James Franco and Lenny Kravitz duel in Guitar Hero Live trailer

“Both Lenny and James showcase the ability to bridge generations of past Guitar Hero players as well as new ones that will be joining the franchise”, Ian Trombetta, vp of consumer marketing for Guitar Hero Live at Activision, tells Marketing Daily. These tokens are earned by playing through tunes on a live channel.

Now, this concept was unveiled weeks back, but now it is confirming for sure that there’s no hard DLC involved.

Bearing all of this in mind, along with the sad reality that there are only so many hours in the day, we want to know which of the two games will be claiming the bulk of your time. This is not only indicative of our streaming culture right now, but it’s also a clever way to keep the game constantly fresh. It’s a big financial commitment up front and a tough decision to make, and it has always left me feeling like I have to replay that song until I’m bored of it to get my money’s worth.

Ahead of the guitar-based game’s release, Kravitz and Franco have poked fun at a recent incident dubbed “Penisgate” when Kravitz’s leather pants ripped during a gig in Sweden. Of course, a full on-disc song selection and campaign still exists.

Guitar Hero Live is coming out later this month.

Activision Publishing has unveiled a new video for Guitar Hero Live, which will be available in October 20, 2015 in North America and on October 23 in Europe, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Wii U – select mobile devices will be announced soon. Rhythm games might not be what everyone thinks of when they consider gaming, but who doesn’t have an old Guitar Hero controller moldering away in a back closet (or possibly still sprightly and clean and ready to go)?