Its almost time to buck up and show your pride for the forth of July America and i cant think of a better way to do that then to set on your big hairy burger eating butt and play the theme song from from Top Gun in dirty boxers all day long.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then get ready for the time of your life, Activision is releasing the "Top Gun Anthem" as down loadable content for Guitar Hero III on July third so you can practice enough to really show your pride on July forth.
For the fans out there that know better this will not be the song (Highway to Danger Zone), no it will be this track right here:
The song will be available to mavericks and their wingmen everywhere on July 3, 2008 and will be out for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3.
Disclaimer: side effects of over playing this track include huge 80's hair, the uncontrollable urge to wear really shiny clothes, the need to pose and make metro sexual faces while holding your guitar next to your head and in some rare cases subjects have noticed mild anal leakage and all around douche bag behavior.
Please enjoy this down-loadable content in moderation.
Red Octane and Activision have just announced the release schedule of individual song tracks and song packs for the game Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock for June 2008.
Isle of Wight Track Pack (available June 12)
- "Shoot the Runner" by Kasabian (memorable performance from 2007 Festival)
- "I Predict A Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs (2008 Festival headliner)
- "Problems" by The Sex Pistols (2008 Festival headliner).
Price: Unconfirmed
Motorhead Track Pack (available June 5)
- "(We Are) The Road Crew" performed by Motorhead.
- "Stay Clean" performed by Motorhead.
- "Motörhead" performed by Motorhead.
Price: 500 MS Points
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock downloadable content is instantly playable and available in the Downloaded Songs set list in all game modes (Career, Co-op Career, Quickplay, Multiplayer, Practice, and all Online modes). Be sure to check Xbox LIVE® Marketplace regularly for the latest tracks.
With 10 million copy's sold Call of Duty 4 has moved in to an exclusive league that vary few games have or will ever make it to, games like Guitar Hero III, Halo 3, and Grand Theft Auto IV and with a bit of luck maybe Call Of Duty 5 will join the club if producer Tryarch can reproduce the Inifinity Ward magic.
Cnet reported that "Infinity Ward studio head Vince Zampella didn't know exactly how many units the game had sold on each platform it is available on--the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC--but did say that COD 4 had been most successful on the Xbox."
The out look for the COD series is good but Cnet reported "Zampella acknowledged that COD 4 has set the bar very high for his studio, and it's hard to imagine Infinity Ward being able to come right back with another 10 million-seller but, COD 4 still has some juice left. He suggested that the game is still selling, that it's map pack add-on has sold 1.5 million copies, and that the main game itself is expected to sell a lot more copies this holiday season.
In a big event for Education is Freedom a teenager, Daniel Johnson, has beaten the world record for highest score on a Guitar Hero III track, knocking up 890,971 points on “Through the Fire and Flames” by Dragon force at Expert Level.
"Daniel Johnson beat the Guinness World Record for high score on a single song for “Guitar Hero III” when he attended the Guitar Hero 24-Hour Marathon presented by Blockbuster. Daniel played on a XBOX 360 and scored 890,971, beating the previous record by more than 10,000 points while playing “Through the Fire and Flames” by Dragon force at the Expert Level on his first attempt."
When asked what he thought about breaking the world record, Daniel said, “I’m glad that I had the opportunity to break the record and help people learn about Education is Freedom.”
The previous record was held by Chris Chike who achieved a score of 880,920 in March 2008.
For some time now we have seen a battle being played out between Guitar Hero III and Rock Band and it looks like the Guitar Hero franchise might be taking notes on whats helping Rock Band pull out in front.
In an interview with Conde Nast Portfolio magazine Activisions CEO Bobby Kotick has been quoted as saying "It's not just about guitars, we'll include a lot of other instruments, vocals. It will help us expand internationally. It's the first game we've had in which we can use local content and local bands."
I still feel this battle has more to do with the available DLC and that it is the major factor in who will come out on top but as we all know every little bit helps.
