A sort-of new downloadable track pack will be available on Thursday August 7 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, publisher Activision has announced.
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Activision Blizzard Inc. on Thursday reported that Activision Inc.'s first-quarter profits more than doubled on strong sales of the "Guitar Hero" franchise and the game based on the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda."

The first quarter ended before the closing of Activision's merger with Vivendi Games, creating Activision Blizzard.

In the quarter, Activision earned $59 million, or 18 cents a share, up from $27.8 million, or 9 cents a share, in the first quarter a year ago.

In the quarter, Activision logged $654.2 million in sales, up from $495.5 million a year ago.
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Publisher Activision expects to pull in $40-50 million dollars this year from the sale of downloadable content on Xbox Live, PlayStation Store and the Wii Shop Channel.
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Console Monster writes: "Today's Xbox Live Marketplace Update brings a load of new content to the Marketplace including a new track pack for Guitar Hero III, dev diaries for Dead Space, some trailers and a Street Fighter 4 theme. Here is the full update for Thursday 24th July 2008:

Name: Street Fighter 4 2008 Summer Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Street Fighter 4 E3 SP Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Dead Space Dev Diary #1
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except Germany..."
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Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock gets dome new content on Thursday thatnks to the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack.

Experience influential guitarist Joe Satriani's soulful 1987 hit, "Surfing with the Alien," get blown away with guitar slinger Steve Vai's reflective, "For the Love of God," and feel the avant-garde compositions of underground rock's most eccentric guitarist, Buckethead, as he shreds "Soothsayer," at hyper-speed.
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Dick McVengeance of Destructoid says,

"Let's face it: the Guitar Hero controller is not the ideal item for the game. It'd be nice to hold a full-sized guitar in your hands. We've seen people build custom controllers and put them on eBay, but those were one-off deals, and usually rather expensive."
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Celebrate freedom and free DLC! The Top Gun Anthem track is now available for free from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Activision and RedOctane have made the track available for Guitar Hero III, as a little bonus Fourth of July gift.

Coming to the PlayStation Store later today.
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Activision has released details of a new Guitar Hero III world record, which has been bested by the previous holder Chris Chike. There's also a Youtube video of his latest exploits.
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Activison today revealed that the Top Gun Theme is coming to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock , as a free download. Beginning July 3, 2008, the legendary, "Top Gun Anthem" will be available as a free downloadable song for the game.
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Console Monster writes: "To coincide with Wimbledon kicking off, a Top Spin 3 demo has been released on the XBOX Live Marketplace. Don't forget to check out the review here. There are also some Facebreaker pictures and a World of Warcraft song. Here is the full XBOX Live Marketplace update for Thursday 26th June 2008:

Name: Top Spin 3 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All XBOX Live Regions

Name: FaceBreaker Picture Pack 1
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All XBOX Live Regions

Name: FaceBreaker Picture Pack 2
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All XBOX Live Regions

Name: Guitar Hero III: "I am Murloc" World of Warcraft Single
Price: Free
Availability: All XBOX Live Regions"

More details can be found at the source.
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MCV writes: buy an Xbox 360 Elite with GTA IV and get Guitar Hero III for free. Zavvi's sales are rumbling on with yet another impressive in-store Xbox 360 bundle.
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World of Warcraft Jam is a brand new track coming for Guitar Hero 3.
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MCV: Tracks from Coldplay's new album Viva La Vida and previous LPs are to become available on Guitar Hero.
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Wired writes:Fans of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will get a chance to strut their stuff on the main stage at this year's three-day Isle of Wight Festival, which starts Friday, with the best contestants getting projected on the grounds' big screens.
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Music Radar writes: "Sadly, we'll never know if Jimi Hendrix would have been any good at Guitar Hero, but thanks to Activision, the game's developers, we now have a reasonable idea of what he'd have looked like wielding its dedicated controller.

To celebrate the fact that there will be two Guitar Hero performances on the main stage at this year's Isle of Wight Festival, Activision has re-branded the bronze statue of Hendrix that sits in the grounds of the island's Dimbola Lodge, turning Jimi's guitar into the aforementioned video game peripheral."
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GT: "Journalism Rule #1: Check your sources.

The embellished Entertainment Wise article is a sorry excuse for journalism."

The original Rolling Stone interview didn't have the serious gamer-hate quotes in it. Check your sources.
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Next-Gen.Biz writes: "The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 selling games of all time in the U.S. market.

Forbes reported earlier this week NPD Group's up-to-date top ten U.S. videogame sales figures by units, revealing a list dominated by the Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises.

As seen below, GTA: San Andreas from 2004 is the top-selling game in the U.S. with 9.43 million units sold. The franchise shows up on the top 10 three times, while Madden appears four times.

Activision had two 2007 titles already break the top 10 (Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4), while EA had one 2007 title on the list in the form of Madden NFL 08."
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Coming to a console near you, living room rock stars will soon be able to shred to an assortment of new master tracks on Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with five new song packs releasing throughout the month of June. Two of the five packs will let gamers rock out with three headline acts from the Isle of Wight festival and tunes from the timeless rock icon, Motörhead.
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There's no slowing down in the DLC department for Guitar Hero III players, as Activision gears up to unleash five new song packs this month.Activision has only detailed two of those packs, one of which is out today. It comes in celebration of Motorhead's new album, and contains three songs: We Are the Road Crew, Stay Clean and their first single, the self-titled Motorhead.Kasabian's 'Shoot the Runner', joins tunes from The Sex Pistols ... » Read More

MTV Multiplayer writes: "Hollywood director Brett Ratner continues to plug the "Guitar Hero" series. Ratner has been spotted directing the latest music video for kid pop sensation Miley Cyrus.

In the video, she'll apparently be smashing instruments to express her anger. That includes the same guitar bundled with "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.". A Miley Cyrus fansite has an extensive series of pictures from the video shoot, including the "Guitar Hero" smash."
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