Guitar Hero World Tour debuted

A little earlier today Activision CEO Bobby Kotick debuted Guitar Hero World Tour to the audience at D -- but he wasn't content doing something trite like picking up a guitar (or drums) and playing himself. Oh no, he trotted out Paula Abdul (to judge), and Tony Hawk and Brody Jenner as the front-men for the virtual band. The video's after the break; it's a little bit front-heavy during the introduction, but there's certainly enough gameplay footage in there to get a basic idea of what to expect: Rock Band.

[Conor Maher @ May 28th 2008 6:44PM]

Now this is news \o/

[max @ Jun 5th 2008 6:27PM]

see i hate people who say "uch this is a copy of rock band so it sucks" listen wtf are they supposed to do just sit back and croak with just a guitar while rockband takes over? that wud be stupid. the point is they are gettin with the times and may i say this game will kick rock bands ass.(considering they are doing everything better than rockband). and another thing rockband shouldn't have guitar cuz they r copying guitar hero. do u realize how stupid that sounds?

[idiot @ May 28th 2008 6:52PM]

that dude's forehead is GINORMOUS

[Farris @ May 28th 2008 11:30PM]

Dude. It's a five-head

[keithwwalker @ May 29th 2008 1:49PM]

ultimate combover! rock on!

[Eric M. @ May 28th 2008 6:52PM]

Activision, doesn't playing catch-up suck?

[Sora267 @ May 28th 2008 6:54PM]

I love how Kotick got called out for copying Rock Band by the host. Pure gold!

[Ray @ May 29th 2008 11:06AM]

That's why I hate car designers. They're all shamelessly ripping off the Model T.

[Uncletoby @ May 28th 2008 6:54PM]

Playing himself? Is that one of the official instruments?

[Steven Ryland @ May 28th 2008 9:22PM]

lolocaust

[Matt @ May 28th 2008 6:55PM]

I wonder if I can use my Rockband gear with it so I can only purchase the game.... hrm.

[Dale @ May 28th 2008 7:00PM]

And miss out on the clearly superior drum kit? Are you mad?!

[Matt @ May 28th 2008 7:02PM]

if it means saving $130... SURE!

[NightShade15 @ May 28th 2008 7:10PM]

Well, I would skip out on the drum kit... It's a little crowded in my living room as is...

[Joey @ May 28th 2008 9:28PM]

The drum kit has already been shown, there are three drum pads and two cymbals plus a bass pedal. I don't think that the drums will be compatible. :/

Hopefully they'll have settled the guitar issue... The microphone should definitely work cross-platform.

[Joseph @ May 29th 2008 1:28AM]

@ Matt

the game's $190

[tekdemon @ May 29th 2008 1:48AM]

I frickin' refuse to buy this set because I am NOT spending all that money all over just so my room can be filled with fake instruments.

They should have made it compatible with the drums from rock band instead of trying to be "innovative" and adding more crap to hit.

[phanbouy @ May 28th 2008 6:57PM]

dregs, meet pop culture

[brando_commando @ May 28th 2008 6:59PM]

has the track list for this game been released yet?

[Carl Vitullo @ May 28th 2008 7:02PM]

wait, why was the screen filmed instead of the actual people? all that does is make it look worse.

[Jhongerkong @ May 28th 2008 7:05PM]

So there are 3 versions of GH coming out?

No wonder why they didn't make a new Tony Hawk game, Activisions busy whoring out Guitar Hero.

[pdusk88 @ May 28th 2008 7:06PM]

Paula Abdul IS NOT FUNNY!

[BrokenMonkey @ May 28th 2008 7:09PM]

Wouldn't it make more sense to have Paula Abdul sing? Since when do people judge music video games? The only thing to judge is how much of a copy this game is of Rock Band (answer: 99%)

[Conor Maher @ May 29th 2008 5:43AM]

And how much did Rockband "copy" guitar hero? 33% atleast...

And every FPS game released ever must be copying Doom?

[Erick Ballard @ May 29th 2008 9:30AM]

RockBand was made by the people that created Guitar Hero. So, I wouldn't say it copied Guitar Hero. I think of it more as a progression, or an advancement.

[Ray @ May 29th 2008 11:11AM]

So many people don't understand what's going on between GH and RB. Harmonix made GH 1, 2 and the 80's edition. Then they wanted to move on and make RB so they sold the franchise to Activision, who proceeded to sell out and rape the game of all virtue. Now I can't talk about Guitar Hero around people because people think I'm talking about GH3 and I'm pelted with "Rock Band is better".
Activision, you are the new EA.
And for the record Guitar Hero TWO will always dominate.

