Guitar Hero DLC tunes into Pumpkins, Nirvana, Eagles

Downloadable content hasn't traditionally been one of the main selling points for Activision's Guitar Hero series. That stance has perceptibly changed with World Tour, due in part to the fact that Activision now has a studio whose professed purpose it is to create DLC for the rhythm-game franchise. Examples thus far released for World Tour include tracks from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Raconteurs, R.E.M., Boston, Foreigner, and Oasis.

Today, Activision laid out Guitar Hero World Tour's DLC lineup for the month of December, injecting the game with a number of new songs from legendary rockers. Leading the show on December 4, The Smashing Pumpkins will reprise their on-disc performance of "Today" with "G.L.O.W." from their new album, as well as "1979" and "The Everlasting Gaze."

Nirvana will follow the Pumpkins on December 11 with its own three-song pack. The Nirvana Track Pack will include "You Know You're Right," "Negative Creep," and "Sliver," complementing the group's on-disc track "About a Girl." The Eagles will also return to World Tour with a trio of downloadable tunes, adding "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture," "One of These Nights," and "Life in the Fast Lane" to the main game's "Hotel California."

The Reggae Rock Track Pack will round out Activision's offerings when it's released on December 23. The pack includes three songs: Slightly Stoopid with "Jimi," Pepper's "Your Face," and Expendables' "Sacrifice."

The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Eagles tunes will be available coupled together on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $5.49 (440 Microsoft points), or each song can be downloaded individually for $1.99 (160 Microsoft points). Wii gamers can pick up the songs individually for 200 Wii points ($2). The Reggae Rock Track tunes will be available as a free download on all three systems. (Each song must be picked up individually on the Wii.)