Much to the dismay of gamers, Activision mentioned back in July that they wouldn’t be changing the downloadable song pack prices once Guitar Hero III is released, due to their overwhelming success. Now that Guitar Hero III is out, Activision released the first two song packs today. They’re detailed below:
Content: Velvet Revolver Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "She Builds Quick Machines" Off of the "Libertad Allbum[sic]", "Slither" Off of the "Contraband Allbum[sic]", & "Messages" Off of the "Libertad (deluxe version)". As performed by Velvet Revolver. For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: Foo Fighters Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "The Pretender" Off of the "Echoes Silence Patience & Grace", "All My life" Off of the "One by One", & "This Is A Call" Off of the "Foo Fighters (self titled)" as performed by Foo Fighters. For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
As you can see, both packs cost 500 Microsoft Points each (amounts to $6.25 each), which was the same price of song packs for GHII. Even though I’ve seen gamers a bit miffed for the high price, these packs tend to sell pretty darn well.
Also I thought it was interesting to see "Slither" finally being added to the game, despite being heavily used in the game’s television ads. Funny, Slash himself was playing the song throughout the commercial, but the actual song doesn’t get added to the game till a week and a half later.
