Guitar Hero: Metallica Updates
Analysts disagree on whether Activision could have done things differently to keep rhythm series viable, but expect Tony Hawk to make an eventual return.News - Posted Feb 10, 2011 9:51 pm GMT
Activision confirms that downloadable content pipeline will dry up after this month.News - Posted Feb 10, 2011 6:35 pm GMT
Once-mighty rhythm franchise's latest installment canned; DJ Hero discontinued; United Front's open-world game also given the chop; no new skateboarding game in 2011; Activision's global workforce being culled by 7%.News - Posted Feb 9, 2011 9:40 pm GMT
Original Guitar Hero shop named as the latest casualty in publisher's sweeping cuts; Van Halen developer also shuttered.Staff Blog - Posted Feb 12, 2010 7:52 pm GMT
Ex-Yahoo exec Dan Rosensweig departs "to pursue other career opportunities" after less than a year on the job.News - Posted Feb 2, 2010 9:47 pm GMT
NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009.News - Posted Dec 11, 2009 8:49 pm GMT
Draft of Digital Economy measure proposes exceptions for games situated in athletics, rhythm, religion genres.News - Posted Nov 23, 2009 7:50 pm GMT
When the first Guitar Hero hit the shelves back in 2006, artists weren't exactly queuing to be featured in the game, and the original track list featured mostly covers of famous songs. Since then, however, the series has gone from strength to strength with Guitar Hero surpassing the $2 billion mark...Staff Blog - Posted Jun 23, 2009 12:41 pm GMT
Activision's second band-centric Guitar Hero comes down under.News - Posted May 25, 2009 8:39 am GMT
Activision looking to translate its rhythm game, war action series into small- and big-screen properties, claims the Hollywood Reporter; concert tour also a possibility.News - Posted May 8, 2009 7:07 pm GMT
Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million per month.News - Posted May 7, 2009 9:50 pm GMT
Activision confirms previously rumoured Heroes arriving this autumn, alongside Van Halen; full Greatest Hits/Smash Hits setlist revealed; first shot of turntable controller inside.News - Posted May 7, 2009 3:40 pm GMT
Activision's Will Kassoy confirms long-rumored next band-centric installment of series will arrive in second half of year; Queen, Weezer, Blink 182, The Offspring, and Queens of the Stone Age also on setlist.News - Posted May 7, 2009 2:12 pm GMT
Massive multinational's chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy to head board of world's biggest third-party publisher; Bobby Kotick still CEO.News - Posted May 5, 2009 7:06 pm GMT
With Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: Metallica already out, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen widely rumored, the search is on for the next big musical act to get its own game in Activision's rhythm franchise. One title people can knock off the list is Prince, the rock-funk legend behind such...Staff Blog - Posted May 1, 2009 1:07 am GMT
Megapublisher accused of acquiring 7 Studios to halt work on DJ Hero rival; "substantial damages" sought along with return of software assets, Numark turntable controller.News - Posted Apr 15, 2009 4:48 am GMT
Demigod, The Dark Spire, C.O.R.E., and Guitar Hero: Metallica hit retail shelves this week!Video - Posted Apr 12, 2009 5:49 pm GMT
Gas Powered Games' RPG-RTS hybrid joins fourth version of Activision's rocker for Sony's now-$99.99 last-gen console.News - Posted Apr 12, 2009 4:00 pm GMT
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Game Info
- Release Date: Mar 29, 2009 (US)
- Release Date: Apr 14, 2009 (US)
Guitar Hero: Metallica
- Publisher(s): Activision
- Developer(s): Neversoft Entertainment
- Genre: Puzzle
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