Following lawsuit, Activision starts refund program for Guitar Hero Live

Enlarge / You could get paid for your now-crippled version of Guitar Hero Live.
American players who purchased Guitar Hero Live recently may be eligible for a refund being offered by Activision. The move comes after a lawsuit over the December shutdown of the game's streaming 'Guitar Hero Live' mode, which included more than 90 percent of the game's available song library.
Activision's support page was updated recently to announce what it is calling a 'voluntary refund program' for anyone who purchased Guitar Hero Live between December 1, 2017 and January 1, 2019. Those players have until May 1 to fill out a claim form and submit proof of purchase (a receipt or credit card statement) for a refund up to the purchase price.
Activision announced last June that it would be shutting down the Guitar Hero TV servers in December, more than three years after the game's late 2015 launch. That move cut off in-game access to more than 480 in-game songs that were only playable via live streaming channels or microtransaction rentals through the server. Console versions of the game still have access to 42 songs included on the game disc, but the iOS and Apple TV versions of the game are now completely unplayable.
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