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   Whoa, the Guitar Hero news just keep on coming! Just last month, it was revealed that Activision-owned studio Neversoft was hiring for a new Guitar Hero project, while the series' original creators from Harmonix were rumoured to be working on an '80s Guitar Hero game. And now, we get two more stories centered around the famed rocking sim. That said, we'll cut the chase right away.

   During Activision's Q3 2007 preliminary financial results conference call from February 7 (which you can listen online), CEO Mike Griffith explained that the publisher will change its strategy in order to support Nintendo's consoles more aggressively in the company's fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008). And among the franchises they plan to bring to the Wii and/or DS during this time-frame, Guitar Hero was also mentioned:
"The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo's expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero."    It was previously assumed that Neversoft was working on some kind of Guitar Hero III game, but with this new information, it's pretty safe to assume that they're making it either for the Wii or DS. Or both.

   As for the second Guitar Hero story, Gamespot reports that Activision has filed suit against the Guitar Hero series' producer, brand manager, hardware group member, RedOctane's PR firm, and unlicensed peripheral manufacturer The Ant Commandos. This is not to be confused with last year's legal dispute with The Ant Commandos (over their unlicensed guitar controllers), which Activision settled in December. As Gamespot reports, the new suit is mostly centered around the following allegations:
"Activision is accusing the three [Guitar Hero devs] of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, misappropriating trade secrets and confidential information, breach of contract, interference with contractual relations, and more."    Read on for the full report, if you're into kinky bureaucratic stuff.