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HP job cuts loom for Australian employees

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How many Guitar Heroes are there?

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In the U.S, at least 1.4 million in Rock-tober alone.

Publisher Activision are continuing to cash in on the Guitar Hero franchise as the latest NPD sale figures for North America have been released.

All up the PS2 version is the most popular if you add all the bundles together.

It was Rocktober for Guitar Hero III:Legends of Rock as, despite not holding the actual top position, easily out shone all competitors during last month.

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft, 360) 433.8K
2. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, 360) 383.2K
3. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, Wii) 286.3K
4. Guitar Hero III w/Guitar (Activision, PS2) 271.1K
5. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo, DS) 262.8K
6. Wii Play w/ Remote (Nintendo, Wii) 239.7K
7. The Orange Box (Electronic Arts, 360) 238.4 K
8. Guitar Hero III (Activision, PS2) 231.7K
9. FIFA Soccer 08 (Electronic Arts, PS2) 129.7K
10. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo, DS) 116.9K