Production of Guitar Hero 5 playboy commercial showcased on film

August 30th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Media, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360


What’s better than a bunch of Playboy Playmates gallivanting around while playing Guitar Hero? Well, the making of the commercial featuring said gallivanting, of course.

What you see above is a 7-minute video showcasing the hard work that went into making the latest Guitar Hero 5 ad. Sorry boys, no nudity here.

Activison’s Guitar Hero 5 will be out for the PS3, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii on September 1st.

Guitar Hero 5 ad features Hugh Hefner and his Playmates


Activision has recently released the above advertisement for their forthcoming multiplatform title, Guitar Hero 5. Just like their previous slew of advertisements this one features Guitar Hero being played in nothing more than button downs and socks. However, Activision has replaced Michael Phelps and Tony Hawk with Playboy Playmates and Hugh Hefner.

Need I say more?

24 more Guitar Hero 5 tracks confirmed

July 22nd, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Music, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Activision and RedOctane have confirmed a twenty-four Guitar Hero 5 tracks today, including many unreleased songs. Most of these tracks were already leaked in the past, but it’s official this time. This brings the total track list on the CD to a whopping eighty-four songs. And don’t forget that there are even more songs through DLC.

The post-hardcore AFI’s unreleased single off their new album, Medicate, will be making its debut on the game before it releases in stores. A never before released live recording of “The Spirit of Radio” from Rush will also be included. Here’s the full list:

  • AFI – “Medicate”
  • A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
  • Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself”
  • Brand New – “Sowing Season (Yeah)”
  • Bush – “Comedown”
  • The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
  • Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
  • Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe In L.A.”
  • Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
  • Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
  • Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band”
  • Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight”
  • King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
  • No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
  • Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)”
  • Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20XX”
  • Rush – “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)”
  • Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
  • Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
  • Spacehog – “In The Meantime”
  • Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
  • T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
  • Weezer – “Why Bother?”
  • Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”

A full list of songs can be viewed here. Guitar Hero 5 will be hitting stores on September 1st for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii.

via IGN

Guitar Hero 5 drumset gets pictured


A few days ago we were shown the updated guitar controller that would be bundled with Guitar Hero 5 and today Activision shows us yet another peripheral, the drums.

There’s not much to say about this set besides the fact that it’s, well, a drum controller. Although, it will apparantly allow for use with 2 kick pedals if you’re into that kind of thing.

Guitar Hero 5 will be made available for the Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Xbox 360 and Wii on September 1st, 2009.

via Joystiq

Guitar Hero 5 to come bundled with new guitar contoller

July 14th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Hardware, Music, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

You didn’t think Activision would let Guitar Hero 5 hit the market without including a new guitar controller, did you? Good because what you see above is just that, the Guitar Hero 5 bundle you’ll see hit store shelves on September 1st.

Other than the red  , this controller reportedly uses an updated touch pad that will use digital input as opposed to analog found on the previous gen controllers.

There’s no word if this guitar will be made available as a stand alone product or exclusive to the Guitar Hero 5 bundles. Either or, do we really need another guitar controller? I mean, was there anything wrong with the other 50 on the market?

via Joystiq

Complete list of Guitar Hero 5 tracks compiled

It seems that our friends over at Joystiq have taken the time to thumb through every Guitar Hero 5 announcement thus far and compile a master list of tracks that will be featured in the game.

If you’ve been paying attention you’ll have already seen all of these tracks in bits and peices over the last couple of months. However, the end of the list also lets us know that musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash will be featured as characters in the game.

Guitar Hero 5 will be out for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii on September 1st of this year.

Full track list after the break.

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Glu developing Blur, Guitar Hero 5 and Tony Hawk: Ride

June 25th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in DLC, Hardware, Portable, Software

It looks like Modern Warfare 2 isn’t the only game Glu will be developing for mobile handses as it was recently announced that the studio will also get their hands on Blur, Guitar Hero 5, and Tony Hawk: Ride.

There are absolutely no details regarding gameplay for any of these games but we do know that they will be released this year for Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile, and Java-based handsets.

Anyone excited? I still don’t understand why they aren’t releasing these games for the iPhone.

Read (Joystiq)

Activision shows off Guitar Hero 5 box art

The traditional unveiling of a game’s box art always happens when the community has stopped buzzing about a game. It does make sense, publishers want more hype etc. But anyways — Activision is proud to show off the box art for their upcoming Guitar Hero 5.

So yeah, check out the box art above and prepare for its September 1st release date on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii.

Any bets on how long Activision will continue the Guitar Hero franchise until the community grows tired? I have my money on at least Guitar Hero 15.

Guitar Hero 5 bands and artists revealed

Straight from the official Guitar Hero 5 website, a full list of featured bands and artists for the game has been revealed. The entire set-list for the game will be available as soon as you get on the game. In total, there are 84 musical acts featured. Personally, I’m glad to hear that my favorite band, Children of Bodom, is mentioned.

Guitar Hero 5 will be out September 1st for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PC.

  • 3 Doors Down
  • A Perfect Circle
  • AFI
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Attack! Attack! UK
  • Band Of Horses
  • Beastie Boys

The rest of the list can be viewed after the jump. More »

Guitar Hero 5 lets you make a band your way

May 15th, 2009 1 Comment   Posted in Music, Online, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Your typical rock and roll band usually has a guitarist or two, a singer, and a drummer. But what happens if you decided you wanted to have 4 drummers or 3 singers and 1 guitarist? If you were playing Guitar Hero: World Tour you’d be out of luck.

Luckily, Activision has announced that Guitar Hero 5 will give you the ability to mold a band any way you like allowing for the band set ups described above.

Some other welcome features include the ability to play the entire song list right out of the box (read: no unlocking) and the addition of RockFest which Joystiq describes as “five competitive head to head modes that are playable ‘online or in your living room.’”