Drakong and Fender have teamed up to create a multiplatform guitar controller for Fortnite Festival, Guitar Hero and more.

September sales of the newest competitor "The Beatles: Rock Band" -- released with great fanfare on Sept. 9, 2009 -- beat "Guitar Hero 5," according to market research firm NPD Group.

Meanwhile, Band Hero will try to push Guitar Hero-style gaming to a family audience, with an E10+ age rating and compatibility with guitar, drums, bass and microphone controller accessories.

“Guitar Hero Live” is listed by retailers at $99, and a guitar bundle of “Rock Band 4” is currently set at $129.99. Then, there’s the cost of a device to play on.

Guitar Hero World Tour: Though obviously a huge jump from earlier Guitar Hero games, a large part of World Tour is a crash program to catch up with what Rock Band already does–create custom ...

Guitar Hero III is mostly more of the same - which is good, because Guitar Hero II was pretty close to perfect. Rock Band costs an allowance-depleting $170, but it also includes a more realistic ...

Guitar Hero and Rock Band are still the two biggest names in rhythm gaming, but they're not as similar as they used to be. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

SANTA MONICA — The publisher of “Guitar Hero” is readying a comeback tour. Activision Blizzard Inc. announced plans Tuesday to resurrect the once-popular video game franchise, which involved ...

The introduction of “Rock Band” comes as Activision and Red Octane prepare to launch a version of “Guitar Hero II” on Xbox 360 on Tuesday in North America.

“Rock Band” (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3; PS2 version releasing Dec. 11, $59.99-$159.99; rated T for Teen) and “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii; PC and Mac ...

In the battle for rhythm game supremacy, "Guitar Hero's" response to "Rock Band" introduces a handful of subtle innovations, a new music creator and better instruments. IE 11 is not supported.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Contrary to your assumptions, Guitar Hero and Rock Band are not sneered at by all serious musicians. By themselves they may not teach you how to ...