Guitar Hero iTunes Tie-In: Enough Already
I am, it seems, a lone voice of "Leave me alone with the freaking Aerosmith songs, enough is enough!" in what Activision claims is a veritable sea of fans "clamoring for increased accessibility to their favorite songs from the set lists" of Guitar Hero. Don't get me wrong, I don't necessarily mind the idea of listening to the original versions of songs I've wailed away to hundreds of times, but it does strike me that one might, perhaps, want to listen to something else for a change.
That said, anyone who's interested in an iTunes Essentials for Guitar Heroes I through III, including Rocks the 80s, will be happy to hear that Activision and Red Octane will be providing you with precisely that: iTunes-able set lists from your favorite bad-hair-day simulator. The only thing that can't already be found in the average CD/MP3 collection is a newly-recorded version of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K.," which sounds neat.
"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."
It's hard to argue with Activision publishing head Dusty Welch (although I used to argue quite a bit with my drag queen friend, Dusty Felch, but that's a whole other anthem...) - if you're gonna try to make money getting folks to buy songs featured in your games, iTunes is the place to go.
iTunes essentials: Guitar Hero [GamesIndustry.biz]
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Posted to Video Games on 23 October 2007
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Ahhh... iTunes is the best place to go for your legal game soundtracks, and international music with the largest digital libraries of music known to man.
Me likie.
"Where there's music, there's Guitar Hero..."
Oh, go fuck yourself. This game isn't exactly an icon of the music industry. Sheesh...