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Continuing to bring great bands and hot tracks to the popular
and successful Guitar Hero
®
App for iPhone and iPod touch, Activision Publishing, Inc.
announced today four new song packs. Available for purchase through
the app’s in-game store, gamers can now experience the music
stylings of Breaking Benjamin, Coldplay, Rise Against and Weezer.
The song packs will contain the following tracks:
Breaking Benjamin Song Pack
“Breath”
“So Cold”
“Give Me a Sign”
Coldplay Song Pack
“Clocks”
“Viva la Vida”
“Yellow”
Rise Against Song Pack
“The Good Left Undone”
“Audience of One”
“Prayer of the Refugee”
Weezer Song Pack
“The Good Life”
“My Name Is Jonas”
“Pork And Beans”
"Guitar Hero is an absolute phenomenon and we are so excited to
have our music included in the new app!” said Zach Blair,
Rise Against guitarist. “Guitar Hero introduces kids to a
well of music they never would have heard otherwise. I wish they
had this around when I was a kid. It’s just amazing!"
In addition to these four song packs, Activision has also
released a free song pack featuring two rock-inspired national
anthems – “God Save the Queen (GH Version) and
“The Star-Spangled Banner (GH version)” –
recorded exclusively for Guitar Hero by Steve Ouimette.
Additionally, the song pack will include two in-game guitars with
flag-inspired designs patterned after “Old Glory” and
“Union Jack” for players to select for their
avatar.
Published by Activision and created by Guitar Hero veteran
developer, Vicarious Visions, Inc., and built exclusively from the
ground up for the iPhone and iPod touch, the Guitar Hero app takes
full advantage of the platforms’ functionality and features
all-new, innovative gameplay that will keep players rocking out as
they strum, tap, slide and whammy to the hottest tracks from bands
they know and love. The game also features a robust avatar
customisation mode that lets players personalise their game;
built-in social integration so gamers can share their scores with
their friends on Facebook, check leaderboards and get updates
through in-game news feeds; intuitive new mechanics that challenge
fans to tap, strum and whammy their way to the top of the Rock
Ranks; and the ability to download new tracks from an in-game music
store; wannabe rock stars will be shredding on guitar or ripping it
up on bass whenever, wherever they want.
Guitar Hero for iPhone and iPod touch is available from the App
Store at
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id374801345 and
features Queen, Rise Against, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend,
Weezer and The White Stripes. Song packs are only available through
the Guitar Hero app. For more information about Guitar Hero for
iPhone and iPod touch, please visit GuitarHero.com.
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