E3 '07: New Guitar Hero III details, guitars emerge

Activision's newly subtitled Legends of Rock to feature dozens of Gibson guitars, boss battles; publisher touts agreements with all major labels, indie outfits; new controller pics inside.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--With Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s set for release later this month, it's nearly time for Activision to take the wraps off the first Neversoft-developed entry in the series, the upcoming Guitar Hero III for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 2. Today the publisher detailed a full lineup of unlockable guitars in the game, which it is now calling Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Activision also included a few other scraps of information about the upcoming game, saying that it will include "a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content, and visually stunning rock venues."

The publisher also said that it will be offering downloadable content for the game on multiple platforms, and stressed that it has entered into partnerships with "all the major and independent record labels and music publishers to allow unrivaled access to their deep history of music catalogs."

A full list of the unlockable guitars available in Guitar Hero III follows below:

Gibson:
ES-335
Explorer
Firebird
SG
Les Paul
V-Factor
Super CES400
Marauder
Corvus

Epiphone:
Casino
Coronet
Sheraton

Kramer:
650
Vanguard

Bass Guitars:
Marauder
Corvus
Les Paul
LP Double Cutaway
EDS 1275
ES335
Firebird
Flying V
Moderne
SG
X-Plorer

158 Comments

  • bombslot

    Posted Oct 15, 2007 4:51 pm PT

    I love guitar hero 2 and play it with my friends, but nothing can substitute playing a real guitar. Don't get me wrong, this is a great game! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

  • irongobbo

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 7:08 pm PT

    They Dont put wireless in wiis guitar to make it cheaper

  • zer0ne

    Posted Aug 19, 2007 10:06 am PT

    Can I play the previous Guitar Hero games for PS2 using the PS3 wireless guitar???

  • Taylor9124

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 11:20 pm PT

    OMG im obsessed with guitat hero 1 and 2 and cant wait for this!!! did anyone else notice a PS3 button to, like the xbox guitar for number 2 had one, and on this one, the upper left corner of the guitars, look they each are diff. one has the xbox button, one has a blue button, and one has a wii nunchuck joystick. sweetness!!!

  • cheddar101

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 9:00 pm PT

    guitar hero 3 is gonna be awesome but how come the wii guitar has the wii more inside instead of just putting built in wireless

  • SuperGogeta24

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 2:02 pm PT

    : ( i wanted the les paul for the ps2

  • packernation31

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 6:59 pm PT

    nothing new...

  • Panman_Dan

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:47 am PT

    Im glad to see some new guitar names, and more bass guitars, this game sounds and looks promising.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 4:30 pm PT

    I haven't played the earlier games yet... I probably should...

  • rikhan_z

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 1:29 pm PT

    Do the unlockable guitars have special powers or something?

  • xgalacticax

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 5:48 am PT

    are there going to be britney spears songs?? hahahahahahahahaha... no seriously.......Sony fanboys, please dont hate, everyone deserves to have this on their console. nice to see ps2 is still getting attention. sony better hold on to it because, 100 million units??? .....=Ching Ching!!!

  • Toysoldier34

    Posted Jul 12, 2007 12:45 am PT

    I've heard that since the Wiimote fits into the front of the controller it would be cheaper. Since it would mean the controller itself wouldn't have to have the components to have a motion sensor and a wireless signal inside. Hopefully it's true because I don't wanna be payin $60 for an extra controller. Even though I wouldn't hesitate to fork over $60 for an extra controller it would be nice if i didn't have to.

    Any other ideas, opinions, or facts about this rumor?

  • Nickolai1979

    Posted Jul 11, 2007 11:47 pm PT

    Yes, the RD Artist is a strange omission to me. Both bass and guitar. I've owned both at one time and I miss them in real life and I'll miss them in GH III.

  • AnimMac

    Posted Jul 11, 2007 1:52 am PT

    Meh, seems cool and all, but they forgot mt favourite Gibson, the RD.
    And it would be cool if people could create and insert their own songs, since most songs in GH don't seem to bother me and they left out "the" only genre from the '80s I like.

  • unclejohn0525

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:01 pm PT

    I wonder if the Wii version will have downloadable songs. It better.

  • Zacek1000

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 3:11 pm PT

    Why to insert the wiimote there? To use the tilt action?

  • xtiansk8

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 2:48 pm PT

    holy sh@t that is soo hardcoreee!!

