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Soundtrack[edit]
All of the songs in the game will be master recordings, a first for the series. Neversoft claims that on disk than any other Guitar Hero game.[1][2] IGN reports that the game will feature over 85 songs.[3] While there will be a renewed commitment to downloadable content, existing downloadable songs for Guitar Hero III will not be playable in World Tour, according to IGN.[3][4] Downloadable content will be available through the in-game store and will include full album downloads and more regular releases compared to Guitar Hero III.[3] Project director Brian Blight claims that they have "a pretty even split between the '80s, '90s, and classic rock" with a "good amount of emerging bands".[2]
- Comfirmed bands/songs/characters in the game include:
- The Eagles[2]
- Van Halen[2]
- Linkin Park[2]
- Dream Theater[2]
- Sublime's "Santeria"[3]
- Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell"[3]
- Foo Fighters' "Everlong"[3]
- Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (featured in world premier trailer[5] and demonstrated at Wall Street's D6 event[6])
- Metallica's entire Death Magnetic album.[7]
- Three songs from R.E.M.'s Accelerate.[8]
- Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" (Used in a live demonstration at Activision's E3 08 press conference.)[9]
- Hayley Williams[9]
- Travis Barker[9]
- Bands/songs/characters not confirmed by Activision include:
- The Answer's "Never Too Late" (Mentioned in a press release after they won a contest at 2008's Marché international de l’édition musicale conference winning them a slot in the game.)[10]
- At the Drive-In's "One Armed Scissor" (Mentioned in a press release from Fearless Records.) [11]
- Aerosmith's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Mentioned in an interview with Chris Vance about whether it would be in Guitar Hero: Aeromsith where he confirmed that it "will not be one of the songs that’s in the game" but gave a comment, considered a hint saying, “That song would be much more suited to a full band game if anything”.)[12]
- Joe Satriani's Satch Boogie and/or Surfing With the Alien (He said in an interview with "Guitar World Magazine" that both "Guitar Hero: World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" have liscensed the songs for upcoming versions.)[13]
- Grand Funk Railroad's We're An American Band (A brief trailer of the game was shown with the twelve American Idol finalists playing the game at the San Diego American Idol Tour concert.)[14]
- Blink 182's "Dammit" (Featured in a video showcasing the game's drum set with former Blink-182 and current +44 drummer Travis Barker doing motion capture for the game. The video also featured Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith along with The Police drummer Stewart Copeland commenting on the performance of the prototype drum set.)[15]
- Muse[16]
- Jimi Hendrix[16]
- Korn[16]
- The Doors[16]
- Interpol[16]
- System of a Down[16]
- Ozzy Osbourne[16]
- The Smashing Pumpkins[16] (Additional info icludes that a picture has been released of lead singer Billy Corgan wearing a motion capture suit. Billy Corgan has also been reported as working with an Associate Producer from Neversoft who does work on motion capture.) [17]
- Tool[18]
- Ted Nugent[18]
- Sting[18]
- Ozzy Osbourne[18]
- Jimi Hendrix[18]
- Zakk Wylde[18]
Notes and references[edit]
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ign previewwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ However, Kotaku has reported that downloadable content will work in the game, though no source for this information has been provided. McWheator, Michael (2008-06-20). "Yes, Guitar Hero III Downloads Will Work In Guitar Hero World Tour". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Guitar Hero World Tour trailer". Game Trailers. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Guitar Hero: World Tour demo vid". Kotaku. May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Guitar Hero: World Tour E3 Announcements". GameTrailers.com. July 15, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
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{{cite web}}: Text "accessdate-2008-07-16" ignored (help) - ^ "Guitar Hero IV Preview". Console Hero. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "At the Drive-In's "One Armed Scissor" to appear in Guitar Hero IV". Punknews.org. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://consolehero.com/2008/06/15/more-tracklist-info-for-guitar-hero-aerosmith-and-world-tour/
- ^ http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2008/05/07/joe-satriani-to-have-songs-in-guitar-hero-iv-and-rock-band-2.htm
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9INoqd1F-Y
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gt drum previewwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e f g h "Big Guitar Hero World Tour Information". Console Hero. 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Shearer, Jordan (2008-06-24). "Billy Corgan Boss Battle in GH: World Tour?". Console Hero. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Ryan, Tyler (2008-06-28). "More Guitar Hero: World Tour Playable Characters". Console Hero. Retrieved 2008-07-15.