McFarlane Grabs Guitar Hero

The rumors from earlier this year have been proven true. According to USA Today, the newest license from McFarlane Toys is the very same game that's managed with some majorly wide appeal. Guitar Hero will be getting the McFarlane Treatment and are apparently set for a Fall 2008 release.

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'Guitar' Gets In On Toy Action


Guitar Hero is entering rarified air for a video game. It's now deemed worthy of action figures, courtesy of master plastic caster Todd McFarlane.

Four new action figures (expected to cost $10 to $15 each) from the music game will hit stores this fall, timed to the release of the new Guitar Hero World Tour video game. The characters available will be the God of Rock, Johnny Napalm, Axel Steel and Lars Umlaut. With each 6-inch figure, "you will be able to sort of mix and match" guitars and body parts, says McFarlane, who is CEO of McFarlane Toys.

Previous McFarlane figures include The Beatles, Elvis Presley and characters from the video game Halo 3.

The $1 billion-plus Guitar Hero franchise gives him a kid-friendly option to Batman, Indiana Jones and Speed Racer toys this holiday season. "This game has struck a chord, literally, with ages 8 to 80," he says. "It's just a juggernaut, so we gotta be there."

Also of note, there is still no official word on whether the also rumored Call of Duty license will be part of the McFarlane lineup. Speculation continues in the wake of the lack of information on the announced but stalled McFarlane's Military WWII line that was set to release this summer.