Tag: Guitar Hero

  • Viacom Discontinues, Looks To Sell Harmonix

    Massive media conglomerate Viacom issued a financial statement where they announced that Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix Music Systems will be sold, and as a result, the company has been listed as “discontinued” in that report (below), and a Viacom representative told Wired that they are exiting the video games business, because of…

  • News: Analyst Says Activision Should Reacquire Rock Band IP

    Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creatz, in looking at poor reviews and poorer retail figures for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, has stated that the only prayer Activision has of saving the franchise is dealing with the enemy: talking to Viacom and either merging with or buying the Rock Band franchise. “We believe Activision’s best…

  • Review: Guitar Hero Aerosmith (PS2)

    Guitar Hero Aerosmith Publisher: Activision Developer: BudCat Genre: Rhythm / Music Release Date: 06/29/2008 Believe it or not, this is already the sixth game to be released under the Guitar Hero name. You’d think that maybe we’ve reached a point of saturation here, but demand is so huge, (Guitar Hero III outsold everything but Call…

  • Review: Guitar Hero: On Tour (Nintendo DS)

    Guitar Hero: On Tour Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Activision Genre: Rhythm/Music Release Date: 06/22/08