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The premiere plastic guitar game just flamed out. Activision, beset by falling sales, has decided to shutter the division that created "Guitar Hero" and its sequels. RedOctane's "Guitar Hero" proved they were equally interested in shredding a plastic guitar.
"Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" made $1 billion on its own. Harmonix went on to publish the highly successful "Rock Band" franchise, which added drums, microphones and keyboards to the plastic guitar mix.
The holiday season was a disastrous one for the music game genre. MTV Games, which collaborated with Harmonix on "Rock Band," was shut down. "Guitar Heroes: Warriors of Rock," the sixth title in the series, received lackluster reviews and even more lackluster sales.
There are just too many games competing in the genre ("Band Hero" and "DJ Hero," anyone?), with too many pricey controllers. A "Warriors of Rock" guitar bundle will set you back $80. Finally, of course, Activision isn't going to stop actually selling "Guitar Hero" titles any time soon.
Activision has officially ceased development of future Guitar Hero and DJ Hero games. Citing decreased demand and interest for music-based games, Activision says it "cannot make these games profitable given the current market." Activision says the axing of its music game franchises was strictly business-based. The popular music video game Guitar Hero is being axed by the company that publishes it after nearly six years.
Fourteen different versions of Guitar Hero have been released since its launch in 2005 including Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock with celebrity specials from Aerosmith, Metallica and Van Halen. The company says a new digital platform called Beachhead will now focus on the money-making Call of Duty franchise.
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