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• Guitar Hero 5 DLC will not be compatible with World Tour

  Activision has told D’toid that Guitar Hero 5 downloadable content is not compatible with World Tour. This does not mean,though, that it will not be compatible with other Hero titles. “Guitar Hero 5 downlodable content will be compatible with future Guitar Hero and Band Hero games,” a rep told the site. “However, the advancements and […]

• UK: Preorder Guitar Hero 5 Bundle, get World Tour for free

  Activision’s doling out the preorder offers for Guitar Hero 5. As you know, in the US you’ll get GH: Van Halen free when you preorder, but now comes word that UK gets World Tour for free. All you have to do is preorder the Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle to get the game. Mind you, […]

• Activision details Guitar Hero 5 song importing

  If you hadn’t heard, Guitar Hero 5’s set to finally include a song importing feature. This means that your golden oldies from GH: World Tour and GH: Smash Hits can be transferred to GH5, which is obviously pretty cool. So, how’s it going to work? Joystiq recently got the full scoop. On Xbox 360 and […]

• Xbox Live update June 11 - CoD, Burnout, Sega Classics

  Xbox Live Marketplace’s update is pretty massive today. Some you may already know about, some you may not. Here it is anyway. Sega Genesis classics: Altered Beast, Comix Zone, Gunstar Heroes, Phantasy Star II, Shinobi, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – 400 MS Points each ($5.00) Call of Duty: World at War: Map Pack 2 – […]

• Acti Blizz: 34 million Guitar Hero tracks downloaded

  Acti Blizz has reported that over 34 million songs have been downloaded for the Guitar Hero franchise, and over 14 million bits of user-created content have been made through Guitar Hero: World Tour. The company, speaking in its Q1 earnings call today, said that because of the popularity of music games, the genre is now […]

• P!nk and other join Guitar Hero: World Tour in May

  Three new downloadable track packs are coming to Guitar Hero: World Tour from Ferret Music, Metal Blade Records, P!nk, Angels & Airwaves and OneRepublic. On May 7, three free tracks are coming with the  Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack which includes the Devil Wears Prada’s “Dez Moines”,  Chimaira’s  “On Broken Glass,” and Unearth’s “Grave of Opportunity”. […]

• Motörhead hits Guitar Hero: World Tour

  Three Motörhead tracks were just released for Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to this Major post. Iron Fist, Jail Bait and Love Me Like a Reptile are all up on Live now. They’re 160 points each.

• Cast your vote to reveal next song for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

  Guitar Hero fans are being asked to cast their votes onlineto determine the order songs will be revealed for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. It’s no longer titled Greatest Hits, in case you didn’t notice. Previously announced tracks can be found here. Read on for the press release.

• Guitar Hero World Tour April DLC reveals Pixies, Nirvana and Motörhead

  As per headline, Activision has revealed its DLC list for April that includes Pixies, Nirvana and Motörhead. The Pixies tracks include the seminal Debaser and Monkey Gone to Heaven, whilst the Nirvana tracks are Very Ape, Sappy & Stay Away. If you like strumming you bass guitar then you can sing along with Lemmy to […]

• Band kits are most popular of Guitar Hero: World Tour offerings

  Gamasutra has figured out the sales of all three versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour, namely the standalone game, the complete bundle and the guitar bundle. From October 2008 to January 2009, the full band kit was purchased by 41 percent of buyers, the guitar bundle by 35 percent, and the standalone game by 24 […]

• Queen, Hendrix coming to Guitar Hero: World Tour this month

  Get ready for loads of new music for Guitar Hero: World Tour this month, with track packs from Queen, Jimi Hendrix, and various European bands getting ready for lift off. March 5 – European Track Pack 3 Les Rita Mitsoukos – C’est Comme Ca (France) The Rasmus – IN the Shadows (Finland) Vanilla Sky – […]

• No GHWT patch for Lips mics, says Activision

  There are no plans for a patch to allow the use of wireless Lips microphones in Guitar Hero World Tour, Activision confirmed to VG247 today. It was announced last year that Rock Band would be patched to support the peripherals. Guitar Hero World Tour comes with a wired microphone that doesn’t even have jazzy flashing […]

• Guitar Hero: World Tour gets Wings DLC

  Guitar Hero: World Tour gets a dose of Wings today for both PS3 and 360. Tracks from the Paul and Linda McCartney band encompass various albums and include Jet, Hi Hi Hi, and Junior’s Farm. Each will run you 160 MS Points ($2.00) or 440 ($5.50) for the track pack.

• Guitar Hero World Tour February set-list includes Wings, Incubus and Ryan Adams

  Activision has just unveiled just what songs you can download for Guitar Hero World Tour in February. As the headline states, Wings will be there, along with Incubus and Ryan Adams. The magic doesn’t end there however, as we’re promised songs from The Shins and Bob Seger. There are three track packs to choose from: […]

• Guitar Hero: World Tour 360 gets Aussie Track Pack

  Major Nelson informs us that a Guitar Hero World Tour song bundle containing tunes from Australian artists, aptly titled ‘The Aussie Track Pack’, is now available for download. As per the norm, the track pack costs 440 MS Points and individual tracks from Aussie artists like Wolfmother and The Vines cost 160 Points each. Full […]

• Guitar Hero World Tour 360 gets Travis Barker Track Pack

  The Major has announced that Guitar Hero: World Tour owners can download the Travis Barker Track Pack today for 440 MS Points or 160 Points per song. Drummer Barker is best known for his work with US neu-Punk group, Blink 182. Hit the link for all the details. By Mike Bowden

• The Boss to make Guitar Hero debut - get tracks early for free

  Activision Blizzard has announced that Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen is heading to Guitar Hero World Tour with an a two track pack that includes new single My Lucky Day, and the all time classic of all time, Born to Run. The content will be released alongside his new album, Working on a Dream on January […]

• World at War celebrates month at top of UK charts

  Call of Duty: World at War is celebrating a month at the top of the UK charts, MCV writes. The Activision shooter’s looking good for Christmas number one, although FIFA refuses to drop off, taking third place this week. Last week’s chart here. Data below for the week ending December 6. Call of Duty: World […]

• EEDAR: Guitar Hero is "reaching its peak"

  Guitar Hero as a franchise is “reaching its peak”, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich claimed today in a research note. “Currently, we expect unit sales to decline by more than 50 percent series-over-series for November. This is coming off the October month where series-over-series units declined by more than 60 percent,” said Divnich, speaking ahead of […]