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Heavy Metal Powerhouse Black Sabbath Debuts Master Tracks as Compatible Guitar Hero^® 5 and Band Hero^TM Downloadable Songs

Guitar Hero Music Library Further Expands with Hit Songs and New Music from 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin and Third Eye Blind

LONDON, UK – 28th January, 2010 – Guitar Hero® cranks up the heat in February with a strong lineup of weekly downloadable songs that are sure to satisfy fans’ musical appetites. For the first time in a music video game, master tracks from popular heavy metal band Black Sabbath are hitting center stage. In addition, top bands 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin and Third Eye Blind lend both hit songs and new music, to the vast Guitar Hero music library with downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™.
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Friday 30th October/… The Guitar Hero® music library continues to evolve and expand as November brings a great collection of new and classic tracks from some of rock’s best-loved artists. Fans can download tracks from artists including Lenny Kravitz and KISS and – for the first time – they can import tracks directly from Guitar Hero 5® and Band Hero™ into their Guitar Hero music library.
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H4GZ comments:  And who said the music genre for games was dying off??

Wednesday 16th September/… Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that the latest installment of the #1 music-based video game franchise, Guitar Hero 5™ has topped the weekly sales charts in the U.K. For the week ending September 12, Guitar Hero 5 debuted in the #1 position in units across all platforms, despite being available at retail for only two days during the reporting period, according to Charttrack.
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Monday 14th September/… Italy has been announced as ultimate victor of the Guitar Hero 5 ’Jump In Jump Out’ Challenge, cementing a new world record for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period. 594 people turned up at the Italian event, to be part of the record-setting activity, celebrating the European release of Guitar Hero 5.

The Italian event took place in the FNAC store in Verona and saw fans from around the country come together to help smash the record over the 24 hour period.
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The European launch trailer.

If they had the TV hooked up actually playing GH5 while skydiving that would have really topped it off!

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11th September/… To celebrate the release of Guitar Hero® 5, the latest entry in the phenomenally successful music game franchise, British pop sensation Pixie Lott today launched the UK leg of the European ‘jump in, jump out’ Guinness World Records recognised attempt for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period.

Who?
English number one singer-songwriter Pixie Lott

What?
To celebrate the long-awaited European release of Guitar Hero® 5, the latest entry in the phenomenally successful music game franchise, countries across Europe are competing to set a new Guinness World Records recognised achievement for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period.
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First Licensed PlayStation 3 System Accessory from Mad Catz

San Diego, September 4, 2009

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced the Wireless Rock Band Fender Precision Bass guitar for use with the Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (“SCEA”) PlayStation 3 system videogame console.

Compatible with Rock Band™, Rock Band 2, the up coming
The Beatles™: Rock Band™ game, alongside other music and rhythm games, the Wireless Fender Precision Bass guitar represents the first PlayStation 3 system accessory to be developed and distributed by Mad Catz under license from SCEA and is the first licensed Bass Guitar to hit the platform.
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Rave Reviews for Variety of Music, Epic Number of Tracks, Consumer Value and Game Innovation

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept 03, 2009 – Critics are calling Guitar Hero^® 5 the best Guitar Hero^® game in years as gamers are getting their first chance to play along with 83 of the hottest bands of today and classic tracks on the latest version of the best-selling music game, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today.

• “Five years running and, somehow, Activision pulled off the  unthinkable. Guitar Hero 5 feels just fresh as it did when the series debuted on the PlayStation 2. Guitar Hero 5 also has an excellent soundtrack comprised of classic rock favorites and contemporary hits. . . the ultimate set list . . .” – AOL GameDaily (score: 9 out of 10)
• “It’s almost guaranteed that you’ll find something for  everyone in Guitar Hero 5’s diverse track list. . . The option to  load songs from previous Guitar Hero installments also adds to Guitar  Hero 5’s staying power and if you add in user-generated content found in GHTunes, you’re not likely to run out of tunes anytime soon.” – GamePro (score: 4.5 out of 5)
• “GH5 is the end all be all music game of this generation,  guaranteed.” – Planetxbox360.com (score: 9.1 out of 10)
• “GH5’s Party Play mode instantly reinvigorates the social fun  of music games. . . .this is musical fun done right.” – Official  Xbox Magazine (score: 9.5 out of 10)
• “If you own a Wii, you should own this game. Pure and  simple.”- IGN (score: 9.3 out of 10)

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