Sydney, Australia \u2013 January 28, 2009 \u2013 Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin\u2019 downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae World Tour since the game\u2019s October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero\u00ae fans across the globe.<\/p>\n
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On February 12th, rockers Incubus, The Shins and Ryan Adams turn off the amps and electric guitars in the Acoustic Track Pack.\u00a0 Coming to Guitar Hero World Tour are Incubus\u2019 \u201cDrive,\u201d The Shins\u2019 \u201cNew Slang\u201d and Ryan Adams\u2019 GRAMMY\u00ae Award nominated version of \u201cWonderwall.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Following their debut appearance on disc in Guitar Hero World Tour with \u201cBand on the Run,\u201d Paul McCartney\u2019s Wings return to the Guitar Hero stage with the Wings Track Pack.\u00a0 \u201cJunior\u2019s Farm,\u201d \u201cHi Hi Hi\u201d and \u201cJet,\u201d three top-ten hits from the band\u2019s diverse catalogue of music, will be available for download on February 19th.<\/p>\n
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GRAMMY Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Academy Award nominee Bob Seger will make his Guitar Hero downloadable content debut with the Bob Seger Track Pack.\u00a0 After making an appearance in ads highlighting different celebrities jamming on instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour, Seger\u2019s legendary hit \u201cOld Time Rock and Roll\u201d joins “Her Strut” and a live-recording of “Get Out of Denver” in the Bob Seger Track Pack, available for download on February 26th.<\/p>\n
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The Acoustic, Wings and Bob Seger Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation\u00aeStore for the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system for $9.95.\u00a0 The songs in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $3.45 and Wii\u2122 for 200 Wii Points.<\/p>\n
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Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero\u2019s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player \u201cBattle of the Bands,\u201d which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online.\u00a0 The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a wired microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock \u2018n\u2019 roll anthems.\u00a0 Music creators are also able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.<\/p>\n
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Guitar Hero World Tour is now available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, the Wii home video game system from Nintendo and the PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system.\u00a0 The game is rated \u201cPG\u201d (Mild themes and Violence, Sexual references and mild coarse language) by the Classification Board.\u00a0 For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit worldtour.guitarhero.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sydney, Australia \u2013 January 28, 2009 \u2013 Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin\u2019 downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae World Tour since the game\u2019s October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero\u00ae fans<\/p>\n