June 25, 2008
GNOMES, ELVES AND ORCS THRASH WITH A DIFFERENT
AXE AS WORLD OF WARCRAFT® JAM DEBUTS AS FREE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR GUITAR
HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
Combining the best selling game of 2007 with the
world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Blizzard
Entertainment®’s World of Warcraft®, players across the globe will soon be
shredding to a free downloadable track for Activision Inc.’s Guitar Hero® III:
Legends of Rock.
World of Warcraft players will remember the hit
“I am Murloc” as the tongue-in-cheek tribute to the beloved race of fish-people
by Blizzard Entertainment’s house band, Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain. The
thrash metal-style song debuted to delighted attendees at Blizzard
Entertainment’s BlizzCon™ 2005 gaming convention in Anaheim, CA.
Rock stars will be able to rip it up to “I am
Murloc” by downloading it on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®Store for the
PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system starting on June 26, 2008 in advance
of the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational held in Paris, France
June 28 and June 29.
Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed hit
PC game World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular MMORPG, with more than 10
million subscribers. It allows players to take on the roles of fantasy heroes
and interact with thousands of other players, exploring exotic locations,
fighting deadly monsters, and claiming legendary treasures in a vast realm.
Gamers who have yet to visit Ironforge and Orgrimmar or venture into the depths
of the Black Temple can explore the full version of World of Warcraft by
downloading a free 10-day trial from
http://www.warcraft.com/ghero.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock offers the
ultimate rock experience with new wireless guitars, freshly added content and
features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss
battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock
venues. Expanded online multiplayer modes allow axe-shredders worldwide to
compete head-to-head for true rock status as they riff through a star-studded
soundtrack including master tracks by legendary artists such as Aerosmith, Guns
‘N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl
Jam, as well as original songs by guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello. Guitar
Hero III: Legends of Rock is now available and is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB.
For more information visit
www.community.guitarhero.com.
