Jan. 21  SANTA MONICA, Calif—Activision’s Guitar Hero® franchise has passed $1 billion in North American retail sales in just 26 months, according to The NPD Group. In 10 weeks since the game’s launch, consumers have already downloaded more than five million songs.

Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock™ was the #1 title in 2007. 
 

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