<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FreeStyleGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
special	O
guitar	O
controller	O
to	O
match	O
fret	O
patterns	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
scrolling	O
note	O
pattern	O
on	O
screen	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
for	O
the	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
but	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
innovative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
two	O
main	O
modes	O
;	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
featured	O
the	O
note	O
pattern	O
displayed	O
atop	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
taken	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
lead	O
guitarist	O
during	O
a	O
concert	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
crowd	O
and	O
other	O
band	O
members	O
dynamically	O
reacting	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
mode	O
,	O
GHTV	O
,	O
songs	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
note	O
track	O
overlaid	O
atop	O
their	O
music	B-Application
video	O
or	O
from	O
live	O
concert	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
currently-streamed	O
songs	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
or	O
use	O
money	O
and	O
in-game	O
credits	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
song	O
within	O
the	O
library	O
,	O
forgoing	O
traditional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
controller	O
design	O
for	O
providing	O
trickier	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
content	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
GHTV	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GHTV	O
mode	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
available	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
songs	O
from	O
484	O
to	O
the	O
42	O
present	O
on-disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
follows	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	O
with	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
strum	O
bar	O
to	O
match	O
notes	O
on	O
a	O
scrolling	O
"	O
highway	O
"	O
corresponding	O
to	O
notes	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
five-button	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
controller	O
features	O
six	O
buttons	O
arranged	O
into	O
two	O
rows	O
of	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
retains	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
open	O
strumming	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
represented	O
as	O
a	O
horizontal	O
bar	O
across	O
the	O
lanes	O
and	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
strum	O
bar	O
without	O
pressing	O
any	O
fret	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
both	O
playing	O
on	O
separate	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
with	O
split-screen	O
separate	O
note	O
highways	O
,	O
competing	O
for	O
the	O
better	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
in	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
mode	O
(	O
below	O
)	O
also	O
includes	O
vocals	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
sing	O
along	O
in	O
tone	O
with	O
the	O
song	O
's	O
lyrics	O
using	O
a	O
connected	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
via	O
an	O
app	B-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fourth-generation	O
Apple	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
supports	O
both	O
"	O
touch	O
"	O
mode	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
an	O
optional	O
Bluetooth-enabled	O
guitar	O
controller	O
that	O
provides	O
"[the]	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
uncompromised	O
way	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
relative	O
to	O
storage	O
space	O
on	O
most	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
units	O
requires	O
a	O
persistent	O
Internet	O
connection	O
as	O
all	O
songs	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
normally	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
on-disc	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
are	O
streamed	O
from	O
Activision	O
's	O
servers	O
when	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
titled	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
songs	O
while	O
experiencing	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
taken	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
band	O
's	O
lead	O
guitarist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hero	O
Power	O
,	O
replacing	O
Star	O
Power	O
from	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
is	O
collected	O
by	O
correctly	O
playing	O
marked	O
series	O
of	O
notes	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
;	O
Hero	O
Power	O
can	O
be	O
accumulated	O
,	O
marked	O
as	O
on-screen	O
guitar	O
picks	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
later	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
songs	O
that	O
were	O
shipped	O
on	O
disc	O
,	O
additional	O
songs	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
TV	O
(	O
GHTV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
in	O
GHTV	O
were	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
music	B-Application
video	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
or	O
live	O
concert	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
playing	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
custom	O
visuals	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
boost	O
their	O
score	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
accumulate	O
Hero	O
Power	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GHTV	O
offered	O
curated	O
music	B-Application
video	O
shows	O
with	O
host	O
segments	O
wrapped	O
around	O
playable	O
songs	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
show	O
features	O
songs	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
band	O
Avenged	O
Sevenfold	O
and	O
included	O
commentary	O
by	O
the	O
band	O
on	O
these	O
selections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Def	O
Leppard	O
used	O
GHTV	O
to	O
premiere	O
their	O
new	O
music	B-Application
video	O
for	O
their	O
single	O
"	O
Dangerous	O
"	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
offered	O
a	O
contest	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
win	O
prizes	O
by	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Shred-a-Thon	O
"	O
premium	O
show	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
DragonForce	O
's	O
"	O
Through	O
the	O
Fire	O
and	O
Flames	O
"	O
—	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notoriously	O
difficult	O
songs	O
that	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
titles	O
—	O
to	O
the	O
GHTV	O
setlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
app	B-Application
was	O
also	O
delisted	O
as	O
its	O
functionality	O
would	O
also	O
cease	O
with	O
the	O
shut	O
down	O
of	O
the	O
GHTV	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
on-disc	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
includes	O
42	O
songs	O
and	O
spans	O
across	O
a	O
diverse	O
selection	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
recognizing	O
that	O
challenging	O
guitar	O
tracks	O
are	O
not	O
strictly	O
limited	O
to	O
rock	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
songs	O
or	O
controllers	O
from	O
previous	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
FreeStyleGames	O
 '	O
developer	O
Jamie	O
Jackson	O
justified	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
completely	O
new	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
existing	O
content	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
not	O
any	O
traditional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
additional	O
songs	O
,	O
instead	O
using	O
the	O
streaming	O
nature	O
of	O
GHTV	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	O
games	O
like	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
had	O
been	O
widely	O
popular	O
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
oversaturation	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
the	O
recession	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
rhythm	O
genre	O
suffered	O
major	O
setbacks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
popularity	O
had	O
quickly	O
waned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
