14 DAY TRIAL // Music games are a big business, even in these troubled economic times, so when Activision is preparing a new release in its prestigious Guitar Hero franchise you can bet that it will keep the hype train going for as long as it can.
A great way to do this is to release a huge number of bands that will appear in the retail game, and afterwards reveal bit by bit just what songs will be coming to the game. The company, after unveiling a few portions of the massive 85-song playlist, has now announced 24 more tracks that will test the players' musical and gaming skills.
Among them we can see groups like Duran Duran, Gorillaz or even Iron Maiden. Let's not forget about No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins or Weezer, which will add more of their song portfolios into this new title, which will be available on store shelves on September 1.
Here are the newest tracks announced for Guitar Hero 5:
• AFI - "Medicate" • A Perfect Circle - "Judith" • Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself" • Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)" • Bush - "Comedown" • The Derek Trucks Band - "Younk Funk" • Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf" • Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe In L.A." • Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc." • Gov't Mule - "Streamline Woman" • Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band" • Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight" • King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man" • No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend" • Peter Frampton - "Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)" • Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - "Bring the Noise 20XX" • Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio (Live)" • Scars On Broadway - "They Say" • Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" • Spacehog - "In The Meantime" • Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" • T. Rex - "20th Century Boy" • Weezer - "Why Bother?" • Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"
Overall, the title is shaping up quite nicely and will definitely wage an interesting battle with Harmonix's The Beatles: Rock Band, which will be released soon after it.