Activision's Guitar Hero video game is displayed at a Micro...

Activision's Guitar Hero video game is displayed at a Micro Center store in Santa Clara, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2009) Credit: AP

Though it got ordinary people feeling like rock stars, the demise of "Guitar Hero" hardly marks the end of music games.

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said on Wednesday it is axing the iconic game because of lackluster sales. The first "Guitar Hero" launched in 2005.

The video game genre remains popular; it has just evolved. Many people these days play music-inspired games on the iPhone, such as "Tap Tap Revenge," and dance games designed for Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing controller, which hit stores just last fall.

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