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One new song accidentally revealed to be in Guitar Hero IV

12:53 AM on 02.07.2008, Hamza CTZ Aziz 50 comments

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The band The Answer released a press statement today declaring that one of their songs, "Never Too Late" (video of the song above), will be appearing in Guitar Hero IV. They also stated that Guitar Hero IV would be coming out at the end of this year:

"This is a tremendous honour and privilege for both The Answer and the Alberts label," said James Cassidy, UK boss of music label Alberts.

The song is one of 20 picked out from over 200 songs that were submitted at a trade fair event by Activision. It's no surprise that GH IV is coming out this year. The franchise is now a giant money cow and they're going to milk this baby dry.  So what do you all think of this song from a band no one has ever heard about before?  

[Via EuroGamer


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tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 02/07/2008 00:51
I think yawn...way to utterly murder and rape the soul of yet another series Activision.

Don't you think it's odd that now that Activision has usurped EA as the number one third party company, they're doing the exact same thing that EA has been doing for the last decade, schilling uninspired sequels to games far sooner then most gamers are ready for?
Macca's Avatar
Macca at 02/07/2008 00:58
Surfer Girl called it.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 02/07/2008 01:01
@tazarthayoot: My thoughts exactly. In other words, Activision has let the title of #1 publisher get to their heads.

This song sounds pretty awful, but I’d have to hear a studio version to make a proper judgment. No matter...I doubt I’ll be buying Guitar Hero IV unless there’s some songs by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, or The Beatles in it.
Count Grishnack's Avatar
Count Grishnack at 02/07/2008 01:04
The franchise is pretty ridiculous now.

I mean I know it isn't business smart (so it will never happen), but in the long-run supporting better DLC instead of going Madden on that ass and making the same game every year +roster updates, will keep the franchise relevant longer.

/run-on sentence
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 02/07/2008 01:10
Considering the bat shit insane numbers GH3 did, I also expect to see a GH 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and GH: Best of 1 -> 10.
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 02/07/2008 01:16
That's some crappy audio, but from what I can make out, it sounds like a pretty mediocre song anyway.

This gets a big MEH, as does GH4.
bottled dark's Avatar
bottled dark at 02/07/2008 01:21
whatever.

i'll probably end up buying it anyway.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 02/07/2008 01:23
Sounds like it may be fun to play, which I suppose is all we can really ask. Well, besides Zeppelin and AC/DC.
13thDragon's Avatar
13thDragon at 02/07/2008 01:24
So wait, one new song *IS* Guitar Hero IV? So GHIV consists of only one song?


AWESOME!!!!!
Auger's Avatar
Auger at 02/07/2008 01:35
They should go the way of Singstar's DLC model, buy the game once and buy new stuff through the game.
jpitner's Avatar
jpitner at 02/07/2008 01:48
What's that? Rock Band model works? (singstar adopted ftw) Activision/EA are just too used to their yearly version of games (how long until we start with Guitar Hero '08 editions?
manta's Avatar
manta at 02/07/2008 01:57
Who cares? Rock Band kicks the poop out of Guitar Hero anyways. I know it doesn't have that same OMG CHALLENGE factor, but I think less gamers were looking for that than the ones that were looking for playing fun, popular songs.

As a side note, I've probably dropped close to 50 bucks already on Rock Band DLC. By the time GH4 comes out, That will have probably tripled. GG Activision, you guys suck.
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GrayFox at 02/07/2008 01:57
Sounds like a shitty version of Led Zeppelin to me.
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Dexter345 at 02/07/2008 02:14
Well, I don't think much of it at all. Since Harmonix relinquished control of the development of the Guitar Hero games, and especially now that I have Rock Band, I don't think I'll be buying another GH game, unless they do something like Guitar Hero: All of Dexter's Favorite Songs Ever Edition.
BoXDoS's Avatar
BoXDoS at 02/07/2008 02:41
The song is laym. GH4 will own however.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 02/07/2008 05:16
I'm worried for the franchise.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar
PrinceofCannedPeaches at 02/07/2008 06:11
Interviewer: So what do you think about another GHIV Sequel?
Exec: Well, Jim, we here at Activision believe it's never too late to make another.

And that's the Answer.
JonDarkwood's Avatar
JonDarkwood at 02/07/2008 06:29
Rock Band : Guitar Hero :: skate. : Tony Hawk
teknomusik's Avatar
teknomusik at 02/07/2008 06:59
This piece of crap song will be one of the songs you can buy from the store... nothing new.
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atastysammich at 02/07/2008 07:12
So Guitar Hero has finally come full circle, from this obscure, weird little game with covers of big-name songs to a phoned-in megahit where Steven Nobody can get his song shoehorned in if he asks nicely? I'm happy for the Guitar Hero name, but sad for its integrity.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 02/07/2008 07:23
Guitar Hero has always included crappy no-name bands as bonus tracks since the beginning. Also: "OMG they just came out with a Guitar Hero last year! And the year before that they had the second Guitar Hero! And the year before that they had the first Guitar Hero! Fucking sellouts! I wish they'd keep raping us with shitty, overpriced DLC instead of releasing full games that give more/better songs for our money! What kind of soulness monsters would actually make sequels to a wildly popular franchise?"
atastysammich's Avatar
atastysammich at 02/07/2008 07:51
Hey, you show some respect to Made in Mexico. Oh, wait...
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 02/07/2008 08:36
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 02/07/2008 08:40
I can't play GH ever since rock band took over my musical videogaming world.
Projectexodus's Avatar
Projectexodus at 02/07/2008 08:44
Ugh... They could've dropped the title and release more DLC instead.
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Nubc4kes at 02/07/2008 08:47
I didn't really like the song. It was pretty generic sounding, but I'm sure the bad sound quality from the video didn't help that either...

