VGW: Read Beyond the Headline
We already gave you eleven video game-related things upcoming generations of gamers will never experience, but that doesn’t mean this generation is all bad. In fact, this generation might just be one of the most defining as far as the future of gaming is concerned. Not only have we seen fully-realized digital marketplaces and online [...]
Ever since the technological capability has existed, game developers and publishers have looked to license great songs by mainstream artists as a sort of cross-promotional way to entertain the player, while exposing them to worthwhile music. Most of the time, developers make strong choices as to what songs would fit the mood or play style [...]
Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine is reportedly suing Activision over the game’s use of his likeness in Band Hero. The suit contends that Levine licensed the use of his visage solely for use in the game’s licensed Maroon 5 song, “She Will Be Loved,” but that the avatar can be used to perform other [...]
Activision is, without a doubt, one of the most profitable and well-known publishers in the video game industry. With an enormous series like the Call of Duty franchise working for their profit margins each year, Activision has consistently had one of the top selling games of each year. Unfortunately, having a franchise like Call of [...]
According to an interview GameIndustry.biz conducted with Activision’s Dan Winters, “Guitar Hero” hasn’t quite bitten the dust yet. “Actually, just to clarify, we’re just putting Guitar Hero on hiatus, we’re not ending it,” Winters said in the interview. “We’re releasing products out of the vault – we’ll continue to sustain the channel, the brand won’t [...]
Guitar Hero has always tried to intertwine the aspects of rock music with the game’s style and gameplay. It took legendary songs from the depths of music history and turned them into an interactive experience like no other. The series even featured some of the artists that created these songs, including Jimi Hendrix and Kurt [...]