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Guitar Hero World Tour

Platforms

Nintendo Wii
PC
PS2
PS3
Xbox 360

Initial release Oct. 26, 2008

Developers

Budcat Creations
Neversoft

Genres

Rhythm

Publishers

Activision
Activision Blizzard

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Pickup where you left off: Returning to Guitar Hero

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Pickup where you left off: Returning to Guitar Hero

Golden axe.

Feb. 22, 2015 Graeme Virtue

All Guitar Hero, DJ Hero song DLC to be removed

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All Guitar Hero, DJ Hero song DLC to be removed

Activision pulls the plug at the end of the month.

March 19, 2014 Tom Phillips

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Activision closes Guitar Hero dev

RIP Budcat Creations.

Nov. 16, 2010 Fred Dutton

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A Guitar Hero game every year "a given"

"We lost our souls," admits dev.

Aug. 9, 2010 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Music games are "crap", says Bunnyman

Hopes players get "electrocuted".

Sept. 29, 2009 Eurogamer Staff

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GHWT-to-GH5 song transfer priced

35 songs can be copied over.

Sept. 2, 2009 Tom Bramwell

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GH5 DLC won't work in GH World Tour

But will in future games, apparently.

Aug. 24, 2009 Tom Bramwell

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White Stripes man slags off music games

Led Zeppelin not big fans either.

June 23, 2009 Ellie Gibson

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Spinal Tap leads PSN refresher

Quiet week.

June 18, 2009 Robert Purchese

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PSN update: demos, DLC, more demos

inFamous! Marvel vs. Capcom! Red Gorillas!

May 22, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Cards, balls, jewels in PSN refresher

Freebies the pick of the bunch.

May 14, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Guitar Hero to become reality TV show?

So Reuters reckons. Plus: COD film.

May 8, 2009 Tom Bramwell

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Prince turned down Guitar Hero deal

Wants kids to learn to play the real thing.

May 1, 2009 Ellie Gibson

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Face-off

Digital Foundry | Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Face-Off: Round 16

Mirror's Edge, Brothers in Arms, Fracture, Guitar Hero, Baja, FIFA, Quantum of Solace.

May 1, 2009 Richard Leadbetter

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Wolverine, Killzone head PSN update

Healthy pile of content to sift through.

April 30, 2009 Robert Purchese

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PSN update: bundles of DLC on offer

Plus: Red Faction, UFC demos.

April 24, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Guitar Hero World Tour for PC/Mac

This summer with wireless instruments.

March 26, 2009 Robert Purchese

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GHWT standalone drum kits coming

US in a fortnight, Europe "at a later date".

Feb. 2, 2009 Oli Welsh

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Battle-Cars head weekly PSN refresher

Plus LBP goodies, Mirror's Edge map.

Jan. 29, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Guitar Hero outsells Rock Band 2-to-1

Activision's effort more popular in US.

Jan. 26, 2009 Ellie Gibson

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F.E.A.R. 2 demo heads PS Store refresh

Plus plenty else to keep you busy too.

Jan. 23, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Still no SSFII Turbo HD Remix for PSN

Dead Space, Skate 2 demos instead.

Jan. 15, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Free Springsteen songs for GHWT

To celebrate The Boss' new album.

Jan. 13, 2009 Robert Purchese

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Upcoming GHWT DLC dated, detailed

Oasis! Nickelback! Silverchair! Barker!

Dec. 22, 2008 Robert Purchese

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Guitar Hero outsells Rock Band in US

But gap narrows as music games decline.

Dec. 15, 2008 Oli Welsh

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