were	O
below	O
estimates	O
and	O
lower	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weak	O
sales	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
Activision	O
cancelling	O
a	O
planned	O
2011	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
shuttering	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
2011	O
interview	O
with	O
Forbes.com,	O
Activision	O
CEO	O
Bobby	O
Kotick	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
"	O
reinvent	O
"	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
former	O
teammember	O
of	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
all	O
development	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
has	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
within	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
source	O
close	O
to	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
had	O
reported	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
that	O
while	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
disaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
started	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
venues	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
reactive	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
songs	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
this	O
proved	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
challenge	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
budget	O
,	O
the	O
song	O
selection	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
"	O
low-budget	O
"	O
hits	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
times	O
reusing	O
songs	O
that	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Dilallo	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
for	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
cancellation	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
revitalizing	O
the	O
series	O
using	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
approach	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
called	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
neither	O
Activision	O
nor	O
FreeStyleGames	O
have	O
confirmed	O
if	O
this	O
prototype	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
revived	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
rumors	O
surfaced	O
that	O
new	O
entries	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
for	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
were	O
in	O
development	O
;	O
Harmonix	O
announced	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
4	I-Application
on	O
5	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Activision	O
officially	O
announced	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
with	O
development	O
by	O
FreeStyleGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Fortune	O
magazine	O
,	O
Activision	O
's	O
CEO	O
of	O
Publishing	O
Eric	O
Hirshberg	O
found	O
that	O
even	O
after	O
five	O
years	O
without	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
brand	O
still	O
enjoyed	O
high	O
social	O
media	O
attention	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
followers	O
on	O
the	O
Guitar	O
Heros	O
Facebook	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hirshberg	O
stated	O
that	O
Activision	O
realized	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
reinvent	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
that	O
consumers	O
would	O
not	O
consider	O
it	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
to	O
help	O
sway	O
those	O
that	O
were	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
earlier	O
saturation	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeStyleGames	O
had	O
developed	O
both	O
DJ	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
DJ	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
while	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
critically	O
praised	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
downward	O
trend	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeStyleGames	O
had	O
suffered	O
some	O
layoffs	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
hiatus	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
though	O
remained	O
an	O
Activision	O
studio	O
and	O
financially	O
viable	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sing	B-Application
Party	I-Application
wrapped	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
created	O
an	O
internal	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
department	O
to	O
begin	O
brainstorming	O
what	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
would	O
,	O
with	O
input	O
from	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirshberg	O
had	O
encouraged	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
reconsider	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
fan	O
dedication	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
innovation	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
rebuilt	O
from	O
scratch	O
;	O
developer	O
Jamie	O
Jackson	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
bring	O
"	O
big	O
innovation	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
rather	O
than	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
used	O
by	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Think	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
guitar	O
peripheral	O
,	O
but	O
pretend	O
that	O
nothing	O
else	O
has	O
ever	O
been	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
brainstormed	O
on	O
what	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
fun	O
,	O
and	O
recounted	O
the	O
earlier	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
envision	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
superstar	O
guitarist	O
,	O
subsequent	O
design	O
choices	O
were	O
made	O
around	O
recreating	O
that	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
cited	O
fellow	O
Activison	O
franchise	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
towards	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
providing	O
an	O
immersive	O
,	O
first-person	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
guitar	O
controller	O
was	O
overhauled	O
,	O
using	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
to	O
test	O
potential	O
guitar	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
for	O
Live	O
utilizes	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
with	O
six	O
buttons	O
arranged	O
into	O
two	O
rows	O
of	O
three	O
frets	O
,	O
designated	O
by	O
black	O
and	O
white-colored	O
notes	O
in-game	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
traditional	O
row	O
of	O
five	O
colored	O
frets	O
used	O
by	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
and	O
immersive	O
style	O
;	O
the	O
rendered	O
stages	O
and	O
characters	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
shot	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
guitarist	O
,	O
simulating	O
real-world	O
concert	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positional	B-Application
audio	I-Application
effects	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
footage	O
,	O
varying	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
certain	O
instruments	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
close	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
them	O
on-screen	O
in	O
the	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
different	O
bands	O
represent	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
"	O
mode	O
,	O
playing	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
music	B-Application
festivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GHTV	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
FreeStyleGames	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
music	B-Application
without	O
having	O
to	O
secure	O
more	O
stringent	O
music	B-Application
licensing	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeStyleGames	O
found	O
that	O
this	O
mode	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
bands	O
who	O
were	O
eager	O
to	O
offer	O
their	O
music	B-Application
for	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
bands	O
saw	O
GHTV	O
as	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
marketing	O
that	O
music	B-Application
television	O
channels	O
had	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
