Activison: Next Guitar Hero Innovation Announcement Coming in Two Weeks

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Activison: Next Guitar Hero Innovation Announcement Coming in Two Weeks
Guitar Hero 4 details coming soon. Also, the publisher has partnered with Nintendo on special Guitar Hero: On Tour DS hardware bundles. That, Call of Duty 5, Tony Hawk and more game lineup info within...
Posted by James Brightman on Thursday, May 08, 2008


As good as fiscal 2008 was, on a conference call Activision Publishing boss Mike Griffith said that fiscal 2009 will be "even larger."

"We'll launch the largest lineup in the company's history with a 25 percent increase in SKUs year-over-year," he said. Unsurprisingly, both Guitar Hero and Call of Duty will play a very big role in the company's future success.

Griffith noted that more than 15 million songs have been downloaded for Guitar Hero to date. Furthermore, for '09 Activision is planning triple the number of Guitar Hero SKUs, quadruple the local song content in Europe, more than triple downloadable song content overall, and more than double the in-store kiosk presence.


Guitar Hero Screens
Screens and Photos from Hit Music Rhythm Game Guitar Hero Series
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Screens

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Activision

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

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Interestingly, Activision has partnered with Nintendo to also launch a separate DS hardware package bundled with the upcoming Guitar Hero: On Tour. Griffith said Nintendo has been "impressed" with the innovative game & fret peripheral. Recently, Signal Hill analyst Todd Greenwald said that the title would likely sell millions of units at launch and should not be underestimated. Considering that Nintendo is partnering with Activision on a hardware bundle for its ubiquitous DS handheld, Greenwald may be right.


As for the next console iteration of Guitar Hero (aside from the Aerosmith game), this holiday season Activision will "provide a significant leap forward" worldwide on all platforms. Griffith promised more information on Guitar Hero 4 and what they have planned in just a couple of weeks.

Activision's other monumental franchise Call of Duty will also play a huge role for Activision's fiscal 2009. Call of Duty 5 will "bring the intensity" of CoD4 to another new military theater to engage Activision's "significantly larger user base, which nearly doubled last year as new users came into the franchise," said Griffith. The game will come to six platforms, including the Wii and PS2 this time.

One of Activision's real staples over the years of course has been Tony Hawk. Griffith said that the publisher is "reinventing Tony from the ground up" with "two independent developments underway." The first of these is expected this year as an exclusive DS title "that utilizes new technology not yet seen on the DS." The second is planned for fiscal 2010. "This title will have two years in development to deliver the kind of breakthrough this franchise needs... We're very bullish on the kind of innovation this will bring. This won't be your father's Tony Hawk," said Griffith.

Griffith also mentioned that the recently acquired Bizarre Creations (Project Gotham Racing) is "deep in development" on two racing titles, with release of new racing IP expected in fiscal 2010. Griffith said it "already looks very strong."

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GH4 is going to have to do a lot to earn my respect, because currently, Rock Band says FU GH. DLC every week is a must, or no purchase.

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Originally Posted by tha_con

GH4 is going to have to do a lot to earn my respect, because currently, Rock Band says FU GH. DLC every week is a must, or no purchase.

Truth.

Even though I picked up GHII the other day because they were all on clearance, for $30, and that's with the guitar!

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Report: Guitar Hero IV to Feature Drums, Vocals, Song Creation
While this probably won't come as a shock to anyone, it looks as though Guitar Hero IV will support options like vocals, drums and song creation. Sadly, it isn't much of a surprise that the drum looks incompatible with Rock Band either.
Posted by David Radd on Wednesday, May 14, 2008


Shacknews is reporting that Guitar Hero IV will feature support for vocals, drums and song creation. This news will "debut" in Game Informer's June issue. Activision recently promised that more details about Guitar Hero IV will come out in the next two weeks.

The report by Shacknews also says that certain indicators point to an incompatibility between the drum set for Guitar Hero IV and the one used in Rock Band. Images of the Guitar Hero IV drum set in Game Informer show three drum pads, two cymbal pads and a foot pedal compared to the Rock Band drum set, which has four drum pads and a foot pedal. Considering the ongoing compatibility feud between Activision and Harmonix over guitar controllers, it seems likely that the drum sets for Guitar Hero and Rock Band will now also be incompatible with each other.