On Monday, March 17th, Gibson Guitar Corp. brought a lawsuit against various retailers, which are selling Guitar Hero products that are infringing on one of Gibson Guitar’s U.S. patents. Gibson Guitar took this action reluctantly, but is required to protect its intellectual property and will continue to do so against any other person in accordance [...]
Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision to launch a Nintendo DS version of Guitar Hero
Videogame maker Activision has said that they are working on a Nintendo DS version of the Guitar Hero title.
The company said that they would ship this title Guitar Hero: On Tour with a plug-in accessory and mock guitar-pick.
They aim to release [...]
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith being developed
Activision has now confirmed that they are working on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith edition.
The game would as the name suggest be based on the hugely popular rock band. It is being developed for the popular gaming consoles including Xbox 360, Playstation 2 and 3, Nintendo Wii.
The game is expected to be launched [...]
Activision gains from Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero 3
Videogame developer Activision has posted an impressive higher-than-expected quarterly profit as they gained from the popularity of their gaming titles “Call of Duty 4″ and “Guitar Hero 3″.
They are now expecting revenues touching $350 million in the quarter which would be an improvement of around [...]
Guitar Hero crosses sales of $1 billion in the North America
Market Research Company NDP Group has stated in a report that Activision Guitar Hero has seen sales crossing $1 billion in the North America alone.
With this, it has easily become the number one best-selling franchise in the U.S. for 2007.
This means that the game [...]
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock patched for the Mac platform
Aspyr Media has announced that they are now making available a patch for their recently launched gaming title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Apple Mac platform.
The company suggests that all the customers of this game should install the patch.
Aspyr Media gave out [...]
Guitar Hero III massive success for Activision
Videogame publisher Activision has said that the just launched Guitar Hero III(R): Legends of Rock gaming title has been a major success for them.
The company said that the gaming title accumulated $100 million in North America since its launch on Oct. 28th.
Activision Chairman and CEO Robert Kotick added in [...]
Guitar Hero 3 all set to be launched
Activision Inc is now all prepared to launch their much awaited title Guitar Hero 3. This is the latest edition of their music-themed franchise.
Market analysts are pretty sure that this game would be another smash hit for the company which is the world’s second largest videogame publisher.
The game [...]
