Guitar Hero Franchise Canceled

[Depression Moon]

Activision has canceled their Guitar Hero and DJ hero series and have stopped production on True Crime Hong Kong which I never knew existed.

[DMKA]

Honestly I'm surprised Guitar Hero games were made as long and as many as they were. Good riddance.

I mean it was a neat little novel concept and fun time wasting BS among friends the first couple times around, but the fact that anyone bought two or three or five of them is just beyond my understanding.

[Jiro]

Apparently sales for the last few have been less than stellar. As if we're really surprised.

[Depression Moon]

I'm not too surprised. I had forgotten about those games for a while. That's what happens when you over saturate consumers with a series, they get tired of it.

[Dreddz]

I'm glad they have put GH to rest. Not that I felt bitter towards the series, I just think its unnecessary for it to continue. I'm surprised that True Crime was cancelled. I was under the impression it was close to release. Quite harsh to pull the plug on something that was so far along in its development.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm glad they have put GH to rest. Not that I felt bitter towards the series, I just think its unnecessary for it to continue. I'm surprised that True Crime was cancelled. I was under the impression it was close to release. Quite harsh to pull the plug on something that was so far along in its development.

Reminds me of Star Fox 2. The game was DONE. I have it on an emulator but I'm still bitter about that.

[Wolf Kanno]

I'm not too surprised. I had forgotten about those games for a while. That's what happens when you over saturate consumers with a series, they get tired of it.

My thoughts exactly. While I do like the series, I never understood why it had a Madden/Ubisoft release schedule, where a new entry was released every year. I figured they would have taken advantage of DLC more, and postpone making new entries, but I guess they were hoping to make more money on expensive entries instead of living off smaller but more maintainable small sales.

[Iceglow]

Old news really. Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, True Crime Hong Kong, Tony Hawks are the ones Activision has laid to rest, couple this with the sale of the Harmonix name following the split from MTV a few weeks back and the music genre is well and truly gone as far as games are concerned. It also leaves me wondering what Neversoft will work on next after all for recent years (since GH3) they've made nothing I've noticed apart from Guitar Hero and Tony Hawks.

I'm not too surprised, but I am kinda miffed that the pro guitar will never make it to shelves in the UK for Rock Band 3, I know Rock Band 3's pro instrument series was rediculously expensive but I also would've appreciated that more than another plastic guitar periphial which won't get used too often sitting by my TV. Guitar Hero tried to do so many bad decisions it was surreal, they went from hardcore elite gamerism to casual casual easy thing and then for the "swan song" as it turns out with Warriors of Rock they went back to hardcore elite gamers and it kinda didn't wash through everyone was just fed up. DJ Hero was just a side casualty, the games have never sold as well as GH series and without the main GH series there just isn't a market

Tony Hawks, to be expected, frankly Shred and Ride were complete wastes of time I guess Activision pushing the periphial front was to blame partially but I don't excuse Neversoft for the smurf up of allowing Activision to do so. Skate has long since been out classing the Tony Hawks franchise game for game gimmicks couldn't have changed this.

True Crime Apparently was pulled because Activision looked at it long and hard and said "frankly this just isn't worth a damn" and pulled the plug. I'm kinda glad they pulled the plug prior to release rather than release another mediocre game but smurf it, don't let mediocre game series get up to there 4th sequel or 3rd sequel in this late stage of development before pulling them.

[Jiro]

I saw True Crime in the "Coming Soon" section at a local store and was somewhat excited by it. The others weren't fantastic games but they were still kind of fun. I found a shotgun on a grandma once.

[Vyk]

So glad. So sick of those games. Now if we can get rid of the song and dance games, XBL Marktplace updates won't be flooded with updates on releases of single songs for games and I can actually browse semi-worthwhile content updates

[NorthernChaosGod]

So glad. So sick of those games. Now if we can get rid of the song and dance games, XBL Marktplace updates won't be flooded with updates on releases of single songs for games and I can actually browse semi-worthwhile content updates

You don't know how to browse by category yet? o_O

[ScottyRedXIII]

think the novelty wore of after a while any way, besides not like Activision need more money!?

[Shattered Dreamer]

I saw True Crime in the "Coming Soon" section at a local store and was somewhat excited by it. The others weren't fantastic games but they were still kind of fun. I found a shotgun on a grandma once.

I loved True Crimes New York City, was one of those games that didn't get a great review but I loved it. Bought it for €10 too! True Crimes LA on the other hand sucked some major ass!

[Hollycat]

they've all pretty much sucked since the third one. the other day, I was walking around, and I saw guitar hero 5 in the 9.99 bargain bin....
I never even knew they made a 4th one, and I only got the 3rd one because my friend had the second one

[Jessweeee♪]

Rock Band is cool if you have a friend that actually buys those things, and you can all be totally goofy goofs together playing a very silly game. But I would never shell out for all of that equipment that I don't even have the space for

But yeah, one's enough.