Pre-order Guitar Hero: Van Halen while you wait for Activision to announce it

by David Hinkle { Apr 24th 2009 at 12:22PM }

Several listings at GameStop's site earlier today revealed Guitar Hero: Van Halen. The listings have since been pulled, but we managed to take a screen cap for you, which you can see past the break. It's a game that has been rumored for a little while now, and would be Activision's next logical step following Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: Metallica. Each listing at GameStop's site points to an August 4 release for the title on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. So what are you waiting for, Activision? Just announce the thing already!

[Via Kotaku]

Tags: activision, guitar-hero, guitar-hero-van-halen, music, rhythm, van-halen

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

stop_already @ Apr 24th 2009 12:30PM

...another guitar hero?

milk m0ar

hurricane @ Apr 24th 2009 1:49PM

Or, to quote the CEO... "exploit"

Eric @ Apr 24th 2009 12:30PM

Ugggg I am so sick of these band games. Just release a fucking download. I don't need a whole game. The only one that I am looking forward to is the Beatles, and thats because it promises to mix things up. plus it's harmonix.

Skambu @ Apr 24th 2009 1:27PM

If Activision promised them a DLC pack, the bands would not agree. The game will sell far more as a retail pack then it would as a DLC pack, in my opinion. Also, there's more money in it for the band if it's a full retail release.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Apr 24th 2009 1:53PM

Well that's great for the bands, but why not let us export the songs? AC/DC let Harmonix do it, I'm sure these bands would be O.K. with Activision doing it, that wouldn't hurt their sales at all, actually I would pick up these games if they let you do that.

Dowse @ Apr 24th 2009 2:01PM

Not everyone has live, and how would the Wii and PS2 owners go about getting this Van Halen DLC?

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Apr 24th 2009 2:21PM

That doesn't really answer the question. They can still release this to everyone while including a code to let you export the songs if you would like too. There really is no excuse for this.

Tann @ Apr 26th 2009 7:07AM

I like having it on a separate disc tbh
If they'd released metallica as wt dlc i wouldn't have liked it
the metallica engine just feels so much better.. It's a much better experience.
They seem to be tweaking the engine each game, and don't tell me you would like to play this stuff on an (arguably) crappy engine (wt)

Pan1c42 @ Apr 24th 2009 12:30PM

Gamestop, since your story, have removed Guitar Hero: Van Halen from their listings. Hey, atleast we know a street date.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Apr 24th 2009 1:03PM

So between April and August there will have been 3 GH games released that in no way support each other...How can anyone support this? Also, releasing in August leaves plenty of time for more games to come out before the end of the year, I'm betting we'll see at least 2 more now that they are on this release a new game every 2 months cycle.

carg0 @ Apr 24th 2009 12:32PM

im waiting for 'Guitar Hero: Jump the f*ing Shark Collector's Edition'.

can't wait...

baby sea tuna @ Apr 24th 2009 12:48PM

It comes with its own set of little plastic waterskis!

CannabisPrime @ Apr 24th 2009 12:36PM

I'll be preordering Guitar Hero: Raffi

Bananaphone master track plz

legitkreationz @ Apr 24th 2009 2:31PM

Hey if you don't like guitar games do you have to keep bitching about it? When I see a topic about something I don't care about I keep scrolling down.

Eric @ Apr 24th 2009 12:37PM

Can I pre-order Guitar Hero: Jackson 5

baby sea tuna @ Apr 24th 2009 12:47PM

Only if I can come over your house and beat you like I was their dad.

Eric @ Apr 24th 2009 12:49PM

Deal. will you kill my pet rat too?

BlaqueBeird @ Apr 24th 2009 1:59PM

Rat killing is in the first DLC pack, it'll cost you $5.

charlie b. @ Apr 24th 2009 12:49PM

nuts to this... when do i get to pre-order Guitar Hero: Battletoads?

Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Apr 24th 2009 3:19PM

I'd like to see a Guitar Hero: Spinal Tap.

Or rather, DLC Spinal Tap for Rock Band.
DLCST4RB?

Mr. L @ Apr 24th 2009 12:51PM

This isn't really news, as I could walk into any Gamestop, make up a game, and preorder it right then and there. I could serious preorder Super Traffic Dodging 2020 if I wanted to.

Cian @ Apr 24th 2009 1:13PM

No you can't...

Mr. L @ Apr 24th 2009 1:24PM

Umm...I used to work there. Yes, you can.

Dowse @ Apr 24th 2009 2:04PM

Mr. L has a point, you can preorder any game you wish. However, pre-ordering doesn't cost, and when said game never gets released, you won't be getting your made up game. However, for them to post details on it, with a release date and a price its hardly a made up game is it.

Mr. L @ Apr 24th 2009 2:31PM

Yeah. I'm definately not saying it's a made up game. I'm just saying you can preorder anything there.

bongoes @ Apr 24th 2009 4:04PM

I'm totally going to pre-order Super Traffic Dodging 2020 now. Is it for Wii? Because it would work great with the balance board.

Spike @ Apr 24th 2009 12:59PM

i'd rather Guitar Hero:Rock Band
every good thing about rock band, but with the guitar hero name(so pretty much RB2 with the GH name tacked on)

Skambu @ Apr 24th 2009 1:28PM

What a terrible idea.
lawl.

