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Guitar Hero/Megadeth Team Up? Band Says Maybe
Megadeth is no stranger to rhythm games, with three of its songs appearing on disc in various installments of Guitar Hero and the entire “Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?” album available as DLC for Rock Band. And if the band has its way, you haven’t seen the last of Megadeth in the gaming space.
In response to a fan question on Megadeth.com, frontman Dave Mustaine says that he’s been in talks with Activision and Neversoft about a game.
"I have recently had two very important high-level meetings with the people from Activision and Neversoft, and we are talking about a lot of things, but a Guitar Hero box set is not as attractive to me and the people from Guitar Hero as the new idea that they offered me, as the creative stuff that we are talking about is over-the-moon! I just hope that someone doesn’t stand in the way of this happening. I know that there are a lot of really damaging results from our mothership (WEA) having some legal disputes with YouTube and Guitar Hero to name just a few."
Seeing the slipshod manner in which Guitar Hero: Van Halen was thrown together, it’s understandable that the band is wary of being part of another installment of Guitar Hero: [BAND NAME]. Of course, if this thing is still in the negotiation stage, concrete details are going to be impossible to suss out. It’s interesting to think about what exactly the band and Activision’s team are considering, though. A deeper look at the evolution of metal would be quite interesting, with Megadeth serving as hosts of a sort. The Guitar Hero series is drifting away from metal in favor of embracing more mainstream talent, and fans of the original games would likely be happy to get back to their metal roots again.
Whatever the result of these talks, it's clear that music games aren't nearly hot as they've been. According to NPD data released last week, sales in music games were down 46 percent from last year, pulling in a mere $1.06 billion. Is it possible that people have had enough of the genre, even as publishers continue to pile more games onto shelves?
What do you think? Will anything concrete come from this? Do you miss the good ol’ days of Guitar Hero, or are you more interested in playing a more eclectic mix of tunes? Also, have you ever used the term "Over the moon"?
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