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Bruce Springsteen coming to Guitar Hero World Tour, free for the first week!

by: John - posted: 1/13/2009 10:43:00 AM
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An oldie and a newbie will be coming to Guitar Hero World Tour from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Born to Run is the oldie and a new track from his new album, The two songs will be free for the first week so better grab them up quick. I'm sure many folks are waiting on Born in the USA but here's two from the boss for now. The Track Pack will be free from January 27th to February 5th, 2009. After that it will cost you 320 Microsoft Points, $3.99 on the PS3, or 200 Wii points each for the singles.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MAKES GUITAR HERO® DEBUT WITH BRAND NEW SONG “MY LUCKY DAY” AND CLASSIC HIT “BORN TO RUN”

Guitar Hero® World Tour to Debut Exclusive Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Tracks as Downloadable Content Day and Date with Release of New Album, Working on a Dream

SANTA MONICA, CA – January 13, 2009 – Bruce Springsteen will make his videogame debut on January 27, 2009, with two downloadable songs available exclusively in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour.

Coinciding with the release of his new album, Working on a Dream (Columbia Records), the two-song Track Pack will be available for download simultaneously with the album’s release on January 27, 2009. The Track Pack, which features the iconic Springsteen song “Born to Run” and “My Lucky Day,” a brand-new track off his new album, Working on a Dream, will be free to download during the first week of the album’s release.

“Bruce Springsteen has been a defining force in Rock ‘n Roll and we are incredibly excited to have him make his video game debut with Guitar Hero World Tour,” said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard.

Springsteen’s longtime manager Jon Landau said, “Activision has been a leader in getting music to the public in new ways and we are very happy to have them making these two songs available to their audience.”

The Bruce Springsteen Track Pack will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and as singles for Wii™ for free between January 27, 2009, and February 4, 2009. Starting February 5, 2009, the Track Pack will be available on Xbox 360 for 320 Microsoft Points, on the PLAYSTATION 3 system for $3.99 and as singles on Wii™ for 200 Wii Points each.