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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DigitalHaterPosted:
I LOVE GH! Im really pissed off that their not making any more. EVERY GH was AMAZING. Warriors Of Rock had the BEST songs out of any GH. If they just dont invest too much money into the song, they can still be selling it. They just need to have the right songs that the modern day people like. And include the songs from the oldies to keep the people that are still stuck in the 80's to get involved. *sigh* I can only dream.....
Noah-Posted:
TTG_GawLey this is so true, i was a big GH3 fan but after 4 i just like stopped playing it
same i had it for wii and loved it then i got an xbox and forgot about wii
FlipperPosted:
I personally never played any GH games.So it wouldn't even phase me if they stopped producing these games.From what I have heard these are REALLy good games though.Sucks for you guys that play these games.
OasisPosted:
If you've owned one GH you've owned them all that was the real problem with it. Red Octane probably just got pissed because Activision mugged them off.
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