List of songs in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
"" is the sixth main game in the "Guitar Hero" series, released by Activision to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles in September 2010. The game was developed by Activision's subsidiary studios RedOctane, Neversoft, and Vicarious Visions; the latter provided support for additional features in the Wii version of the game. Following a decline in sales of music games in 2009, partially due to the large number of music games released that year, Activision scaled back their efforts in the "Guitar Hero" series. "Warriors of Rock" represents the final game developed by RedOctane and Neversoft. Both studios' respective "Guitar Hero" divisions were closed once the game was complete, with key personnel brought into Activision directly for future games. It was initially announced that Vicarious Visions would take over future game development of the "Guitar Hero" series, however due to declining music game sales, all further development of the "Guitar Hero" series was cancelled, until 2015 when "Guitar Hero Live" was released.
Cultural impact of the Guitar Hero series
The series has created a market for products outside of the video games. McFarlane Toys has developed a series of six-inch-tall figurines based on the characters from the game. Brett Ratner, director for "Rush Hour" and "", has stated that he wishes to bring a movie based on "Guitar Hero" to theaters. However, Activision, the publisher of the series, did not approve the idea of a film adaptation.
The popularity of the "Guitar Hero" series has led to the development of several commercial and independent clones. Besides Harmonix' "Rock Band" series, Konami released "Rock Revolution" in 2008 which features drums and guitar (the game does not include vocals) similar to "Guitar Hero World Tour". "PopStar Guitar" for the PlayStation 2 and Wii systems, developed by XS Games, features gameplay similar to the "Guitar Hero" series, but features pop music, as opposed to rock and metal. Digital Praise released a Christian rock-themed guitar-based game called "Guitar Praise" also in 2008. "Guitar Rising", to be published for personal computers by Game Tank by 2009, is based on using a real guitar in order to perfect one's skills. "" is a game promoted by "Rolling Stone" for the Wii that uses two Wii remotes as virtual drumsticks. "Frets on Fire" is an open-source clone of "Guitar Hero" for personal computers that features freely available independent songs and allows users to create their own note tracks. Other games based on Guitar Hero include "Battle of the Bands" and "Ultimate Band". "Guitar Hero" has also influenced other games outside of the music game genre. Tim Schafer credits Harmonix and the first "Guitar Hero" game to help establish his pitching of his heavy metal-inspired game, "Brütal Legend", due to the increase in popularity of metal music from the success of "Guitar Hero". Guitar controllers have been repurposed as controls for an independently developed platform game, "Fret Nice". "Rock of the Dead" for the Wii is based on combining the aspects of "The Typing of the Dead" with using a "Guitar Hero" guitar controller to fend off zombies. A PlayStation Home themed space based on "Guitar Hero", called "Guitar Hero: Backstage", was released on March 26, 2009 in North Americas version, and includes a "Simon says"-like minigame called "Guitar Hero-Master of Rock", themed objects, and videos for the user.