Santa Monica, CA – April 9, 2009 – Guitar Hero fans can now cast their votes online at SmashHits.GuitarHero.com to determine the order in which songs will be revealed for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Guitar Hero Smash Hits takes the most exciting, recognizable and fun to play music from genre-defining titles Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which were previously available for guitar-only in-game play, and delivers them as a compelling and dynamic full band experience. Starting today, music and video game fans alike can visit SmashHits.GuitarHero.com to cast their votes for which…

SANTA MONICA, CA – March 6, 2009 – On March 12th, Rise Against will join the growing roster of artists to debut exclusively created music to Guitar Hero fans with the debut of “Death Blossoms” as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero World Tour. The Guitar Hero alums, with “Prayer of the Refuge” and “Re-Education (Through Labor)” appearing in previous versions of Guitar Hero, complete the Rise Against Track Pack with “Audience of One,” the hit single off the band’s new album Appeal to Reason and “Ready to Fall,” from their 2006 album The Sufferer & The Witness. Commemorating the release of the highly anticipated Rise…

Guitar Center, the world’s largest retailer of musical instruments, today announced the findings of a national survey linking the popular video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band to dramatic increases in the gamers’ interest to own and play real instruments. Not only did the survey confirm that the majority of those who play the games are more interested in picking up real instruments, it also revealed that most musicians who play the games use their real instruments more frequently as a result. Among the survey’s specific findings: * Of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band players that do not currently play a musical instrument, two-thirds (67%) indicated that they are…

Watch the latest trailer for the upcoming video game “PopStar Guitar” coming soon to the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. Description: PopStar Guitar takes the player on a musical journey that starts with forming a garage band to playing at 25 unique venues and eventually performing in the worldwide “Battle of the Bands” contest. Twelve playable characters are featured in the game and can be customized to give the band its own unique look. PopStar Guitar features over 50 pop songs, including several masters performed by the original artists. The game also features a single player Career Mode and two-player Co-operative Mode, along with single player and multi-player mini-games. Stay…

Here’s the complete song list for the latest release “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” available now on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” puts players in the shoes of Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as they rock out alongside frontman Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. Tier 1 – Nipmuc High School (Getting the band together.) All the Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople Dream Police – Cheap Trick Make it – Aerosmith Uncle Salty – Aerosmith Draw the Line – Aerosmith Tier 2 – Max’s Kansas City (First taste…

Watch the latest video game trailer for “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” available now on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Description: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts players in the shoes of Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as they rock out alongside frontman Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. As players progress through the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith’s greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band’s illustrious career…

Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford from Aerosmith are interviewed about the development of the upcoming video game “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” coming soon to the Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 2. Description: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass)as they rock out alongside frontman Tyler and drummer Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. As players progress through the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith’s greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has…

Watch the latest game trailer from the upcoming video game “Guitar Hero: On Tour” coming tomorrow June 22, 2008 only on the Nintendo DS. Description: Your jock will be rocked with the first DS entry in Red Octane’s music series for guitar gods. This portable version features the same rhythm-based “play to the music” gameplay of console game, and will even have its own peripheral to get the job done: Red Octane has developed what it’s calling the Guitar Grip to give players the ability to finger chords in similar fashion as the console version’s guitar peripheral. Guitar Hero: On Tour will contain a wealth of licensed songs from bands…

Learn how to play “Guitar Hero: On Tour” with this brand new trailer for the video game available in 2008 on the Nintendo DS. Description: Your jock will be rocked with the first DS entry in Red Octane’s music series for guitar gods. This portable version features the same rhythm-based “play to the music” gameplay of console game, and will even have its own peripheral to get the job done: Red Octane has developed what it’s calling the Guitar Grip to give players the ability to finger chords in similar fashion as the console version’s guitar peripheral. Guitar Hero: On Tour will contain a wealth of licensed songs from bands…

Watch another great trailer for the upcoming video game “Guitar Hero: On Tour” available in 2008 on the Nintendo DS. Description: Your jock will be rocked with the first DS entry in Red Octane’s music series for guitar gods. This portable version features the same rhythm-based “play to the music” gameplay of console game, and will even have its own peripheral to get the job done: Red Octane has developed what it’s calling the Guitar Grip to give players the ability to finger chords in similar fashion as the console version’s guitar peripheral. Guitar Hero: On Tour will contain a wealth of licensed songs from bands as Nirvana, OK Go,…