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For you fanatical fans of plastic instrument gaming, there is another in the LONG line of Guitar Hero games coming soon. This is of course another band branded entry in the series featuring the one and only Van Halen. Check out the trailer above.

Of course I should say only partly featuring Van Halen, as it omits a very large portion of the band’s history, that being the part with Sammy Hagar. Now I know that a lot of people won’t see that as a big deal since most people are fans of the classic David Lee Roth years of the band. Personally, while I do enjoy a lot of the songs of that period, I am more a fan of the Sammy Hagar years (yeah I know, sue me). That being said, I think it is a shame that Eddie and Alex can’t get past their own egos and make a Van Halen game that encompasses the band’s entire history. And of course, to add insult to injury, not only do they omit Hager, but they also cut out Michael Anthony from the game as well, just because he has sided with Hagar, and because they play together in Chickenfoot.

A lot of people are going to buy this game, because people just do. I for one won’t be among them. Mostly because I can’t see getting another Guitar Hero game right now (although I will probably get Guitar Hero 5, but that is a more full fledged game), but mostly I am not going to get this because in isn’t an accurate portrayal of this legendary band.

Recently Activision confirmed 22 more tracks for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5.

The list is as follows:

• Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me”
• Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
• Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
• Beck – “Gamma Ray”
• Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
• Blur – “Song 2″
• Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
• The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
• Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
• Coldplay – “In My Place”
• Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
• Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
• David Bowie – “Fame”
• Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
• The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
• Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
• Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
• Face To Face – “Disconnected”
• Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
• Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
• Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
• John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
• Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
• Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
• Kiss – “Shout It Out Loud”
• Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
• My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
• Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)”
• The Police – “So Lonely”
• Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
• Rammstein – “Du Hast”
• The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
• Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
• Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
• Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
• Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
• Sublime – “What I Got”
• The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
• Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
• Thrice – “Deadbolt”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
• Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
• Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
• The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
• Wolfmother – “Back Round”

Activision and RedOctane have announced their upcoming DLC for Guitar Hero World Tour.

Available now is the Victory Track Pack, featuring 3 songs from Victory Records: ”NJ Legion Iced Tea” by A Day to Remember, “Bomb the World” by The Sleeping, and “I Am the Arsonist” by Silverstein.

The next week on July 16 comes the Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack featuring: ”Anything Cept the Truth,” “Cherry Cola,” and “I Only Want You.”

Next up, arriving on July 23rd are tracks from Vagrant Records, featuring music from:  ”Young Cardinals” by Alexisonfire, “The Martyr” by Senses Fail, and “All the World is Mad” from Thrice.

And the last Pack of the month arrives on July 30th with the Knuckle Sandwich Track Pack, featuring  a threesome of kick you in the junk songs from:  ”New Wave” by Against Me!, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys, and “Bloodmeat” by Protest the Hero.

The cost of all of these packs will run you $5.49 (or 440 Microsoft Points) on Playstaion 3 and XBOX 360. You can also buy the songs individually for $2  (or 160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points) a piece on PS3, 360, and Wii.

According to a story on Joystiq. They have a list of the potential track list of songs that will be in the upcoming iteration of Guitar Hero that will be out this fall. This is currently unofficial, with no real timeframe on knowing when they will confirm or deny this list.

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The list is as follows:
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