![A New ‘Guitar Hero’ Video Game Could Be Coming](https://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2022/01/attachment-guitar_hero_controller.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A New ‘Guitar Hero’ Video Game Could Be Coming
A new Guitar Hero video game has not been released since 2015, but that could potentially change following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the popular video game company that owned a number of leading gaming franchises and titles.
Activision Blizzard made headlines in recent years for a number of reasons, which ranged from issues with workplace culture to gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. Amid the controversy, tech giant Microsoft, which also owns the Xbox line of video game consoles, acquired the company for a whopping $68.7 billion last week and Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, seems intent on rejuvenating some iconic titles within the Activision Blizzard catalog.
"I was looking at the IP list, I mean, let’s go! King’s Quest, Guitar Hero… I should know this but I think they got HeXen," Spencer told The Washington Post in a new interview, expressing enthusiasm for the intellectual properties formerly held by Activision Blizzard.
Spencer didn't comment any further on Guitar Hero, which originally launched in 2005 and hasn't issued a new title since Guitar Hero Live in 2015. Upon its release, the game was a smash hit and it allowed users to play along to iconic songs, many of which were by rock and metal bands, using five color-coded fretboard buttons and a "strum bar" in place of a guitar pick. Solo buttons were added to the guitar controller on later installments of the franchise.
While the game doesn't closely mimic actual guitar playing, it still generated tons of excitement over guitar-based music and helped dozens of bands capture the attention of a young generation. And it could do it all over again sooner than later.
The 10 Best Video Game Soundtracks, Ranked
More From Y105
![Unexplained Lights Speckle the Skies South of Boston](http://townsquare.media/site/999/files/2022/01/attachment-swansea-ufo-lights.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The ‘Wyoming Incident’ is an Unsettling Broadcast Intrusion that Happened in Casper or an Internet Hoax](http://townsquare.media/site/999/files/2022/01/attachment-wyoming-incident.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Kanye West Confronts Paparazzi, Says He Wants a Cut of the Money They’re Making Off Him – Watch](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2022/01/attachment-Kanye-West-Paparazzi.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Måneskin Perform ‘Beggin” and ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ on SNL](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2022/01/attachment-maneskin-saturday-night-live-performance.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sienna Mae Gomez Denies ‘Hype House’ Star Jack Wright’s Sexual Assault Allegations](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2022/01/attachment-sienna-mae-gomez-jack-wright-explained.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Dubuque’s 1.7″ Snowfall January 22-23 Means 7 More Are Expected](http://townsquare.media/site/683/files/2022/01/attachment-Snow-Total-Chart-2020-21.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![XXXTentacion’s Estate Releases Statement on His Birthday, Reveals Music and Documentary Updates](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2019/01/xxxtentacion1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Kodak Black Celebrates One Year of Freedom, Thanks ‘Honorable’ Donald Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2022/01/attachment-Kodak-Black-MAGA-Hat.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![XXXTentacion’s Son Says Rico Nasty Is His Favorite Artist – Watch](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2022/01/attachment-XXXTentacion-Rico-Nasty.jpg?w=980&q=75)