Activision has revealed 11 new tracks for Guitar Hero III: "Miss Murder" - AFI "Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden "Through Fire and Flames" - Dragonforce "3's and 7's" - Queens of the Stone Age "Suck My Kiss" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "Raining Blood" - Slayer "Reptillia" - The Strokes "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath (Cover version) "Cities on Flame"' - Blue Oyster Cult (Cover version) "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain (Cover version) "La Grange" - ZZ Top (Cover version) Metallica's "One" will kick ... » Read More

2 Aug 2007

Janco: Guitar Hero To Add New Instruments In 2008

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Janco: Guitar Hero To Add New Instruments In 2008

As part of it's coverage of Activision's forthcoming first quarter earnings, analyst group Janco has said it expects Guitar Hero will counter MTV/Harmonix's forthcoming Rock Band by adding its own additional instrument peripherals at some point in 2008.
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2 Aug 2007

Activision announces 11 new Guitar Hero III songs

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision announces 11 new Guitar Hero III songs

Activision officially confirmed a bunch of songs that we knew were coming from Guitar Hero III and surprised us with a couple more. These include songs from artists like AFI, Iron Maiden, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer and the Strokes.

See the full list of 24 GHIII songs after the break.
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16 Jul 2007

"Guitar Hero is still relevant," says Activision

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Next Generation sat down with Activision Senior Vice President of Marketing Bill Kassoy on Friday to discuss Guitar Hero, EA's competing Rock Band, and casual games for Wii. "There was a lot of unmet demand due to controller shortage with the release of the first Guitar Hero," Kassoy said when asked about the franchise's massive success. "As a result, we invested heavily in ramping up production of Guitar Hero II to meet demand." Activision, the number two independent game publisher, says the ... » Read More

16 Jul 2007

Joystiq hands-on: Guitar Hero III

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Joystiq hands-on: Guitar Hero III

... it is Guitar Hero after all and if you already have a guitar you'll be all set, or you can purchase a wireless one, available on all systems with the game, when it releases.

Joystiq spent some time with the new Guitar Hero III ...
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15 Jul 2007

Red Octane's new wireless guitars, but what's Xbox 360's extra cost?

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Red Octane's new wireless guitars, but what's Xbox 360's extra cost?

Red Octane showed Joystiq their new wireless controllers coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii with the release of Guitar Hero III this fall. The Wii version (seen above), allows you to put your Wiimote into it via a flap in the back. The rest of the controllers look fine and the buttons are in the perfect place so you don't "pull a Peter Moore" in GH III like you would in Rock Band.

The weird news is Red Octane's cagey attitude towards pricing between systems, the same thing Joystiq experienced with Harmonix about Rock Band...
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12 Jul 2007

E3 07: Guitar Hero III rocks E3

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If you were even a tiny bit worried that the latest Guitar Hero will be anything other than another hard-rocking, solo-busting, finger-tapping experience... you can rest easy. Watch the first trailer of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, set partly to Tenacious Ds "The Metal," and all those worries will quickly slide away. Improved visuals and new modes of gameplay make it inevitable that we'll be holding our guitars over our heads all over again when its released for Xbox 360, PS2 and Wii in ... » Read More

11 Jul 2007

E3 07: Guitar Hero III rocks E3

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If you were even a tiny bit worried that the latest Guitar Hero will be anything other than another hard-rocking, solo-busting, finger-tapping experience you can rest easy. Watch the first trailer of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, set partly to Tenacious Ds "The Metal," and all those worries will quickly slide away. Improved visuals and new modes of gameplay make it inevitable that we'll be holding our guitars aloft all over again when its released for Xbox 360, PS2 and Wii in ... » Read More

9 Jul 2007

Pre-E3 2007: Guitar Hero III Guitars Revealed

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Pre-E3 2007: Guitar Hero III Guitars Revealed

