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"Halo: Reach" problems aren't the only issue irking Xbox 360 owners this season. Some Xbox 360 Slim units have reportedly been experiencing disc read errors while playing "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock," and Activision is currently taking steps to resolve the matter via replacements discs.

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Activision and the "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" team paced themselves publicizing the full set list of more than 90 tracks that's slated to appear in the game, but they've put it all out there as of this week, and before you even make it to Soundgarden's full "Telephantasm" album that's coming bundled in the first shipment of units, you'll have a long list of core game tunes to thrash through including The Hives' "Tick Tick Boom" and multiple Megadeth and Rush numbers.

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The list of "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" tracks has been growing in the last week, but the new title will be getting at least one full album out-of-the-box when it ships. In a move that will officially make Soundgarden's new "Telephantasm" album go platinum before it hits stores on October 4, the band has announced that their reunion effort will be included in "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" when the game launches on September 28.

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Activision and Neversoft haven't publicized all of the "90 plus" tracks it's promised for "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" yet, but they have gotten about two thirds of the way there since our last update. Rush fans should be especially pleased by the list after the jump, which contains every track confirmed thus far.

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At this point, I think it's safe to say that "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" are two completely distinct franchises. "Rock Band," which continues to push players to create their own experience with custom characters and additional expert modes as well as a new keyboard controller, simulates the experience of being in a rock band. "Guitar Hero" is now all about rock, punk, and heavy metal -- playing finger-melting solos devised by maestros of impossible solos -- while taking pre-made characters on an epic journey through rock-dom. Oh yea, it's also a game.

Brian Bright, Project Director on "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" wants to make sure that people realize that. "It's important that people understand we are not a music simulator. We are a music rhythm game." He stresses that last word quite clearly, and if "Warriors of Rock" is any indication of that, I'd say he's right on the money.
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The first wave of official details about "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" revealed that the game would be pumping more story into its gameplay later this year. An announcement from Activision today confirmed that they'll still be focused on the music as well and included a track list to prove it.

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"Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock," the Neversoft game that's got outed on Amazon.com this week, will be ported to the Wii courtesy of Vicarious Visions. The Gene Simmons-narrated adventure game will be keeping Nintendo DS collaboration around for three different "Roadie" modes, but the the enriched story that the franchise will be introducing sounds like someone behind the scenes was inspired by "Brutal Legend."

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The new "back to basics" Guitar Hero game that Neversoft has been honing their Project Natal skills to develop appears to have an all-new subtitle and pre-order prices set for a September 21 release. "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" now shows up on Amazon.com with Standard, Guitar and Super bundles available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.

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