Activision announces Guitar Hero III downloadable packs

Though Activision thinks that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii) may not be able to meet demand come holiday season, they’re not shying away from improving the gameplay experience even more. Increasing the game’s fan appeal, the publisher has just announced that two new downloadable packs will hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 soon.

Check out the Velvet Revolver Track Pack and the Foo Fighters Track Pack in the full article.

New delights come in the form of downloadable tracks as Activision announced via press wire that songs from Velvet Revolver and the Foo Fighters will embody the first downloadable packs for RedOctane‘s smash hitGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and PC). The packs is available from the Xbox Live Marketplace, while its PlayStation Store counterpart will put in an appearance later this month.

Grammy award winners Velvet Revolvers and the Foo Fighters have one pack each to offer, with the Velvet Revolver Track Pack carrying master recordings of Messages, She Builds Quick Machines, and Slither. The Foo Fighters Track Pack has master recordings of The Pretender, This Is a Call, and All My Life close in tow.

Activision also indicated that they will also offer Boss Battle anthems for free over both platforms later this month. The songs, originally composed by Slash and Tom Morello, will include The Devil Went Down to Georgia, and all songs can be played out of Career mode. Pricing for the previously mentioned packs have not been divulged, nor was there any details for additional packs on the Wii or the PC. More on that as they come in.

Buy: [Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (PS3)]