Rumor: Guitar Hero sequel to star U2

by Justin McElroy { Jan 14th 2008 at 2:00PM }

Now that we've had a taste of mixing the peanut butter of drumming and vocals with the chocolate of guitar and bass, it's hard for us not to wish exciting news about Guitar Hero would replace the words "guitar" and "hero" with "rock" and "band." The newest nugget from EGM's Quatermann is a perfect example. In the latest issue of the magazine, the rumor monger hints that a standalone sequel to Guitar Hero is in the works based around the music of Irish rockers U2.

Now, don't get us wrong, we'll be excited to channel our inner The Edge, but who doesn't want to be Bono? Or, to a far lesser extent, Larry Mullen Jr.? ... Oh, before we forget, we should mention that our Rock Band/Guitar Hero news juxtaposition law doesn't apply to whatever assault of depression Aerosmith's crafting. Guitar Hero can keep that. -- Or jettison it into blackest space. Either way.

Tags: aerosmith, egm, guitar-hero, guitarhero, quartermann, rock-band, rockband, u2

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 14th 2008 2:07PM

I haven't played GH since I got Rock Band. Its so much more fun.

jsn @ Jan 14th 2008 2:54PM

GH is a sold out franchise. U2 makes good songs, but guitar hero? Give me an F'n break... I'd love to see some of their stuff in rock band, but it has no business being anywhere near the name guitar hero.

TheWarden @ Jan 14th 2008 2:07PM

Bono is #2.

JakubK666 @ Jan 14th 2008 2:43PM

Yeah I wandered how many comments would it be before somebody would make that joke :) God I love South Park. Guitar Queer-o FTW!

DCBlack @ Jan 15th 2008 1:26AM

If that's true, then GH is producing "more crap."

FidliousWong @ Jan 14th 2008 2:07PM

Agreed. I once had the stance of not buying DLC for games but Rock Band changed that for me. And given that Rock Band is truly a class act compared to what Activision has turned GH into, it'd be hard to get excited about GH even if they announced an all The Refreshments mix.

AirIntake @ Jan 14th 2008 2:08PM

If they made a U2 only GH game, I would buy it. Of course, I would buy all things U2, so that's not a surprise.

GRANTED @ Jan 14th 2008 2:08PM

i do not want to be bono

gwangi @ Jan 14th 2008 2:10PM

Cool another Guitar Hero game I can skip buying.

Tiger of PTS @ Jan 14th 2008 2:27PM

Sweet. More Guitar Hero filler that no real music gamer would ever buy.

nickfawwaz3 @ Jan 15th 2008 6:25PM

now youre just making up genres

Marty @ Jan 14th 2008 2:14PM

Rockband lets you beat on a drum set, but both GH and RB should ship with a dead horse in the box next time, so you can beat that instead.

SID SPACE @ Jan 14th 2008 2:16PM

The only thing GHIII did right was the guitar.

McWeen @ Jan 14th 2008 2:17PM

Does it replace the star power with pretentious/overrated power?

themxtr @ Jan 16th 2008 1:12AM

THANK YOU very much! I hate Bono, "ooh, i care about the world, so everyone go buy our cds because it will help save america!". idiot.

harveypekar @ Jan 14th 2008 2:21PM

LAME
LAME
LAME

Shmil @ Jan 14th 2008 5:54PM

FRANKLIN!

colin @ Jan 14th 2008 9:51PM

"I don’t want no part of your tight-ass country-club, you freak bitch!"

AirIntake @ Jan 14th 2008 2:24PM

Oh oh, it's going to be a U2 hater thread. It hard not to hate success.

baby sea tuna @ Jan 14th 2008 2:33PM

Most people don't hate U2 because of their success, most people hate them because they haven't made a decent album in 15 years.

paragraph @ Jan 14th 2008 2:43PM

@baby sea tuna

They've been around longer than that, Wikipedia says the last time U2 Made Anything good was 1975, a full year BEFORE they got together... those were better times...

Honestly, nothing U2 has ever done has made me like them :\

But i guess i can unleash my inner The Edge one of these days...

baby sea tuna @ Jan 14th 2008 2:51PM

I was A) giving them the benefit of the doubt and B)trying to avoid doing any real research.

Honestly, I've been a hater ever since that Negativland debacle back in the early '90s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativland#The_U2_record_incident

AirIntake @ Jan 14th 2008 3:07PM

Please enlighten me as to who HAS made a decent album in the last 15 years? Perhaps I'm missing out on some awesome stuff?

Shagittarius @ Jan 14th 2008 3:14PM

The Melvins - Stoner Witch 1994, best album made in the last 15 years.

