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Guitar Hero III gets Virtuoso this Thursday: related news

Guitar Hero III gets Virtuoso this Thursday

Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock gets dome new content on Thursday thatnks to the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack.

Guitar Hero World Tour

When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of axe shredders, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. Guitar Hero World Tour hopes to transform music gaming by marrying the guitar gameplay of Guitar Hero with a cooperative band experience that combines wireless instruments with new online and offline gameplay modes. The game will feature a newly redesigned guitar, a genuine electronic drum kit and a microphone, as well as a Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock-and-roll anthems, along with online Band Career and eight-player Battle of the Bands. Guitar Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment and will be available for Xbox 360 this fall.

ACTIVISION BRINGS MORE GUITAR SHREDDING EXCELLENCE TO GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK WITH NEW GUITAR VIRTUOSO TRACK PACK

ACTIVISION BRINGS MORE GUITAR SHREDDING EXCELLENCE TO GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK WITH NEW GUITAR VIRTUOSO TRACK PACK

ACTIVISION ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH METALLICA FOR FIRST EVER SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE OF NEW RECORD "DEATH MAGNETIC" IN STORES AND FOR DOWNLOAD IN GUITAR HERO VIDEO GAME

Santa Monica, CA – July 15, 2007 – Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVID) today revealed that Metallica’s highly-anticipated full studio album, “Death Magnetic,” will be available simultaneously in record stores and as downloadable content for the world’s best-selling rhythm-based video game series, Guitar Hero®. Metallica fans will be able to rock out to new anthems from the band in Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock this September and will be able to unite on drums, guitar and vocals as the album will also be released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero® World Tour when it ships this Fall.

Top Gun Theme coming to Guitar Hero III - For Free (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

Activison today revealed that the Top Gun Theme is coming to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock , as a free download. Beginning July 3, 2008, the legendary, "Top Gun Anthem" will be available as a free downloadable song for the game.

Guitar Hero Lands Hendrix

According to rollingstone.com, Guitar Hero will be getting multiple songs from arguably the greatest rock star the world has ever known, Jimi Hendrix. "The ultimate guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix, is finally coming to the Guitar Hero game franchise, according to Janie Hendrix, who oversees his estate. The Hendrix estate, which had difficulty locating the original masters until now, has delivered multiple songs — including 'Purple Haze', 'Foxy Lady' and 'Little Wing' — to GH's developers, although it’s not yet clear which tracks they will use. The next edition of the game, Guitar Hero: World Tour, hits stores October 27th."

Sony To Set Compatibility Standards For PS3 Music Games

Michael Shorrock, Sony's director of third-party relations, announced on the Playstation blog that he's been working with the major music game developers (i.e. Rock Band's Harmonix, Guitar Hero's Activision, and others) to ensure basic compatibility for peripherals between the games. Joystiq has a compatibility matrix that shows which devices work with which games. "...Rock Band 2's guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution. Conversely, Rock Revolution's drum set will work with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2. In addition, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will both support the SingStar microphones. We're still working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently on the market, and we hope to have an announcement on that shortly.

Guiter Hero World Tour Ozzy Osbourne Featurette

When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. The latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, 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 instruments 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 for the first time ever. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll

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Rock Band Guitars Incompatible with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Guitar Hero: Aerosmith)

So time has passed, and time heals all wounds right? It was with a hopeful heart that some people bought a copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and tried firing it up with a Rock Band guitar, only to be greeted with a screen telling them, "An unsupported guitar peripheral has been detected."

Guitar Hero: On Tour Ships for Nintendo DS

After playing to sold-out crowds in living rooms around the world, the blockbuster video game Guitar Hero is hitting the road with Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nintendo DS, Activision today announced. Available now at retail outlets nationwide, Guitar Hero: On Tour brings a new dimension to handheld gaming and gives fans the ability to shred along to their favorite tunes with complete portability.

