Is it any surprise that some of the most popular tracks being created in "Guitar Hero: World Tour"'s music creation studio are ripped from video games?

When GH Tunes launched in late October, the most popular songs on the service were based on music from "Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda."

But they aren't anymore.

Based on a recent search, those songs do not appear to be on the service any longer, likely a result of copyright infringement monitoring from Neversoft and Activision Blizzard - but they are still on my hard drive. The creators of the game can't remotely delete material.

However, the blips and bloops of Mario and Link have been replaced with other video game jingles, ranging from "Final Fantasy" to "Sonic the Hedgehog" and even "DOOM."
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"The release date for the PS2/PS3 version is November 15. Work is already underway for a Wii version for Guitar Hero, due December 1, a Wii version for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, due January 31, and an Xbox 360 version for Rock Band and Guitar Hero in April."
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Gamasutra writes: "Having gained a stable subscription revenue base from World of Warcraft, Activision Blizzard may look to monetize some of its other titles through subscriptions -- like Guitar Hero, CEO Bobby Kotick said today.

Activision Blizzard beat estimates to the tune of $711 million in revenues for its first quarter as a combined company, the company revealed today.

Anticipating investor concerns about an uncertain economy, president and CEO Bobby Kotick reassured them on the company's results call that stable subscription revenue from World Of Warcraft "gives us advantages over many of our competitors -- especially as we enter the holidays.'"
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Harmonix and MTV may have secured the rights to use the Beatles' songs in an upcoming video game, but Guitar Hero publisher Activision has a black belt in marketing and fanboy-baiting. They've just released a commercial for Guitar Hero: World Tour that features super model Heidi Klum dancing around in her lingerie.
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Joystiq said: "Red Octane is shipping these cables, free of charge, to anyone who requests one on their support site."
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IGN: "October brought us a few great WiiWare games, and one stand-out music title for gamers to sink their teeth into. Look for November and December to ramp up though, a Wii's 08 efforts come to a close. Still on the horizon are Call of Duty: World at War, Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Shaun White Snowboarding, Sonic Unleashed, and Skate It, and that's just November. Check back daily for more updates on the rest of 2008, and join us again at the end of next month when we crown the winner of one of Wii's last months of 2008."
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Those in line at the midnight premier event for the Quantum of Solace game will get the exclusive opportunity to be one of the first to play the Bond song "Another Way to Die" performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys which is soon-to-be-released as downloadable content for Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour.
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Slashgamer Writes: "Remember the Guitar Hero commercial featuring some of America's favorite athletes (besides A-Rod) that we posted a few days ago? Well you're not going to believe who directed it. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) was the mastermind behind the commercial. Of course when I use the term mastermind I use it loosely…very loosely."
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Ripten: "It's always nice to hear mainstream media reference the video game industry positively, but Fox News took it a step further when Alexis Glick affectionately cited Guitar Hero's projected profits as proof of an economically healthy holiday buying season. Click through for the video."
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The Raconteurs and Jimi Hendrix will both take to the virtual stage this November as DLC in Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour.
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