Guitar heroes, italy, dec 08

The new karaoke? The smartest of videogames? The substantial sign of the insubstantiality of our era? Anyhow you want to put it, you are in front of the phenomenon in the videogames market ever: 22 millions copies sold, 23 millions tracks downloaded, guitar hero presents now the fourth generation, which is going to unite gamebands from all over the planet. And from now on the guitar heroes will not only play the big bands, but they will start creating and sharing their brand new music..

Who has never listened to an AC/DC or Iron Maiden record at the highest volume, in the intimacy of his room, protected of indiscreet glances, absorbed in the energy of music and pretending to play an imaginary guitar? Feeling even a little bit stupid?
Guitar Hero, the most popular musical game ever, came up with the idea of replacing
imagination and the broomstick of the most creative. Since its launching in 2005 until today, it has sold more than 14 million units and has brought in more than one billion dollars only in the US. The first Guitar Hero version developed by Harmonix Music is immediately a massive success. Already in November 2006, Guitar Hero II was put up for sale. It was developed by RedOctane and produced by Activision for PlayStation 2 and Xbox360. The track list includes the most popular rock icons, from Black Sabbath to The Rolling Stones, from Nirvana to GunÕs NÕ Roses, Ramones, Pantera or MetallicaÉ But the biggest change takes place one year after with the launching of Guitar Hero III: Legend of Rock which offers 40 years of rock history. The number of songs included is huge. Neversoft, the company that developed the 3rd version, has spared no expense when buying the most famous rights of music history. But Neversoft has gone beyond, developing a compatible version with Pc and Mac, but also with all the consoles of the market. Its distributor Activision has declared that in 2007 the sales of Guitar Hero III units exceeded the on