WAX SIMULACRA 🗡<p>If you like <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/GuitarHero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuitarHero</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/RockBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockBand</span></a> or <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/RhythmGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RhythmGames</span></a> in general, this is for you:</p><p><a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/Activision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activision</span></a> is trying to push adverts for a Guitar Hero mobile game (for the franchise's 20th anniversary) that doesn't exist. They're advertising a product that doesn't exist, using AI-generated images.</p><p>Why they've taken a liking to fakeout "haha it doesn't exist but wouldn't it be nice if it DID? 👀" advertisements is beyond me (AFAIK, they did it with Call of Duty as well), but all I <em>do</em> know is that the 5-fret community has survived until current day, without the help of <em>any</em> major publisher. </p><p>Community-made games exist¹, that are either totally free, or are very reasonably priced. Fortnite Festival exists, and is probably the <em>single easiest entry point</em> into rhythm games that exists today. Hell, Roblox rhythm games exist, and are pretty goddamn popular.</p><p>(Not defending Epic here, by any means. Simply stating the ease of play.)</p><p>So, you know, maybe don't fall for this marketing tactic? And also: if they're usig AI to generate fake ads to gauge support for an actual game, what's to say they aren't using AI to make the game as well?</p><p>Fuck this shit. Don't play it. If you see that ad: don't engage. Just scroll on by.</p><p>¹ Clone Hero, YARG, GHWTDE, Frets on Fire, GH2DX, Fret Smasher, just to name a few</p>