Yes it is true, according to a statement via G4TV, Activision has announced the drop of the in-development Guitar Hero game planned for this year.  The statement from the company:

“Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on the Guitar Hero game.”

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Surprised? No, not at all. Let’s take it as it is. It is a shame that Guitar Hero is not going to be developed this year but it means maybe we will finally get some original IPs and not anymore sequels. Plus, I think  I have had enough of peripheral-based music games that were getting more then the common $60 from me. As much as the music genre has moved on from Guitar Hero, the Tony Hawk series might not be too far away from suffering the so-call “break” Activision has put on Guitar Hero. Activison’s COO Thomas Tippi  says “[They] will  now release new music or skateboarding games”.  He did state that it was for the current calendar year but with all what Activision is going through (layoffs, etc) I think this is the signs of  shifting resources and making space for something, new IP (Intellectual Property) maybe?

Overall, many questions still need to be answered, but maybe I can live with Guitar Hero and the Tony Hawk series going away, it might just be time to move on. What do you think, was it a good idea not to make another Guitar Hero, will this be the end of Tony Hawk and peripheral-base games? RIP Guitar Hero, sound off in the comment section.

Source G4TV