Ozzy Osbourne rocks on in both the real and virtual worlds, with news that he will be playing to a whole slew of new audience this fall as Guitar Hero World Tour is released then. This enables budding rockstars worldwide to play on the virtual OZZFest stage, with the choice to rock the crowd as Ozzy himself, or to take on a secondary roll beside the bat head-biting rock star. Some of Ozzy’s iconic rock tracks that will make an appearance in the upcoming Activistion Publishing title will include “Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley”. OZZFest was specially created digitally as an in-game venue just to host the rock legend, leading other (envious) rockers wondering just how much of a career boost they’d get if they had their own virtual space in future Guitar Hero titles as well.

Joining Ozzy in Guitar Hero World Tour as a playable character is his lead axe-shredder and founder of Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde, performing their hit track “Stillborn.” In addition to Metallica releasing their highly anticipated Death Magnetic album in its entirety as downloadable content in both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour, the 2008 OZZFest performers and GRAMMY winning recording artists will be appearing for their on-disc encore with “Trapped Under Ice.” Finally, taking the Guitar Hero stage for the first time is fellow OZZFest artist, System of a Down with their 2006 GRAMMY for Best Hard Rock Performance winning single “B.Y.O.B.”

I know for sure Guitar Hero World Tour is a surefire winner, but just how many copies will it sell remains to be seen.

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