October 23, 2007
Guitar
Hero Essentials Now Available On Itunes
Collects More Than 1300
Must-Have Guitar Anthems Into 20 Essentials
Activision, Inc. announced that
starting today a series of compilations featuring music from the hit franchise
Guitar Hero® will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store
www.itunes.com. The
tracks will be featured in iTunes Essentials for Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II,
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
From “Surrender” to “Welcome to the
Jungle,” to “Carry On Wayward Son,” nearly every song to appear in the Guitar
Hero franchise has been gathered*. A newly recorded version of "Anarchy in the
U.K." which the Sex Pistols recently recorded for Guitar Hero III: Legends of
Rock, is also available as a separate track. The series also includes Artist and
Genre Essentials custom-created especially for guitar fans. Titles include
Shredders, Live Guitar Heroics, Killer Guitar Solos and Guitar Anthems of the
‘80s with tracks from Aerosmith, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Rage Against the Machine,
Metallica, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Pearl Jam. Additionally, iTunes
will be offering guitar-themed playlists from guitar legends Steve Jones of The
Sex Pistols and Slash of Guns ‘N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver so fans can download
the legends’ favorite anthems.
Fans can access the Guitar Hero
landing page by visiting
www.itunes.com/guitarhero.
“Guitar Hero fans have been
clamoring for increased accessibility to their favorite songs from the set
lists,” said Dusty Welch, head of publishing for Activision/RedOctane®. “Where
there’s music, there’s Guitar Hero, and with iTunes, we are able to provide fans
with a central location for downloading their favorite rock anthems.”
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
will include explosive new content and features including a multiplayer
action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive
unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online
multiplayer game modes will also allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete
head-to-head for true legendary rock status. While continuing to retain all the
key features from their prior legendary performances, fresh downloadable content
will be offered on multiple platforms, and players can now shred to a killer set
list from many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded.
For the first time ever, Guitar Hero
fans will also be able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers
available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar’s Les Paul model
for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home
video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment
system. PlayStation®2 gamers will also get to shred on a new exclusive shape,
Gibson’s Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body
design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,
published by RedOctane® and developed by Neversoft, is rated “T” for Teen by the
ESRB and will be available October 28, 2007. For more information about the
Guitar Hero franchise, please visit the dedicated community site:
www.guitarhero.com.
*Songs available for download on the
iTunes Store feature original artist master recordings; some songs in the Guitar
Hero games feature newly re-recorded master recordings.