Mike @ Apr 24th 2009 2:25PM

That's what they should have called Guitar Hero: World Tour.

I mean, even the name "World Tour" was taken from the RB 'campaign' mode.

CannabisPrime @ Apr 24th 2009 2:51PM

"I mean, even the name "World Tour" was taken from the RB 'campaign' mode."

You can't be serious..................can you?

rollntider @ Apr 24th 2009 1:01PM

I cant wait for MX vs. ATV vs. Guitar Hero

Andrew @ Apr 24th 2009 1:03PM

this will cause me to finally get into Guitar Hero!!

greg (peevmyster) @ Apr 24th 2009 1:03PM

i don't mind these games, as long as they put enough songs on them to make them worth the purchase. It's cheaper than DLC, and i don't mind getting off the couch to change disks if i want to play other songs. Van Halen has lots of good songs, and there is sure to be some good non Van Halen songs on it, it is the 80's hair band era.

juangrande386 @ Apr 24th 2009 1:08PM

Best part is how the story before this was about Rock Bands new album DLC for next week. The only way id EVER get another GH is if Activision allowed songs from every disk to be exportable to one game.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Apr 24th 2009 1:14PM

Can you imagine how many good songs you would have to play if Activision would have let us do this? If they had done this from the start I might have kept buying Guitar Hero.

juangrande386 @ Apr 24th 2009 1:11PM

The whole "its cheaper than DLC" line must be used by people who only play Guitar Hero because anyone with Rockband would know you only have to pay for the songs you want and nothing extra that you dont want.

Spike @ Apr 24th 2009 5:40PM

the exception to that are the track pack discs, and those are exportable, and playable on RB1 and 2

jdawg @ Apr 24th 2009 6:22PM

You couldn’t be more wrong... it’s a fact, that is the bottom line. I own every console GH and every RB(minus boxed track packs). Just because you failed math and don’t understand a deal when you see it... that is not anyone else's problem. Who cares if you get a few songs that aren’t your cup of tea? You will find songs that you otherwise would have never heard. But you probably never will because you are a narrow minded fan boy. You pay more for DLC PERIOD. 80 cents a track or $2 a track. you decide

Dante G @ Apr 24th 2009 1:42PM

Considering Guitar hero Aerosmith is currently being sold at $9.99 I think it's a good thing for cheap customers like me that activision is releasing so many gh games. At this pace Guitar hero metallica will be $20 by november or earlier.

They flood their own market and yet they make such a profit with people who pay full price that they won't stop releasing this kind of band games anytime soon.

Oh, and about Van Halen, I couldn't be any less interested.

jefreyw1f @ Apr 24th 2009 2:00PM

I hope this game only covers the DL Roth years, 'cuz as Adam Sandler once said.."anyone who tells you they like VH better w/ Sammy Hagar is a NARC!!"

J @ Apr 24th 2009 2:14PM

When are they going to release a band-centric Guitar Hero that has a group that wasn't around pre-1985? BTW I think Kiss has to be in negotiations by this point.

Andrew Ryan @ Apr 24th 2009 2:54PM

Yes because 1980-1985 were so different right O_O

Andrew Ryan @ Apr 24th 2009 2:48PM

I'm sorry guys but i'm all for these Guitar Hero band oriented games. The two drawbacks for me though are that they've released at full price. 2nd that they should update everything from Aerosmith- GH II to become exportable to say GH Smash Hits or the 'non-spin-off' in the series. Neversoft & Activision... even if milking produce quality disc music gameplay time & time again. I picked up Aerosmith for $5 last week & I can't believe how cheap you can pick up GH A it's absolutely stunning with Aerosmith's best original tracks. I recommend anyone who isn't a filthy hater & procrastinates the word of the harbinger to go out & pick up the game ;) Also GH Metallica is probably the most fun music game ever in terms of headbanger gameplay.

haegen @ Apr 24th 2009 2:56PM

thank you for at least picking a photo of the band with david lee roth and not that other guy who shall not be named...

J @ Apr 24th 2009 2:57PM

Not sure where you're going with that, but ok.

Sam @ Apr 24th 2009 3:01PM

It's nice to know being good-looking isn't a requirement for rock success!

Rickmanx @ Apr 24th 2009 3:07PM

I would agree with the idea of allowing importing of all these songs into World Tour IF and only if, they patch the UI with new features they've added to Metallica and Smash Hits, but I'm not sure if they'd go that way.

Sides, since the game doesn't have Rock Band's World Tour mode (where songs are rated by difficulty on the instruments and you pick the songs you want to play including DLC) I don't see this as too critical. But, then again most of the time when I have Rock Band parties no one likes to play that mode and mostly stick with Quick Play.

cuteSAVAGE @ Apr 24th 2009 3:58PM

My other musical interests dictate that I should hate Van Halen, but for some reason I can't get enough of that synthesizer. They should definitely hold off on this one until they get a keyboard peripheral.

I also don't get the Sammy hate. Nostalgia is cool, and Diamond Dave is a great performer... But Sammy has a ridiculous vocal range, and 5150 was a great album.