Press Releases
GUITAR HERO®'S FEBRUARY DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT LINEUP PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH WITH FRESH MUSIC FROM TOP BANDS
January 28, 2010
Guitar Hero® cranks up the heat in February with a strong lineup of weekly downloadable songs that are sure to satisfy fans' musical appetites. For the first time in a music video game, master tracks from popular heavy metal band Black Sabbath are hitting center stage. In addition, top bands 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin and Third Eye Blind lend both hit songs and new music, to the vast Guitar Hero music library with downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™. read more
DJ HERO™ RANKS AS HIGHEST GROSSING NEW IP IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE FOR CALENDAR 2009
January 19, 2010
Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced today that DJ Hero™ was the #1 new intellectual property by revenue in the U.S. and Europe for calendar 2009, according to The NPD Group. The gamehas garnered critical acclaim, securing more than 15 Best Music Game Awards in the U.S. alone and was featured in more than two dozen year end "best of" lists including those from Time Magazine, USA Today.com and Official Xbox Magazine. read more
GUITAR HERO® VAN HALEN® ERUPTS ONTO RETAIL SHELVES NATIONWIDE
January 7, 2010
Guitar Hero® hits the ground running as it starts 2010 off with a bang and a great selection of new downloadable tracks. Building upon an already vast catalog of downloadable music compatible with both Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™, the Guitar Hero music library is providing something for everyone this January. Fans can look forward music by Vampire Weekend, Creedence Clearwater Revival, up-and-coming blues artists Tyler Bryant, Joe Bonamassa and Scott McKeon and metal bands Shadows Fall, Amon Amarth and Dethklok. read more
+ 2009 Press Releases
GUITAR HERO® VAN HALEN® ERUPTS ONTO RETAIL SHELVES NATIONWIDE
December 22, 2009
STANDALONE DJ HERO™ TURNTABLE CONTROLLERS NOW AVAILABLE AT GUITARHEROSTORE.COM
December 1, 2009
TOP ARTISTS ALLOW FANS TO FILL THEIR STOCKINGS WITH DOWNLOADABLE SONGS FOR GUITAR HERO® AND BAND HERO™ THIS HOLIDAY
November 30, 2009
THE DJ HERO™ PARTY CONTINUES WITH DOWNLOADABLE REMIXES FROM SUPERSTAR DJ AND PRODUCER DAVID GUETTA
November 24, 2009
VIDEO: BAND HERO™, THE BIGGEST MUSIC EVENT TO HIT LIVING ROOMS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, IS AVAILABLE AT RETAIL OUTLETS NATIONWIDE
November 3, 2009
DJ HERO™ – THE MOST ANTICIPATED NEW MUSIC GAME OF THE YEAR – SPINS ONTO STORE SHELVES NATIONWIDE
October 27, 2009
GUITAR HERO® BECOMES FIRST VIDEOGAME TO SURPASS ONE MILLION FACEBOOK FANS
October 26, 2009
BAND HERO™ BRINGS THE MOST EXCITING EVENT OF THE SEASON TO LIVING ROOMS AROUND THE WORLD WITH CHART-TOPPING HITS FROM A VARIETY OF POPULAR ACTS
October 19, 2009
JAY-Z, EMINEM AND DJ HERO™ REVEAL EXCLUSIVE DJ HERO RENEGADE 2-CD PACK TRACK LIST
October 14, 2009
START THE PARTY EARLY WITH DJ HERO™ AT GAMESTOP DEMO DAY THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
October 8, 2009
ACTIVISION UNVEILS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DJ HERO™ MUSIC SET LIST
October 6, 2009
SUPERSTAR DJ AND PRODUCER DAVID GUETTA TO START THE PARTY AS EUROPEAN AMBASSADOR AND SPOKESPERSON FOR DJ HERO™
October 1, 2009
GUITAR HERO® 5 CONTINUES TO BRING VARIETY OF MUSIC WITH FIVE NEW TRACK PACKS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN OCTOBER
September 28, 2009
PHOTOS: DAFT PUNK TO MAKE THEIR VIDEO GAME DEBUT IN DJ HERO™
September 14, 2009
GUITAR HERO® 5 PREPARES FOR LAUNCH SUPPORTED BY HUGH HEFNER AND A HOST OF PLAYBOY PLAYMATES STARRING IN LATEST VERSION OF 'RISKY BUSINESS' AD SERIES
August 28, 2009
GRUNGE ROCK PIONEER AND ICON KURT COBAIN TO MAKE HIS VIDEO GAME DEBUT THIS SEPTEMBER IN GUITAR HERO® 5
August 28, 2009
MAROON 5 FRONTMAN ADAM LEVINE TAKES THE STAGE AS A PLAYABLE CHARACTER IN BAND HERO™
August 19, 2009
VIDEO: MUSIC SENSATION TAYLOR SWIFT JOINS FORCES WITH BAND HERO™ FOR THE ULTIMATE FAMILY MUSIC GAMING EXPERIENCE
