Wired has reported that gaming company Activision will be closing down their music game division that was responsible for the Guitar Hero games.

Activision said that the decline of the genre, plus the high cost of licensing music and producing the games, led it to close the business.

“There was nothing that Activision or anybody could have done to save Guitar Hero,” said Jesse Divnich, vice president of analyst services for Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, in an interview with Wired.com. Divnich said that Activision realizes the “opportunity cost” of continuing to make Hero games when it could instead be putting those resources towards more profitable games.

I for one was a big fan of Guitar Hero, almost having all the title so this comes as really sad news to me. Luckily we still have Rock Band to help us live the dream of being a rock star, also with Kinect now being popular I think we will see more music games heading over to the motion controller platform, although it won’t beat jamming away on a mini guitar or drum kit.

Straatligkinders's Hein Kruger en Bouwer Bosch (Photo by Annie Klopper)

The popular Afrikaans rock band from Potch, Straatligkinders, have hooked up with Hip-Hop artist Koldproduk from Zimbabwe.

The unique mix of hip-hop culture and true South Afrikaans rock has produced one catchy tune that has everbody talking. The music video of Desvalido has not only been playlisted on the country’s top radio stations but is also playlisted on MK and MTV Base.

Straatligkinders has recently entertained Capetonians with shows in Worcester, Strand and Stellenbosch. As column writer for LitNet, Annie Klopper, says it perfectly the song “Desvalido” left her profound.

If you like the song show your support for the local boys by buying their CD “Sweef soos ‘n Vuishou” from Rhythm Online for only R85 or buy the “Desvalido” single for only R7. You can also check out Nokia music store and download the “Desvalido” video for only R10.