When it comes to fast-and-furious rhythm games, although the genre never really took off in the West, there was one huge exception: Guitar Hero. Now, this legendary franchise is set to make a triumphant return, and it's coming to the humble platform of mobile! However, Activision managed to stumble right out of the gate with an awkward announcement.

The announcement was not carried by a trailer or even a press release, but instead by a blatantly AI-generated promotional image shared on Instagram. As you might've predicted, the return of this iconic franchise is being overshadowed by the choice of art, especially following another widely-reported instance of AI use in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

As for further information on what Guitar Hero Mobile will look and sound like, we don't have much to go on. Although the famous series previously came to mobile nearly 20 years ago (as you can see below), we're all hoping for something quite impressive this time around.

Broken strings: Many have pointed out that the art used in the Guitar Hero Mobile announcement was egregiously bad, and not necessarily even created with more modern image generators. Suffice it to say, Guitar Hero Mobile might be dead on arrival, especially with stiff competition like Space Ape's excellent BeatStar still being popular.

Ultimately, while I'm very excited about the idea of Guitar Hero making a return and can see huge potential for it working well on mobile, it's undeniable that Activision has really put their foot in it once more despite all the positives.

In the meantime, if you want to see what big waves other top franchises have made on smartphones, why not dig into the top 9 Final Fantasy games on mobile?