Restore the functionality of the GHTunes servers

Restore the functionality of the GHTunes servers

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January 30, 2021
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Started by ACDCs TNT

GHTunes, the service that allowed Guitar Hero gamers the ability to download, create, and upload songs, was silently discontinued for good around March 2020, making it impossible to get some of the online achievements for multiple games in the series. 

Below are the known achievements that have been affected.

 

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

Achievement

 

Craving For More: Download a song from GHTunes(SM).

Last TA Unlock: 27 June 2013

 

 

Guitar Hero: World Tour

Achievements

 

Feeding the Beast: Upload a song to GHTunes

Last TA Unlock:13 February 2020

Download Junkie: Download a few songs from GHTunes.

Last TA Unlock:28 April 2018

 

 

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Achievements

 

Tracker of Deeds: Follow any five Hero Feed items (Xbox LIVE only)

Last TA Unlock:01 March 2020

Champion of Challenges: Target another person's score on any Challenge and earn a higher grade than they did (Local QP+)

Last TA Unlock:29 October 2020

 

 

Guitar Hero: Metallica

Achievements

 

Reload: Download a song from GHTunes

Last TA Unlock:03 January 2020

 

This petition is for Activision to restore the GHTunes servers or we are asking that Activision release a Title Update for the Games mentioned above that would make all players unlock the aforementioned achievements immediately upon logging onto the game. While most publishers and/or developers would have never considered such an action before, mostly due to the costly nature of issuing a new patch over Xbox Live, Microsoft revised their policies to make the issuing of Title Updates free.

The game-playing audience's inability to unlock these achievements may seem like an inconsequential matter; why would we care so much about a couple of dumb achievements? However, our ability to successfully unlock a game's achievements composes an absolutely essential part of the game-playing experience for many players in the achievement-related online communities, such as TrueAchievements and Xbox360Achievements. Now that Title Updates are free to distribute over Xbox Live, we feel that there is absolutely no reason for action on Activision's part to not be conducted concerning our inability to unlock these achievements, especially when no clear notice was given as to the GHTunes servers' closure.

If such a global action on the issue cannot be taken by Activision, Neversoft (Now Infinity Ward), Vicarious Visions, or Beenox for whatever reason, we ask that the stated parties provide some outlet for those concerned gamers to unlock the achievements on a case-to-case basis, such as was done when representatives from DICE helped players unlock the glitched "I am Bad Company" in Battlefield: Bad Company on a case-to-case basis.

 

Below are known ways to contact the parties involved.

 

Activision:

Support Options | Activision Support (It doesn't allow you to select older games, but GHLive is probably the best option.)

Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) / Twitter

Activision Assist - Home | Facebook

 

Neversoft:

 In May 2014 it was reported that Neversoft had been merged with Call of Duty creators Infinity Ward to create what was internally referred to as a "super-studio".

Neversoft was officially made defunct on July 10, 2014, 20 years to the day of its founding.

 

Beenox:

Beenox Home - Beenox (You can send them a message by scrolling to the bottom of the page.)

 

Vicarious Visions:

Vicarious Visions - Video Games Development Studio in Albany, New York (vvisions.com) 

 

 

 

 

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