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I'm excited for Stage Tour, but Rock Band 4 will take a lot to beat

Harmonix's swan song for the plastic-instrument era lives on

GamesRadar · Aug 30

Chili Peppers' Dani California, Ghost, Extreme, BABYMETAL and Weezer all confirmed for Guitar Hero successor game: “Our ultimate goal is not only to bring the rhythm game back but bring it back better than ever before”:

Plus Gibson and Kramer are also involved

MusicRadar · Jun 10

“The kid lost his mind: ‘You’re the guy from Guitar Hero! Do you play real guitar too?’”: How a 2000s videogame phenomenon made Slash famous all over again

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience

Metal Hammer · Jun 10

Embracer brings original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane back from the dead for 'the next evolution in rhythm gaming'

RedOctane Games is being headed up by Guitar Hero veteran Simon Ebejer, and includes original founders Kai and Charles Huang as "advisors."

PC Gamer · Aug 7, 2025

15 years later, the Guitar Hero studio that Activision acquired and killed is back and teasing a spiritual successor to the rhythm game that put it on the map: "They said the era of 5-fret music games was over"

The spirit of Guitar Hero lives on

GamesRadar · Aug 6, 2025

“The kid lost his mind: ‘You’re the guy from Guitar Hero! Do you play real guitar too?’”: how a 2000s video game phenomenon made Slash famous all over again

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience

Louder · May 25, 2024