[Meltz @ May 28th 2008 7:43PM]

Yay cymbals!

[Jordan Biffle @ May 28th 2008 8:19PM]

I think it is gonna beat Rock Band. I thought that the drums on Rock Band were the only good thing about the game, but Guitar Hero will have them beat. I held off on getting Rock Band for this and it has paid off.

[giantenemycrab @ May 28th 2008 8:22PM]

God, that's lame...

[dan2600 @ May 29th 2008 8:37AM]

thank god someone else thought this

[Ivan @ May 28th 2008 8:27PM]

Ok, I have the Rock Band Special Edition and it kicks ass. The drums in GH4 look awesome but they're total rip offs of Rock Band, which makes them not cool. Even the gameplay is the same (the three note bars on the bottom and the lyrics on the top) so I'd rather stay playing with my Rock Band kit.

[T.J. @ May 28th 2008 8:48PM]

"The drums in GH4 look awesome but they're total rip offs of Rock Band, which makes them not cool."

Because DrumMania and GuitarFreaks never existed... oh, wait...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DrumMania

[Christian Walters @ May 28th 2008 10:39PM]

FINALLY someone else but sticks up for Konami! DrumMania and Guitar Freaks came out YEARS before either Rock Band OR Guitar Hero! Thanks much for the vindication brother!

[winslow31 @ May 28th 2008 8:35PM]

heres a video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

[Kinger @ May 28th 2008 8:59PM]

yes, it will get old...


eventually.

[Ian @ May 29th 2008 12:35AM]

is it wrong that i knew what this was and yet still wanted to hear it?

[phanbouy @ May 29th 2008 1:20AM]

if that's wrong Ian, than i don't wanna be right

[Ian @ May 30th 2008 7:05PM]

thanks phanboy i needed to hear that, at lest i know im not alone in the world

[Dr. Evil @ May 28th 2008 8:50PM]

OMG, these guys make NSync look like hard-core rockers.

[Dr. Evil @ May 28th 2008 8:55PM]

I'm pretty sure these are the same guys from the Alltel wireless commercial.

(minus Chad)

[Steven Ryland @ May 28th 2008 9:24PM]

too bad this isnt a copy of Rock Band. It's an improvement. Harmonix has always made horrible peripherals, whereas Activision exceeded in that area. Rock Band itself just seems so unresponsive when playing...

[Drew @ May 28th 2008 9:56PM]

An improvement? Where did they improve? If anything, I see them doing WORSE. And have you ever played with the new Guitar Hero stuff? No? Well guess what, none of us have. So as far as Rock Band being unresponsive, I guess that's a matter of opinion. I can hit solos on Rock Band that Guitar Hero's circular notes make damn near impossible. Not to mention Guitar Hero's tendency to throw in notes just for the sake of difficulty. I hate it.

[andrew theis @ May 28th 2008 10:22PM]

I can has rockbad ripoff?

[Ryan @ May 28th 2008 10:43PM]

so... does this come with two guitars??

[kacey @ May 28th 2008 11:06PM]

I'm still waiting for accordion hero and maybe even harmonica hero.

[bstring @ May 29th 2008 2:23AM]

tamborine hero!

[octopazo @ Jun 6th 2008 4:07AM]

cowbell and xxx jug hero

[Erick Ballard @ May 29th 2008 9:35AM]

Cowbell Hero!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqLLZQLNiA

[The 3rd Hot Dog @ May 28th 2008 11:18PM]

People like to mention Bemani games because it gives them indie street cred. Sadly, GuitarFreaks only had three buttons and DrumMania is lousy with J-Pop.

Rock Band offers new things that DrumMania didn't - like a lack of J-Pop.

[dnabstract @ May 29th 2008 8:31AM]

yes... because bands such as Arch Enemy, Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon are J-Pop.

I'm sure all of the wonderful in-house Konami instrumental music, which absolutely fucking ruins most mainstream music in Guitar Hero/Rock Band, is J-Pop.

I'm sure some absolutely amazing metal/jazz/ska/funk/lounge/electronic/punk/soul music in DrumMania/GuitarFreaks... is J-Pop.

Grow up. The game has over 14 variations, nearly a thousand songs, and you think it's all J-Pop? Sounds like you're the kind of douchebag who thinks you can gain "street cred" by dismissing the Bemani series as being J-Pop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg0s_WQraZc&feature=related

Get a grip.