Activision reveals January DLC plans for Guitar Hero World Tour, with an Oasis album, an ode to Australian rock, a Travis Barker showcase, and a heapin' helpin' of country with Rascal Flatts and friends.
After taking a week off for the holidays, the World Tour DLC of 2009 kicks off on January 8th with the Country Rock Track Pack, featuring selections from Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, and Brooks & Dunn, giving the game three more songs for players to make faces at before moving further down the list.
On January 15th we will be graced with a three-song track pack celebrating drummer Travis Barker, with songs from his work with Blink 182 ("What's My Age Again", +44 ("Lycanthrope"), and his solo project, which is a remixing of Flo Rida's "Low".
January 22nd brings with it a celebration of all things musical and Australian, with Silverchair's "Tomorrow", Wolfmother's "Dimension", and "Outtathaway" from The Vines.
Rounding out the Guitar Hero World Tour January DLC is the January 29th release of Oasis' latest album, Dig Out Your Soul, featuring 8 more tracks on top of the three previously released tracks from the album.
As per usual, track packs will run 440 Microsoft Points, or $5.49 in PlayStation 3 real money. The Oasis album will set you back 1540 MS points, or $18. 99, and individual tracks will cost 180 MS Points, $1.99, or 200 Wii Points a piece.
So, anything strike your fancy, or is this list of DLC leaving you as cold as it's leaving me?
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec 19, 2008 - Building upon the extensive variety of chart-topping hits that span multiple genres of music available to Guitar Hero fans, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) will release over 20 party-rocking anthems as downloadable content for Guitar Hero® World Tour throughout January 2009.
Before fans ring in the New Year, additional downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour from hard rock bands Hinder, Nickelback and Rev Theory, will be available on December 23rd. Hinder's first single "Use Me," from their recently released album Take It to the Limit, is joined by Nickelback's "Because of You" and Rev Theory's "Light it Up."
Further diversifying the catalogue of songs available for download for Guitar Hero World Tour is the debut of the Country Rock Track Pack featuring Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang," plus GRAMMY® Award winning artists Brad Paisley's "Ticks" and Brooks & Dunn's "Hillbilly Deluxe." Country music fans can rock out starting on January 8th.
World-renowned drummer Travis Barker, whose likeness appears in Guitar Hero World Tour, is returning to the Guitar Hero stage on January 15th for an encore with a three-song Track Pack illustrating his talents across various styles of music. Two of the tracks, "What's My Age Again" and "Lycanthrope," are from his work as part of blink-182 and +44 respectively. Completing the Track Pack is his solo-project remixing Flo Rida's smash-hit "Low."
Following multiple stops around the world and further expanding the Guitar Hero global music library, Guitar Hero World Tour makes a trip down under on January 22nd with three of the biggest Australian bands of all-time. Silverchair makes their debut appearance in the Guitar Hero franchise with their 1995 hit "Tomorrow." Rounding out the Track Pack is the GRAMMY Award winning Wolfmother with "Dimension" and The Vines with their hit "Outtathaway!"
After making a successful splash into Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable content with three singles off their critically acclaimed Dig Out Your Soul album, gamers will have the opportunity to shred, drum and wail away to the full album from beloved, multi-platinum UK rock band, Oasis, in its entirety on January 29th. Joining "Bag it Up," "Waiting for the Rapture" and "The Shock of the Lightning" are "The Turning," "I'm Outta Time," "(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady," "Falling Down," "To Be Where There's Life," "Ain't Got Nothin," "The Nature of Reality" and "Soldier On."
The Oasis Album will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 1520 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system for $18.99. The Track Packs will be released for Xbox 360 for 440 Microsoft Points and PLAYSTATION 3 system for $5.49. The songs on the Oasis Album and in each Track Pack will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $1.99 and WiiTM 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 GHTunes(SM) 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 worldtour.guitarhero.com/.