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Nov 27, 2007
Activision raises outlook on record results N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision raises outlook on record results Activision Inc has announced that it is raising its financial outlook for its fiscal third quarter, ending December 31, and for the financial year as a whole.

This is the result of better than expected revenues to date on its titles, which include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

The statement released by the company revises the Q3 outlook up from USD 1.05 billion to USD 1.23 billion, with a diluted earnings per share moving from USD 0.51 to USD 0.66.
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Nov 27, 2007
MTV's Rock Band takes on Guitar Hero - Big announcement coming N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - MTV's Rock Band takes on Guitar Hero - Big announcement coming MTV Games has taken its first major step into the console game arena with the launch of "Rock Band," with company executives touting the title as the integration of music and gaming on a whole new level.

"Our belief is that 'Rock Band' is not just a game," said Jeff Yapp, executive vice president of program enterprises at MTV Networks Music Group. "It's a new platform for which to engage with music, and that's what we're most excited about."

"We're pretty optimistic about what this game is going to do," Jeff Yapp said. "But our next big announcement, which is coming up fairly quickly, is a move to a whole other realm."
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Nov 26, 2007
Guitar Hero III wireless guitar controllers in stores early 2008  N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III wireless guitar controllers in stores early 2008 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock lets fans thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3. PlayStation2 gamers will also get to shred on an exclusive shape, Gibson's Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.

Activision, Inc. today announced that standalone wireless guitar controllers will be available at retail stores nationwide by early 2008.
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Nov 25, 2007
Guitar Hero, Rock Band, & DDR Knock-Offs Target Unsuspecting Consumers N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero, Rock Band, & DDR Knock-Offs Target Unsuspecting Consumers Via Ripten:

"Gift givers looking for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or Dance Dance Revolution merchandise this holiday season beware, knock-offs are out there, and while you may not know the difference, the individual receiving the gift likely will."
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Nov 23, 2007
Guitar Hero III: watch the GR eight player jam-off
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Nov 23, 2007 There was shouting, frayed tempers and a whole lot of hot consoles, but we pretty much pulled off the impossible – an eight player Guitar Hero face-off across all console disciplines. Four monitors, four machines, a mixing desk (yep), a tangled Gorgons nest of wires and eight players. You dont want to try this at home. It took a little organisation and a bit of technical head-scratching, but, as you can see from this backstage footage, the biggest problem was getting ... » Read More
Nov 21, 2007
Band Sue Harmonix, Red Octane Over Gutair Hero Cover N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Band Sue Harmonix, Red Octane Over Gutair Hero Cover Rock band The Romantics have filed suit against Harmonix, RedOctane and Wavegroup Sound for the cover version of "What I Like About You", included in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, reports Billboard.
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Nov 19, 2007
Guitar Hero III for Wii being pulled from stores? N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III for Wii being pulled from stores? With news last week surfacing that Guitar Hero III for the Wii plays in mono sound only, despite advertising that Dolby Pro Logic II is supported, Activision has repeatedly told gamers that they are "looking into the issue." Aside from that, they've yet to provide further details or a definitive time frame on distribution of a possible fix. Now, it appears that Activision is ready to address the problem.
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Nov 16, 2007
NPD: 2007 Sales So Far - Plus Top Sellers of the Year N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - NPD: 2007 Sales So Far - Plus Top Sellers of the Year The best selling games in units sold, across all platforms, for the year are as follows, with more year-to-date sales data available at the source.

¿ Halo 3 - 3,700,000
¿ Madden NFL 08 - 3,200,000
¿ Guitar Hero II - 2,800,00
¿ Wii Play with Remote - 2,500,000
¿ Pokemon Diamond - 2,100,000
¿ Pokemon Pearl - 1,500,000
¿ Spider-Man 3 - 1,400,000
¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - 1,400,000
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Nov 15, 2007
Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero III
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Nov 15, 2007 For two years now, Guitar Hero has ruled the music genre with a fret-blazing iron fist. That reign is now contested by Rock Band, which happens to come from the same guys who made Guitar Hero what it is today. Now that their creation is in the hands of another studio, who's to know which team brings the rock? For the answer, we turn to our custom-built comparison videos that split the screen right down the middle - Guitar Hero III on the left, Rock Band on the right. The two games ... » Read More
Nov 14, 2007
Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson says new version of Nintendo's portable complete; holiday release torrent creating retail woes.

Wilson notes that not all games will be affected by insufficient retail space. "Clearly, the end-of-year squeeze creates limited space at retail, which limits the size of initial orders of games with less publicity and reorders of games with lower quality." He anticipates games with high preorder rates such as Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4, Assassins' Creed, Mass Effect, WWE, and Rock Band to be less affected by insufficient retail space. "Titles that could be at risk of getting squeezed," he continues, "include Haze, Kane & Lynch, and Uncharted."
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Nov 14, 2007
Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Titles Join Massive Ad Network N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Titles Join Massive Ad Network Activision and video game advertising network Massive, a subsidiary of Microsoft, have announced that Activision titles Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground have been added to the Massive Network, allowing in-game advertising to be updated in real-time.