August 4, 2009
ACTIVISION UNVEILS EPIC 85 SONG GUITAR HERO® 5 SET LIST FEATURING WIDEST VARIETY OF TODAY’S ROCK HITS AND ARTISTS
July 30, 2009
DJ JAZZY JEFF BRINGS THE DJ HERO™ PARTY TO LIFE WITH HIS TURNTABLE SKILLS AND LIKENESS
July 27, 2009
TAKE THE FULL BAND EXPERIENCE ON THE ROAD WITH BAND HERO™ FOR NINTENDO DS™ LITE
July 23, 2009
24 MORE TRACKS, PLUS AN AFI EXCLUSIVE, AND PUBLIC ENEMY/ZAKK WYLDE COLLABORATION, BRING ULTIMATE VARIETY TO GUITAR HERO® 5’S EPIC SET LIST
July 22, 2009
AWARD WINNING GUITARIST CARLOS SANTANA TO LEND SMOOTH GROOVES AND TRADEMARK MOVES TO GUITAR HERO® 5
July 20, 2009
GUITAR HERO® SMASH HITS AND GUITAR HERO® ON TOUR: MODERN HITS ROCK STORE SHELVES NATIONWIDE
June 16, 2009
VIDEO: JAY-Z, EMINEM AND DJ HERO™ CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATION IN SURPRISE PERFORMANCE KICKING OFF E3
June 4, 2009
JAY-Z, EMINEM and DJ HERO™ JOIN IN GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATION TO BRING NEW MUSIC AND DJ CULTURE TO GAMING PLATFORM
May 29, 2009
DJ HERO™ SUPERSTAR DJs OFFER EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL MIXES
May 28, 2009
GUITAR HERO® 5 ONLINE SCAVENGER HUNT OFFERS WINNER EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO 5 CONCERTS BY THEIR FAVORITE BANDS
May 26, 2009
GUITAR HERO® 5 TO EMPOWER FANS TO ROCK THE WAY THEY WANT WITH THE BIGGEST ARTISTS AND WIDEST ARRAY OF TODAY’S ROCK TUNES AND CLASSIC HITS
May 18, 2009
Guitar Hero® Announces Fall Lineup Featuring Groundbreaking DJ Hero™ Title and New Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™ Games
May 7, 2009
P!nk, Angels & Airwaves, OneRepublic and European Superstars Join the Evergrowing Guitar Hero® Catalog With Downloadable Music in May
April 29, 2009
Activision's Critically-Acclaimed Guitar Hero® Metallica® Now Available for the PlayStation®2 System at North American Retail Stores
April 14, 2009
ACTIVISION EMPOWERS FANS TO REVEAL GUITAR HERO® SMASH HITS SET LIST
April 9, 2009
ACTIVISION'S GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR TAKES 'FAVORITE VIDEO GAME' HONORS AT NICKELODEON'S 22ND ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS
March 31, 2009
VIDEO: ACTIVISION'S GUITAR HERO® METALLICA® EXPLODES ONTO RETAIL SHELVES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
March 31, 2009
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEVER STRIKES GUITAR HERO® METALLICA® WITH BOB KNIGHT, 'COACH K,' RICK PITINO AND ROY WILLIAMS
March 30, 2009
'BACKSTAGE WITH GUITAR HERO®' TO DEBUT IN PLAYSTATION®HOME
March 25, 2009
GUITAR HERO'S® CATALOG TO KEEP ON ROCKIN' WITH NEW MUSIC FROM THE PIXIES, MOTORHEAD, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, STEELY DAN AND NIRVANA
March 24, 2009
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING NAMES MEDIA VETERAN AND FORMER YAHOO! COO DAN ROSENSWEIG PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GUITAR HERO® BUSINESS UNIT
March 23, 2009
GUITAR HERO® METALLICA® DEMO TAKES CENTER STAGE ON XBOX LIVE® MARKETPLACE
March 20, 2009
ROCKERS RISE AGAINST TO CREATE AND DEBUT NEW SONG EXCLUSIVELY IN GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR
March 6, 2009
HERO® CATALOG EXPANDS WITH NEW MUSIC FROM ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ICONS QUEEN AND JIMI HENDRIX THIS MONTH
March 3, 2009
HEAVY METAL FRONTMAN KING DIAMOND TO JOIN THE DIGITAL CAST OF GUITAR HERO® METALLICA®
February 23, 2009
ACTIVISION STANDALONE GUITAR HERO™ CONTROLLERS AVAILABLE IN NORTH AMERICAN RETAILERS THIS WEEKEND
February 12, 2009
GUITAR HERO® METALLICA® TRACKS TO FEATURE DIVERSE MUSIC FROM BAND'S 25-YEAR HISTORY PLUS 21 INFLUENTIAL GUEST BANDS
January 29, 2009
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR’S DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT SET LIST CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH NEW TRACK PACKS IN FEBRUARY
January 27, 2009
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MAKES GUITAR HERO® DEBUT WITH BRAND NEW SONG 'MY LUCKY DAY' AND CLASSIC HIT 'BORN TO RUN'
