Probably because Activision just trademarked that name.

Love or hate it, Guitar Hero is a huge brand. Activision has made it a point to trademark (insert music instrument here) Hero to capitalize on the success of the series. New trademarks popped up for Fitness Hero and Workout Hero, but…

    The Nyko booth at E3 was designed together with an exhibit company to create a lounge look and feel.  The use of low light, shag carpeting, and matching woolly couches created a casual atmosphere that the company has put some thought into maintaining in its exhibition presence over the years. As a result, [...]

This news shouldn’t be a surprise since the box art was revealed a few days earlier. The difference is Toys ‘R Us marked June 29 as the release date, but the Guitar Hero: On Tour Nintendo DS bundle is actually scheduled to ship on the same day as the DS game, June 22. Inside the [...]

With all the news about Rock Band coming to the Wii it’s easy to overlook Guitar Hero. Activision bent on not letting their franchise stray from the spotlight opened up a campaign Rock Icon contest where Guitar Hero fans are invited to add themselves as a character in the next Guitar Hero. Well, not themselves [...]

You bought Guitar Hero, played "Fields of Dover" a hundred times, and now the guitar gathers dust until your next party.  It would be nice if you could use the Guitar Hero controller for at least one other game, so you can get more use out of it.   Thankfully, a fun solution was being [...]

I have two video game channels on my TV in Seoul. Most of time they play Starcraft matches, but when I was flipping through them last night one of them had a live Guitar Hero battle! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised because Guitar Hero is pretty popular in South Korea. Stores are stocked with [...]

Konami missed the boat with Guitar Freaks and Drummania. However, one year after Guitar Hero debuted, the thought may have crossed Konami’s mind. They registered trademarks for Drum Revolution and Guitar Revolution, which sound like the US names for Drummania and Guitar Freaks respectively. Both trademarks are still active, so it’s possible for Konami to [...]

In this past Sunday’s episode, Bart wanders off into a new comic book store where the owner is seen playing Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution simultaneously. This isn’t the first time the Simpsons touched on video games. Last season the show poked fun at Grand Theft Auto and a much older episode had a [...]

If you didn’t procure the Guitar Hero III demo disc by purchasing Tony Hawk: Proving Ground or gray level means you can snag it on Tuesday on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo contains the same five songs on the disc, which are:   – Even Flow (by Pearl Jam) – Lay Down (by Priestess) [...]

Success always comes with imitators and Mattel is trying to cash in on the Guitar Hero fan base with I Can Play Guitar, a plug and play TV game with a plastic guitar. With the system you can rock out to Hot Wheels, Barbie and Spongebob. No really, those are the optional song cartridges. Obviously, [...]

Activision announced they are going to release Guitar Hero III on the Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and Wii. The bundle comes out in the fall with a customizable wireless guitar controller. Specifically, for the Playstation 2 Activision is bundling an exclusive Guitar Hero controller, the classic Kramer guitar from Gibson, while other bundles [...]

Ubisoft just officially announced that they are localizing Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06 under the name Jam Sessions and there is already a related accessory for the game. Naki who made a bunch of Superman controllers is selling a three pack of “JAMMIN” DS guitar picks for $8.00. Right now the only game that has [...]

Veteran Guitar Hero developer, Harmonix, (now owned by MTV) and Electronic Arts are working on a new title called Rock Band for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Rock Band has a similar premise as Guitar Hero except Rock Band has more instruments. Players can use a drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone to sing with their [...]