Guitar Hero IV took a giant leap for Activision and brought one of the best-selling franchises from merely guitar twiddling to full band. But before Guitar Hero IV, there were several guitar-only offerings. In earlier versions, gamers couldn't sing or play drums along with their favorite songs. Someone very smart at Activision realized that enabling such actions would be a good idea. And so was born Guitar Hero Smash Hits, which takes tracks from the first three numbered Guitar Hero games and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and updates them for full band play.
Those who pick up a copy of Smash Hits this June won't get any revolutionary new gameplay additions. Everything here comes from either Guitar Hero IV or the newly released Guitar Hero: Metallica. That means a full-fledged character creation system, single-player and band career modes, online eight-player Battle of the Bands, Expert+ difficulty and the Music Studio are all included.
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Craig Hasselback writes: "Activision just continues finding new ways to go from the popular publisher that stayed the course and rose to number one, to being the big jerk that is too big for their own britches as my grandpa would say. Since becoming the number publisher, Activision has done everything possible to piss off gamers."
Well sadly, until the average gamer realizes that they are getting screwed over, Activision is going to be number 1 for a while(as much as I hate to say it).........
... it seems they can.
You need to get the message across with your wallet!
If you LOVE gaming, and if you HATE the way Activision is doing business: DON'T BUY ACTIVISION GAMES (or buy them used) and certainly DON'T BUY THEIR DLC!
It's THAT simple!
Amen. Honestly all the major pubs are starting to become jacked up. Take-Two with the DLC on BioShock 2's disc. EA with selling "DLC" that unlocks content in sports games instead of playing to earn it.
They're all borderline A-holes
Overcharging is the problem. Dragon Age Origins is one of my favorite games but the dlc is overpriced. dlc should cost a few dollars or it should be free.
Can't they just release the whole entire song list on PSN/Xbox Live?