  • stu_gamer

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 2:41 pm PT

    U can play rock band online so u dont need 4 ppl Lunchbucket16 could have just u and random band members from all around the world

  • dannyboy2443

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 2:23 pm PT

    Looks like there still bringing it to the PS2.

  • aramitz

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 1:18 pm PT

    Why don't they make some deals with other guitar manufacturers? It'd add a bit more realism to the game if it portrayed that not every single band/artist uses Gibson made guitars. They managed to get a bunch of different amp manufacturers afterall. To differ itself from Rock Band it really should focus in depth on the guitar side of things.

  • GreenGoblin2099

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:54 pm PT

    Note to Activision: We don't care the unlockable guitars. We care about the songs.

  • jonesy1304

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:33 pm PT

    this looks sweet i have GH I and GH II but i think im gunna give rock band a try. but ill prob get this sooner or later

  • saint168

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:25 pm PT

    Is the controller gonna be wireless?

  • -Hells_Gate- posted Jul 10, 2007 12:24 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    -Hells_Gate-

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:24 pm PT (hide)

    Only bad thing is this going to Nintendo

  • supersonic49

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:21 pm PT

    Awesome, finally GH is coming to Nintendo.

  • Zaphack

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:20 pm PT

    I am definetly getting this game!

  • BeeefIsGoood

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:18 pm PT

    cool

  • Warfust

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:14 pm PT

    Wow, alot! I can't wait to get my hands on it.

  • phillymaniac14

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:07 pm PT

    i'll get this for wii and and the possible future wii rock band game

  • JehovaWrinkles

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 11:59 am PT

    Holy crap i really like the graphics they look alot better and crisper than the second guitar hero, and if the new controller came in red that would be hot.

  • taylor888

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 11:27 am PT

    hopefull they'll paint that thing a different colour than white like maybe the colour of an acoustic guitar, and I still don't see why they didn't model it after a BC rich beast

  • KingSigy

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:47 am PT

    Rock Band will be better, because Harmonix is working on that!

  • Mariofan1314

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:39 am PT

    Guitar III will be just as good as Guitar Hero II,if not better!

  • Lunchbucket16

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:20 am PT

    the guitar looks the best outta all of them. i dont like the idea of rock band. it seems you have to have 4 people to have fun with it.

  • darth-revan

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:15 am PT

    I think i would be much more into this if Harmonix was making it and Rock Band didnt exist.

  • kyo_tetsuei

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:12 am PT

    Rock band for me. I'm looking forward to the drums.

  • tankintheair315

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:47 am PT

    meh i think i might just get rock band

  • PrivateJessard

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:05 am PT

    I kinda want the difficulty to be between 1 and 2.

  • PrivateJessard

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:03 am PT

    This guitar is way better than the fender. Fenders suck.

  • tai_chi_rabbit

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:02 am PT

    This ones difficulty is supposed to be between 2 and 1 so if you beat 2 on expert you should be fine.

  • PrivateJessard

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:00 am PT

    I can't wait till this game. I beat the first two on expert. I don't know if I could on this one. I'll start off with it on hard.

  • mjwickstrom1

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:29 am PT

    Sweet! I'm thinking about getting GH3, because I didn't get GH2.

  • GH_GOD_OH_YE

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:10 am PT

    Sounds really cool, iIhope that steve vai is a boss like in crossroads, how cool would that be

  • jesus_knight

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:04 am PT

    awesome i wonder how the boss battles will be!

  • Gally66

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:29 am PT

    sweet

  • bgres077

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:23 am PT

    That's all the info we get? Come on.

  • yoyoda44

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:14 am PT

    for bass guitars, it is called a thunderbird not a firebird you moron

  • LikwidX3

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:38 am PT

    ya cant go wrong with neversoft, and ya cant go wrong with GH, finally ill be able to blaze some frets on my wii.

  • AnFangs_Endes

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:38 am PT

    Guntarzes

  • indigovenom

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:13 am PT

    This is a cool looking game, but my cousin brought this to my attention. "From a leaked memo sent to Joystiq by someone at Game Crazy, prices range from $79.99 USD for drums (roughly £39.76 GBP), to $29.99 USD for the microphone (£14.90 GBP). But the guitar has two different prices for each console. While the PS3 guitar is $59.99 USD (£29.82 GBP), the 360 guitar comes in at $79.99 USD like the drums."

    and now my cuz is very upset.

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