Rumor: Game Informer talks Guitar Hero IV's drums, create-a-track mode

59 Comments by Ross Miller May 12th 2008 7:22PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm

Here we go again. Every month, someone gets an early copy of a gaming magazine, posts the highlights in a forum post, and we run it as a rumor until we can confirm its veracity. And again, we can't confirm this information, but a Neo GAF poster has claimed to already receive a copy of the latest Game Informer, the cover story being Guitar Hero IV.

Here's the alleged information. Guitar Hero IV features the requisite Rock Band features: drums, vocals, bass, guitar and create-a-rocker. Additionally (and most interestingly), there will be the option to create your own song tracks. Although vocals are excluded, all other tracks can be made and uploaded to GH Tunes for sharing and rating. We're not sure how this will apply to songs not in the game, given copyright concerns, but color us intrigued.

All songs will reportedly be master tracks, and four bands have been confirmed: Van Halen, Eagles, Linking Park and Van Halen. Is this the "significant leap" mentioned by Activision last week? Until we can obtain a copy to verify, consider this a rumor.

 

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Well, I know I'M buying it now!  My only question is: when it says vocals are excluded, does it mean that they are excluded from uploading, or from the game at all? 

its only a matter of time before something like this happens-i mean there is that pc program to make your own dance dance songs why not GH

"All songs will reportedly be master tracks, and four bands have been confirmed: Van Halen, Eagles, Linking Park and Van Halen."

This should be called Guitar Hero IV: Hell Freezes Over.

 So true ;P

But even this is a rumor, it's a poor one. Four bands confirmed? Van Halen twice? :D

I just hope GH doesn't fall in the Rock Band trap with way too high prices in EU. Infact, I would have prefered it to just stay Guitar Hero :(

Maybe it's the David Lee Roth Van Halen and the Sammy Hagar Van Halen?

Although I'm not sure who Linking Park is... 

That would be AWESOME.... I shall have my Anime songs there.

If it is true, it will be a day 1 purchase for me.

Still no mention of the one feature I would really like to see, a midi adapter. It would be an instant buy if either GH or RH had this feature. One of these games have to add keyboard support at some point.