Guitar Hero
Following a five-year hiatus, as described below, Activision announced "Guitar Hero Live" for release in late 2015 on most seventh-generation and eighth-generation consoles. "Live" was developed to rebuild the game from the ground up, and while the gameplay remains similar to the earlier titles, focusing primarily on the lead guitar, it uses a 3-button guitar controller with each button having "up" and "down" positions, making for more complex tabulators. The game using live footage of a rock concert, taken from the perspective of the lead guitarist, as to provide a more immersive experience.
Guitar Hero Live
"Guitar Hero Live" was released to generally positive reception, with critics praising the new controller design for providing trickier and more realistic gameplay in comparison to previous "Guitar Hero" games, as well as the wider variety of content available via the "GHTV" mode. The main "Live" portion of the game received mixed reviews, with critics panning its weak soundtrack, lack of multiplayer, and describing the live action footage as being self-aware, exaggerated, and "campy". The "GHTV" mode also received mixed reception for its reliance on microtransactions, and the inability to permanently purchase songs to own.