Guitar Hero Live
2015 video game
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| February 2019 | Activision offered refunds for Guitar Hero Live purchases from December 2017 to January 2019. |
| January 2019 | The class-action lawsuit was dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. |
| December 1 2018 | GHTV servers were officially shut down. |
| December 1 2018 | GHTV mode was shut down, reducing the available Guitar Hero songs from 484 to the original 42 on-disc tracks. |
| September 2018 | A class-action lawsuit was filed against Activision regarding the planned shutdown of the GHTV service. |
| June 2018 | Activision announces the upcoming shutdown of GHTV servers, to be discontinued on December 1st, which will render the game's online functionality unusable. |
| June 3 2018 | Activision confirmed that GHTV servers would be shut down on 1 December 2018. |
| April 2018 | End of the period with minimal song additions to GHTV. |
| 2017 | Due to underwhelming sales and reception, Activision laid off employees of FreeStyleGames and sold the company to Ubisoft. |
| August 2017 | Beginning of a period with minimal song additions to GHTV, lasting until April 2018. |
| February 28 2017 | Metal-focused pack '\'Til Death Do Us Rock' added, featuring While She Sleeps' song 'Brainwashed'. |
| 2016 | Guitar Hero Live was nominated for multiple awards, including 'Game of the Year' at the NME Awards and 'Family Game of the Year' at the D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| March 2016 | Activision announced layoffs of approximately 50 employees at FreeStyleGames, though the studio remained open. |
| March 8 2016 | 'Women That Rock' pack introduced, highlighting female artists like St. Vincent, Deap Vally, and Halestorm. |
| February 2016 | Activision reported that Guitar Hero Live sales missed their expectations in their quarterly earnings results. |
| February 10 2016 | Nominee and award-related music pack added, featuring songs from Elle King, Highly Suspect, and Courtney Barnett. |
| January 2016 | Def Leppard uses GHTV to premiere their new music video for the single 'Dangerous'. |
| January 5 2016 | New Rock Revolution pack added with songs from Lower Than Atlantis, Mallory Knox, and Don Broco, expanding the game's rock music selection. |
| 2015 | Activision announced plans to add 70 new songs to GHTV before the end of the year. |
| 2015 | Final year of tracks in the Guitar Hero Live list, featuring music from 36 Crazyfists, Hilary Duff, Zedd, and Wolf Alice |
| 2015 | FreeStyleGames developed Guitar Hero Live, introducing a revolutionary six-button guitar controller arranged in two rows of three buttons to provide more realistic fingering positions compared to previous five-button controllers. |
| 2015 | The CW ran special promotional ads featuring actors David Ramsey and Candice Patton playing the game in the week prior to its release. |
| 2015 | Activision arranged for rapper Macklemore to play Guitar Hero Live with FreeStyleGames' Jamie Jackson during the halftime show of a Seattle Seahawks home game, shortly before the game's release. |
| December 2015 | An update to GHTV introduces head-to-head player challenges, where players are randomly matched against opponents of similar skill levels approximately twice per half-hour. |
| December 23 2015 | Christmas-themed rock songs added, including tracks by The Killers, All Time Low, and The Darkness, forming the 'Rock the Halls' and 'Christmas Rocks!' collections. |
| November 25 2015 | Multiple music genres added to Guitar Hero Live, including Dance Meets Rock, Face Melting Metal, and additional singles from bands like Godsmack, The Glitch Mob, and Five Finger Death Punch. |
| November 6 2015 | Activision begins offering promotional periods for full GHTV access, starting with a weekend event that provides complimentary access to all on-demand songs and features. |
| November 4 2015 | Black Veil Brides: Alive & Burning released, including live performances of 'Heart of Fire', 'Fallen Angels', and 'In the End' |
| November 4 2015 | Black Veil Brides: Alive & Burning live performances added to Guitar Hero Live, featuring songs like 'Heart of Fire', 'Fallen Angels', and 'In the End'. |
| October 2015 | A commercial for Guitar Hero Live was revealed, featuring actors Lenny Kravitz and James Franco. |
| October 2015 | Guitar Hero Live was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, rebooting the Guitar Hero franchise with a new six-button guitar controller design. |
| October 20 2015 | Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download Festival songs released in Guitar Hero Live, including 'Shepherd of Fire', 'Nightmare', and 'Buried Alive' live performances. |
| October 20 2015 | Guitar Hero Live launched with GHTV, featuring 200 initial songs available in the online game mode. The new mode allows players to play songs over music videos or concert footage, replacing the traditional downloadable content model used in previous Guitar Hero games. |
| October 20 2015 | Guitar Hero Live was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and iOS devices including Apple TV, marking the series' return after a four-year hiatus since 2011. |
| April 14 2015 | Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance promoted Guitar Hero Live by performing and dueling on their respective songs in the game mode. |
| April 14 2015 | Activision officially announces Guitar Hero Live, a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, with development by FreeStyleGames. |
| March 5 2015 | Harmonix officially announces Rock Band 4. |
| February 2015 | Rumors surface about new entries in Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises for eighth generation consoles. |
| 2014 | Continued musical diversity with songs from American Authors, Royal Blood, Charli XCX, Gerard Way, and many other contemporary artists |
| 2014 | Songs from Of Mice & Men, Royal Blood, Rise Against, Biffy Clyro, and Linkin Park featured in game venues |
| 2013 | A significant year for music with tracks from Alter Bridge, OneRepublic, Soundgarden, Paramore, and many other artists across multiple genres |
| 2013 | Multiple songs added from artists like Eminem, Jack White, Halestorm, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Green Day, Arctic Monkeys, and Bring Me the Horizon |
| 2012 | Diverse range of music tracks included from artists like Kongos, One Direction, Passion Pit, and Fun, representing pop, indie, and rock genres |
| 2012 | Songs from various artists like The Gaslight Anthem, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Rival Sons, and Pearl Jam included in game venues |
| 2012 | FreeStyleGames is given the task of developing the new Guitar Hero game, beginning initial brainstorming and research. |
| 2011 | Guitar Hero series goes on hiatus after this year. |
| 2011 | Multiple songs released, including Skrillex's 'Bangarang', Neon Trees' 'Everybody Talks', and The Black Keys' 'Gold on the Ceiling' |
| 2011 | Guitar Hero Live expanded its music library with rock and indie tracks from artists like Black Tide, Neon Trees, Rise Against, and The Joy Formidable |
| 2011 | Activision cancels a planned Guitar Hero sequel and effectively shuts down the franchise due to weak sales of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. |
| July 2011 | Activision CEO Bobby Kotick indicates in a Forbes.com interview that the company wants to 'reinvent' the Guitar Hero series. |
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