January 27, 2009
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR’S
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT SET LIST CONTINUES TO EXPAND WITH NEW TRACK PACKS IN
FEBRUARY
Having already delivered fans over
70 rockin’ downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s Guitar Hero
World Tour since the game’s 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® fans across the globe.
On February 12th, rockers Incubus,
The Shins and Ryan Adams turn off the amps and electric guitars in the Acoustic
Track Pack. Coming to Guitar Hero World Tour are Incubus’ “Drive,” The Shins’
“New Slang” and Ryan Adams’ GRAMMY® Award nominated version of “Wonderwall.”
Following their debut appearance on
disc in Guitar Hero World Tour with “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney’s Wings
return to the Guitar Hero stage with the Wings Track Pack. “Junior’s Farm,” “Hi
Hi Hi” and “Jet,” three top-ten hits from the band’s diverse catalog of music,
will be available for download on February 19th.
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. After making an
appearance in ads highlighting different celebrities jamming on instruments from
Guitar Hero World Tour, Seger’s legendary hit “Old Time Rock and Roll” joins
"Her Strut" and a live-recording of "Get Out of Denver" in the Bob Seger Track
Pack, available for download on February 26th.
The Acoustic, Wings and Bob Seger
Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the
PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system for $5.49.
The songs in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox
360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $1.99 and Wii™ for 200
Wii Points.
Guitar Hero World Tour transforms
music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s 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 “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete
head-to-head online. 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 ‘n’ roll anthems. 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.
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®2 computer
entertainment system. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more
information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit
www.worldtour.guitarhero.com.
