“Guitar Hero”: Official Announcement of New Title

Activision has announced Guitar Hero Live, the latest title in the shredding interactive game  that is set to ship this fall.  This title comes with a built-in library of streaming, official music videos and first-person concert experiences that feature crowds that actually react to your ability to rock out.

This new Guitar Hero title includes a live concert mode where you take the stage and have a first-person view of both your bandmates and the audience. Expect the audience to throw up the horns if you’re shredding like a pro, and to let you know how much you suck when you’re failing a song.

Check out the trailer:

The big thing here is the new ‘mode’, called GHTV, which introduces what Activision calls “the world’s first playable music video network”.  This is an online component that provides a 24-hour stream of official music videos, including both brand new music and old favourites, in a variety of different genres. GHTV features head-to-head multiplayer, too, including both local and online competitions.

The new Guitar Hero controller (pictured above) has a completely different button configuration compared to the old version. The new controller’s buttons are meant to resemble actual guitar play more accurately than previous releases, with six buttons in two rows of three that require a player to play up and down two strings essentially, across multiple frets.

Fall 2015 is the most specific Activision is being about release date thus far, with availability across all major consoles planned, including Xbox One, PS4, PS4, Xbox 360 and Wii U.