Start a Band…the Guitar Hero Way Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines advanced wireless instruments with online and offline gameplay modes including online Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. The game features a slick redesigned guitar, an authentic electronic drum kit, and a microphone, as well as a Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems. Wireless Instruments New to GHWT is a redesigned, more responsive guitar controller, which features a touch-sensitive slide (more…)

This week, Activision is offering up the 2nd of 3 track packs for Guitar Hero World Tour in July, this time with music from Vagrant Records. Here are the songs in the pack:

Thrice – "All The World Is Mad"

Alexisonfire – "Young Cardinals"

Senses Fail – "The Martyr"

The Vagrant Records Track Pack is available now via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation Store for $5.49. The songs are also available as singles for 160 Microsoft Points, $1.99 from the PlayStation Store and 200 Wii Points.
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Activision confirmed all July updates for Guitar Hero: World Tour. The title will receive music packs every Thursday of the month trough the on-line distribution networks, Xbox LIVE, PSN and Wii Network.
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Activision has announced 3 more DLC track packs for Guitar Hero World Tour coming up for the rest of July. Each pack will cost 440 MS Points or $5.49 USD on PSN, and tracks can be downloaded individually for 160 MS Points, $1.99 USD or 200 Wii Points each.
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Activision today released the Victory Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. The pack includes the three tracks "NJ Legion Iced Tea" from A Day to Remember, "Bomb the World" from The Sleeping, and "I Am The Arsonist" by Silverstein.
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BeefJack writes: "You may be able to get $100 off Guitar Hero World Tour tomorrow at GameStops. In addition, there may be some 200 price drops at the retailer, clearing space for the fall.

If there were any games released this spring that you haven’t purchased yet, you may just want to check out your local GameStop tomorrow to see what kind of deals they are running."
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Everyone’s favorite plastic peripheral purveyor Red Octane is having a bit of a deal today. The normally $60 wireless guitar and $20 wired microphone for Guitar Hero World Tour (across all platforms) are being offered together in a $50 package — today only..
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Examiner: "Amazon is discounting the price of Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle by as much as $100."
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Mike Fahey: "Fans of Brutal Legend gathered in England over the weekend to rock out with EA, shattering the world record for the most people simultaneously performing air guitar. Such is the power of the gamer."
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The new Guinness World Records set included the Longest Note Streak on Guitar Hero, with a score of 3,722 and 100% on the track Through the Fire and the Flames during which he also beat his previously held record for the Highest Score For a Single Track on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) with a score of 985,206.
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