Award-Winning Hits Available as Downloadable Songs and Mixes From World Renowned Pop Sensations<\/p>\n
Sydney, AUSTRALIA. 1ST July 2010 \u2013 Axe shredding rockaholics, virtual mix maestros and all of their friends will come together and party this holiday weekend with new downloadable content for Activision Publishing Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae and DJ Hero\u00ae. Available today and featuring some of the biggest hits from global pop sensations such as Lady Gaga, Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, Duran Duran and Maroon 5, the Pop 1 Track Pack for the Guitar Hero Music Library and the DJ Hero Dance Party Mix Pack will provide hours of nonstop, party rockin’, beat blastin\u2019 entertainment for the whole crew to enjoy.<\/p>\n
Setting the ones and twos ablaze today, the DJ Hero Dance Party Mix Pack delivers a trio of new mixes – Lady Gaga\u2019s “Poker Face” Mixed With “Girls On Film” by Duran Duran, Pussycat Dolls\u2019 “Buttons” beat juggle and Rihanna\u2019s “S.O.S.” beat juggle \u2013 that will have digital DJ\u2019s spinning, scratching and battling their parties to the next level.<\/p>\n
Guitar Hero fans looking to pick up their axes, grab their drum sticks or rock the mic right are in for a treat this weekend with a trio of hit pop artists in the Pop 1 Track Pack for the Guitar Hero Music Library that will have these budding musicians rocking out with all their friends to Lady Gaga’s club anthem, “Just Dance,” Maroon 5’s hit single, “This Love” and the Synthpop hit, “Fireflies,” by Owl City.<\/p>\n
The Guitar Hero Pop 1 Track Pack will be available on Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation\u00aeStore for the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system for $9.25 and for Wii\u2122 for 550 Wii Points\u2122. All songs in the track pack will also be released as downloadable singles for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $3.45 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each.<\/p>\n
The DJ Hero Dance Party Mix Pack will be available on Xbox 360 for 640 Microsoft Points and PLAYSTATION 3 system for $12.95. All mixes will be released as downloadable singles for Wii for 300 Wii Points each.<\/p>\n
For more information about Guitar Hero and the entire line-up of downloadable songs and disc imports, please visit www.guitarhero.com.<\/p>\n
Available now, DJ Hero was developed by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment systems and Wii. The game is rated \u201cT\u201d (Teen \u2013 Mild Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB. For more information about DJ Hero, please visit djhero.com, facebook.com\/djhero and twitter.com\/djhero.<\/p>\n
About Activision Publishing, Inc.<\/p>\n
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.<\/p>\n
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Award-Winning Hits Available as Downloadable Songs and Mixes From World Renowned Pop Sensations Sydney, AUSTRALIA. 1ST July 2010 \u2013 Axe shredding rockaholics, virtual mix maestros and all of their friends will come together and party this holiday weekend with new downloadable content for Activision Publishing Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae and DJ Hero\u00ae. Available today<\/p>\n