Band Hero is, essentially, Guitar Hero 5 with a different track list and a very slightly different aesthetic. It’s clear that the track list is aimed at a different market to Guitar Hero – it’s a game for people that enjoy top 40 pop-rock music, but other than this the game hasn’t been changed much at all, and can’t be said to be even a minor evolution in the genre. Of course, playing plastic instruments with friends is still lots of fun, there’s no denying that, but you should really consider Band Hero to be an expansion disc of 65 new songs (most of which you can export into Guitar Hero) and not a new game in its own right.

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Activision Publishing has released a list of downloadable content (DLC) Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero players can expect to find on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Store for the weeks of December.

The upcoming DLC features songs from artists such as Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, The Fall of Troy and OneRepublic, amongst others, and also includes one holiday-themed song for free.

Have a look through the list of December’s Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero DLC, and their prices, below:

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The full list of tracks to be available for Activision’s family/teen oriented music game, Band Hero, has been released, featuring 65 songs which comprise offerings from artists like Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, KT Tunstall, Yellow Card and Spice Girls, with a track from Cheap Trick added in for fun.

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Xbox LIVE Marketplace is now the home of a new demo for Activision’s ‘other’ music game, Band Hero, which features songs from Finger Eleven (“Paralyzer”), Katrina & The Waves (“Walking on Sunshine”) and Taylor Swift (“Picture to Burn”).

Band Hero is set to try and capture a wider, family audience (as compared to the audience that usually gravitates towards the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games) by featuring music typically found in the Top 40 hits you usually hear on the radio.

If top 40 pop music is your thing, then Band Hero is too.

Megarom has announced the local pricing of Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and DJ Hero in South Africa.

The guitar bundle (for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii) for Guitar Hero 5 will cost R999 while the PS2 bundle will set you back R899. The standalone software will range from R599 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 while the Wii version weighs in at R499 and the PS2 version at R399. Guitar Hero 5 is scheduled to hit shelves here on the 16th of October.

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Guitar Hero 5 fans will be able to download five live tracks from The Rolling Stones’ 1969 concert. ‘Satisfaction,’ ‘Under My Thumb’ and ‘I’m Free’ will be available as singles in Europe from launch day until the 6th of January 2010 via Xbox Live Marketplace. ‘Prodigal Son’ and ‘You Gotta Move’ will be available at launch as downloads for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

Activision also announced that three popular European DJ’s would join the DJ Hero line-up: Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Tiësto. The three DJs will be featured in various on-disc mixes including Paul van Dyk ‘Nothing But You’ vs. Sandy Rivera ‘I Can’t Stop’ and Benny Benassi ‘Satisfaction’ vs. Tiësto ‘Elements Of Life.’

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Activision Publishing have revealed their upcoming lineup of music rhythm games in the ‘Hero’ franchise, including DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and something called Band Hero.

First up is DJ Hero, which introduces new genres of music to the Hero franchise, with hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance, all controlled with the new DJ Hero turntable controller which “transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.”

That sounds scary.

Also announced is Guitar Hero 5, which allows players to “drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments and difficulty levels on the fly,” while featuring music from the “hottest rock and roll artists today as well as classic rock bands.”

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