Activision have already been very clear that they intend to exploit the Guitar Hero franchise (along with Tony Hawk and Call of Duty) every damned year until humans evolve to the point where we no longer have ears. So it's no surprise that Guitar Hero IV is in the works -- that was already a given.
But according to industry whispers heard by G4's TheFeed, Activision is already in the process of conducting hands-on testing of the title. The first round of testing is set to begin tomorrow, and is said to include four to six people. TheFeed touched base with Activision for comment, but the publisher was too busy fielding angry e-mails from fans about some PlayStation 3 patch we've been reading about.
This isn't the first mention of Guitar Hero IV -- Aerosmith's Joe Perry mentioned the game in an interview earlier this year (prior to the release of Guitar Hero III, even), indicating that the game was already on the drawing board. If this does turn out to be true, it's nice to see that care and consideration is being taken with the Guitar Hero franchise, and that it won't be a yearly rush job.
Yeah, that was sarcasm -- what of it?
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6:41 PM on 12.13.2007 | 
Anyone? Anyone? D:
Yay!
I just hope it is a full game and not an encore expansion for full price. They have the engine, they just need songs. A year shouldn't make it a rush job.
Why are all these developers scared to do DLC? Is it because they fear the technology, or is it the profit margin?
I actually swung a hammer at my wang once.
*for now. I am sucker for more songs. Come release time, I will buy. :(
Bam!
Here I was ready to complain about the fact that GHIV should be DLC, and you have to make a good point that forces me to reconsider my position. Damn you.
My guess is that, if true, it's not really GH IV, but rather an expansion like we saw with the "80's" expansion pack. Perhaps the rumors of an all Aerosmith GH was actually not for GH IV, but for an all-Aerosmith expansion?
It doesn't matter to me, really. Activision has sufficiently pissed me off that I won't be buying any of their games until remedied.
-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com
the mechanic for guitar hero will never change, there may be minor additions here and there, but if it ain't broke.. they can crank these guys out semi-annually if they wanted, and product quality would most likely not diminsh, unless poor songs were chosen.
cash in while you can, but this is a sure-fire way to turn a franchise into a fad.