29 November, 2007 |

Casual Gamer Chick: Activision and MTV Face Off This Holiday Season

Activision released Guitar Hero III a few weeks ago and MTV just released Rock Band last week. The two giants are set to  compete for your money in the music game genre. Guitar Hero III lets players experience playing some hit songs on a guitar.  Players have to hit the proper guitar “key” as the notes fly by.  The notes are color coded and there are three difficulty levels to try and beat. Rock Band takes the simulation up a notch and allows players to either play guitar, drums or do vocals for the songs.

Rock Band may be the new kid on the block, but the developers had some experience under their belts. Rock Band was programmed by Harmonix, which produced versions one and two of Guitar Hero. MTV bought Harmonix, but not the rights to Guitar Hero. It should be interesting to see who wins the battle over the holiday season.

We’ve never had anything like Guitar Hero in terms of appealing to a mass of people,” said Robert Kotick, the chairman and chief executive of Activision. “The game has been on South Park, Gossip Girl, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I don’t know the audience demographic for Ellen, but it’s not your typical gamer.”

Thanks News.com

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