Joel Jewett, founder of Neversoft, has told Great Falls Tribunal that his company will be dropping the Tony Hawk series in favour of focusing on Guitar Hero. The source mentions that “the company has let the Tony Hawk series go to another developer.” As EDGE notes, it’s likely to be Robomodo, as they announced last year that they were working on an extreme sports title for Activision.

“It’s probably best for the franchise … it’s time for someone else to add fresh ideas to it,” Jewett said. Yes, Mr. Jewett. You’re right. Since The end of the “Pro Skater” brand, the games have gotten worse and worse, and the “fresh ideas” from Neversoft turned out to be fresh dung. That said, every time a new game was announced, I held out for them to go back to the simplicity of the superb Tony Hawk’s 4. Robomodo, do not fail me, or I will post a rant on the internet! Fear me!

These instruments getting all “compatible” with each other borders on pornographic.

Harmonix, Neversoft, Konami, and Activision have all signed an agreement with Microsoft and Sony that guaranteed that all of the new peripherals coming out for the newest batch of music games would all be compatible with each other. Read more…

Hot off the heels of the leaked setlist that escaped onto the internet a week ago, a Guitar Hero community member leaked a picture of the latest issue of OXM, which confirms thirty of the songs that are indeed in the final version of Guitar Hero World Tour.

Not only does it list a wide variety of bands from Bob Seger to At The Drive-In, but it matches up almost perfectly with the leaked list from August 8th. If you look closely on the side, you can also see some of the venues that are in the game, including The House of Blues, Amoeba Records, an Aircraft Carrier, and an English Castle. Be on a look out for the next issue of OXM, where you should be able to see the full article, which goes into detail about some of the game’s features and venues.

Hit the jump for the confirmed setlist, as well as the leaked one from last week. Read more…

After being leaked by guitarist Joe Perry quite some time ago, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has now been officially announced. Read more…

If you even think of wearing suits like this, WE will sue you

Activision’s release of “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s” has spurred a lawsuit from American rock group, The Romantics. Lawsuits are common place these days, however the grounds for the suit against the publisher of the successful video game franchise seems like a stretch. Read more…

In a press release sent out today, Activision announced the release of two new track packs that hit the Xbox Live Market Place this morning. While the release stated that the Playstation Store would be receiving them later this month, we have confirmed that they are in fact available on the Playstation Network right now as well. Read more…

Activision has bundled Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II in time for the holidays. The bundle is a PS2 exclusive, so you will need the Playstation 2 or a Playstation 3 with backwards compatibility to take advantage of this deal. Press release after the jump. Read more…

“For those about to rock……”

It’s not Warped Tour or Coachella, but this yearly concert tour is still one of the best shows in town. It’s got roaring crowds, outrageous stages, and even some special guest appearances. Best of all, they want you to play lead guitar. Read more…

Guitar Hero is finally facing some tough competition this year due to Rock Band, and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering between companies is probably pretty confusing to most music game fans.

The creators of Guitar Hero may have moved on to develop Rock Band, but the GH license is still going strong with big-name contributors and more addicting guitar gameplay. We talked with Activision’s Alex Ortiz, who is Guitar Hero 3’s production coordinator, about how the legal and licensing changes have affected this popular series. Read more…

The much anticipated Guitar Hero III sequel from Activision and RedOctane is set to hit shelves October 28th (this Sunday), with an estimated 3,000 plus retailers organizing midnight release parties.

Hit up your local Wal-Mart beforehand, and buy that cranky neighbor of yours a few extra pillows to block out the sounds, cuz’ practice makes perfect, and you my friend are on a quest for perfection that starts at midnight, and stops when you damn well say so! Press release after the jump. Read more…

Gosh, he is so hot! Maybe if I keep staring he’ll smack me with his board!

Seemingly following the Hollywood trend of sequels with different names, Neversoft gives gamers a first look at “Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground”. The 9th iteration of the blockbuster skating series will kick flip its way onto the Xbox 360 and PS3 with pure unadulterated high definition graphics. Wii, PS2, and DS owners are in on the act as well, although the publisher would like to remind everyone that “gameplay and content may vary” from console to console. Thanks for the heads up guys. Read more…