AirIntake @ Jan 14th 2008 3:20PM

Thanks, Shag, I'm downloading it now.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 14th 2008 3:26PM

Its hard not to hate mediocrity also.

colin @ Jan 14th 2008 9:56PM

Radiohead - OK Computer

Raikage (Wii FC 5508 0487 4434 0992) @ Jan 15th 2008 3:49AM

Weezer, Self Titled (Blue Album), also Pinkerton.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 14th 2008 2:25PM

EA:

Guitar Hero III in the same year as Guitar Hero II.

2008: Guitar Hero IV.
2009: Guitar Hero V.
2010: Guitar Hero VI.
2011: Guitar Hero VII.
2012: Guitar Hero VIII and Guitar Hero Blitz.

GRANTED @ Jan 14th 2008 3:36PM

followed by guitar hero street and guitar hero head manager

Macroy @ Jan 14th 2008 4:02PM

Guitar Hero II came out on PS2 in 2006.

SharpBlade @ Jan 14th 2008 2:27PM

Anybody else completely and utterly sick of hearing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band??

Farseer (GDI) @ Jan 14th 2008 2:34PM

Wow, I haven't even thought about GH since I got RB. It's so much more fun to play with 4 people instead of 2.

Farseer (GDI) @ Jan 14th 2008 2:35PM

And I never paid a cent for any GH DLC, but have definitely been buying songs for RB. I like paying $2.00 for a song I want instead of $6.00 for a song I want and 2 songs I could care less about.

makesevenupyours @ Jan 14th 2008 2:39PM

AEROSMITH RULES! I DONT CARE WHAT YOU SAY!

Norm @ Jan 14th 2008 6:05PM

"Remember: Music is the weapon"

bounchfx @ Jan 14th 2008 2:48PM

let's whore out a great franchise to specific artists and alienate all the people that don't like those artists.

$MONEY$MONEY$MONEY$!

Eric @ Jan 14th 2008 2:48PM

I think GH is dead for me, Rock Band is the only Music game i keep playing. New content all the time makes it the best choice.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jan 14th 2008 2:49PM

And this is my dilemma. I want to get Guitar Hero 3(I find it fun, yeah I know blasphemy), but the one thing I'm not liking are the yearly sequels(also fuck U2). The thing I like about Rock Band are the downloadable full albums and the fact that Harmonix aren't planning on making sequel after sequel. But the one thing holding me back is the fact that I have to buy all the peripherals with the game. And that's something I don't want to do. Shit I might just get Guitar Hero 2(if I can find it). And then buy Guitar Hero 3.

Slaziman (B-B-BRUSHED WITH FAAAAME) @ Jan 14th 2008 3:33PM

you could illegaly download guitar hero 3 for PC and use the guitar hero 2 guitar you'll be getting to play it.

I bought a stand-alone Les Paul and the wireless gaming reciever for windows, and been playing it like that since

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Jan 14th 2008 3:59PM

omg HAX!

Or you could get Frets on Fire, and then legally download all the songs for it that are in guitar hero 1, 2, and 3 (complete with identical note charts).

Then you wouldn't have to switch games. just pick the songs you want to play.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jan 14th 2008 4:18PM

Nah. I'd rather get the games for my 360. Also I don't play games on my pc anyways.

Joe @ Jan 14th 2008 2:54PM

GH is dead to me, I've moved with Harmonix to RB. Although I'm stuck on drums as of now, as my replacement is still up in the air.

And fuck U2. I swear to God, Bono needs to shut the fuck up and DO something about the world.

EMaster @ Jan 14th 2008 2:59PM

I thought Steve Tyler form Aerosmith said it was gonna
be about them?

Link: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/05/aerosmith-main-attraction-for-guitar-hero-iv/

Optimus Prime @ Jan 14th 2008 4:10PM

Noooooo!! Great, I LOVE me some Guitar Hero and Rockband, but I I DETEST U2. Bono can burn in hell like the record-breaking turd he is. How big is he? 108 Courics?

Andy S. @ Jan 14th 2008 3:03PM

Oh, great. U2.

Does this mean that they'll include an effects pedal so that we can add a lame delay effect to everything we play, just like The Edge?

zero @ Jan 14th 2008 3:25PM

So you get to play as a grotesque, self-serving old man? No thanks.

Ghaleon @ Jan 14th 2008 3:27PM

Throw up.

Nate @ Jan 14th 2008 4:37PM

I don't care about Bono or U2. They're a pretty good band, but another guitar hero? Why bother? It's not like they're actually going to do anything innovative. Just give us a disk of songs. Or, god forbid, put some damn DLC up. Rock Band's not just winning because it's got drums, it's also winning because every single week there's more to play.