Rock Band Maker 'Discouraged' By Death Of Guitar Hero

creator Harmonix released the subsequent to matter Thursday in reply to Activision's termination of its competing array of song games:

We were unhappy to listen to yesterday that Activision was discontinuing growth on Guitar Hero. Our thoughts are with the who are losing their jobs, and you instruct them the most appropriate of luck.

The discontinuation of Guitar Hero is demoralizing headlines for fans of the rope diversion genre. As sell sales of Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles have slowed with time, we've been focused on office building a strong digital stage for song gaming and have not long ago crested 2,500 songs existing for fool around inside of Rock Band 3.

Harmonix and Rock Band go on to pull over elementary opening computer graphics to colonize new approaches to song gaming. Rock Band 3 saw the foreword of our innovative new Pro Mode, in that determined musicians of all ages can rise real low-pitched skills by gameplay on guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums. We're seeking deliver to the impending let go of the Fender Squier Stratocaster Guitar Controller, a entirely organic guitar that doubles as a Rock Band Pro coordinator (launching Mar 1st). We are moreover relaunching the Rock Band Network, a way for bands of all shapes and sizes to obtain their song in to Rock Band. RBN only transfered the 1000-songs mark, and it's relaunch will right away encouragement keyboards, pro drums and outspoken harmonies. The song genre is a that calls for regular reinvention, and Harmonix is stability to acquire and embrace that call.

In short, the beat of Rock Band marches on. We're stability to deposit in the authorization and the brand that you have built, and will do our most appropriate to offer all loyal rope diversion fans. For stroke gamers out there who haven't nonetheless since Rock Band a chance, Rock Band 3 program is matching with a far-reaching operation of instruments, inclusive most Guitar Hero controllers. Looking to the future, for fans that want to switch, we'd happily acquire you over in to the world of Rock Band.

It's been a furious fighting of the bands since 2007, but you apply oneself and conclude all of the hard work and enhancement of our peers who have common the song gaming space with us, and you look deliver to rocking in the future.