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Guitar Hero Vets RedOctane Reveal Their New Music Game
RedOctane's Stage Tour revives plastic-instrument rhythm games with versatile controls and planned alpha tests, partnering with Gibson and leveraging new hardware innovations.
- At IGN Fan Fest 2026, RedOctane Games unveiled Stage Tour, its first new game since relaunch, with a trailer and plans to revive rhythm gaming, according to boss Simon Ebejer.
- Veteran developers from the original Guitar Hero era are driving Stage Tour to revive plastic-instrument rhythm games with deeper tech and accessible design, drawing on Harmonix's legacy.
- RedOctane plans a mainly digital release with an optional guitar bundle, featuring Gibson-branded guitars and support from Eidos Montréal and Third Kind Games.
- RedOctane is signaling a live-update model inspired by Epic's Fortnite, aiming for regular special events instead of static tracklists and DLC; if successful, Stage Tour could join Clone Hero and Fortnite Festival as a mainstream option.
- Sign-Ups for a closed alpha will open soon and closed alpha testing is planned late spring/early summer as RedOctane evolves Stage Tour with fans using its 2025 plastic guitar controller.
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RedOctane Games announced the launch of Stage Tour, a new rhythmic action game that will arrive at the end of this year in digital download format for PCs and consoles. The studio, known for developing Guitar Hero, is committed to a renewed experience that will allow to form bands, compete in musical battles and play with friends.The company closed in 2010 after an Activision decision.The previous year it resumed operations.Now it completes its …
Stage Tour is a new rhythm game based on plastic instruments developed by the former Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The least we can say is that it really looks like a return to the sources.
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