Back in the mid-2000s, “Guitar Hero” was a smash, and imitators such as “Rock Band” soon joined it in the gaming stratosphere. However, in a fourth-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, Activision Blizzard pulled the plug on its once-innovative game, “due to continued declines in the music genre.” The company is also dropped plans for a planned “Guitar Hero” release in 2011 and axed a game in development: “True Crime: Hong Kong.”
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Activision Euthanizes 'Guitar Hero'
Posted by: Rob Spiegel February 10, 2011 02:39 PMBack in the mid-2000s, “Guitar Hero” was a smash, and imitators such as “Rock Band” soon joined it in the gaming stratosphere. However, in a fourth-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, Activision Blizzard pulled the plug on its once-innovative game, “due to continued declines in the music genre.” The company is also dropped plans for a planned “Guitar Hero” release in 2011 and axed a game in development: “True Crime: Hong Kong.”