who has picked up the latest Guitar Hero 5 may have noticed Kurt Cobain's likeness making an appearance, along with two Nirvana songs "Lithium" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit." ...
Activision's latest rhythm game rocks out with Cryptic's new superhero MMOG, C&C Commander's Challenge, Section 8, two PSP fighters, and Gears 2 GOTY Edition.
Late Nirvana frontman to appear alongside "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Lithium" in Activision's upcoming rhythm game.
GamesCom begins and our cameras start flashing. Check out the stream to see what the show looks like.
Guitar Hero 5 isn't due out until September 1 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii, but Activision is wasting no time queuing up the first set ...
EEDAR's Jesse Divnich and NPD's Anita Frazier weigh in on 29% monthly decline--and whether the industry can pull out of its slump before year's end.
Activision offering upcoming band-specific spin-off to gamers who purchase next full installment of rockin' rhythm franchise.
Importing songs from previous games and exploring an easier, deeper music studio are the focus of our latest look at Guitar Hero 5.
$1.038 billion in revs yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to "first half of 2010"; Modern Warfare 2 most preordered ...
Activision rhythm rocker will allow use of virtual alter egos as playable characters on Microsoft's console.
"Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Under Pressure," more flesh out remainder of Activision's 85 playable tunes in upcoming rhythm game, due September 1.
In April 2008, Carlos Santana sounded like he didn't want anything to do with Guitar Hero. Speaking with the Orlando Sentinel, the famed guitarist said, "If you're going to spend ...
Activision may be sprinting to capitalize on the peripheral-driven rhythm genre with this year's Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, DJ Hero, and Band Hero, but it's foot-dragging when ...
Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration.
CEO Robert Kotick tells The Times that Sony doesn't "make it easy for me to support the platform," calls for PS3 price cut.
Nielsen study released yesterday reveals the top 12 games presented at the expo that are most likely to be purchased by gamers.
E3 2009: Actual tracks still under wraps, but all artists featuring in the latest instalment of Activision's band franchise have been officially outed.
E3 2009: Activision Blizzard kicks off this year's marathon investor call tipping hand on RTS date, PSP Guitar Hero, and new James Bond, Tony Hawk, Spider-Man, and Transformers in 2010. ...
Activision's latest rhythm rocker abandons traditional Halloween release window to get a one-week jump on The Beatles: Rock Band.
Neversoft focuses on making Guitar Hero a more social and hassle-free experience with the follow-up to World Tour.
Next installment in Activision's popular rhythm game franchise bringing 85 new tracks to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2.
Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil," Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," same-instrument multiplayer added to Activision's newest rhythm game.
Activision looking to translate its rhythm game, war action series into small- and big-screen properties, claims the Hollywood Reporter; concert tour also a possibility.
Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million ...
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