Guitar Hero rises from its grave with new controller, gameplay, and more

Activision has announced Guitar Hero Live will be available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and select mobile devices this fall.

As we learned from our earlier report, Guitar Hero Live is being developed by FreeStyleGames, the studio behind the DJ Hero series, and will feature GH Live, which is a first-person point of view where the player’s perspective is seen from the eyes of the performer on stage, which Activision says “delivers the full emotional roller coaster of being on stage and performing in a real band.” This feature will have dynamic crowds that will reach to the player in real-time to how they’re playing.

The game also includes GHTV which is being touted as the world’s first playable music video network. This mode allows players to play along to a continually-updated collection of official music videos at any time of day as it’ll run for a full 24 hours per day. GHTV will feature a wide variety of music videos that range from the newest releases to favorite hits as players pick from multiple channels and themed shows in order to discover new songs to play, or choose songs to play on-demand. Players will be able to play with their friends locally as well as take on other players from around the world to see who can achieve the highest score on any given song while also completing challenges along the way.

Guitar Hero Live will introduce a modern, redesigned guitar controller that features two rows of three buttons that reflects how people naturally play a guitar. The new controller ensures players of all abilities can enjoy their experience with Guitar Hero Live.

What’s a Guitar Hero game without music? Activision will feature rock, folk, EDM, hip-hop, country, and pop artists as the title will feature hundreds of playable songs from artists like The Black Keys, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers, and more.

Activision is giving Guitar Hero fans the chance to check out Guitar Hero Live in person on the following dates and times:

• April 14, 2015: Best Buy Theatre, New York City, 6pm - 9pm


• April 18, 2015: Best Buy Store, Union Square, New York City, 1pm - 5pm


• April 18, 2015: Best Buy Store, Torrance, CA, 1pm - 5pm

Earlier this year, Harmonix announced Rock Band would also be making its triumphant return to the music-game scene. Today's announcement has given us some insight as to what Guitar Hero Live will be when it's released later this year, although we're still waiting to hear some more information from Harmonix regarding what Rock Band 4 will deliver.

Guitar Hero rises from its grave with new controller, gameplay, and more