Guitar Hero: On Tour

Activision's 2010 financial report has revealed that the publisher is ceasing production of all Guitar Hero games and canning True Crime: Hong Kong...

GoGamer is offering a DS deal in the form of the Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle for a mere $14.90, a discount of 63%.

Buried in today's Elecrtonic Arts earnings call was this amazing revelation from COO John Pleasants: Revenue for music/rhythm games was down 36% during the first quarter of the year and 42% in March, per NPD. As a result, EA has cut the gross sales revenue it expects from its EA Partner division, which distributes Rock Band for Viacom. That's a huge decline. And keep in mind that there weren't any major music game releases during the first quarter of last year, while 2009 saw Guitar Hero: Metallica (albeit at the very end of March). As we started to see in late 2008, sales of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour must be down massively from the original Rock Band and Guitar Hero III. And while EA CEO John Riccitiello said he feels really bullish about Rock Band: Beatles Edition, the fact that the company is expecting $400 million less in sales indicates just how big an impact continued sales of Rock Band through last year mattered, and how far Rock Band 2 is lagging.

Slashgamer: Prince is considered to be one of the greatest musicians of our time. Honestly, even if for some reason you can't stand him, it's hard to argue his greatness, just look at his achievements. The artiest has won seven Grammy Awards, one Golden Globe and even an Academy Award for his work on Purple Rain. Even with his legendary work, comes controversy. Without me getting to much into it, just go to his Wikipedia page and look under 'controversy.' With that said, PBS asked Prince on his thoughts about Guitar Hero. Although he didn't necessarily criticizes the rhythm game, he just doesn't think it should be a substitute for playing an actual guitar.

There are plenty of deals on video games this week, as much as 50% off some games and gear. Guitar Hero games and accessories, as well as PlayStation hardware too. Here's a round-up of various video game deals that are going on this week. You may want to check them out soon, because supplies are limited! Among the offers are: $20 off the PLAYSTATION 3 Uncharted Bundle $20 off LittleBigPlanet Guitar Hero Aerosmith for free when you buy Guitar Hero Metallica Resistance Retribution or MLB 09 for free with PSP Guitar Hero On Tour Guitar Bundles for 50% off Buy 1 Xbox 360 or PS3 game at Target, get 50% off another Get $20 off Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars when you purchase a DSi and more!

A California court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by legendary guitar maker Gibson against Activision for allegedly violating a patent with their Guitar Hero games.

Red Octane is kicking off Black Friday a few days early with several amazing deals on older Guitar Hero products, which make perfect gifts for your friends and family who don't know any better. The deals are mainly PlayStation 2 oriented, with Guitar Hero III wired bundles going for only $29.99 and the wireless bundle only $10 more. Along with the PS2 deals there's a PS3 bundle of GHIII for only $39.99, and a two pack of Guitar Hero On Tour for the DS ringing up at $69.98. I suppose you could call it a clearance sale, but that would ruin the spirit of the holidays. Make sure you use the code BF2008 for the wired bundles and BF2K* for everything else, or you bargain hunting will have been for naught.

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Motamedia has unveiled the vehicle advertising plan for Activision's forthcoming Nintendo DS edition of its hugely popular music game - Guitar Hero On Tour. A fleet of 30- and 40-foot trucks will carry advertising for the game, which is out now in the UK, and hopes to reach a wide audience in areas largely uncluttered with other forms of advertising, the company said. We are delighted to be part of the nationwide launch of Guitar Hero on Tour and to be assisting such a leading player in the worldwide games industry, Motamedia MD Colin Smith added.

E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when Madden NFL 09 unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far.