Guitar Hero headbangs out $100 million

And I guess those shareholders will now be getting those shares.

It would be so sweet if they brought GH2 to the xbox360, ill buy it right away

Guitar Hero is one of the most fun, innovative games I have played for a long time. Every person I have convinced to have a go has loved it, no matter whether they rocked, or just stunk. I can't wait for the sequel!

Hopfully they will now make GH2 for the 360... I could happen now...

@goat_god_3 It wasn't RO's decision to not have vocals in Spanish Castle Magic. As part of the licensing deal, they couldn't license the lyrics, just the music, i.e. no vocals. Apparently the Hendrix Estate doesn't want anything out there that sounds too close to the real songs, which is understandable since they've made about 44mil since 1997 on them...

Ok, I'm really confused. One minute people are saying Harmonix developed the game and Red Octane published it, next minute they're saying Red Octane developed and published it. I never saw anything about Red Octane in Frequency and Amplitude so what's the deal?

that game is lame.. i mean what r u talking about "guitar hero" u barely press a few buttons etc... get a life ppl! lol

thats alot of money

Holy Toledo that's a lot of money...

I should've bought some shares of RedOctane last year, darnit.

In a previous story it was mentioned that Activision plans on bringing the new guitar hero to the Xbox360 and PS3. I believe they want to work out a service much like iTunes where you pay something like a dollar to download any song you want for the game. While that sounds cool I'm not sure that would be a great idea. If they did that, then how would they charge for a new version of the game which basically just has more songs (like Guitar Hero II)?

That price seems a bit steep to pay for a developer that has only developed a couple of games and only one of them was a hit...

WHOA 100 million. Crack tose bottles open. Was that RedOctane first game? Activison might be taking a big risk if they don't put the game on other systems. This type of game screams XBOX LIVE. But PS2 are in more homes but if they want to make back their money, spread the live. As much as we would love to have all the system, many can't afford them.

What is going on? Every news article I've read today includes something about SEC. Anyway, 99.9 million dollars is a whole bunch of money.

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Make it 4 360!!! it means mo money RO! come on! millions more will buy it.

This is the first franchise that I've actually WANTED to have milked for all that it is worth. The sequel is my #1 most anticipated game of the year, and I'd love Activision to release a slew of sequels. It is a lot of money, but this game's fans are some of the most loyal in the video game world.

whoa $100 million, go guitar hero

I have no doubt at all that Activision will recoup the 100 million it spent on acquiring Red Octane. We can expect to see textbook milking like this industry hasn't seen since Tony Hawk (what, 8 games in 8 years?). Who publishes Tony Hawk? Activision. This is great news for Guitar Hero fans though because you will be getting all of the rawking that you can handle and then some.

kids need to pick up a real guitar and play it.... so much for "guitar hero"

wow

That is awesome news!!! RO most definitely deserve it!! O and to the people saying that they wish the songs were the REAL recordings....RO wanted the real songs really bad but the artists them selves either wanted a LOT of money and/or and they didnt know if this game was going to flop so they didnt want to invest that much into it. Now though bands are actually going to the Harmonix guys and asking if they can have their REAL songs in the game!! So exciting!! :)

I just want 10% of the aquisition cost so I can start a real headbanging band, regardless if I'm devoid of any talent and can't tell between a C note and a A note.

Red Octane deserves it, and even more...

Woo. Guitar Hero is a great game. I just kind of wish the songs were the original recordings.

i just want a wii or gamecube version!!

Can't wait to get the Next Gen version of Guitar Hero!!!!!!

Please let Guitar Hero 3 have ALL the original recordings and no covers.... and add more depth to the game, a story mode or something.

awesome game, im glad its exclusive

I hope the money will get us some licensed music :).

does this mean that it wiil be coming to other consoles? i mean they wanna make money right?

cool!

Cool, now to celebrate, release all of the Guitar Hero 2 songs!! Seriously whoever doesn't have this game, GET IT! Your missing out.

More Guitar Heroes!! It's awesome. Keep that cooming Activision. *2 thumbs up*

cool, keep rocking with guitar hero!!

Cool! :D

best game ever, Activision made a great move in aquiring them.

Just look at it this way: GH has the potential to be as big--or bigger--than DDR. How much money have all the DDR games made. And think of all the crazy spin-offs: Punk Guitar Hero, '80s Metal Guitar Hero, Grunge Guitar Hero, '70s rock guitar Hero, etc. Don't think Country Guitar Hero would work, tho--too slow. Banjo Hero might, tho!! They could also have crazy '80s keyboard guitar hero for a New Wave spin-off. This thing will mint cash for a decade.

"At 80 bucks a pop i can why it made 100 million" It didn't make 100 million, Activision BOUGHT RedOctane for that amount.

At 80 bucks a pop i can why it made 100 million

RedOctane is good at what they do. When I see their name on a game/peripheral, I know I won't be disappointed. Congrats guys; I'm sure they are having a massive party, haha.

Good for them. All because of a rythme game too. I broke a serious rule in buying that game... NEVER buy a game that needs a peripheral. And yet it's one of the games that I love playing the most.

i hope they let red octane do what they do best without that much influence from activision... red octane knows what gamers want in a guitar game :)

RedOctane and Guitar Hero started at E3's Kentia hall and now look at them,being bought for 100 Million $ *Dr.Evil laugh*. I bet they never,ever expected that.

Dayum....For a rhythm game.

Hefty pricetag but RedOctane is probably worth it. The Guitar Hero franchise will only continue to grow and appeal to more customers in the future. I know for sure that I'm hooked!

$100 million for what is essentially a one-franchise developer? I'm not sure that this was a smart move by Activision.

Well of course it will cost a lot to make a great game. i can't wait to see the next Guitar Hero on the PS2. I would love to see this one the Guitar is wireless that would be real nice. Plus if I am reading this right we could see a new Guitar Hero in 2008. If so that would be real neat I would hope by then it would make the jump to either the 360 or PS3.

*too tired for business mumbo jumbo* Guitar Hero rawwks

Wow $100 million, I'm sure Activision will be able to recoup in the long run; besides they are a huge publisher.