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video games forum>Official Guitar Hero 5/Van Halen thread
Kane Knight 12:28 AM 08-12-2009
Originally Posted by DaveWadding:
You'll have to be a BIT more specific...
The shitty Metallica song that's in the game, natch.You'll have to be a BIT more specific...
Originally Posted by Diesel Mac:
http://community.guitarhero.com/foru...topics/1028978
What countries is this available in?
USA only
What retailers is this available at?
Every retailer
What if I call Gamestop, and they don't know what i'm talking about?
More than half of the time Gamespot is wrong. Plus it just got announced a couple of hours ago.
How do I know if the Guitar Hero 5 I get has this offer?
It is specially marked with a sticker.
Does this offer apply to people that pre-ordered before today and after today?
Yes and anyone that buys it during September
Does this work for the Guitar Bundle to?
Yes.
How do I redeem this promotion?
You can redeem online or mail in your unique id on manual, sticker on package, and your receipt.
How long do I have to wait to get the game?
6-8 weeks
So I get Guitar Hero Van Halen for free if I live in the U.S. and buy Guitar Hero 5 on or shortly after release?
Yes. It is epic!
Plus I get it before it releases?
Yes. It comes out December 22 and you will get it a couple months earlier. Also epic
Has the "any retailer" bit been specifically confirmed by an official source? A random poster on the Guitar Hero community doesn't really fill me with confidence.http://community.guitarhero.com/foru...topics/1028978
What countries is this available in?
USA only
What retailers is this available at?
Every retailer
What if I call Gamestop, and they don't know what i'm talking about?
More than half of the time Gamespot is wrong. Plus it just got announced a couple of hours ago.
How do I know if the Guitar Hero 5 I get has this offer?
It is specially marked with a sticker.
Does this offer apply to people that pre-ordered before today and after today?
Yes and anyone that buys it during September
Does this work for the Guitar Bundle to?
Yes.
How do I redeem this promotion?
You can redeem online or mail in your unique id on manual, sticker on package, and your receipt.
How long do I have to wait to get the game?
6-8 weeks
So I get Guitar Hero Van Halen for free if I live in the U.S. and buy Guitar Hero 5 on or shortly after release?
Yes. It is epic!
Plus I get it before it releases?
Yes. It comes out December 22 and you will get it a couple months earlier. Also epic
Hornicane 02:19 AM 08-12-2009
Just saw the trailer with Shirley and promptly blew my load everywhere. Haven't bought a guitar game since the first RB but I'll for sure get this.
G 11:12 PM 08-12-2009
D Mac 05:15 AM 08-21-2009
Kane Knight 04:03 PM 08-22-2009
Amazon.com has the "special offer" up on its website as well. I preordered with them, getting free one day shipping and 5 bucks in MP3s when it ships, and now that it's definite that I also get GHVH if I do the rebate...
YES please.
YES please.
Kane Knight 04:05 PM 08-22-2009
I don't know if the free one day applies to others. I have Prime because I buy a lot of shit for my Mom's business and therefore the cost of Prime is written off as a business expense.
G 04:37 PM 08-22-2009
Got my hands on a Smash Hits code from my Blockbuster. Here's hoping no one else got the idea and has gotten that same code. Gonna have to be quick on the draw, come release day. 
Kane Knight 04:57 PM 08-22-2009
Originally Posted by G:
Got my hands on a Smash Hits code from my Blockbuster. Here's hoping no one else got the idea and has gotten that same code. Gonna have to be quick on the draw, come release day.
Between "quick on the draw," "come," and "release," I'm having a hard time not laughing like Beavis and Butthead.Got my hands on a Smash Hits code from my Blockbuster. Here's hoping no one else got the idea and has gotten that same code. Gonna have to be quick on the draw, come release day.
Volare 05:18 PM 08-22-2009
A Perfect Motherfucking Circle...thank you god.
G 10:55 PM 08-22-2009
So apparently people in the UK are also going to get World Tour for free with it, too.
G 10:55 PM 08-22-2009
UK gets better bargain: Pre-order Guitar Hero 5, get World Tour free
by Griffin McElroy
{ 50 minutes ago } 
Activision's making it awfully hard for folks across this big blue world of ours to not purchase their upcoming rhythm title, Guitar Hero 5 -- here in the States, folks who purchase the game are eligible to receive Guitar Hero: Van Halen for free. However, in the United Kingdom, the offer is incredibly sweeter -- those who pre-order Guitar Hero the Fifth through Amazon can also grab Guitar Hero: World Tour for the low, low price of nothing.
OXM received instructions from Amazon.UK on how to utilize the offer -- simply add Guitar Hero 5 (on any platform) to your basket, then add the special promotional version of World Tour for the appropriate console. Go to checkout, and the price of the latter will magically change to zilch. If only this kind economic wizardry applied to every purchase in our life.
by Griffin McElroy
{ 50 minutes ago } OXM received instructions from Amazon.UK on how to utilize the offer -- simply add Guitar Hero 5 (on any platform) to your basket, then add the special promotional version of World Tour for the appropriate console. Go to checkout, and the price of the latter will magically change to zilch. If only this kind economic wizardry applied to every purchase in our life.
D Mac 11:47 PM 08-22-2009
Oh well, already have it.
Kane Knight 12:28 AM 08-23-2009
Originally Posted by Diesel Mac:
Oh well, already have it.
It'd be awesome otherwise, though.Oh well, already have it.
But likewise....
