Guitar Hero II News

GZ Interview: In a Band and Part of Rock Band – Bang Camaro’s Bryn Bennett Rocks with GameZone
02/11/2009
“They're both kind of dreams of mine – making video games and playing in a rock band. With Harmonix, I found a really good mix of both.”

Guitar Hero Recordings Available For Digital Download
10/18/2007
Featuring the in-game song recordings performed and produced by music collective WaveGroup

Guitar Hero II “Rock, Paint, Bid” Celebrity Auction Now Live
04/03/2007
Bid on Guitar Hero II video game controllers customized by celebrities to benefit MusiCares

Video Games Live Announces Festival Activities For San Francisco Performance
03/06/2007
Presented by Intel and the Game Developers Conference, Video Games Live will be taking place Friday, March 9th

Activision Wins at Interactive Achievement Awards
02/09/2007
Activision’s Guitar Hero II, Call of Duty 3 and Tony Hawk’s Project 8 Honored

Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and RedOctane’s Guitar Hero II Awarded at VGAs
12/13/2006
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 won the “Best Individual Sports Game” award and Guitar Hero II earned “Best Soundtrack” honors

The Air Guitar: An Obituary
11/27/2006
East London Funeral Held As Guitar Hero II, Its 21st Century Replacement, Is Born

Nyko Announces Frontman - Wireless Guitar Controller for Guitar Hero II
11/07/2006
Keep The Solos Coming With Wireless Freedom And A Premium Design

RedOctane’s Guitar Hero II Hits the Streets on November 7th
11/06/2006
Turn Your Amp Up to Eleven, and Get Ready to RAWK! Midnight Launch Details Announced

Rock DJs: Radio Show Launches Guitar Hero Podcast
11/03/2006
'One Life Left' to count down to Guitar Hero IITM release with weekly podcasts

Dave Navarro at Guitar Hero II Midnight Madness Signing at Best Buy in Los Angeles
11/02/2006
Attendees to line up to be the first to purchase highly anticipated PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero II

RedOctane Partners with Music Companies for Guitar Hero II In-Game Partners
11/02/2006
Rock ‘n Roll Videogame to Feature a Multitude of Real Life Music Companies

Redoctane Co-Founders Elected as Top 50 Producers in New Media for 2006
10/31/2006
Brothers Honored with High Distinction for Innovation in the Videogame Industry

RedOctane Unveils Guitar Hero Wireless Guitar Controller
10/27/2006
Aspiring Rock Stars Now Able to Perform Their Sets Unplugged

Redoctane Launches Official Guitar Hero II Community Website
10/25/2006
Fans to Now Enjoy Updated News and Information on Guitar Hero II

Guitar Hero Scoops Bafta Award
10/06/2006
Glittering Awards Ceremony Honors RedOctane Guitar Game

Activision Set to Acquire Video Game Publisher RedOctane and Its Highly Popular Guitar Hero Franchise
05/09/2006
Activision Establishes Leadership Position in Music-Based Gaming

RedOctane to Rock Kentia Hall at E3!
05/04/2006
Guitar Hero II Demos & Live Bands to Hit RedOctane Stage

You Wanna Rock?  The “Be a Guitar Hero” II Competition Kicks Off
04/27/2006
“Guitar Hero II” is the follow-up title to 2005’s award-winning release, “Guitar Hero

For Those About to Rock With Guitar Hero II, We Salute You!
04/17/2006
Sequel to Award-Winning Music Videogame to Be Unveiled at E3; Choose Your Weapon – Rhythm, Lead or Bass Guitar