Look out Rock Band - you’ve got some competition coming at you this fall in the form of the newly announced Activision Guitar Hero World Tour. The new game will marry Guitar Hero’s guitar gameplay with a cooperative band experience which includes a genuine electronic drum kit, a microphone, a new Music Studio music creator system that allows players to compose, record, edit, and share music, and new online capabilities including Band Career and 8 player “Battle of the Bands” contests.  The game will feature the largest on-disc set list for any game to date including master recordings from classic to modern rock bands. You’ll also be able to download localized music on all of the next generation consoles.

Here are some of the more interesting details about the new game:

• The electronic drum kit will feature three drum pads, two raised cymbals, and a bass kick pedal
• The drum controller combines larger and quieter velocity sensitive drum heads with soft rubber construction to deliver authentic bounce back
• Instruments will be wireless
• Music Studio gives players a full compliment of tools to create digital music from scratch using all of the instruments in the game. You can then share your content with friends online through GHTunes
• The game introduces Battle of the Bands concept which allows eight players to join online and challenge each other band-to-band.  There’s also a Band mode which allows up to four players to jam together online or offline

Guitar Hero World Tour will be available for the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, and the Nintendo Wii.

One thought.. I’m going to run out of room storing all of this equipment if I have both Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour! Sheesh!

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