G 11:41 PM 08-23-2009
Guitar Hero 5 DLC not compatible with World Tour
by Xav de Matos { 3 hours ago }
While original Rock Band owners were given the luxury to continue to buy new tracks for the music title even after the release of its sequel, Guitar Hero fans won't be given the same option when Guitar Hero 5 lands on store shelves. An Activision representative told Destructoid that DLC for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5 will not be compatible with Guitar Hero: World Tour.
According to the Activision rep, Guitar Hero 5 DLC will be compatible with future titles in the franchise, but "advancements and innovations" made to the upcoming music title do not allow for tracks to be backwards compatible with World Tour. Don't light the torches and grab the pitchforks just yet though, the same reason has been given for The Beatles: Rock Band's inability to work with previous versions of the game.
Thankfully, Activision has already confirmed tracks from Guitar Hero: World Tour will be compatible with Guitar Hero 5 via an in-game importing process -- which adds new features such as band moments, expert+ drumming and the new vocal star power to older tracks.
by Xav de Matos
{ 3 hours ago } According to the Activision rep, Guitar Hero 5 DLC will be compatible with future titles in the franchise, but "advancements and innovations" made to the upcoming music title do not allow for tracks to be backwards compatible with World Tour. Don't light the torches and grab the pitchforks just yet though, the same reason has been given for The Beatles: Rock Band's inability to work with previous versions of the game.
Thankfully, Activision has already confirmed tracks from Guitar Hero: World Tour will be compatible with Guitar Hero 5 via an in-game importing process -- which adds new features such as band moments, expert+ drumming and the new vocal star power to older tracks.
D Mac 06:24 AM 08-24-2009
Yeah figured as much.
Kane Knight 09:36 AM 08-24-2009
I still think it's bullshit, since Rock Band 2 added gameplay elements and had them added into the Rock Band DLC well before there was even a Rock Band 2 release.
TBRB is adding multipart vocals. What would GH5 be adding that would alter the mechanics to that end?
TBRB is adding multipart vocals. What would GH5 be adding that would alter the mechanics to that end?
D Mac 12:25 PM 08-28-2009
Fignuts 01:43 AM 08-29-2009
Didn't he kill himself because of stuff like this?
thecc 01:45 AM 08-29-2009
People on the GH forums are going nuts about that too.
Extreme Angle 09:23 AM 08-29-2009
Leaked on net
Kane Knight 09:36 AM 08-29-2009
Originally Posted by Fignuts:
Didn't he kill himself because of stuff like this?
I thought Courtney Love killed him. Or was it Tupac Shakur...I can never keep them straight.Didn't he kill himself because of stuff like this?
D Mac 12:28 PM 08-29-2009
Looks pretty cool to me. Lithium Live kinda sounds gay tho.
D Mac 06:25 PM 08-30-2009
Hasney has been playing this. 
Fignuts 10:57 PM 08-30-2009
Prolly gonna get this instead of batman on tues., against my better judgement. Not that I think this will be bad, it's just batman seems so amazing. But I love my music games.
Fignuts 10:58 PM 08-30-2009
Pretty sure I've bought every major music game since GH3, on it's release date, not counting the spin offs.
D Mac 11:46 PM 08-30-2009
Plus you get GH Van Halen for free remember.
G 12:19 AM 08-31-2009
yeah remember
Kane Knight 12:35 AM 08-31-2009
Remember what> I forgot.
D Mac 01:40 AM 08-31-2009
That you're an idiot. OH SNAP
#BROKEN Hasney 02:16 AM 08-31-2009
Originally Posted by Fignuts:
Prolly gonna get this instead of batman on tues., against my better judgement. Not that I think this will be bad, it's just batman seems so amazing. But I love my music games.
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've wanted to punch some sense into you.Prolly gonna get this instead of batman on tues., against my better judgement. Not that I think this will be bad, it's just batman seems so amazing. But I love my music games.
Sure, this may have Brand New and Sunny Day Real Estate, but even I turned it off for my second run through if Batman
D Mac 02:57 AM 08-31-2009
Guess I'm the only one not really interested in Batman.
Funky Fly 03:04 AM 08-31-2009
GH has better note charts (remember, I'm still floating between medium and hard here), but RB has better presentation IMO.
Also, Batman is fucking greatness. It's all the little extra touches that make the game, like the idle chatter from characters in the background, the Riddler challenges and the bios on everyone.
Also, Batman is fucking greatness. It's all the little extra touches that make the game, like the idle chatter from characters in the background, the Riddler challenges and the bios on everyone.
#BROKEN Hasney 03:33 AM 08-31-2009
The interview tapes you can listen to whole you play especially
Funky Fly 03:35 AM 08-31-2009
YES!
D Mac 03:35 AM 08-31-2009
Now we need a good Superman game.
Funky Fly 05:42 AM 08-31-2009
Originally Posted by Diesel Mac:
Now we need a good Superman game.
It's called Prototype. That's as close as we're ever gonna get with that anyway.Now we need a good Superman game.
Kane Knight 01:01 PM 08-31-2009
Originally Posted by Diesel Mac:
That you're an idiot. OH SNAP
but...My Mom says I'm smart!That you're an idiot. OH SNAP
Originally Posted by Hasney:
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've wanted to punch some sense into you.
Sure, this may have Brand New and Sunny Day Real Estate, but even I turned it off for my second run through if Batman
Yeah, those faggy bands make me want to smack him, too.I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've wanted to punch some sense into you.
Sure, this may have Brand New and Sunny Day Real Estate, but even I turned it off for my second run through if Batman
G 03:53 PM 08-31-2009
Hasney, how much does it cost to import World Tour and Smash Hits
#BROKEN Hasney 04:03 PM 08-31-2009
280 points
D Mac 04:06 PM 08-31-2009
Do all of the songs from both games import?
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