Activision 'abused' Guitar Hero
One of the key figures from the history of the Guitar Hero franchise has blamed Activision's abuse of the brand as the reason for its downfall.
“It was brilliant,” said Kelly Sumner, the former CEO of Guitar Hero’s original publisher RedOctane and the man who oversaw Activision’s acquisition of the series.
“Everybody wants to be a rock star and there was nothing like this on the market at the time. Best of all it involved everybody in the room. It was a great party experience.
“[But Activision] tried to get too much out of the franchise too quickly. They abused it. There’s no reason why Guitar Hero cannot continue. It’s a great product. My gut tells me there is still a significant market for Guitar Hero.
"Not every game can be a billion dollar franchise, but maybe that’s what Activision wants. I’d be surprised if they sold the brand as it’d prove to the world there is still a market for this product and show them up.
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TTG_GHETTOMANMODZPosted:
activision abuses everything i hate 2 be the people who makes games 4 them look what they done to really good game franchises
drewmaster17Posted:
i like guitar hero but as rock band came out guitar heros effort went good to bad
spy4561Posted:
Aznboy38 Guitar Hero 3, was the best in my opinion.
It was, It also looked like the most work was put into it
WaW_PheonixV2Posted:
i agree after they started pooping guitar hero's out their :idea: they just were not as good quality
plus they ran up all their ideas of good bands and songs to use
GH3 is the best one of all time
plus they ran up all their ideas of good bands and songs to use
GH3 is the best one of all time
Tekneek243Posted:
Activison is doing the same with call Of duty Franchise they are not giving the developers anytime to breath to actually sit down and make a game.
royceunion7Posted:
after guiter hero 3 and rock band, i didnt buy anymore of the games like those. why? becuase it got old after those
XxBig_D_FreshxXPosted:
The thing with Guitar Hero was that the 2nd and third ones created the phenomenon. It was ALL THE GAMES AFTER that killed such a great game. RIP Guitar Hero. I'll be playing GH3 in the meantime :)
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