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by Aaron Linde, Apr 21, 2008 12:53pm PDTActivision CEO Bobby Kotick said that the fourth installment of Neversoft's Guitar Hero franchise will incorporate additional instruments similar to competitor Harmonix's Rock Band (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360).
"[Guitar Hero IV's] not just about guitars," Kotick told IGN. "We'll include a lot of other instruments, vocals. It will help us expand internationally. It's the first game we've had in which we can use local content and local bands."
The runaway success of the multi-instrument rhythm game Rock Band, which includes drums and vocals on top of guitars, had led many to speculate that the traditionally guitar-only Guitar Hero franchise would eventually see the addition of more instruments.
Guitar Hero IV is expected for release this fall, as the third Guitar Hero title announced by Activision for release in 2008. The first two were announced as Guitar Hero: On Tour and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
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it comes with
-red neck hero game
-banjo x 2
-broom handle with tight string
-washboard + spoon
Can't wait...they also copied GH3 and have battle zones...in which you compete to beat up your sister whom you've impregnated
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Eagerly awaiting Guitar Hero: At the Beach! due Fall 2009.
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Guitar Hero IV: ROCK BAND
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what do they mean a lot? like 5 more instruments, 10? If its coming out in the fall i would hope they know what they are including by now. Unless they are just going to tack on as many instruments as possible, maybe a harp or a kazoo?
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Guitar Hero 4 is no longer just about guitars guys!
I have no problem with them trying to compete with Rock Band but...come on. Whatever though, I'm perfectly content with the download model for Rock Band serving my plastic instrument needs.
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Also, while I kinda resent Activision/Neversoft for what they did to Harmonix's GH franchise, I would buy this instantly if they created a piano/keyboard instrument for GH4.
I remember ages ago, the discussions just how poorly peripherals sold, and how companies could not ever really count on people to buy extra shit, especially for just one game.
Now we have Rock Band @ $170 being a huge success, and potentially another game almost exactly like it. I have to think that someone at Activision will realize that there's just not much of a chance that people are going buy another game with expensive peripherals, and that they'll just find a way to make use of the Rock Band ones that people already own.
I have to think they'd make far more money in the long run that way than they would hoping that people really will purchase another $170 game.
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or as mittense said, lol.
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FOUR WORDS: CROSSGAME COMPATABILITY
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oh. it's just...the name...and all.
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