Bearing bad news for Wii gamers, Activision Blizzard sent out word that “technical or licensing restrictions” will prevent the console’s gamers from receiving all of the Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable content that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to enjoy without a hitch.
This is due to Wii’s Shop Channel lacking the [...]

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Keeping the competition running, Activision today announced that a three-song The Killers track pack will be released for Guitar Hero: World Tour on November 25.
The pack will contain “Human” and “Losing Touch” from the band’s new album “Day & Age”. The third song will be “Mr. Brightside” from their debut album “Hot Fuss”.
As expected, [...]

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While most of the criticism about the Guitar Hero franchise is from real musicians, saying the franchise is ruining destroying real musical talent, Activision wants to change that.
Apparently, they are setting up full blown Guitar Hero World Tour stations in music centers across the nation to show those stubborn musicians just how fun the game [...]

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Continuing the onslaught of DLC for Guitar Hero World Tour, Activision announced that downloadable Jimi Hendrix and The Raconteurs tunes will hit next month.
The Jimi Hendrix pack will be released on November 13, followed by a November 20 release of The Raconteurs pack for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. These will be preceded by [...]

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Hoping to directly compee with Rock Band, Neversoft’s Guitar Hero: World Tour will have its downloadable content priced at the same point as that of its rival franchise.
The first batch of DLC for the game has popped up on Xbox Live, showing individual tracks for 160 points ($2) and a [...]

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Developer Harmonix has confirmed that the Wii release of Rock Band 2 will be compatible with the Wii guitars from Guitar Hero 3.
"HMX is committed to establishing Rock Band as a platform," reads a forum post. “We’d like to encourage the interoperability of instruments between platforms so that players can experience music, and our [...]

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In more rhythm game news, publisher Activision has revealed that another batch of tracks will be released for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Guitar Hero World Tour when it hits stores October 26.
This time around it will be three songs by Oasis: “Bag It Up”, “Waiting for the Rapture” and “The [...]

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Activision today announced the launch week DLC that will be available for Guitar Hero World Tour when it hits stores October 26. Upon retail availability, the game can be enhanced with new content in the form of a Classic Rock Track Pack, which will include “Rock and Roll Band” by [...]

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With the release of the game just a bit over two weeks away, Activision has confirmed the price points for the various editions of Guitar Hero World Tour, hoping that you will clear out your wallet come October 26.
Those who have the money for toy guitars and drums can shell out $240 for a [...]

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Hoping to ignite some creativity amongst gamers, Activision let out word that they will remove any track that resembles copyrighted material posted using Guitar Hero World Tour’s music-creation tool.
"We’ll be actively monitoring the site," said Neversoft project director Brian Bright. "We can’t condone people putting up covers of music. It’s [...]

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Joining the likes of Ozzy and and Jimi Hendrix in Guitar Hero: World Tour is The Amboy Dukes lead guitarist Ted Nugent.
Nugent will appear in the game as a boss character which means you will be able to challenge him to a guitar duel or play along side the legend. His hit song Stranglehold will [...]

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Publisher Activision sent out word that legendary bands Tool and The Police will be featured in Guitar Hero World Tour.
Along with music from the bands, the game will feature a specially-crafted Tool venue that was made with the help of the band to highlight the “art style that has become a staple in their [...]

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Continuing the barrage of Guitar Hero World Tour revelations, Activision today revealed three more tracks that will appear in the coming game.
The songs are “Overkill” by Motorhead, “Pretty Vacant” by The Sex Pistols and “Kick Out the Jams” by MC5. Most notable is the fact that each song was specially re-recorded for the game, with [...]

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Activision sent out word that Guitar Hero World Tour will hit Australia on November 12. Release dates for other regions are yet to be confirmed, though they are expected to be in close proximity to that date.
Additionally, Gamespot reports that four additional on-disc songs were revealed. They are “Prisoner of Society” by The Living [...]

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Guitar Hero is shaping up to be something to look forward to for Smashing Pumpkin’s fans as the upcoming entry in the series will debut a new single from band.
The track “G.L.O.W.” will be accompanied by older tracks “1979″ and “The Everlasting Gaze” as a pack, which will be released sometime after the release [...]

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It was previously rumored that the new instrument addition to Guitar Hero World Tour would be the keyboard, though that doesn’t appear to be the case anymore, as project director Brian Bright shot it down in a Joystiq interview.
He noted that the keyboard controller “deserves to be introduced with its own game” and that [...]

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More new songs for Guitar Hero World Tour have been unveiled, this time by IGN. The new confirmed songs are:

Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young…”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice”
Bob Seger - “Hollywood Nights”
Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”
Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”
Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”
Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
Metallica [...]

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USA Today reveals that Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Zakk Wylde will be virtualized in the upcoming multi-instrument music game Guitar Hero World Tour. The virtual representations of the duo will perform “Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley”, both hit songs from the band.
Osbourne, as you can see, has been animated using motion-capture technology. “I had [...]

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