Gamertell

After Gibson Guitars sued Guitar Hero’s publisher Activision and some major game retailers, alleging that the game infringes upon one of its patents (related to technology required for simulating a musical performance). It has realized that the other leading game in the music genre, Rock Band, is also in violation… Continue Reading »

After a long collaboration between the two companies on the very successful Guitar Hero franchise, in January 2008 Gibson Guitar Corp. filed a law suit against Activision Inc. for patent infringement claiming it has a patent for a system that simulates a concert experience and playing a virtual instrument. The… Continue Reading »

Activision today Today (August 2, 2007) announced 11 new tracks for multiplatform music sim Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. This increases the overall track list to 27 and includes master tracks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer, The Strokes, Iron Maiden, AFI, Queens of the Stone Age and… Continue Reading »

Guitar Hero III‘s name is out: It shall now be known as Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock! (Bummer they didn’t go with one of my suggestions). We also got out digital mitts on pictures of the controllers for the game, though the box art and official logo has not… Continue Reading »

Activision finally put a few Guitar Hero rumors to rest with a press release last week. In the announcement, Activision states that the next Guitar Hero game by Red Octane will be available Fall 2007 for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Interestingly enough, no where in the press… Continue Reading »