The rock gods have spoken, and gamers around the world will now be able to unleash their inner-rock star on two brand new platforms. Aspyr Media, in partnership with Activision, Inc. today announced that the third iteration of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, will be available to PC and Mac gamers for the first time ever this fall.
Being developed and published exclusively by Aspyr, the PC and Mac versions will match their console counterparts with explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. With more than 70 songs in the set list, and more original master tracks than ever before, players will be able to shred from many of the freshest and hottest artists today, along with many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow PC and Mac enthusiasts to rip head-to-head against players around the world and across either platform, raising the level of competition for true legendary rock status.
"Working with such a wildly successful franchise and helping to strengthen an already powerful brand has us feeling like rock stars ourselves, only without the fame, money or musical talent," said Ted Staloch, Executive Vice President, Publishing for Aspyr. "But even without Slashšs chops, we still have what it takes to bring the best music game on the planet to PC and Mac gamers. Aspyršs expertise in developing and publishing for these platforms means that we will deliver a game that wails just as hard as it does on consoles but feels natural on this audiencešs chosen platform."
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Being developed and published exclusively by Aspyr, the PC and Mac versions will match their console counterparts with explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. With more than 70 songs in the set list, and more original master tracks than ever before, players will be able to shred from many of the freshest and hottest artists today, along with many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow PC and Mac enthusiasts to rip head-to-head against players around the world and across either platform, raising the level of competition for true legendary rock status.
"Working with such a wildly successful franchise and helping to strengthen an already powerful brand has us feeling like rock stars ourselves, only without the fame, money or musical talent," said Ted Staloch, Executive Vice President, Publishing for Aspyr. "But even without Slashšs chops, we still have what it takes to bring the best music game on the planet to PC and Mac gamers. Aspyršs expertise in developing and publishing for these platforms means that we will deliver a game that wails just as hard as it does on consoles but feels natural on this audiencešs chosen platform."
View: Original Story @ Bluesnews"Providing the option for our fans to play Guitar Hero at their desk or on a laptop on the go is incredibly exciting, and wešre thrilled to now offer the ability to rock out literally anywhere and everywhere," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane. "PC and Mac gamers can now shred as hard as their console counterparts do, and itšs a great opportunity to help promote musicianship and expand the growing number of Guitar Hero fans worldwide."
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on PC and Mac is rated T for Teen by the ESRB, and will be available this fall. For more information, please visit www.aspyr.com.
1) Does it come with a guitar? (I know it's a bit of an obvious one, but the article didn't seem to mention it at all and the reference to playing the game"on a laptop while on the go" is a bit worrying, since last I checked you couldn't just whip out a guitar on a train or something).
2) Will it be easily modifiable for custom content? That was a hit on the consoles and that WASN'T easy by any definition of the word, so on the PC I'd imagine it'd explode.
EDIT: Just checked the site and all I could find was this:
* More than 70 of the most legendary rock anthems of all time
* Added multiplayer modes: arcade inspired Guitar Battle and the dual shredding co-op career
* Challenge Slash and other legends of rock and roll in boss battles
* Take those axe shredding skills online and rock around the world
* All-new tricked out venues taking you to hell and back
* The franchises favorite characters freshly fitted with a few new faces
* Fully playable with keyboard or keyboard/mouse. Re-map the buttons to suit your style of play
While I'm sure there'll be plenty of 3rd party guitar controllers out there to meet the launch, an official one would be better =(
2. I highly, HIGHLY doubt the PC version will be modifiable. The RIAA etc etc would explode and take out half of the western hemisphere.
2. I highly, HIGHLY doubt the PC version will be modifiable. The RIAA etc etc would explode and take out half of the western hemisphere.
It won't support 'OEM' modification - but this game is going to be hacked and modded like crazy, you watch.
Ah well, as long as I can buy it separate and play with it.
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/06/360s-gui...-frets-on-fire/
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