I did wonder how exactly the Villain series would work...more Metal, hotel trashing mini game?
More money for Activi$ion, of course.
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Unsurprisingly, Activision trademarks 'Drum Hero'
Despite slowing sales of music/rhythm games, Activision just keeps on keeping on. Recently, the publisher filed for trademark of "Drum Hero." You're shocked, I know. This isn't the first time we've heard of Drum Hero, though. In fact, Activision had also trademarked "Drum Villain" as early as 2007, indicating the publisher had been eying a drum-specific title for some time before it released the full-band Guitar Hero: World Tour in 2008. Neversoft's Brian Bright admitted as much to us last year. He had said another studio within Activision had been working on a drum-specific title, before the former Tony Hawk Pro Skater developer had picked up the Guitar Hero reigns for Guitar Hero III. That game was ultimately scrapped when marketing dollars and development focus shifted to the guitar-only title. Bright says the crude prototype drum peripherals -- "made of wood [from] Home Depot" -- was the eventual starting point for drum use in Guitar Hero: World Tour. After all this time, though, it's odd that Activision may be considering a standalone drum game. You have to wonder why, considering that most people who own the drums probably also own a microphone and a guitar peripheral. What could a game called Drum Hero possibly bring to the table that Guitar Hero doesn't already? [via PlayStation Lifestyle] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Really Activision, really?
I did wonder how exactly the Villain series would work...more Metal, hotel trashing mini game? What the hell is the point of a Drum specific game when you can just play drums guitar hero world tour? Kinda of a stupid question with a painfully obvious answer... you probably ask the same thing to most of the guitar hero sequels... I'm guessing the cost of pumping out a ___ hero game gets smaller every time. Especially if it uses the same peripherals. Activision should trademark Pornstar Heroes: A game where you hump accordingly to the sound of girls moaning. When you can't make a superior product, I guess you over-saturate the market. Activision is clearly running by EA's playbook for last gen, but then EA discarded it for a reason. My guess is that it's still a full-band game, but the song selection focuses on stuff that is cool/difficult to play on drums. What could a game called Drum Hero possibly bring to the table that Guitar Hero doesn't already?
More money for Activi$ion, of course. I'm guessing the focus will be on really good drum songs, and possibly some songs which have had 2 drummers even though I can't think of any at the top of my head. I think Guitar Hero has more guitar oriented songs, so Drum Hero could me more about percussion plus famous drummers. I can't wait for to see the premium drum peripheral that you'll need for the game, which will cost $120 and have 9 pads. 8:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Black Ops 2's Revolution DLC has a free trial weekendCall of Duty: Black Ops 2's Revolution map pack will be free to play on Xbox 360 this weekend, Activision's Dan Amrich announced, who only confirmed the promotion for Microsoft's console. The promotion has the content playabl...
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