Guitar Hero Makers Want to Compete With iTunes

After selling 20 million copies and earning over a billion dollars, Activision Blizzard, the creators of Guitar Hero, think the next logical step for the franchise is to open up an iTunes-like digital music store. “I don’t think there have been a lot of credible alternatives to iTunes, but Guitar Hero certainly has that potential,” Bobby Kotick, chief executive of Activision Blizzard said, adding that “the natural evolution” of the franchise would be to create an online music platform. Activision Blizzard was formed yesterday as the result of the merger between Activision (the company behind the Guitar Hero franchise) and Vivendi Games, the group responsible for World of Warcraft and the gaming arm of the company that also owns Universal Music.

Guitar Hero World Tour PlayStation 3 Screenshots

The latest installment from the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour will transform music gaming by marrying Guitar Hero’s exhilarating guitar gameplay, with a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless instruments with revolutionary new online and offline gameplay modes. The game will feature a slick newly redesigned guitar, a genuine electronic drum kit and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock and roll anthems, along with online Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands.”

Video-game news: Metallica's 'Guitar Hero' album

_ RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica will be releasing its next album, "Death Magnetic," as a "Guitar Hero III" download on the same day that the CD arrives in stores.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flyleaf and AFI for Guitar Hero III

Interscope artists will march forth onto Activision’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in the newest download pack due Thursday, 7 August.

Unreal Tournament III | Xbox 360 | Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldnt only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired

Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldn’t only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired up our Xbox, logged into Live and tried out this impressive frag-fest on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Let’s see how this version stacks up and get the final verdict on the fastest FPS on the market.

English Speed Metal Band DragonForce to Debut New Single as Part of Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Known for their out-of-control riffs, fast paced songs and twin guitar solos, DragonForce will ascend the virtual stage once again to unleash "Heroes of Our Time" -- the debut single off their new album Ultra Beatdown -- in a three-song track pack for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (ATVI) Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock. The DragonForce track pack will be available on

Guitar Hero World Tour

After raising the bar of authenticity with every release in the Guitar Hero franchise, Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero World Tour is cranking it to 11 by featuring several of the most influential instrument and equipment brands in the music industry. Gamers can score in-game sponsorships and gear from Ampeg, Audio-Technica, EMG Pickups, Ernie Ball, Evans Drumheads, Guitar Center, Krank Amplification, Mackie, Marshall, Orange County Drum & Percussion, Pork Pie Percussion, Regal Tip, Sabian cymbals, Vox and Zildjian drumsticks.

Bikini Guitar Hero Girl Rocks Out!

In our effort to out-do the overrated "Wii Fit Girl", we're bringing you "Bikini Guitar Hero Girl". Check out this very hot chick in her bikini play Guitar Hero!

News: New Guitar Hero: World Tour Tracks Announced

Every new version of the popular Guitar Hero franchise brings with it new songs, which of course Guitar Hero: World Tour boasts plenty of, but this version also features the likeliness of a famous British rocker.

Rock Band & Guitar Hero fight over Beatles (Guitar Hero World Tour)

Representatives of The Beatles estate are in talks with both Activision and MTV Games to include the band's back catalogue in either Rock Band or Guitar Hero.

Activision, Logitech Partner For Premium Guitar Hero Instruments

Activision, Logitech Partner For Premium Guitar Hero Instruments Activision has announced that peripherals manufacturer Logitech will collaborate with the publisher to bring 'premium' instruments to its forthcoming full-band Guitar Hero World Tour, coming later this year to PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii.

Top Gun theme rocks Guitar Hero

The Top Gun Anthem is to be the latest addition to Guitar Hero III, the new track being offered up from this Thursday, we're told.

Real Wood, Full-Size Guitar Controller for PlayStation Rock Band and Guitar Heroes

Not content with the plastic miniature guitar you're forced to use when you pretend rock out? Well, if you're a PlayStation 2 or 3 owner with an extra $180 lying around, you can pick up this new wooden guitar that works with Rock Band and all of the Guitar Hero games.

Online survey reveals Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour info (Guitar Hero World Tour)

A new survey sent to users of the invitation-only survey site u.talk.back asks the question: which would you rather get, Guitar Hero World Tour, or Rock Band 2? Along with the question, each game is described with various new features. Things such as Rock Band DLC working in RB2, new online modes, and more are described for Rock Band 2, while World Tour is given some new instrument information, as well as a peak at the names and bands involved.


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