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Several games in the series feature caricatures of celebrity artists, such as Slash, Tom Morello and Bret Michaels in Guitar Hero III, Ozzy Osbourne and Jimi Hendrix in World Tour, Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5, and Taylor Swift and the band No Doubt in Band Hero. The band-specific games, Aerosmith, Metallica, and Van Halen also feature the members of the respective bands. However, in late 2009, both Courtney Love and the members of No Doubt sought legal action against Activision for the misuse of their in-game characters singing or performing songs by other artists, which the musicians believe fell outside of their contract. Which songs are available for import into Guitar Hero 5?". Activision . Retrieved 2009-09-02. [ permanent dead link] Stuart, Keith (2009-12-16). "Video games: the decade when playtime took over". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 2009-12-23. Helgeson, Matt (2009-09-01). "Guitar Hero 5". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09 . Retrieved 2009-09-02.
Guitar Hero Live, released in October 2015, was the first new title in the series in five years, considered to be a reboot of the series and developed by FreeStyleGames, who had developed the DJ Hero games. Following a lukewarm reception and sales, Activision laid off many of the game's developers and sold the studio to Ubisoft, later shutting down the game's streaming DLC service. That is it. Your computer will recognize the PS2 Guitar Hero controller right away. Now, you can start to use it. Method #3 Connect Your PS2 or Xbox 360 Guitar Hero Controller to PC (Wireless) Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was the first Guitar Hero game to center on one specific artist. On September 4, 2007, Billboard announced that Aerosmith was "working closely with the makers of Guitar Hero IV", which would be "dedicated to the group's music". [56] On February 15, 2008, Activision announced that Guitar Hero: Aerosmith would be released on June 29, 2008. [57] [58] [59] Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was developed by Neversoft for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, by Vicarious Visions for the Wii, and by Budcat Creations for the PlayStation 2. [60] The game's setlist is mostly Aerosmith songs, with other songs from Joe Perry 's solo work or artists that have inspired or performed with Aerosmith, including Run-DMC. Garrahan, Matthew; Nutrall, Chris (2008-07-10). "Activision aims to take on iTunes". Financial Times . Retrieved 2009-01-02.Spenser (2013-01-02). "Sing Hero Is The Activision Music Game That Never Was". Siliconera . Retrieved 2013-01-02. Roper, Chris (2005-11-02). "Guitar Hero (Game & Guitar Controller Bundle) Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17 . Retrieved 2008-07-24.
Mullen, Michael (2007-10-24). "Creating the Songs Behind Guitar Hero III". GameBizDaily . Retrieved 2007-10-24.United States Patent: 6018121 – Method and apparatus for simulating a jam session and instructing a user in how to play the drums" . Retrieved 1 January 2017.