Activision recently sent notice that contained the schedule for all of the Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable content for December.  We reported all the dates and artists, and added them to the Events Calendar so you couldn’t forget, but sometimes it’s just nice to have a reminder isn’t it?  Well, today you are reminded that the Eagles DLC is available!  Good stuff too!

Also, for you Xbox Live users, if you haven’t tried this handy new feature, you may want to check it out.  If you’re away from your console but on the internet (say, at your job!), you can head to the Xbox Marketplace which allows you to make your DLC purchases online and adds them to your download queue.   So, next time you turn the console on, the download starts!  Nice feature huh? (Click here to add the Eagles pack or any of the singles to your Xbox Queue) 

Will you be picking these up?

• Eagles Track Pack  - 440 pts 
• One of These Nights - 160 pts  
• Life in the Fast Lane - 160 pts 
• Frail Grasp on the Big Picture - 160 pts  

Dear Consumers,

Would you guys pretty please purchase the Guitar Hero World Tour bundle before the end of the year? Our sales really haven’t been what we’d like, and the economy is bad, and we’re probably laying off some of my friends and I can’t take it anymore! I’ll give you 5 free downloadable songs if you buy before December 31 - would that help?

Sincerely,

Bobby Kotick
CEO Activision

If you haven’t taken the plunge yet and gotten yourself the newest Guitar Hero game - now might be your chance. Guitar Hero World Tour (the package including the game plus the guitar) is on sale at Amazon for only $69.99 - normally the price of the guitar alone. Already own the game software? Take the deal and just bring the game over to your local game store for a trade in credit, or better yet, give the game as a gift for the holidays to some poor unlucky soul who has only last year’s digs.

As promised, the folks over at Guitar Hero have definitely ramped up their release of new and fresh downloadable content for their Guitar Hero World Tour game.  With announcements covering the month of December week by week, Activision promises hits from the Smashing Pumpkins, the Eagles, Nirvana and some freebies in the reggae genre.  Read the press release below for the full details and check out the RockGamer.com Events calendar if you want to keep track of the dates.

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RockGamer.com has just received a pair of Peak Starpex “Instrument Quality” PS2/PS3 wireless guitar controllers for FUNDE RAZOR 2008. Well, let me tell you, these puppies are BEASTS! Thanks to the kind folks at Peak Inc., FUNDE RAZOR NYC will feature the Peak Starpex at the Guitar Hero World Tour free play area. Not only will the Peak Starpex be playable… we will be giving both away by the end of the night!

Until we post our full review later this week, here are some photos from the Unwrapping to whet your appetite. Enjoy!

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Poor Wii owners.  Somehow they are always treated like the red-headed step children of the console wars.  Apparently you won’t be getting the jimi Hendrix downloadable content that the rest of us can choose.  According to an Activision PR rep:

Due to technical or licensing restrictions, the DLC offerings will not be the same for every console platform. For example, certain artists prefer to keep the integrity of the track pack rather than releasing singles and the Wii’s infrastructure only allows us the ability to release single songs as DLC.

Apparently the Wii platform can’t handle packs and the late Jimi Hendrix really prefers you have ALL of the songs or forget it!  Well at least you guys get the consolation of Wii Music.  Oh wait…

From http://www.clemburkedrummingproject.com

Leading drum research initiative The Clem Burke Drumming Project has today announced a year-long collaborative research project which will examine the benefits of using Activision Publishing, Inc’s Guitar Hero World Tour’s drum kit controller.

The Clem Burke Drumming Project – a unique collaboration between Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Dr. Marcus Smith from the University of Chichester and Dr. Steve Draper from the University of Gloucestershire – is based on the pursuit of knowledge through the application of scientific principles to the various art forms of drumming. With 10 years of research behind it already, The Clem Burke Drumming Project is committed to the dissemination of information leading to increased enjoyment, health and well-being of all participants involved in drumming.

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