Neversoft built their own Guitar Hero engine from scratch when Harmonix handed over the reins to work on Rock Band.Īfter Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Released in late 2010), development of all games in the series (including spinoffs DJ Hero and Band Hero) were cancelled, the Hero franchise was discontinued by Activision in February 2011, and Neversoft's Guitar Hero division was liquidated. Originally developed by Harmonix, who are also the creators of Frequency, Amplitude and the Karaoke Revolution series, and went on to make Rock Band, Guitar Hero has become an extremely popular example of the Rhythm Game genre that plays like Guitar Freaks, but with five buttons instead of three and licensed songs.įrom Guitar Hero III to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, it was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.

'Guitar Hero', the song, by Harmonix's in-house band Monkey Steals the Peach.