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Activision Just Killed Guitar Hero And True Crime

By Brian Lam Published February 9, 2011, 7:09 pm ET

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Publisher Activision has just added a few more games and maybe one more development studio to its kill count. The mega-publisher has axed the Guitar Hero franchise, killed its True Crime reboot and fired much of Freestyle Games. [Kotaku]

https://kotaku.com/activision-just-killed-guitar-hero-and-true-crime-5756232

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