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Guitar Hero Van Halen
''Guitar Hero: Van Halen'' is a music rhythm video game developed by Underground Development and published by Activision. It is the third game in the ''Guitar Hero'' series to focus on the career and songs of one rock band, Van Halen, following '' Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'' and '' Guitar Hero: Metallica''. The game was released in retail for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii systems on December 22, 2009, in North America, and in February 2010 for PAL regions. However, as part of a promotion with ''Guitar Hero 5'', the game was shipped to ''Guitar Hero 5'' purchasers in North America prior to its retail release. The game features 25 songs from Van Halen along with 19 additional songs from selected artists that have been inspired by the group. The game has received mostly mixed reviews from critics, most of which consider the game's quality to be greatly inferior to its predecessor, ''Guitar Hero: Metallica'', and other games of the series. The reviewers criticized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground Development
Underground Development, Ltd. (formerly Z-Axis, Ltd.) was an American video game developer based in Foster City, California. The company was founded in 1994 by David Luntz and sold to Activision in May 2002. Following a rebranding to Underground Development in February 2008, the company was closed in February 2010. History Z-Axis was founded by David Luntz in 1994, originally located in San Mateo, California. On May 22, 2002, Activision announced that they had acquired Z-Axis in exchange for a payment of in cash and stock, and up to 93,446 additional shares in Activision linked to the studio's performance. At the time, the studio was located in Hayward, California. In February 2008, Z-Axis was rebranded as Underground Development. Activision reported in April 2008 that they were closing Underground Development, which had the time had under 45 employees in a Foster City, California Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallica
Metallica is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax (American band), Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth after being fired from the band) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, ''Master of Puppets'' (1986), cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ''...And Justice for All (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
