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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Redoctane - Caught on Camera

I'm excited for Stage Tour, but Rock Band 4 will take a lot to beat

Harmonix's swan song for the plastic-instrument era lives on

GamesRadar

Chili Peppers' Dani California, Ghost, Extreme, BABYMETAL and Weezer all confirmed for Guitar Hero successor game: “Our ultimate goal is not only to bring the rhythm game back but bring it back better than ever before”:

Plus Gibson and Kramer are also involved

MusicRadar

“The kid lost his mind: ‘You’re the guy from Guitar Hero! Do you play real guitar too?’”: How a 2000s videogame phenomenon made Slash famous all over again

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience

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“This is a redefining evolution of rhythm games”: Songs by Ghost, Babymetal, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more to appear in new title from company behind Guitar Hero

Stage Tour, from Guitar Hero’s RedOctane Games, will be released for PC and consoles in the autumn

Metal Hammer

RedOctane's 'next evolution in rhythm gaming' sure looks a lot like 2007's Rock Band

Stage Tour is expected to be out late in 2026.

PC Gamer

“Then Tim said something that changed everything: ‘There’s clearly still an audience. Fans still love these games. Just start by making a guitar’”: Guitar Hero's spiritual successor is on the way

Stage Tour is set to land this autumn

MusicRadar

Guitar Hero at 20 – how a plastic axe bridged the gap between rock generations

Guitar Hero’s controllers let anyone become a star in their own living room – and made the bands featured in the game household names again

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Embracer brings original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane back from the dead for 'the next evolution in rhythm gaming'

RedOctane Games is being headed up by Guitar Hero veteran Simon Ebejer, and includes original founders Kai and Charles Huang as "advisors."

PC Gamer

15 years later, the Guitar Hero studio that Activision acquired and killed is back and teasing a spiritual successor to the rhythm game that put it on the map: "They said the era of 5-fret music games was over"

The spirit of Guitar Hero lives on

GamesRadar

“The kid lost his mind: ‘You’re the guy from Guitar Hero! Do you play real guitar too?’”: how a 2000s video game phenomenon made Slash famous all over again

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience

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