In the time betweenRock Band 2‘s release andRock Band 3‘s announcement we have hadGuitar Hero: World Tour,Guitar Hero 5,Guitar Hero: Metallica,Guitar Hero: Van Halen,Guitar Hero Smash Hits,Band HeroandDJ Hero, not to mention the fresh announcement ofGuitar Hero 6. MTV Games has noticed, and isn’t prepared to let Activision off the hook while it pimps its own music game.
“At E3, you’ll see that Harmonix has spent two years on an engine upgrade and creating the next evolution ofRock Band,” says MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie. “Unlike the other guy, we haven’t been bringing a new game out every year. Sure, last year we had The Beatles but that was more about the content. This time we have lots of great, new music and some new consumer features you will find interesting.”
It would be wrong to pretend thatRock Bandhasn’t had its fair share of releases (Guthrie didn’t recallRock Band UnpluggedorRock BandiPhone) but the franchise is nowhere near as whored out atGuitar Hero. Activision has managed to eclipse evenDynasty Warriorswhen it comes to shameless sequels and spin-offs, and that’s really saying something. It’d be great to have more publishers with some sort of restraint, rather than acting like two-year-olds in a room full of toys.
MTV Games has dig at Activision[Videogamer]
