Director Brett Ratner has been plenty vocal about wanting to develop a movie based on the game Guitar Hero. But Activision, the company that owns the franchise, isn't going for it. "I'd really like to do it, but they're not letting me," he tells EW.com. "I expressed my interest, but because it's such a success, it's like now there's no reason to make a movie about it."

Ratner is a big fan of the game, incorporating it into videos he's directed for Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey, and he envisioned a story about a small-town kid who dreams of fame and wins a Guitar Hero competition. "The game is wish-fulfilling, everyone can be a rock star."

But despite the setback, Ratner is not giving up hope. "I might prevail," he says. "I usually do."
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GameFocus: "In a interview with music website Spinner.com, Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry said that songs from their new album may make their way into their game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith."
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Activision has released the demo of the hit Guitar Hero: Aerosmith on the XBOX Live Marketplace and Playstation Store. Start to unleash your inner rock star, the Aerosmith way. The demo includes "Sweet Emotion" and "Dream On" by Aerosmith, as well as "Walk this Way" by Run DMC featuring Aerosmith, "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and more. Have fun!
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A new survey of Guitar Hero and Rock Band players by Brown University ethnomusicologist Kiri Miller has revealed some fascinating trends, including the fact that 76 percent of the players bought music they heard in the game, and 69 percent often play in multiplayer modes.

The initial results from Miller, who has previously written on the subject for Gamasutra sister site GameSetWatch, were first revealed on her 'Guitar Hero Research' weblog.

She explained: "As of this writing I have received 414 responses. Survey respondents were self-selecting; most heard about the survey through recruitment messages posted on several high-traffic online messageboards devoted specifically to these game"
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Darren Madigan 27 of Huddersfield, England was served with a noise abatemant last year for playing music to loudly. But he has now breached it by playing Guitar Hero to loudly and poorly according to neighbour.
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Activision Blizzard Inc. on Thursday reported that Activision Inc.'s first-quarter profits more than doubled on strong sales of the "Guitar Hero" franchise and the game based on the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda."

The first quarter ended before the closing of Activision's merger with Vivendi Games, creating Activision Blizzard.

In the quarter, Activision earned $59 million, or 18 cents a share, up from $27.8 million, or 9 cents a share, in the first quarter a year ago.

In the quarter, Activision logged $654.2 million in sales, up from $495.5 million a year ago.
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Dick McVengeance of Destructoid says,

"Let's face it: the Guitar Hero controller is not the ideal item for the game. It'd be nice to hold a full-sized guitar in your hands. We've seen people build custom controllers and put them on eBay, but those were one-off deals, and usually rather expensive."
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As part of the MLB All-Star Festivities for next week, Yankees starting pitcher Joba Chamberlain will be playing Guitar Hero: Aerosmith with fans on XBOX Live as part of the network's "Game With Fame" series.

To play with Chamberlain, you'll need to send a friend request to gamertag JobaGWF by 6:30 PM EST/3:30 PM PST on Wednesday, July 16.
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I don't know about you guys, but playing with Aerosmith is just something I didn't even dare to dream of. Having them in my living-room would be another thing, but thanks to Guitar Hero, I will be just one of the millions of happy fans that can make both of their dreams become reality.

"Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" is much like Guitar Hero III, but with more of a personal feeling for all those classic rockers out there. They now have the opportunity to be a part of the Aerosmith history, from the Nipmuc High School to the star-studded halftime show at the Big Game.

The game offers an exclusive chance to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, by offering all Guitar Hero and Aerosmith lovers out there the opportunity to fill in Joe Perry's shoes and play alongside Steven Tyler in some of the best concerts the world has ever seen.
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Kotaku: Not that this will matter to any of you on a practical level, since we pray you won't actually pick up a copy of Guitar Hero Aerosmith, but it's good news on principle. Seems that Rock Band controllers will work with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, with the G4TV team testing the 360 version and finding that all functions - including the whammy bar and star power - are up and running. Seeing as the problem was always at Activision's end (GH controllers would work with Harmonix's Rock Band), have they swallowed their pride and opened up the music controller market? Appears so, at least for 360 owners. Let's just hope this carries on into Guitar Hero World Tour, where it might actually matter.

UPDATE - Thanks to all the readers who let us know, after testing, that this only applies to the 360 version. Sorry PS3 owners.
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So time has passed, and time heals all wounds right? It was with a hopeful heart that some people bought a copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and tried firing it up with a Rock Band guitar, only to be greeted with a screen telling them, "An unsupported guitar peripheral has been detected."

Sigh.
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Console Monster writes: "Walk this way for the latest XBOX Live Marketplace update. Ahead of tomorrow's XBOX Live Arcade release is new content for Soul Calibur; trailers for Alone in the Dark and Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution; The Bourne Conspiracy passport location videos; new Rock Band tracks and Aerosmith videos, coinciding with the release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith last week. Here's the full list:

Name: Soul Calibur IV PICTURE Pack 01
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Soul Calibur IV THEME 01
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Alone in the Dark Eden Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: Everywhere..."
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GameFocus reports: "If you're planning to buy the Guitar Hero Aerosmith Special Edition Bundle because your Rock Band guitar won't work, think again..."
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Welcome to New Releases for the Week!

Highlights this week include Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo Wii/PS2), Gears of War Refresh (Xbox 360) and Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (Nintendo DS).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of June 29, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!
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The push button codes for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith have been exclusively revealed by CheatCC.com. Check them all out!
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The complete listing for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has appeared online and it's somewhat more varied than the title suggests.Whilst Aerosmith dominates the list, there's a few choice tracks from artists like The Clash, The New York Dolls and Stone Temple Pilots.Here's the full list:    * "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople (cover)    * Draw the Line" by Aerosmith    * "Dream ... » Read More

After boring the American audience time and time again at the super bowl half time show, Aerosmith is now bringing boredom to your home console and plastic guitar. Activision has revealed the song list for the upcoming borefest Guitar Hero : Aerosmith. Fat, long haired, emo kids can now sleep soundly knowing that on June 29th 2008, they'll be picking up their guitar and playing "Train Kept A Rollin" and "Walk This Way".
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The complete 41 numbers set list in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has been revealed. The game will follow Aerosmith throughout their career from small clubs up to their comeback success. The game also includes other bands Aerosmith toured with or are fans of.

The start of the game: 'Tier 1 - All the Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople), Draw the Line (Aerosmith), Dream Police (Cheap Trick), Make It (Aerosmith), Uncle Salty (Aerosmith). Tier 2 - All Day and All of the Night (The Kinks), I Hate Myself for Loving You (Joan Jett), Movin' Out (Aerosmith), No Surprize (Aerosmith), Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith).'
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GT: "Journalism Rule #1: Check your sources.

The embellished Entertainment Wise article is a sorry excuse for journalism."

The original Rolling Stone interview didn't have the serious gamer-hate quotes in it. Check your sources.
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From Guitar Hero: Aerosmith's 41 songs set list, not the entire soundtrack will be Aerosmith hits. So far 28 songs and their artists have been revealed. VGB compiled a list including videos for each song, such as Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator", "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith, and "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett.
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