Activision has announced that Guitar Hero 5 is on the way and joining the range, family friendly Band Hero and DJ Hero. Yes, we’re as shocked as you..

Activision has today announced three new Hero titles. We’ll start off with the one we all know, Guitar Hero 5. Guitar Hero 5 will let “fans continue to fulfil their rock fantasies; Guitar Hero 5 features the hottest rock and roll artists today as well as classic rock bands”.  It also seems that you’ll be able to switch in and out of songs and change band members on the fly. Notably, Guitar Hero will retain the band functionality, despite the announcement of Band Hero.

Band Hero will be the Hero’s first E10+ (that means the kiddies can play) game and will feature more Top 40 based songs than Guitar Hero. This is aimed at expanding the Guitar Hero experience to a broader family audience, because your Mum doesn’t like rocking out to Ozzy Osbourne. The game will take use of Guitar Hero Guitars, Drums and Microphones.

And last but not least we’ve got a look finally at DJ Hero. DJ will be bringing a bunch of new genres of music with it with, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance joining the scene. Using the included turntable DJ Hero allows you do create original mixes of popular songs.

All three games are due later this year, yep by our count thats 8 ‘Hero’ titles this year. More as it comes in.

 

GUITAR HERO® ANNOUNCES AUTUMN LINEUP FEATURING GROUNDBREAKING DJ HERO™ TITLE AND NEW GUITAR HERO® 5 AND BAND HERO™ GAMES Innovative DJ Hero Game Expected To Transform How Consumers Engage with Music

* New Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero Expand the Category with Fun-to-Play Experiences and Innovative New Technologies and Features

* Autumn Slate Delivers Largest Variety of Music and Hottest Artists Thursday 7th May... Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is set to once again revolutionise how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall – DJ Hero™, Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™ – that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform.

The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences for existing fans and millions of new consumers who previously have not joined Guitar Hero’s global community of fans.

• The company’s groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero’s signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance. Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.

• Letting fans continue to fulfill their rock fantasies, Guitar Hero 5 features the hottest rock and roll artists today as well as classic rock bands and gives players an unprecedented level of control over the way they play the game with the ability to drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments and difficulty levels on the fly.

• The franchises’ first E10+ rated console game, Band Hero delivers an exciting music collection featuring top-40 hits designed to expand the experience to a new genre and appeal to a broad family audience who can play together on the guitar, drums, bass and microphone. The game builds upon Guitar Hero’s easy-to-play, difficult-to-master signature gameplay and allows novice players and expert fans to join together on their favourite songs.

“Guitar Hero has made music social again and has become one of the most popular ways to experience music,” said Dan Rosensweig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Guitar Hero franchise. “Today’s fans enjoy a variety of music and are looking for more ways to engage with their favourite songs, artists and fellow fans. These games will let them listen, participate and socialize with music in ways they have never been able to before.