"Guitar Hero" is likely coming back from the dead and creating another guitar playing simulator, The Guardian reports.

Gaming website Kotaku reports that Activision could be announcing a new "Guitar Hero" game at June's E3 games convention in Los Angeles.

"Guitar Hero" was a big hit when it debuted in 2005. The game had players pressing buttons on a plastic guitar-shaped controller to the tune of the music played on the screen. More than 25 million copies of the game were sold.

Four more "Guitar Hero" games came out after the first one. Add-ons and spin-offs came out too.

Eventually, MTV Networks took control of the "Guitar Hero" franchise. The company then created Rock Band which would add drums to the music game.

In 2011, Activision gave up on "Guitar Hero" after 2010's "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" had poor sales. With so many music games out there, gamers got tired of buying the latest versions and accessories.

"I think the road to rejuvenating that category goes through innovation," said Activision chief executive Eric Hirshberg at the time. "The premise of 'Guitar Hero' -- that everyone has an inner rock star -- it's something that we've all done forever. Some version of singing into a hairbrush, or holding a tennis racket like a guitar, or singing karaoke, or singing into the bathroom mirror - we all do that."

For the new "Guitar Hero" game, likely only to be released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, gamers can expect a more realistic presentation. The previous "Guitar Hero" games were displayed in a very cartoonish style, Engadget reports.

Gamers will also be getting new accessories with the latest "Guitar Hero" game. Could this mean a more realistic guitar too?

Activision is not commenting on the rumors but said they "would only bring Guitar Hero back if we developed the right innovations to usher the franchise into the new generation of gaming."

Gamers will find out for sure in June during E3.

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