Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits News

Analysts disagree on whether Activision could have done things differently to keep rhythm series viable, but expect Tony Hawk to make an eventual return.

Activision confirms that downloadable content pipeline will dry up after this month.

Once-mighty rhythm franchise's latest installment canned; DJ Hero discontinued; United Front's open-world game also given the chop; no new skateboarding game in 2011; Activision's global workforce being culled by 7%.

Ex-Yahoo exec Dan Rosensweig departs "to pursue other career opportunities" after less than a year on the job.

NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009.

Draft of Digital Economy measure proposes exceptions for games situated in athletics, rhythm, religion genres.

Sony calls up the Ghostbusters to fix a supernatural problem on the PS3.

The long-anticipated ghoul-catching adventure joins a full-band rhythm game remix comp and a box-peripheral-based Wii party game; America's Army 3 also reports for duty.

Activision looking to translate its rhythm game, war action series into small- and big-screen properties, claims the Hollywood Reporter; concert tour also a possibility.

Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million per month.

Activision confirms previously rumoured Heroes arriving this autumn, alongside Van Halen; full Greatest Hits/Smash Hits setlist revealed; first shot of turntable controller inside.

Massive multinational's chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy to head board of world's biggest third-party publisher; Bobby Kotick still CEO.

Megapublisher accused of acquiring 7 Studios to halt work on DJ Hero rival; "substantial damages" sought along with return of software assets, Numark turntable controller.

Activision's compilation rhythm game featuring 48 four-piece-enabled tunes from previous frachise installments warms up for 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii show in late spring.

Megapublisher's USPTO filing might be first sign of new competitor for Konami's Karaoke Revolution and Sony's SingStar series.

Full-band compilation of pre-World Tour songs from Dragonforce, Poison, and more hitting Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii this summer.

Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.