Also, Guitar Hero is dead to me since Rock Band came out.
B-Radicate's Avatar
B-Radicate at 02/07/2008 08:59
Anyone else starting to feel that Guitar Hero, as a franchise, has become a little played out? 'Cause I certainly do. I have GH3 and Rock Band and I'm pretty sure they will be enough musical entertainment for a good long while.
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RevivedDemon at 02/07/2008 09:01
Yes, Rock Band is great, but who can actually afford that shit on their own. I'm looking to find a friend that will help me buy it so we can play multiplayer, but until then, I can't justify the price unless they lower it. Also, with the exception of the newly released Thrash pack which includes At The Gates, and the song Blackened by Metallica, the song list sucks. Seriously, if you guys are gonna give us something mainstream as far as metal goes, at least let us have a full album download for Master of Puppets. Or just the song Master of Puppets for that matter.
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dethrock at 02/07/2008 09:07
I'm surprised at the few people who are looking forward to AC/DC in this game. I've liked the franchise for not putting them in. I just find every song of theirs to be extremely boring and repetitive.

I'll be sticking with Rock Band.
tazarthayoot's Avatar
tazarthayoot at 02/07/2008 09:12
AC/DC is only good for listening to while fingerbanging a drunk girl behind the tilt a whirl at the country fair.
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power-glove at 02/07/2008 09:20
Revived Demon, you do realized that you have just said that Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, along with the other excellent artists that appear in Rock Band, suck.
I am not one to question one's musical taste but you are extremely narrow minded musically.
Robert's Avatar
Robert at 02/07/2008 10:02
Eh..
Samson's Avatar
Samson at 02/07/2008 10:24
Increase the guitar difficulty for rock band, drop the price of the rock band and its instrument controllers, use GH3's wireless controller, allow all of the GH4 songs as DLC. for it. And its all over.
J03yyz's Avatar
J03yyz at 02/07/2008 10:29
oh yeah... guitar hero... that was a fun game before rock band came out
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MechaMonkey at 02/07/2008 11:03
Guitar's are used in genres other than metal, RevivedDemon.

Also, Mxy has the right of it. That's called business, my friends. Activision is a business. That is how businesses make money. They aren't making the game for you. In fact, I dare say most developers are not. Sure, they want you to be happy with the game, but that's only so that you buy it, and recommend it to your friends, who will also buy it.
FreePablo's Avatar
FreePablo at 02/07/2008 11:52
I'd buy it maybe if it was sold at $40. But considering they sold their PS2 expansion pack at full price and they have refused to even compete with Rock Band on actually delivering DLC more than once a month, Fuck Them.
akathatoneguy's Avatar
akathatoneguy at 02/07/2008 12:19
People will complain, but hey, everybody wants new songs. Everyone wants new songs, but doesn't want to pay $2 or more for each one...at least with a new game, you're paying more towards a dollar a song (less if you count unlockables). Truth be told, I have no major problem with it. Even the craziest of the crazies would not expect Activision to just sit on the license and not release any new content. So do you want to be DLC'ed to death or have a new game pitched to you each year. Personally, I prefer the games because for whatever reason, there hasn't been much in the way of DLC that I can't live without.

Also, remember that YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY IT. No one is raping your childhood, crapping on your gaming memories, or doing anything else hurtful to you by releasing a product that you can choose not to buy. For every one person bitching, five will buy the game. What do you expect them to do?
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 02/07/2008 13:30
Expected and I'm somewhat interested, I might get it depending on the track list and the gameplay, I didn't like (ok, never got used to) the timing change from GH2 to 3.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 02/07/2008 13:32
Past GH2, I really don't care about playing anymore.
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 02/07/2008 13:33
Awesome.
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 02/07/2008 14:09
Well, seeing as how the last MegaMan games I bothered with were 3 and X1, I guess GH had a good run by those standards.
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 02/07/2008 17:13
Laym, I'll just buy Rock Band.
Fleet3000's Avatar
Fleet3000 at 02/07/2008 19:39
fuck that. rock band ftw
Icarus-Rising's Avatar
Icarus-Rising at 02/08/2008 16:10
Great, so GH4 will be a strum-fest of songs like GH3, with 10 really awesome songs mixed in?
nanowerx's Avatar
nanowerx at 02/08/2008 21:54
Im glad they are finally releasing the Rock Band peripherals as stand alones. More people really need to play it and forget all about the monstrosity that Guitar Hero has become.

Ill admit, I bought Guitar Hero 3, but I haven't even wiped the dust off the box since I got Rock Band.

No GH4 for me.
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