Rock Band

Guitar Hero and Rock Band were all the rage during the 2000's. I know quite a few people who purchased game consoles for the sole purpose of playing Guitar Hero, it got a lot of people into gaming. I actually wrote a whole thing about the rise and fall of Guitar Hero. Looking to reinvigorate the dead 'music genre' of video games, new Rock Band and Guitar Hero video games are on their way. Read Mor

The studio that helped bring music-based games to the forefront has commented on its intentions to one day bring both Rock Band and Dance Central back.

Video game publisher Activision announced today that they plan on discontinuing the Guitar Hero franchise.  This comes as no surprise as sales of the series have declined in recent years due to over saturation of the music rhythm game genre and the economic collapse in the U.S.