Acti and Guitar Hero III are pulling another video game promotion card from their marketing deck (shout out to the free Halo theme DLC), with the announcement of a FREE piece of World of Warcraft musical DLC. WoW's viral, underground and cult hit "I Am Murloc" by Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain will be released as GHIII DLC to the XBLM tomorrow, June 26th to celebrate the kickoff of the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational this Friday. But if you're a WoW addict, you probably already knew that. Actually, if you're a WoW addict you probably wouldn't be playing or even own GHIII seeing that your 40 hour gaming week consists of nothing but WoW. Third thought, if you're a WoW addict you probably aren't even reading this blog 'cuz you're busy traveling Azeroth. Humph. Press release after the break.
GNOMES, ELVES AND ORCS THRASH WITH A DIFFERENT AXE AS WORLD OF WARCRAFT® JAM DEBUTS AS FREE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK
SANTA MONICA, CA – June 25, 2008 – Combining the best selling game of 2007 with the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Blizzard Entertainment®'s World of Warcraft®, players across the globe will soon be shredding to a free downloadable track for Activision Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock.
World of Warcraft players will remember the hit "I am Murloc" as the tongue-in-cheek tribute to the beloved race of fish-people by Blizzard Entertainment's house band, Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain. The thrash metal-style song debuted to delighted attendees at Blizzard Entertainment's BlizzCon™ 2005 gaming convention in Anaheim, CA.
Rock stars will be able to rip it up to "I am Murloc" by downloading it on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system starting on June 26, 2008 in advance of the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational held in Paris, France June 28 and June 29.
Blizzard Entertainment's critically acclaimed hit PC game World of Warcraft is the world's most popular MMORPG, with more than 10 million subscribers. It allows players to take on the roles of fantasy heroes and interact with thousands of other players, exploring exotic locations, fighting deadly monsters, and claiming legendary treasures in a vast realm. Gamers who have yet to visit Ironforge and Orgrimmar or venture into the depths of the Black Temple can explore the full version of World of Warcraft by downloading a free 10-day trial from http://www.warcraft.com/ghero.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock offers the ultimate rock experience with new wireless guitars, freshly added content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer modes allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true rock status as they riff through a star-studded soundtrack including master tracks by legendary artists such as Aerosmith, Guns 'N' Roses, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam, as well as original songs by guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is now available and is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information visit www.community.guitarhero.com.
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6-25-2008 @ 3:06PM
Delirium said...
Well, I guess it's cool. How about some more music that's attached to a record label? Well, that doesn't suck, I mean.
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6-25-2008 @ 3:13PM
Raul said...
Sweet sounds good.
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6-25-2008 @ 3:15PM
High-Brow Mouse said...
Aaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgle!
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6-25-2008 @ 3:37PM
Drew said...
I'd never heard this song before, but I do love free stuff.
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6-25-2008 @ 3:56PM
lysernix said...
I'm here... reading this blog... but yeah, I've been mostly into WoW lately... for some reason I've been sucked back in after a six month break... so anyway... exciting news this is for me!
My 40 hour gaming week (lately) has been about 36 hours WoW and 4 Ninja Gaiden II. If only there were more time I could finish GTAIV... Been itching to play some Halo as well... oh well...
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6-25-2008 @ 4:00PM
Nick said...
I get suckered into this every year. All the ads say tons of DLC coming for and sure enough there's been like 3 or 4 band pack downloads. I don't give a shit about WoW. It's not even an xbox game, and GHIII isn't a PC game. What is the connection?
How about some actual music?
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6-25-2008 @ 4:09PM
Lighttech said...
How little you know Nick.
Guitar Hero III is a PC game.
And the connection. A few months ago Activision (publishers of GHIII) and Vivendi (parent company of Blizzard, developers of WoW) merged to become Activision-Blizzard. It's shameless self promotion of the company's flagship pc product through one of its biggest console (and PC) games.
6-25-2008 @ 8:08PM
Nick said...
Well, I was wrong. You win the internetz. >.>
Still isn't an excuse for no DLC.
6-25-2008 @ 4:02PM
Jimbert said...
As a wow addict, I take exception to the statement I don't have time for other games. I feel this sort of prejudice is uncalled for. I will get Jessie and we'll march on this blog.
and yes, I am not being serious. To be fair the little kids in wow are a lot better then they are on live. Mostly because my troll can't understand common.
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6-25-2008 @ 5:00PM
Grant said...
god the murloc sound effect is annoying.
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6-25-2008 @ 5:13PM
ccc said...
It sux because I've been waiting since last week to find out what track pack they were gonna release this week for gh3 as they promised a new pack every week of June. I was hopeing that within that pack would contain Weezers Pork and Beans as I thought it was odd the song wasn't included in RBs weezer pack release especially when Pork and Beans is thier featured song to promote the new album right now.
Still I can't complain about a free song.
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6-25-2008 @ 5:42PM
xenocidic said...
I'm a recovered WoW addict.
The 360 brought me back from the brink of destruction
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6-25-2008 @ 7:46PM
EMOruffino said...
my ears hurt.....
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6-26-2008 @ 1:59AM
Royale said...
Maybe they'll release an Age of Conan DLC pack when Symphony Hero comes out later this year complete with a plastic oboe, violin, trombone and chimes. Age of Conan is the superior MMO right now, may be coming to the 360, and has a rad soundtrack.
Superior MMO = my opinion... flame on bitches. I still can't convince my co-workers. But why are WoW players reading this blog? Go farm some honor and do your dailies.
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6-26-2008 @ 3:12AM
RockerAnimeFreak said...
I don't understand the concept of paying 30 bucks for 2 months of play on WoW thats like 180 bucks a year ouch... you could get 3 launch games for that price say, Fallout 3,Fable 2, and GoW 2.
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6-26-2008 @ 9:26AM
Bac0nator said...
I just dont understand WOW.... I've lost many friends to that game.
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