MTV Games partners with RedOctane on Guitar Hero

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RedOctane has announced a strategic partnership with MTV Games for the upcoming rock 'n roll video game, Guitar Hero and future generations of the Guitar Hero franchise. Under this partnership, MTV Games will feature the Guitar Hero franchise in original programming, creative promotions and competitions across a range of its properties, including MTV, mtv.com, MTV Overdrive, MTV2, mtvU, mtvU ?ber, and MTV 44 ?. This title was released nationwide on November 8th for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. In Guitar Hero, choose to be one of six rock characters and perform at concert venues that grow in size as your music career progresses.

RedOctane also has an exclusive deal with musical giant Gibson Guitar where a selection of famous Gibson electric guitars is available for characters to play. The game's set list includes over 30 licensed rock songs including tracks made by Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave, The Donnas, Sum 41 as well as Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, White Zombie, and The Ramones.

The sleek, guitar-shaped Guitar Hero SG Controller designed by RedOctane, is held just like a real guitar and features five responsive fret buttons, a durable strum bar, a working whammy bar, and stylized Start and Select buttons that resemble a guitar's actual volume knobs.

Guitar Hero is rated "T" for Teen.

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