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Led Zeppelin Refused To Be In Guitar Hero Because of Need For Multi-Tracks

BeefJack writes: "You know what we haven't had in a while? Renowned artists slamming Rhythm Gaming based on their fear of new things! In an interview with The Independent, Jimmy Page formerly of Led Zeppelin made another one of his legendary quips against the longstanding Guitar Hero franchise- also, to further the disappointment of fans, has once again shunned the possibility of a Led Zeppelin tie-in."

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kornbeaner5216d ago

Led Zeppelin = EPIC! Who ever makes the first Zeppelin game (not track) will get my money.

CBaoth5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

I consider it a personal sign of the apocalypse if Rock Band/GH released a Pink Floyd game. Never thought I'd be happy for the dissention between Gilmour and Waters to exist. And while Led and Sabbath are my other favs, I was much less optimistic about them. Seeing how Page and Iommi usually prostitute their wares to the highest bidders, this is refreshing to see.

kneon5216d ago

I recall hearing Page say the main reason he wouldn't allow a Led Zeppelin game was that they wanted the original masters for all the music, and he doesn't trust anyone with those.

Sangria5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Years ago I could zay Zeppelin is pissing is pants, another rockstar bashing a popular game, but now I feel such decision is a good thing. Activision must stop [insert instrument] Hero games. Three Guitar Hero games per year is not a sane choice.

After Guitar Hero Van Halen, Guitar Hero Metallica, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, what will be the next? Guitar Hero Iron Maiden? Guitar Hero Scorpions? Guitar Hero AC/DC? Guitar Hero Rolling Stones? Guitar Hero Sex Pistols? Guitar Hero Nickelback? Guitar Hero Linkin Park? Guitar Hero Paramore? Guitar Hero Flyleaf? Guitar Hero Black Rebel Motorcycle Club?

Enough already. Activision need to stop their politic of "too much games, too much money" and rather focus on quality games. And that's available for non-rythm games as well.

Hellsvacancy5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Guitar Hero Nickelback? i certainly hope not

Id rather a Fleetwood Mac Guitar Hero (with Peter Green)

Baka-akaB5216d ago

People should be happy GH isnt getting it . If even one franchise deserved such stars and would treat them with respect , it would be Rockband .

Pretty much the only way to not see their 3d creepy model singing "la bamba" with not even close to accurate charts

kneon5216d ago

Except that I hate playing Rockband, it's just too slow on anything but expert. LZ is one of those rare bands that actually has enough truly great songs to fill a game without having to add any other bands to the mix, so there would no need to see Plant singing La Bamba :)

Baka-akaB5215d ago (Edited 5215d ago )

except they always add other stuff and songs from other groups anyway . it's as if they were afraid that for some ridiculous reason , someone buying the game for a precise band , wouldnt enjoy only having it's song in the disc , and more of those .

I'd say it's just trimming the fat with less expensive licences and the less songs as possible to sell the game as full .

I dont agree that rb is slower or easier than GH . GH is pretty accomodating lately , it leniently recognizes input and gives you a huge margin of timing error when it comes to button presses , even in the hard modes .

Imo in Rb you dont , you either had the note , or you didnt , in every normal and harder modes . It is more a case of medium and hard being night and day in rb imo .
Anyway like i said , i dont like at all gh's charting , rb isnt precisely accurate neither , but it's not distracting with unheard notes being played , and sometimes other instruments popping in and being played by your guitar .

I dont think that Led , if ever considering someday making the jump , would allow a game to go so carefree with it's note charts and taking such liberties .

Redempteur5215d ago

while rb is maybe slower ...Rb for sure is way harder to switch difficulties ( from medium to hard for example ) than in GH ...

kneon5215d ago

I don't understand, if GH is more lenient then why can I usually play rockband songs on expert after only 1-3 trys yet on GH is takes actual practice and sometimes many, some times far too many, attempts. You'd think it would be the other way around as I'm more familiar with GH. Maybe I'm just weird.

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The Top-Selling Third-Party Console Games of All Time - IGN

The top-selling third-party games of all time across consoles include GTA V, Call of Duty, and Guitar Hero.

TheOptimist1745d ago

The list just shows how pedestrian the taste of the general audience is.

TK-661745d ago

Really depressing list across all platforms.

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Beat The Heat With Gaming's Best Versions Of Hell

In the summer, we all do things that cool us off. That’s just conventional wisdom. But what if we’ve been going about it all wrong? What if the solution is leaning in to the heat, diving into even hotter activities to show the summer we’re not scared?

Let’s beat summer at its own game here. Whether you want to murder your way through hell or skate over it, gaming has got you covered.

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A Case for Rhythm Games; Why We Need Guitar Hero

COGconnected - It seems like the era of rhythm game dominance has come and gone but we argue that there's still room for them if they make a few key changes.

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Derceto2454d ago

Guitar Hero? Sure. Activision greed and bulls**t? No thanks.

subtenko2454d ago

No we DONT need guitar hero or rockband. These games have had 7+titles each console cycle and Im tired of these being the mainstream and practically only focused on musical game.

Amplitude was brought back for PS4 yet with the tech and magic of DLC we didnt get it because not only gamers but devs have become out of touch.

Thumper impressed many and is at least a step in the right direction. I rather have more games like thumper. So screw all this rockband and Guitar hero BS! Take your guitars and peripherals and break them in half!

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MeteorPanda2454d ago

I preferred the patapon games but yeah. We need rhythm games to come back this gen

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