Guitar Hero 5 Release Date, New Information Revealed
See Full ImageYou are aware that we'll someday see a Guitar Hero 27, right? This is one franchise that has not only blown up and entranced millions of gamers worldwide, but it has already proven its staying power.
Many more off-shoots and iterations are on the way, but perhaps the most anticipated is the next official installment in the series: Guitar Hero 5. The official website for the game has just opened, and in addition to revealing the release date - September 1 - there's also a sweepstakes you can enter. Winners will receive 5 tickets to 5 different concerts of their choice! We've also heard about a few additional details concerning the gameplay; for example, we'll see the all new "Party Play" mode. It supports 0-4 players...yeah, that's right, 0. You can actually start with no players or instruments as the music will just play in a pseudo-jukebox mode of sorts, and when the party hears a song they want to play, they can pick up the instruments and jump in. Furthermore, you can mix and match all the available instruments any way you wish in Guitar Hero 5. It's guaranteed to be a must-buy for all fans of the series, and if you haven't yet jumped on the bandwagon, maybe you should set aside some money for the first of September. Really, it's not just a success...it's a phenomenon.
We'll probably see more of Guitar Hero 5 at E3, but at this point, it's almost unnecessary. We know what to expect and those who do are ready and willing to throw down with those plastic instruments once again.
Related Game(s): Guitar Hero 5
5/27/2009 Ben Dutka
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LimitedVertigo
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 1:13:08 PM
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Skatejimmy5
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 1:16:01 PM
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Yogi
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 1:50:28 PM
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I love 1 and 2 but i'm so done with this franchise/genre. Activision really knows how to milk a cash cow dry.
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Phoelix
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 4:22:06 PM
I wonder if the DLC for GH4 will be compatible.
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ace_boon_coon
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 1:54:42 PM
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SarahPalinMILF
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 2:37:31 PM
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btw...GTA: The Ballad Of Gay Tony...i think this would be newsworthy...
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200905/N09.0526.1523.02809.htm
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Yogi
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 2:48:43 PM
you do realize that this is a playstation site right?
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SarahPalinMILF
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 6:35:53 PM
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Totalz
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 2:37:51 PM
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Zemus101
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 2:57:04 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 2:59:07 PM
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Jian2069
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 4:01:24 PM
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(69.99 for 40-some songs, really? World Tour was like 59.99 and had way more songs.)
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Naga
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 5:02:05 PM
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Geobaldi
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 5:18:02 PM
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Nerull
Saturday, May 30, 2009 @ 2:18:07 AM
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I'd pay upwards of 100 bucks for that kind of game, plus instruments.
So far the track selection has actually not been that bad but at best you're only going to even like, not love, half the tracklist. Laid to rest is the only one off the top of my head that I would have a hard time getting sick of.
The devil went down to georgia cover was a nice touch.
But I want to play some Devildriver, Finntroll, Fear Factory, Mushroomhead, Bolt Thrower, Opeth,and actually GOOD White zombie songs and a mass of other great bands, that aren't entirely metal. There's no game that allows me to do that so I won't be encouraging the continued abuse of this cow.
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Highlander
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 12:42:53 PM
Singstar has a single core game and each new volume brings any new features that have been added by supplying the most up to date build of the game available when the disc is made. However that version of the game is available to all Singstar owners on PS3 via an update, so new SingStar volumes on disc are simply collections of new songs that come with the game for those that haven't already purchased it. So you don't need to keep buying the next version to stay current.
I can't honestly see why this isn't the case for Guitar Hero and Rockband. What is it that is being added into the 5th iteration of the game that can be so ground breaking as to require an entirely new version? I can't help feeling that this game's (and Rockband's) sales are driven largely by exclusive non-DLC track packs and new peripherals. It seems kinda exploitative to continually pump out new versions when they could easily update the game free of charge and sell tracks and new peripherals separately.