{"id":2305814,"date":"2026-03-01T01:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2305814"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:23:27","slug":"former-guitar-hero-devs-announce-new-music-rhythm-game-stage-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-guitar-hero-devs-announce-new-music-rhythm-game-stage-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Guitar Hero devs announce new music rhythm game Stage Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>RedOctane Games, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/redoctane-games-launched-new-rhythm-game-studio-led-by-genre-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"173431\">new studio led by former <em>Guitar Hero<\/em> devs<\/a>, has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stagetour.com\/blogs\/news\/redoctane-games-announces-stage-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"173432\">announced<\/a> <em>Stage Tour\u00a0<\/em>and surprise \u2013 it\u2019s a new music rhythm game.<\/p>\n<p>Stage Tour is in development for Windows PC (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4452700\/STAGE_TOUR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"173433\">Steam<\/a>) and consoles with a release set for sometime this fall. More details on what consoles are planned will come later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStage Tour is our love letter to rhythm gaming,\u201d said Simon Ebejer, Head of Studio at RedOctane Games in a press release. \u201cWe want Stage Tour to feel familiar and authentic, but also fresh, utilizing modern technology to connect gamers with the music they love and enjoying a platform that evolves and grows over time. With new instruments and deep charting systems, we\u2019re raising the bar on what we believe a rhythm game can be, while also catering to those wishing to simply enjoy a casual experience and have a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gibson lifestyle and licensing senior manager Taylor Berryman added,\u00a0\u201cFor a generation of players, rhythm games transformed music from something you listened to into something you lived\u2014inspiring countless people to pick up real instruments and explore their creativity. Stage Tour is the next evolution of that influence. We\u2019re thrilled to partner with RedOctane to reimagine what rhythm gaming can be and to spark deeper connection, creativity, and a lifelong love of music for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rundown on the new game, plus its reveal trailer:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Stage Tour\u00a0is a rhythm-action game designed to blend familiar and accessible note-highway gameplay with new and exciting modern twists.\u00a0Stage Tour\u00a0is poised to rekindle the flame of plastic-instrument rhythm gaming with numerous new features and gamemodes, dozens of bandmates and instruments to fit your unique style, a deep competitive spine, and an extensive roadmap of seasonal content and live events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BUILD YOUR BAND: Chase the top score by unlocking unique bandmates, each with their own look, attitude, and stage presence. Choose from multiple variants to match your band\u2019s personality, assign members to Lead, Groove, Drums, or Vocals.<\/li>\n<li>PICK YOUR STYLE: Customize your lineup with official Gibson\u00ae guitar and bass designs. As you play, your band evolves with you. Mix and match characters to create a lineup that feels uniquely yours, whether rocking solo or jamming with up to four players.<\/li>\n<li>OWN THE STAGE: Push your skills, master every note, and conquer every challenge. Rise through the ranks to unlock legendary rewards, exclusive content, and permanent bragging rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stage Tour\u00a0is built with the community at its core, helping shape its future. Expect detailed feature reveals and deeper breakdowns in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>A new era starts here!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STAGE TOUR \u2022 Official Game Reveal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUrkAf3uTE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nichegamer.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RedOctane Games, the new studio led by former Guitar Hero devs, has announced Stage Tour\u00a0and surprise \u2013 it\u2019s a new music rhythm game. Stage Tour is in development for Windows PC (via Steam) and consoles with a release set for sometime this fall. More details on what consoles are planned will come later. \u201cStage Tour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2305815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2305814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Former-Guitar-Hero-devs-announce-new-music-rhythm-game-Stage.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305816,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305814\/revisions\/2305816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}