Now,
Guitar Hero Sings European Songs
Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero World Tour – which features on-disc
songs from top global acts such as Tokio Hotel, Hushpuppies and Radio
Futura – is offering new three-song Track Packs of downloadable content
from European bands including Germany's Sportfreunde Stiller, France's
BB Brunes, and Spain's Fito Y Fitipaldis.
Following their home country's disappointing 2006 World Cup elimination,
says Activision, German rock band Sportfreunde Stiller re-wrote their
chart-topping hit "'54, '74, '90, 2006" in anticipation of a 2010
championship, re-titled it "'54, '74, '90, 2010" and are bringing it to
Guitar Hero World Tour as part of a three-song Track Pack.
Also
included in the pack and further expanding the global audience are
Italian rock band Negrita with "Mama Mae" and French rock sensation BB
Brunes with "Dis Moi."
Swedish
rock icons the Backyard Babies, whose Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
on-disc track "Minus Celsius" saw an increase in digital audio downloads
after appearing in the game, are building on the success for an encore
with "Degenerated" off their 2008 self-titled album.
Joining
the Backyard Babies in the second three-song Track Pack to be released
later this month are Spanish rockers Fito Y Fitipaldis with "Por La Boca
Vive El Pez" and Netherlands' beloved Di-Rect with "Johnny."
The two
Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360
for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation Store for the
PlayStation 3 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
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for Wii for 200 Wii Points.
Guitar
Hero World Tour offers music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero's signature
guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience. It combines the
wireless controllers with online and offline gameplay modes.
Activision Publishing had roped in
popular stars for making TV ads in the
run-up to the October 26 release of Guitar Hero World Tour, the latest
installment in this video game franchise.
Each ad
highlighted different celebrities jamming on instruments from Guitar
Hero World Tour to the song "Old Time Rock and Roll," performed by Bob
Seger.
