14 DAY TRIAL // Music games are currently one of the biggest money makers for the companies behind them because they offer a wide variety of profit sources, starting from the classic retail sales and expanding to DLC and peripheral sales, thus delivering corporations such as Activision quite a lot of money.
Now, after unveiling some very impressive sales data for its Guitar Hero franchise, the company has just announce three more titles that will arrive in autumn into the franchise and expand it to new territories. Besides the Guitar Hero: Smash Hits and Modern Hits, which will arrive for consoles and the DS respectively, music fans will also get a chance to play DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.
In case all the Heroes have you confused, here's a breakdown of what these titles will consist of and what they want to bring to the whole genre. DJ Hero aims at introducing hip-hop, R&B, electronica, dance and house fans to music games as it will feature a turntable controller that will turn everyday players into DJs who must rule the club scene and create original mixes of popular songs.
Guitar Hero 5 will be the next step in the franchise's evolution as it will not only feature the hottest rock-and-roll artists as well as classic performers but will also give players more control over how the game is played with the ability to drop in and out of songs and change anything from band members to instruments and difficulty settings on the fly.
Band Hero will be the first E10+ rated console game making it ideal for the whole family who wants a great experience with its younger kids. It will feature an exciting music collection with top-40 hits that have been carefully chosen to make new players fall in love with the franchise. The possibility of playing on guitar, drums, bass and microphone is also present with the same easy-to-play, difficult-to-master signature gameplay.
“Guitar Hero has made music social again and has become one of the most popular ways to experience music,” said Dan Rosensweig, president and chief executive officer of the Guitar Hero franchise. “Today’s fans enjoy a variety of music and are looking for more ways to engage with their favourite songs, artists and fellow fans. These games will let them listen, participate and socialize with music in ways they have never been able to before.”
In conclusion, it seems that Activision is bent on keeping us fueled with more and more Guitar Hero titles and to continue making huge amounts of money from the plethora of titles. Hopefully though the market won't get saturated by all of these products and reject any other music game.
