There was no way that the Guitar Hero franchise could continue to break all sales expectations and not get noticed by the big dogs of the business world. RedOctane and Harmonix, the two teams responsible for the hit franchise, got snatched up by Activsion and MTV respectively thus ending their partnership for future Guitar Hero games. Of course, we haven’t heard the last of Axel Steel or Johnny Napalm. Activision put the development in the able hands of Neversoft, a team best known for the Tony Hawk series.

Neversoft’s driving philosophy behind Guitar Hero III is a simple one: Give the fans what they want. That means the development team won’t rock the boat too hard, staying true to the gameplay first laid out by Harmonix. But it also means that more of the songs and features we’ve all been clamoring for will finally make it in.

The song list has been carefully picked to meet the wishlists that have littered the internet since Guitar Hero was first released on PS2. More of the songs will be master tracks rather than covers. New multiplayer modes have been confirmed. A wireless controller is on the way. In short, you can put your fears aside. This is the same Guitar Hero we’ve all come to know and love. It looks a little different and has a few new fancy bells and whistles to get you excited all over again, but it’s still Guitar Hero.

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