According to the companies, Massive ads served into Guitar Hero III will be "contextually relevant" to the rock venues in which players perform. As for Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, the ads will be "tailored to real-world skating environments," offering marketers visibility in each title's specific demographics.
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Nov 13, 2007
Guitar Hero III boosts US record sales N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III boosts US record sales There are early indications that Guitar Hero III has had a significant impact on record sales for bands featured in the game.

The game, subtitled Legends of Rock, was released in the US at the end of October. It will launch in Europe on 23 November.

Hard rock label Roadrunner Records said that sales of DragonForce's album "Inhuman Rampage" increased 126% week-on-week in the wake of Guitar Hero III's release. DragonForce's song "Through the Fire and Flames" is featured as an unlockable bonus track in Guitar Hero III.
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Nov 12, 2007
Research: Orange Box Eating into Halo 3 Sales N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Research: Orange Box Eating into Halo 3 Sales One industry watcher says the increasingly crowded shooter market is falling victim to some significant sales cannibalization among top-tier titles.

With shooters like BioShock, Halo 3, The Orange Box and Call of Duty 4 hitting the market within close range of one another, companies have had to convince consumers to choose their game over competitors. After all, not all shooter fans can drop a few hundred dollars at once.
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Nov 11, 2007
Guitar Hero III For Nintendo Wii Is Mono Sound Only? N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III For Nintendo Wii Is Mono Sound Only? Reports have been flying across the web claiming that Guitar Hero III for the Nintendo Wii plays in mono sound only. If true, this could be a huge disaster for Activision and Nintendo. Guitar Hero III is supposed to support Dolby Pro Logic II quality sound.
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Nov 8, 2007
Call of Duty 4 in 'Extremely High Demand', Guitar Hero III Seeing Some Sellouts  N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Call of Duty 4 in 'Extremely High Demand', Guitar Hero III Seeing Some Sellouts "Call of Duty 4, which was released two days ago by Activision, appears to be in extremely high demand and is sold out across the board. We've checked with a wide range of retailers (Gamestop, Wal-Mart, Target), and only pre-orders are being satisfied-stores are otherwise sold out of the title," said Nollenberger Capital Partners analyst Todd Greenwald.

"Guitar Hero III, to a lesser extent, is also out of stock at many retailers... The Xbox 360 and the Wii versions are the hardest to come by," he said.
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Nov 8, 2007
Guitar Hero III storms Nintendo WFC N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero III storms Nintendo WFC Nintendo's free online service has been taken by storm with legions of rockers hitting the internet to face off against fellow five-button guitarists.

Stats for the week ending November 4 show that mighty DS titles such as Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Metroid Prime Hunters and even Zelda: Phantom Hourglass were all knocked down a slot when GH III charged in with 622,580 connections, placing second only behind the predictably popular Pokemon Diamond/Pearl games which saw an astonishing 1,455,526 connections.
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Nov 7, 2007
Activision Reveals Plans for Guitar Hero DLC N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision Reveals Plans for Guitar Hero DLC It sounds like we're not the only ones who love Guitar Hero III. After an extremely positive financial report yesterday that cited the new Guitar Hero release as a primary source of Activision's fortunes, the publisher let us know just how much today. In its first week of release in North America, Guitar Hero III has sold more than $115 million, marking it as the largest launch in its over 20-year history.
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Nov 6, 2007
Analyst: Nintendo Wii Will Beat PS3 In Guitar Hero III Sales N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Analyst: Nintendo Wii Will Beat PS3 In Guitar Hero III Sales Guitar Hero III is already a huge success, having sold over $100 million of product on Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and PS2 during its first week of release. Sales probably won't be too shabby when it releases on PC and Mac next week, either.

According to Jesse Divnich, analyst for The simExchange, the Nintendo Wii version is predicted to outsell the PlayStation 3 version by a two-to-one margin when all is said and done.
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Nov 5, 2007
Guitar Hero 3 rakes in $100M in a week N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Guitar Hero 3 rakes in $100M in a week The Guitar Hero franchise continues to produce for game publisher Activision, accumulating $100 million in North America since its launch on Oct. 28th.
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Nov 5, 2007
Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver to hit Guitar Hero III N4G
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Wii - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver to hit Guitar Hero III The first downloadable content for Guitar Hero III has been revealed by a fan at the ScoreHero forums who accidentally made the discovery.

It looks like three downloadable content packages will be made available, in the same way downloadable content was handled for Guitar Hero II. Expect a Foo Fighters pack with All My Life, The Pretender and This Is A Call, a Velvet Revolver pack with Slither, She Builds Quick Machines and Messages and the final pack for the boss battle music. No word on pricing or when to expect these songs.
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Genre: Other Games/Compilations
Release date: Oct 28, 2007
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Neversoft
Franchise: Guitar Hero
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS
2 player CO-OP
Online
2 player VS
2 player CO-OP
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