Guitar Hero

Activision CEO: We 'Abandoned Innovation' in Guitar Hero, But Plan to 'Reinvent' Franchise

Activision CEO: We 'Abandoned Innovation' in Guitar Hero, But Plan to 'Reinvent' Franchise

Bobby Kotick talks about why Guitar Hero and DJ Hero ultimately crashed and how they plan to bring Guitar Hero back in future.

Call of Duty The 'Stickiest' Game Of All Time, Says Activision

Call of Duty The 'Stickiest' Game Of All Time, Says Activision

A leaked internal memo details the reason Activision feels Call of Duty won’t go the way of Guitar Hero.

Guitar Hero Is Only 'On Hiatus' For Now

Guitar Hero Is Only 'On Hiatus' For Now

Activision clarifies that the music franchise isn’t completely dead, just hiding in the background.

Guitar Hero 'Abused' By Activision, says Former RedOctane Head

Guitar Hero 'Abused' By Activision, says Former RedOctane Head

The former CEO of RedOctane lashes out at Activision for its handling of the franchise.

Guitar Hero and DJ Hero DLC Finished in February

Guitar Hero and DJ Hero DLC Finished in February

Activision has already killed the division, and now they're about to pull DLC support.

Harmonix: Death of Guitar Hero 'Discouraging'

Harmonix: Death of Guitar Hero 'Discouraging'

The original creator of the brand is sad to see it go, but it continues to invest in Rock Band.

Activision Has 'Nothing But Love' for Harmonix, Not Giving Up On Guitar Hero

Activision Has 'Nothing But Love' for Harmonix, Not Giving Up On Guitar Hero

With Harmonix likely to be sold off by Viacom, will the music game developer be acquired and rejoin the Guitar Hero franchise? 

Axl Rose Sues Activision Over Guitar Hero III... Three Years Later

Axl Rose Sues Activision Over Guitar Hero III... Three Years Later

Guns N’ Roses’ singer feels Activision wronged him with the use of former guitarist Slash in GH3.

Activision May Offer Subscription for New Bungie Game, WoW, StarCraft II and All Call of Duty, says Pachter

Activision May Offer Subscription for New Bungie Game, WoW, StarCraft II and All Call of Duty, says Pachter

We get even more insight from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter about the possibility of tiered online subscriptions for Activision's games.

Activision Confirms Closure of Guitar Hero Developer Budcat

Activision Confirms Closure of Guitar Hero Developer Budcat

There's also been a reduction in workforce in the QA team in California.