Despite slowing sales of music/rhythm games, Activision just keeps on keeping on. Recently, the publisherfiled for trademarkof “Drum Hero.” You’re shocked, I know.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard ofDrum Hero, though. In fact, Activision had also trademarked “Drum Villain” as early as 2007, indicating the publisher had been eying a drum-specific title for some time before it released the full-bandGuitar Hero: World Tourin 2008.
Neversoft’s Brian Bright admitted as much to us last year. He had said another studio within Activision had been working on a drum-specific title, before the formerTony Hawk Pro Skaterdeveloper had picked up theGuitar Heroreigns forGuitar Hero III. That game was ultimately scrapped when marketing dollars and development focus shifted to the guitar-only title. Bright says the crude prototype drum peripherals — “made of wood [from] Home Depot” — was the eventual starting point for drum use inGuitar Hero: World Tour.
After all this time, though, it’s odd that Activision may be considering a standalone drum game. You have to wonder why, considering that most people who own the drums probably also own a microphone and a guitar peripheral. What could a game calledDrum Heropossibly bring to the table thatGuitar Herodoesn’t already?
[viaPlayStation Lifestyle]
