First, Courtney Love threatens to “sue the s–t” out of *Activision* for putting Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5, and now rock-ska band No Doub… Read More »
Rock Band, Guitar Hero Sales Slump Drops Game Industry Revs By Roughly 50 Percent
By Tameka Kee
Oct. 23, 2009, 10:24pm
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The Beatles: Rock Band may have trumped Guitar Hero 5 in terms of both unit sales and actual revenue, but less consumer interest in both fra… Read More »
While rival gaming companies like EA and *THQ* were laying off thousands of staff earlier this year, Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) kept chugging a… Read More »
Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) apparently has aspirations well beyond the video-game world for its hit franchise Guitar Hero. CEO Bobby Kotick told… Read More »
Judge Rules Against Activision In Scratch DJ Case
By Tameka Kee
Apr. 21, 2009, 4:33am
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A California judge has just upped the stakes in the trade secrets and IP battle between *Activision* and Scratch: The Ultimate DJ creators G… Read More »
A pair of indie gaming companies may have tossed a wrench into Activision’s plans to piggyback on the success of its Guitar Hero franchise w… Read More »
Former *Yahoo* COO Dan Rosensweig’s name has come up in the running for a number of high-profile Web positions in recent months: including Y… Read More »
Music video games are hailed as possible saviors of both the video-game and music industries, but new figures show that appetite for games… Read More »
This is becoming a core music industry argument: Music labels want to get paid when people use or listen to their music. Other parties think… Read More »
Updated: Guitar Hero In Court: Gibson Sues Retailers; Activision Responds; EA, Harmonix Sued
By Joseph Weisenthal
Mar. 21, 2008, 10:37pm
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The spat between guitar maker Gibson, and Guitar Hero maker Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) escalated this week, as Gibson filed suit against severa… Read More »
AT&T Now Rocking Popular Guitar Hero III Mobile
By Tricia Duryee
Mar. 4, 2008, 1:51am
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AT&T (NYSE: T) is hoping for the same star-studded performance from Guitar Hero that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) experienced after it watche… Read More »
Buried within Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) 10-K annual report filed yesterday with SEC is an interesting and elusive number: the earnout that the de… Read More »
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