Fresh off developing the Bruce Willis-powered PlayStation game Apocalypse, developer Neversoft used the pre-built Willis model as the first rider in the prototype for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. That's just one of many fun facts in Did You Know Gaming?'s look at the king of skateboarding games.

Sad news this evening from Hercules, California, where the mother of Neversoft concept artist Simon Ko has apparently been murdered.

The once-prolific Guitar Hero series sees just one major release this year. Once upon a time, we could expect publisher Activision to pump out five or more guitar-based games a year. In 2010, there is only Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

In addition to more than 20 minutes worth of Rush, the next Guitar Hero will feature these 22 newly revealed songs, ranging from the darn good Blue Oyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" to the ear-searing "Unskinny Bop" by Poison.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the latest entry in Activision's rhythm game series that also features a story-driven "Quest Mode," will test your endurance with one of the longest Rush songs on catalog, the epic overture "2112."

It's one thing when a writer or sales analyst tells you music game sales are down. It's another, all the more disheartening thing to hear it from someone who makes Guitar Hero games for a living.

Activision reveals the next entry in the Guitar Hero franchise, Warriors of Rock, featuring more than 90 tracks, a Gene Simmons-powered quest mode, and new challenges for every track in the Guitar Hero catalog. Check out the first 35 tracks!

Here, courtesy of music magazine Kerrang, is our first real look at footage from the upcoming Guitar Hero 6.

Guitar Hero is changing course with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, a music game with some unexpected additions, including a story-driven quest mode that involves a group of heavy metal warriors seeking a legendary guitar and a battle with The Beast.

Already feeling bogged down by April Fool's Day fluff? Why not settle in with a meaty feature on how Guitar Hero games are made, right down the excruciating details of audio programming.

Prototype developer Radical Entertainment isn't the only studio that got the axe from parent company Activision today. Sources close to and within developers Neversoft (Guitar Hero) and Luxoflux (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) are also being gutted.

Answering the fan mailbag on the band's official site, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says he's had recent "high level meetings" with Activision and Neversoft to discuss an idea that is more attractive to the band than a dedicated box set.

Activision returns to a simple numbering scheme for the Guitar Hero series with the fifth entry in the core-focused, band non-specific entry, Guitar Hero 5. That's reflective of its largely gimmick-free gameplay as well as the series' evolution.

Of all the differences between Guitar Hero 5 and its predecessor, World Tour, the changes to Music Studio seem to be the most dramatic.

Neversoft's Brian Bright announced at a Guitar Hero 5 event that the game is franchise compatible, confirming speculation that Activision's plan for world domination continues unhindered by lawsuit settlements.