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July 10th, 2008 @ 19:54
Um. Right. According to this FT piece, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has just confirmed that the company is to launch a Guitar Hero-linked music download service that could rival iTunes.
“I don’t think there have been a lot of credible alternatives to iTunes but Guitar Hero certainly has that potential,” he said.
Apparently, creating a Guitar Hero online music platform was “the natural evolution” of the franchise.
With the Activision Blizzard merger now complete, the new company will benefit from Vivendi’s ownership of Universal Music, as well as payment and processing capability in “virtually every country”, said Jean-Bernard Levy, the chief executive of Vivendi.
“These are all the things that enable you to be a successful competitor [to iTunes],” added Kotick.
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July 10th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Maybe this will stop them from making a version for every band. Though I fully expect Guitar Hero: Iron Maiden in 2009. then they can do whatever they want with the franchise!
July 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Unlikely to be worth checking out since they’ll probably only release three tracks a month.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I think someone’s lost their frigging marbles, personally.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I look forward to all the cover versions with earnest…