Selena Gomez & The Scene, Demi Lovato and More Make Their Band Hero(TM) and Guitar Hero(R) 5 Debuts with Downloadable Music

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Screaming fans from around the world may recognize them better as Mitchie Torres and Alex Russo, but the young pop duo of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato - who have sold out countless concerts and set the airwaves ablaze - are rocking out on Band Hero™ and Guitar Hero® 5 for the first time this May. Fans looking to join their idols can rock out to "Here We Go Again" by Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez & The Scene's "Falling Down" plus one additional track. Exclusively available on Wii™ starting today, The Band Hero 1 Track Pack will also be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®Store for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system beginning May 25.

All three songs in The Band Hero 1 track pack will be released as downloadable singles for Wii for 200 Wii Points™ each, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 160 Microsoft Points and PlayStation 3 system for $1.99.  The complete track pack will be available on Wii for 550 Wii Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system for $5.49.  In addition to the in-game music store and the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 owners can expand their Guitar Hero music library using the Guitar Hero VIP Pass Music Store, available exclusively on Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network.

About Band Hero™

In Band Hero™, family and friends can come together to ascend the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom. Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero®, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone's favorite bands including Fall Out Boy, Nelly Furtado, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the leading names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, including singer, songwriter and guitarist Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Band Hero is the ultimate party game where friends and family can choose to join the band or "take five" at any time without interrupting the performance, in Party Play mode.  Band Hero allows fans to create the band of their dreams, using any combination of vocals and guitar or drum controllers, providing budding pop stars the chance to customize how they interact with and experience their favorite music.  

About Guitar Hero 5®

In Guitar Hero® 5, the entire set list is at players' finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalize and customize how they experience music by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game's all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero® series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.

For more information about Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and their entire line-up of downloadable songs and disc imports, please visit www.guitarhero.com.

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