MÖTLEY CRÜE is releasing its new single “Saints of Los Angeles” but thats not all, the new track by MÖTLEY CRÜE will be the first single to make its debut on the video game Rock Band.
Mötley Crüe “Saints of Los Angeles” will be an original master recording and is due out today, April 15, 2008 via Xbox LIVE Marketplace and will be priced at 80 MS points
Sounds allot like what Def Leppard is doing for Guitar Hero III, do we have a battle of the hair bands on are hands?
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ACTIVISION at it again and dropped the Modern Metal Pack on us yesterday (Mar. 6th) Featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones and Thrice.
The new pack is as follows,
Avenged Sevenfold’s “Almost Easy”
Deftones “Hole in the Earth”
Thrice’s “The Arsonist.”
All three tracks are master tracks and will set you back 500 MS Points and rest assured that fun wont stop there with St. Patrick's Day on its way ACTIVISION wants to give you some tunes to play while you drink lots of green beer.
In addition to the Modern Metal pack the St. Patrick's Day special pack will be hitting us sometime before St. Patrick's Day and will be setting you back 0 MS points (thats not a typo its free!) and will include songs by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
Joe Perry had this to say about the game: "It's got our whole career, from the first place we ever played as a band, Nipmuc High School (in 1970, about 40 miles from Boston) to the (2001) Super Bowl halftime show," says lead singer Steven Tyler. "It's 30 years of the legend of Aerosmith and where we played to get where we are."
"It's a cartoon, but it's got all my movements and Steven's movements," Perry says. "You can tell it's Joey (Kramer) playing the drums."
Sounds like this could turn out to be a big hit and lets hope the songs will be open for down load for Guitar Hero III soon after the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith version releases.
Looks like there is a new rock god on the Guitar Hero block.. A bot getting 100% (FC) on Through the Fire and Flames with a final score of 983,802.
A video has recently been posted on youtube of a bot (robot) which can be programmed to play all Guitar Hero Songs 100% in expert mode even using the whammy bar to help maximize it's score. Not a simple task for your average human!
Check out the video below of the bot playing "Through the Fire and Flames" and getting 100%.
For those that don't know, a bot (short for robot) is a device/program that will automatically play Guitar Hero based on how it was programmed. This bot was made by modifying an Xbox 360 controller and wiring it up to a microcontroller.
Frequently Asked Questions Q: How long did it take to build this and get it working? A: I had something functional (see last video) in around 1 week. To get this fully working, it took around 2 months of working on it on and off.
Q: What system is this for? A: This is for the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero 3 (although untested, it will most likely work for GH1 and GH2 also)
Q: Do you play on Xbox Live? A: I have an Xbox Live account however I have NO plans on taking this bot on there just for the sake of cheating the high scores.
Q: Why would you build this to cheat?
A: The challenge of this project was making a Guitar Hero playing robot, which I assure you was anything but easy. The point was not to cheat, but to build a functioning robot, at which I feel I have succeeded.
Q: How did you get this bot? A: I built it.
Q: What does the robot look like?
A: A high quality video will be posted when I get off my lazy ass.
A lot of people have requested I make a video of the bot doing The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I would be willing to make this video, however, I would need a copy of the note chart for this song. Because it is DLC, I can't get a copy off the DVD of the game. If anyone has access to their Xbox 360 Hard Drive and is willing to send me the file I need, please private message me. The file I need is most likely called "tdwdtg.mid.qb.xen" or "tdwdtg_song.pak.xen" or something similar.
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All three tracks are master tracks and will set you back 500 MS Points and rest assured that fun wont stop there with St. Patrick's Day on its way ACTIVISION wants to give you some tunes to play while you drink lots of green beer.
Joe Perry had this to say about the game: "It's got our whole career, from the first place we ever played as a band, Nipmuc High School (in 1970, about 40 miles from Boston) to the (2001) Super Bowl halftime show," says lead singer Steven Tyler. "It's 30 years of the legend of Aerosmith and where we played to get where we are."