E3 is upon us, and what better way to celebrate it than with a little Guitar Hero III news. Today Activision officially announced its partnership with guitar makers Gibson Guitar Corp. The partnership not only entitles the release of new Gibson guitars for players to rock out with, but also in-game brand guitars exclusive to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Players can use over 20 classic and modern Gibson guitars, and more than 80 finishes to stylize their rocking goodness. In addition, each platform will support fully-wireless guitars for GH patrons, with everything from PS2 to 360, PS3 and the Wii being fully wireless.
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6 Jul 2007

Guitar Hero III - EXCLUSIVE interview

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How do you top perfection? That's the challenge currently facing the new developers of Guitar Hero III. While controversy swirled when the franchise switched creative teams due to a publishing buyout, the people now working on the threequel aren't responsible for corporate maneuvers. They simply want to make the best Guitar Hero game they possibly can, without screwing up what came before. We recently sat down with two of the men leading this effort - Alan Flores, lead designer, and Chris ... » Read More

2 Jul 2007

Guitar Hero III to be released on october 28

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III to be released on october 28

Activision-representatives confirmed that Guitar Hero III will be out on the 28th of october 2007 in Europe. The game will be released on the PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and will be packed with a guitar-controller.
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10 Jun 2007

Guitar Hero III Updated Track List

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III Updated Track List

Updated tracks and info about Guitar Hero III.
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1 Jun 2007

Rock Band a Guitar Hero "imitator" says Activision

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During a conference call today Gamasutra reports that Activision execs took a swipe at EA and Harmonix' Rock Band, saying that it "wasn't surprising that [Guitar Hero] has attracted imitators." Sorry, what? In case you didn't know, Harmonix is also the original developer behind the Guitar Hero franchise, which has since been pawned off to Tony Hawk's dev Neversoft. Now, we're not big suited money men - in fact the closest we get to a secretary is sending the intern to fetch the Burger King ... » Read More

1 Jun 2007

Two new Guitar Hero 3 tracks announced

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PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Two new Guitar Hero 3 tracks announced

Information about Guitar Hero III has been arriving at a very fast pace now following the partial song list announcement last week. In addition to the 11 previously announced tracks, two more have been revealed.
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31 May 2007

First Guitar Hero III footage rocks the 'net

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The first ever gameplay footage from Guitar Hero III has hit the internet, specifically YouTube. Two movies are viewable, one featuring the track Slow Ride (made famous by Fog Hat) and the second Weezer's My Name is Jonas. Other tracks confirmed for the sequel so far include Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones), Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins), Sabotage (by Beastie Boys), The Metal (by Tenacious D), Knights of Cydonia (by Muse), Rock And Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss), School's ... » Read More

23 May 2007

Activision talks Guitar Hero III

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Activision has finally come out with the juicy info we've been waiting for on Guitar Hero III. The game, on its way to PS2, PS3, Wii and 360, will pack a host of new features including an expanded online multiplayer battle mode, new boss battles and loads of new unlockable content. Activision will also put out new wireless guitars for use with the new game, based on Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for Wii, 360 and PS3, and Kramer models for PS2. These new guitars, which will be made available ... » Read More

10 Apr 2007

Guitar Hero III goes multiplatform

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The Activision-owned publisher Red Octane revealed the third game in the Guitar Hero series is going multiplatform this autumn. A post in the support section of the firm's website promised, "Guitar Hero III for the PlayStation 2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii are currently scheduled for release in the United States in Fall of ... » Read More

17 Jan 2007

Neversoft joins Guitar Hero band

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Neversoft, the creator of all things Tony Hawk, will be involved in the development of future Guitar Hero titles, a page on the company's website has revealed. The website shows a split-screen ad for job opportunities at Neversoft, with a section for Guitar Hero - "Click to audition for the band," it says - sitting next to a series of links related to the latest Tony Hawk title, Project 8. The ad is an obvious indication that Neversoft will play some part in Guitar Hero's future. But, before ... » Read More