imagery	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
they	O
played	O
along	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeStyleGames	O
also	O
compared	O
GHTV	O
to	O
music	B-Application
services	O
like	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
feature	O
and	O
its	O
curated	O
playlists	O
were	O
"	O
about	O
discovering	O
music	B-Application
as	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
about	O
going	O
and	O
finding	O
music	B-Application
you	O
know	O
you	O
already	O
like	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
's	O
Hirshberg	O
stated	O
that	O
GHTV	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
better	O
means	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
songs	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
a	O
round-the-clock	O
content	O
platform	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
relying	O
on	O
scheduled	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
quantity	O
of	O
songs	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
"	O
hundreds	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
day	O
one	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
through	O
content	O
patches	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
released	O
new	O
titles	O
each	O
year	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
music	B-Application
genre	O
decline	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wentz	O
performed	O
his	O
band	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
My	O
Songs	O
Know	O
What	O
You	O
Did	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
while	O
Way	O
and	O
Jackson	O
dueled	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
My	O
Chemical	O
Romance	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
(	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
Na	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Activision	O
,	O
The	O
CW	O
ran	O
special	O
promotional	O
ads	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
actors	O
David	O
Ramsey	O
and	O
Candice	O
Patton	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
arranged	O
to	O
have	O
rapper	O
Macklemore	O
play	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
with	O
FreeStyleGames	O
 '	O
Jamie	O
Jackson	O
during	O
the	O
halftime	O
show	O
of	O
the	O
Seattle	O
Seahawks	O
home	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Sunday	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
83.75	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
and	O
84/100	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
81.91	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
43	O
reviews	O
and	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
69	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
80.93	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
20	O
reviews	O
and	O
81/100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
changing	O
up	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
with	O
the	O
new	O
controller	O
design	O
,	O
contrasting	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
4s	I-Application
reliance	O
on	O
its	O
established	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Game	O
Revolutions	O
Nick	O
Tan	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
controller	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
buttons	O
themselves	O
were	O
too	O
small	O
and	O
tight	O
on	O
the	O
neck	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
challenge	O
may	O
cause	O
more	O
casual	O
players	O
to	O
forgo	O
attempt	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
and	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
and	O
the	O
traditional	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
aspect	O
of	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-taken	O
as	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
portion	O
was	O
also	O
considered	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McElroy	O
found	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
were	O
from	O
2000	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
forgoing	O
classic	O
rock	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
disappointment	O
"	O
of	O
GH	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttersworth	O
stated	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
on-disc	O
selections	O
are	O
pop	O
songs	O
that	O
"	O
just	O
are	O
n't	O
cut	O
out	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
repeating	O
guitar	O
riff	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
was	O
more	O
favorable	O
of	O
the	O
on-disc	O
set	O
list	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
tracks	O
represented	O
"	O
the	O
music	B-Application
landscape	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GHTV	O
mode	O
has	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
channels	O
were	O
highlighted	O
as	O
hearkening	O
to	O
the	O
heyday	O
of	O
MTV	O
,	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
explore	O
new	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
found	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
ignore	O
the	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
instead	O
enjoy	O
the	O
freely-playable	O
curated	O
music	B-Application
channels	O
,	O
helping	O
him	O
to	O
play	O
music	B-Application
that	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
heard	O
or	O
was	O
outside	O
of	O
his	O
normal	O
play	O
style	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
"	O
a	O
really	O
cool	O
feeling	O
"	O
about	O
exploring	O
new	O
music	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
seeing	O
music	B-Application
videos	O
from	O
his	O
youth	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogilvie	O
similarly	O
found	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
spend	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
GHTV	O
within	O
the	O
free	O
channels	O
exploring	O
new	O
music	B-Application
,	O
but	O
believed	O
the	O
mode	O
was	O
"	O
somewhat	O
inflexible	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
poor	O
"	O
as	O
players	O
may	O
not	O
find	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
music	B-Application
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
ready	O
the	O
play	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
programming	O
guide	O
for	O
these	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
pricing	O
structure	O
was	O
weak	O
compared	O
to	O
established	O
DLC	B-Protocol
models	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
pricing	O
for	O
options	O
like	O
the	O
Party	O
Pack	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
songs	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
earnings	O
report	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Activision	O
stated	O
that	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
outselling	O
their	O
previous	O
two	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
though	O
did	O
not	O
report	O
exact	O
sales	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
quarterly	O
earnings	O
results	O
presented	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Activision	O
reported	O
that	O
sales	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
missed	O
their	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
let	O
go	O
of	O
about	O
50	O
of	O
FreeStyleGames	O
 '	O
employees	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
studio	O
still	O
remains	O
open	O
to	O
continue	O
additional	O
work	O
for	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
,	O
Activision	O
stated	O
they	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
produce	O
content	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
but	O
have	O
no	O
present	O
plans	O
for	O
another	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
NME	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
19th	O
Annual	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
DICE	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Activision	O
offered	O
refunds	O
for	O
anyone	O
that	O
had	O
purchased	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
from	O
December	O
2017	O
to	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
though	O
did	O
not	O
state	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
this	O
refund	O
.	O
</s>
