Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock News

  • 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.

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    • Posted Nov 23, 2009 11:50 am PT

  • Wii Play, Guitar Hero III top games of 2000s...so far

    Nintendo's Wii Remote pack-in and Activision's guitar-based rocker cap NPD's top 10 US bestsellers from Jan. 2000 to Aug. 2009; San Andreas, Call of Duty 4, Wii Fit also make chart.

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    • Posted Oct 14, 2009 11:42 am PT

  • 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.

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    • Posted May 8, 2009 11:07 am PT

  • 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.

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    • Posted May 7, 2009 1:50 pm PT

  • 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.

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    • Posted May 7, 2009 7:40 am PT

  • Prince kissed off Guitar Hero deal

    With Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: Metallica already out, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen widely rumored, the search is on for the next big musical act to get its own game in Activision's rhythm franchise. One title people can knock off the list is Prince, the rock-funk legend behind such...

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    • Posted Apr 30, 2009 5:07 pm PT

  • Activision rocking out Van Halen, Band Hero, Guitar Hero 5 in '09?

    Source: UK game-info site Eurogamer.What we heard: During a February 11 earnings call, Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith talked about the year's Guitar Hero titles. Those included Guitar Hero: Metallica (due out March 29), Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits for consoles, and a new...

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    • Posted Mar 6, 2009 4:44 pm PT

  • Gibson Guitar Hero suit thrown out

    Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.

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    • Posted Mar 2, 2009 5:25 pm PT

  • Guitar Hero III strums up $1 billion

    Activision touts 2007 game as first multiplatform console game to rack up nine digits in worldwide retail sales; series boasts 21 million song downloads.

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    • Posted Jan 12, 2009 1:00 pm PT

  • UK Games Chart: Mario Kart No. 1, Brain Training breaks records

    Nintendo's Mario Kart holds onto the number-one position, while Dr Kawashima's Brain Training marks a record-breaking 80th week in the top 10.

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    • Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:52 am PT

  • Warner Music says game makers need to pay up

    Record company CEO says licensing fees paid to the music industry by game companies are "far too small."

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    • Posted Aug 7, 2008 4:37 pm PT

  • Report: Activision Blizzard retains top talent

    Variety reports publishing giant has signed "key folks" from Blizzard Entertainment, Infinity Ward, and Neversoft to new long-term deals; announces two-for-one stock split.

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    • Posted Jul 11, 2008 6:08 pm PT

  • NPD: San Andreas caps US best-seller list

    Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises dominate industry-tracking group's top 10 list of all-time domestic sales leaders through April.

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    • Posted Jun 5, 2008 5:01 pm PT

  • EA acquires ThreeSF

    Megapublisher snaps up Shawn Fanning's online community for gamers.

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    • Posted Jun 4, 2008 7:01 am PT

  • Guitar Hero "leaping forward" in Q4, On Tour DS bundle confirmed

    Activision execs tell analysts it's two weeks away from revealing a "significant innovation" for its billion-dollar rhythm franchise; Nintendo bundling handheld with first portable edition.

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    • Posted May 8, 2008 6:09 pm PT

  • Activision annual sales near $3 billion

    Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4 boost publisher's year-long sales 92 percent; $602.5 million in Q4 revenues nearly doubles prior year's.

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    • Posted May 8, 2008 2:58 pm PT

  • Activision/Vivendi leave ESA, skip E3

    Merging publishers cut ties with gaming-industry trade group and confirm absence from annual E3 Media & Business Summit.

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    • Posted May 2, 2008 10:16 am PT

  • Q&A: Blind Guardian on music in games

    German band Blind Guardian talk to GameSpot about their appearance in the upcoming Sacred 2, and what it's like to be a guitarist playing Guitar Hero.

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    • Posted May 2, 2008 4:59 am PT

  • EU says OK to Acti-Blizzard union

    Antitrust body deems $18.9 billion merger of publishing powerhouses would not create unfair competition.

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    • Posted Apr 16, 2008 10:47 am PT

  • Charlie Daniels damns Guitar Hero III's devilish climax

    Fiddlin' country rocker "disgusted" with use of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" in Activision's rhythm game, says it perverts his song by showing satanic victories.

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    • Posted Apr 7, 2008 3:20 pm PT
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