Character only include player-created rockers and the stable of fictional Guitar Hero musicians from previous games.
For instance, no likenesses of actual musicians was used due to the two lawsuits from the band No Doubt, and the late Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love. The game was designed to 'take the series back to its roots' in an effort to streamline the game and avoid some of the controversy that surrounded previous iterations.
Due to poor sales of their rhythm games in 2009, which included the releases of Band Hero, DJ Hero, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Activision stated that it would be releasing fewer rhythm games in 2010, headlined by Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2. Overview Released in late 2010, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock continues the series' full-band experience.
