A quantum leap forward in immersion and realism, GH Live is a live-action experience that delivers the full emotional roller coaster of being on stage and performing in a real band, in front of real crowds, who dynamically react in real-time to how well or poorly you play. As the lead guitarist, you play an array of songs that span the changing musical landscape, in a variety of venues, from the smallest club stage in front of a hundred people, to the massive main stage of an outdoor festival in front of a hundred thousand people.

Guitar Hero Live also introduces GHTV, the world's first playable music video network. GHTV is a 24-hour mode that lets fans play along to a continually-updated collection of official music videos - across a wide variety of genres - from the newest releases to favorite hits. Fans can pick from multiple channels and themed shows, discovering new songs as they play, and can also choose songs to play on-demand. In GHTV, fans can also play with their friends in the same room and against players from around the world to see who has the highest score on a given song, while completing challenges along the way. GHTV is a living, breathing platform that serves as an ever-growing source for new music discovery while further bringing the party atmosphere back to the living room.

The breakthrough innovations in Guitar Hero Live also extend to mobile. Both GH Live and GHTV arefully playable both on consoles as well as tablets and mobile phones. More exciting details will be announced in the near future.

Guitar Hero Live enhances the gameplay experience by introducing a modern, redesigned guitar controller, featuring two rows of three buttons that better reflects the way people naturally play. The new format ensures fun for players of all abilities. For beginners, you can feel like a rock star by mastering play with just the bottom three buttons. Medium-level players don't have to stretch their fingers down the neck of the guitar controller anymore and can instead skillfully play two-row combinations that mimic real chords. Experienced players have a new challenge in creating complex chord-like shapes and finger combinations that will bring new thrills to veterans. This simple innovation makes it easier for beginners to play and harder for veterans to master.

Music variety is at the heart of the game. Guitar Hero Live takes the approach of the modern music festival, with rock, folk, EDM, hip-hop, country and pop acts sharing the same stage. The game will feature hundreds of playable songs from a diverse array of artists, including The Black Keys, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Gary Clark, Jr., Green Day, Ed Sheeran, The War on Drugs, The Killers, Skrillex, The Rolling Stones, The Lumineers, Carrie Underwood, Pierce the Veil and Blitz Kids, with many more bands to be announced in the coming months.

Activision Blizzard is partnering with crowd-sourced music video creation app musical.ly to kick off Guitar Hero TV Star, which will ask fans to submit clips of themselves singing and dancing along to Ed Sheeran's hit song "Sing." The end result will be a world premiere, user-generated music video in GHTV, Guitar Hero Live's playable music video network.

"Guitar Hero Live gives you the thrill of being a rock star by playing in front of real crowds or awesome music videos, so we wanted to give fans the opportunity to become stars of their own music video that will be featured and playable in the game. This is something that has never been done before, and we believe it is the perfect way to celebrate the launch of the game," said Tim Ellis, CMO of Activision Publishing, Inc. "With GHTV, the game's online playable music video network, we can deliver all kinds of gameplay experiences that just weren't possible in the past. To put real fans into a video that people can play along to in the game is an expression of the innovation that we have built into Guitar Hero Live, and we're excited for fans to play along - and sing along - to the music."

"Guitar Hero and musical.ly share a similar vision to make music more participatory and interactive," said Jun Zhu, co-founder and co-CEO of musical.ly. "Millions of people use musical.ly every day, and we're thrilled to help them take over the stage, show their talent, and connect with their favorite artists."

Starting today through October 25, video clips will be chosen by a music video editor from those submitted through the musical.ly app and then shared through Twitter and Instagram with the official #GuitarHeroTVStar hashtag. Fans can visit visit here to find out more information on how to participate.

Previously Announced Artists/Tracks:

• Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
• Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Live)
• Ratt - Round and Round
• Slipknot - Before I Forget
• AFI – Girl’s Not Grey
• Warrant - Cherry Pie
• Incubus – Drive
• Faith No More – Epic
• Audioslave – Cochise
• Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
• Queen – We Are The Champions
• Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
• Avenged Sevenfold - Shepherd of Fire
• Avenged Sevenfold - Buried Alive
• Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
• Pearl Jam - Sirens
• Surfer Blood - Demon Dance
• Gerard Way - No Shows
• Orianthi - According to You
• Haim - The Wire
• Tonight Alive - The Ocean
• Lamb of God - Ghost Walking
• 36 Crazyfists - Also Am I
• Wavves - Demon to Lean On
• Passenger - Let Her Go
• OneRepublic - Counting Stars
• Paramore - Now
• The Mowgli's - San Francisco
• Cypress Hill ft. Tom Morello - Rise Up
• Asking Alexandria - The Final Episode
• The Vines - Metal Zone
• Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile
• Disturbed - Down With the Sickness
• TV On The Radio - Lazerray
• Foster the People - Coming of Age
• Queen "Tie Your Mother Down"
• Alice In Chains "Stone"
• Bullet For My Valentine "Temper Temper"
• Deap Vally "Lies"
• Wolfmother "Sundial"
• Weezer "Buddy Holly"
• Angus & Julia Stone "A Heartbreak"
• Catfish and the Bottlemen "Kathleen"
• Neon Trees "Everybody Talks"
• New Politics "Harlem" 
• Halestorm "Love Bites (So Do I)"
• Tenacious D "Tribute"
• Beartooth "I Have A Problem"
• Pearl Jam "Mind Your Manners"
• Rise Against "Tragedy + Time"
• Soundgarden "Been Away Too Long"
• Anthrax "Got The Time"
• Architects "Gravedigger"
• Chevelle "The Clincher"
• A Day To Remember "Right Back At It Again"
• Royal Blood "Little Monster"
• Marilyn Manson "Disposable Teens"
• Killswitch Engage "In Due Time"
• Marmozets "Move Shake Hide"
• Of Mice & Men "Bones Exposed"
• Deftones "Diamond Eyes"
• Vista Chino "Sweet Remain"
• Bring Me the Horizon "Shadow Moses"
• Mastodon "High Road"
• Trivium "Strife"
• Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law"
• Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell"
• Alter Bridge - "Cry of Achilles"
• Rage Against the Machine - "Guerrilla Radio"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Higher Ground"
• Sleigh Bells - "Bitter Rivals"
• System of a Down - "Chop Suey!"
• Black Veil Brides - "In The End"
• The Pretty Reckless - "Going to Hell"
• Broken Bells - "Leave it Alone"
• Alt-J - "Left Hand Free"
• The Rolling Stones - "Paint it Black"
• My Chemical Romance - "Na Na Na"
• Fall Out Boy - "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
• Green Day - "Nuclear Family"
• Pierce the Veil - "King for a Day (feat. Kellin Quinn)"
• Blitz Kids - "Sometimes"
• The Black Keys - "Gold on the Ceiling"
• The Killers - "When You Were Young"
• Gary Clark Jr. - "Don't Owe You a Thang"
• The War on Drugs - "Under The Pressure"
• The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"
• Ed Sheeran - "Sing"
• Skrillex - "Bangarang"