January 13, 2009
+ 2008 Press Releases
December 19, 2008
December 11, 2008
December 3, 2008
ACTIVISION AND REDOCTANE ROCK THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH NEW GAMES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
November 25, 2008
SHRED, DRUM AND WAIL IN GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR LIVE WEEKEND ON XBOX LIVE® MARKETPLACE
November 19, 2008
THE KILLERS TO DEBUT NEW MUSIC AS DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR
November 14, 2008
November 13, 2008
October 29, 2008
October 27, 2008
ACTIVISION UNVEILS FULL GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR SET LIST
September 12, 2008
September 11, 2008
September 8, 2008
September 3, 2008
September 2, 2008
September 27, 2008
MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS STING AND TOOL TO ROCK IN GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR
August 25, 2008
August 19, 2008
ACTIVISION COLLABORATES WITH LOGITECH TO DEVELOP PREMIUM INSTRUMENTS FOR GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR
July 31, 2008
July 11, 2008
June 6, 2008
ACTIVISION SET TO RELEASE FIVE GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK DOWNLOADABLE SONG PACKS IN JUNE
June 5, 2008
ACTIVISION UNVEILS GUITAR HERO® WORLD TOUR – THE DEFINITIVE ROCK & ROLL MUSIC VIDEOGAMING EXPERIENCE
May 22, 2008
BRITISH ROCKERS MUSE TO PLAY ENCORE IN DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
May 2, 2008
April 17, 2008
ACTIVISION UNVEILS NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT IN MARCH FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
March 6, 2008
NO DOUBT HITS NOW AVAILABLE FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
February 28, 2008
WORLD RENOWNED RECORDING GROUP AEROSMITH ROCKS THIS WAY TO GUITAR HERO® AEROSMITH®
February 15, 2008
+ 2007 Press Releases
December 14, 2007
ACTIVSION ANNOUNCES DUAL PACK OF GUITAR HERO® AND GUITAR HERO® II NOW AVAILABLE ON STORE SHELVES
November 7, 2007
November 6, 2007
October 24, 2007
ACTIVISION OFFERS FANS BACKSTAGE PASS TO NEW OFFICIAL GUITAR HERO® COMMUNITY WEBSITE
October 11, 2007
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 DECLARED GUITAR HERO DAY IN NEW YORK CITY
September 26, 2007
THE SEX PISTOLS RE-RECORD ‘ANARCHY IN THE U.K.’ FOR GUITAR HERO™ III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
September 25, 2007
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING GUITARIST TOM MORELLO TO APPEAR IN GUITAR HERO™ III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
September 7, 2007
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE SHREDS NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT TO GUITAR HERO II™ ON XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE®
August 14, 2007
GUITAR HERO™ III: LEGENDS OF ROCK CRANKS IT UP, BLARING 11 NEW TRACKS TO THE SET LIST
August 2, 2007
June 28, 2007
June 12, 2007
May 22, 2007
+ 2006 Press Releases
REDOCTANE’S GUITAR HERO II™ HITS THE STREETS ON NOVEMBER 7th
November 6, 2006
REDOCTANE® UNVEILS GUITAR HERO™ WIRELESS GUITAR CONTROLLER
October 27, 2006
REDOCTANE® LAUNCHES OFFICIAL GUITAR HERO II™ COMMUNITY WEBSITE
October 24, 2006
REDOCTANE® ANNOUNCES GUITAR HERO II™ FOR XBOX 360™
September 27, 2006
May 9, 2006
REDOCTANE TO ROCK KENTIA HALL AT E3!
May 3, 2006
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WITH GUITAR HERO II, WE SALUTE YOU! REDOCTANE ANNOUNCES FALL US TOUR DATE
April 17, 2006
SUMNER JOINS REDOCTANE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
February 17, 2006
GUITAR HERO CONTINUES WORLD TOUR IN EUROPE
February 16, 2006
GUITAR HERO WINS BIG AT ANNUAL DICE AWARDS
February 14, 2006
+ 1999 - 2005 Press Releases
MTV GAMES PARTNER WITH REDOCTANE ON GUITAR HERO
November 22, 2005
REDOCTANE LAUNCHES GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR!
November 8, 2005
REDOCTANE UNVEILS THE FULL SOUNDTRACK FOR GUITAR HERO
November 2, 2005
October 13, 2005
August 30, 2005
August 18, 2005
July 18, 2005
June 29, 2005
June 15, 2005
REDOCTANE ANNOUNCES IN THE GROOVE FOR PLAYSTATION®2
March 1, 2005
February 24, 2005

