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Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits Lands In June With 48 Songs

While Activision has already made Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits public knowledge, we didn’t know what the publisher considers a “greatest hit.” Turns out its four dozen tracks from Guitar Hero I, II and III. That includes, but is not limited to, (deep breath) “Them Bones” by Alice in Chains, “Killer Queen” by Queen, “Nothin’ But…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009

Guitar Hero Marches On With Queen, Hendrix, and James Bond

Activision details their downloadable content lineup for Guitar Hero World Tour this month, bringing players more Hendrix, a little Queen, a smattering of European tracks, and the James Bond theme song. The month’s downloadable songs kick off this Thursday with the third European track pack, with Italy, Finland, and France represented by Vanilla Sky, The…

By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009

Court Denies Gibson’s Guitar Hero Lawsuit

Guitar manufacturer Gibson’s grand plans to sue Activision over its Guitar Hero series have been dashed, as the District Court for the Central District of California has ruled against Gibson, denying its patent infringement claims. Gibson filed the suit against Activision last march, albeit “reluctantly,” claiming that Guitar Hero infringed on a nine year old…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009

Lemmy and King Diamond Gameplay Trailers

Here’s two more Guitar Hero: Metallica trailers, featuring Motorhead and King Diamond, showing the headbanging action you won’t see because you’re concentrating on the note highways. Sweet mercyful crap, dig some of those sets. Of course, the full tracklist has already been revealed, but here’s a viewers guide of the songs in each video: Guitar…

By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009

So Which Console Is Buttering Activision’s Bread?

Yup, more fun numbers from Activision’s annual report, released earlier today. In this case, we see which console (or consoles) are buttering Activision’s bread. And the winner? Not a console at all. Like we already covered earlier tonight, Blizzard’s revenue from combined World of Warcraft subscriptions and boxed sales (the “99” figure being almost entirely…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2009

How Much Do Blizzard Contribute To Activision’s Bottom Line?

Activision and Blizzard, they’re now tight, combining Guitar Hero and Call of Duty’s dollars with those World of Warcraft rakes in on a monthly basis. But what’s the split between the two? Activision’s freshly-released annual report lets us know (using net revenue as a yardstick). And the winner is…Activision, who for 2008 (and we’re talking…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2009

Activision to Publish Bakugan Game

It was only a matter of time before the soaring popularity of card and toy game Bakugan was snatched up by a developer and turned into a video game. Activision today announced they’ve signed a deal with Nelvana Enterprises to develop and distribute a video game based on the toy and animated television series. The…

By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009

Singularity Screens Show The Power Of Glove

Raven Software‘s Singularity may have an uphill battle ahead of it to convince the first-person shooter market of its unique qualities, but Activision top brass loved it. Supposedly, it play-tested better than anything before it. Perhaps more gamers will need to go hands-on with its unique power glove, the TMD. That’s short for Time Manipulation…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica’s King Diamond In Evil Polygons

The inclusion of Mercyful Fate‘s King Diamond will ratchet up the evil in Guitar Hero: Metallica, as well as the Danish black metal quotient. As you can see, Mr. Diamond looks authentically and theatrically evil. That’s partially due to the details, like the appearance of Kind Diamond’s trademark microphone handle, made of real (polygonal) human…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2009

Mystery Rocker is in Fact King Diamond

Probably not much of a surprise, but inspection of the Guitar Hero: Metallica trophies list reveals one for “Rock Out as King Diamond,” meaning he’s a playable character in the game. Gene Simmons is thrilled. Lars Umlaut is readying his own C&D letter. Guitar Hero: Metallica is out March 29 in the U.S., May 5…

By Owen Good Published February 22, 2009

Rumor: Brutal Legend Wii, Battlefront III & LEGO Indy 2

A Go Nintendo reader – from the retail sector by the looks of it, given the breadth of tips – has come forward with loads of new information on EA & Activision’s 2009 lineup. Details are scarce beyond some brief listings, so we’ll move straight into those. Note that there are some Lucasarts games in…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2009

Guitar Hero, Now On Google Phone

Activision like to exploit franchises. Guitar Hero is probably their biggest. So when a new platform – the Google Phone – comes around, you can bet Activision will be exploiting Guitar Hero on it. Announced yesterday was an Android-ready version of Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile. It differs from the standard version of GHWTM by…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica Misspells Band Name

Uh. Whoops. Somebody at Activision thought it would be a good idea to put all the game’s featured band names on the cover of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Nobody at Activision edited said list. So we’re left with a cover that features band names like, well, Metallica. Queen. Alice in Chains. Slayer. And Lynyrd Skynrd. Where’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009

Activision Threatens EA, Double Fine With Brütal Legend Lawsuit

Activision may not be giving up Brütal Legend to EA without a fight—or at least a payout. Activision, which abandoned the game last year following its merger with Vivendi, thinks it still has publishing rights. According to a report from Variety, Activision Blizzard has informed Electronic Arts of its claim to Double Fine’s Brütal Legend,…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009

Guitar Hero Metallica Comes With Slice Of Lemmy

Metallica announced today that Guitar Hero Metallica will feature Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister as a playable character, presumably when one plays the band’s hit “Ace of Spades,” one of many guest tracks in the game. It should be a very profitable year for the English bassist, as he’ll also be appearing in the similarly umlauted Brütal…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2009

Guitar Hero Standalone Controllers Hit This Week

Finally. Starting Sunday Guitar Hero World Tour players will be able to purchase individual guitar controllers and drum kit controllers in stores in North America. While the quite lengthy press release goes into all kinds of details we already knew about the drum, the guitar and the songs you can use to play them with,…

By Brian Crecente Published February 12, 2009

Activision Predict 2009 Console Sales

Step aside, analysts and amateur crystal ball-gazers! Continuing a trend set by Microsoft, Activision have decided to start throwing console guesstimates around, taking a swing this morning at guessing console sales for 2009. So just what does Activision boss Bobby Kotick see when he gazes into his crystal ball? All was revealed as part of…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2009

James Bond Racer Delayed to 2010

The James Bond racing game, which we first caught wind of late last year, has been pushed back to 2010 to give Bizarre Creations a bit more development breathing room. The game is said to be a third-person Bond game that’s racing and driving focused. But they’re also working on a second racing game, described…

By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009

Activision: No Plans To Drop Phelps, A-Rod From Guitar Hero Ads

Now that Alex Rodriguez has admitted to being a juicer and Michael Phelps has been caught sucking on a bong, will Activision yank its Guitar Hero World Tour ad spots featuring the two? Nope! According to the New York Daily News, Activision has no plans to stop running the ads amid controversy over two of…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2009

Activision Hastily Tosses Together Fun4All Wii Label

Activision UK has had a smashing idea, cobbling together a half-dozen Wii games that “the whole family can enjoy!” then slapping on the Fun4All label. Sound familiar? The North American Activision recently did the same. The UK’s Fun4All label is, for all intents and purposes, North America’s “Wee 1ST” label, a branding scheme that will…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2009