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Guitar Hero co-creator secures $6 million for Android controller
Charles Huang and new company Green Throttle Games raise $6 million in early stage funding for development of Atlas game controller, Arena app.
News - Posted Dec 4, 2012 8:06 pm GMT
Sports, music games exempt from ratings in latest UK bill
Draft of Digital Economy measure proposes exceptions for games situated in athletics, rhythm, religion genres.
News - Posted Nov 23, 2009 7:50 pm GMT
Guitar Hero TV show, Call of Duty movie under consideration - Report
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.
News - Posted May 8, 2009 7:07 pm GMT
Guitar Hero tops $2 billion, Activision Blizzard earns $981 million in Q1
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 per month.
News - Posted May 7, 2009 9:50 pm GMT
Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero, DJ Hero confirmed for fall '09
Activision confirms previously rumoured Heroes arriving this autumn, alongside Van Halen; full Greatest Hits/Smash Hits setlist revealed; first shot of turntable controller inside.
News - Posted May 7, 2009 3:40 pm GMT
Activision trademarks 'Sing Hero'
Megapublisher's USPTO filing might be first sign of new competitor for Konami's Karaoke Revolution and Sony's SingStar series.
News - Posted Mar 11, 2009 11:03 pm GMT
Gibson Guitar Hero suit thrown out
Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.
News - Posted Mar 3, 2009 1:25 am GMT
Gibson encores patent suit to Rock Band
Instrument maker's quest to have Activision's Guitar Hero pulled from store shelves extended to include EA, MTV, and Harmonix's latest four-piece rhythm game.
News - Posted Mar 24, 2008 7:28 pm GMT
Gibson frets retailers with Guitar Hero patent suit
Instrument maker files suit against vendors to keep Activision's rhythm game off store shelves; publisher says case stems from refusal to renew support.
News - Posted Mar 21, 2008 1:16 am GMT
Gibson Xploring Guitar Hero patent infringement
Longtime supporter of Activision's best-selling rhythm franchise claims game violates patent filed in 1999 for "technology for simulating a musical performance."
News - Posted Mar 12, 2008 10:40 pm GMT
Guitar Hero rocks out to the tune of $1 billion
The rock star-wannabe franchise has blasted through industry records, and sold quite a lot of games.
News - Posted Jan 22, 2008 4:48 pm GMT
Q&A: Morhaime on Activision-Blizzard union
President and cofounder of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on the $18.9 billion dollar deal that changed the face of gaming.
News - Posted Dec 3, 2007 2:50 am GMT
Vivendi merges with Activision in $18.9B deal
Game industry sees paradigm shift as number two and number three independent game publishers ally to form "Activision Blizzard"; Vivendi to control 52 percent stake.
News - Posted Dec 2, 2007 6:14 pm GMT
Analyst: Guitar Hero series to sell 7.5M in '07, two expansions coming
Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter estimates the runaway hit of a rhythm game will put $550 million in Activision's coffers this fiscal year.
News - Posted Nov 28, 2007 1:03 am GMT
Activision Q2 earnings, Guitar Hero III launch break records
[UPDATE] Rhythm game sells over $115 million in week after launch--over one-third of publisher's entire July-September earnings; company expecting $1B holiday quarter, reveals three new titles.
News - Posted Nov 5, 2007 10:20 pm GMT
Guitar Hero Essentials on iTunes
Apple and Activision whip up premade playlists for purchase featuring all the original songs covered and featured in the four Guitar Hero games.
News - Posted Oct 24, 2007 2:21 am GMT
Activision Q1 revs soar 163 percent
Guitar Hero II and Spider-Man 3 spur nearly a half billion in sales for the publisher; PC Quake Wars reconfirmed for current quarter.
News - Posted Aug 2, 2007 10:00 pm GMT
Library has Guitar Hero rocking the stacks
Iowa book borrower asks teens to tune up, turn on, check out with help of RedOctane rhythm game.
News - Posted Jul 31, 2007 12:41 am GMT
Harmonix donates to help fansite in need
Developer gives back to the community by helping online Guitar Hero leaderboard site upgrade servers to handle demand.
News - Posted May 25, 2007 3:09 am GMT
Q&A: RedOctane's Kai Huang
Founder and president of the California-based company spills the beans on Guitar Hero III, how he came up with the idea, and why some great songs aren't in the game.
News - Posted Apr 16, 2007 4:28 pm GMT