The renouned song video diversion Guitar Hero is being axed by the firm that publishes it after scarcely 6 years.
Activision Blizzard, that creates the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft series, says it's ditching the authorization since "the recognition of music-themed video games has faded".
The firm is moreover slicing 500 people from its universal workforce of 7,000.
Activision Blizzard has suggested that other games it's slicing will add DJ Hero and True Crime.
The firm says song games are costly to manufacture, between the chartering fees is to songs and the cost of creation the hardware such as cosmetic guitars and microphones.
Activision Publishing Chief Executive Eric Hirshberg said: "We simply cannot make these games essential formed on stream economics."
Fourteen not similar versions of Guitar Hero have been expelled since its launch in 2005 inclusive Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock with superstar specials from Aerosmith, Metallica and Van Halen.
The firm says a new digital stage called Beachhead will right away concentration on the money-making Call of Duty franchise.
Since its launch in November, Call of Duty: Black Ops has crushed sell archives and pulled in more $1 billion (621.9m) in sales worldwide.
Last year, Viacom sole the section at the back the Rock Band video games since it was moreover losing money.
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