Activision, continuing its apparent plan to become the new Electronic Arts, has revealed its sordid scheme to provide twice the amount of Guitar Hero games currently on the market by 2010, effectively tripling the franchise's installments in two years.
It would appear that Activision plans to follow the example set by Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, so it's likely that the new games will be further band-specific titles. CEO Bobby Kotick claims that the The 'Smith has enjoyed more success off the back of Guitar Hero than from any of its albums.
"[Their] version of Guitar Hero generated far more in revenues than any Aerosmith album ever has," he explained. "Merchandising, concert sales, [and] their ability to sign a new contract [have] all been unbelievably influenced by their participation in Guitar Hero."
Well then, let the saturation commence!
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6:59 AM on 09.16.2008
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Someone I know was telling me that it's ridiculous that Rock Band 2 has come out a year after the first one. I informed them that Guitar Hero is even worse, with the "base" 3, along with the 80's one, Aerosmith, the upcoming WT, the DS game, and the rumored Metallica game.
They said "yeah, but Guitar Hero was first and is allowed to do that".
Um...touché?
Do not want.
There are some bands I would like to see a GH game devoted to, but I would rather spend 15 dollars and be able to choose the songs that I want, rather than shell out 60 bucks for a new game and only end up playing about a third of the songs regularly.
Did you tell him that the people that made Rock Band actually made the original Guitar Hero?
Too much to fast if you ask me.
oh wait...