Fulfilling its promise of new track reveals each Thursday, Activision today issued a list of the many Guitar Hero I tunes contained in the upcoming Guitar Hero Smash Hits.

Joining the previously known Guitar Hero I tracks ("Killer Queen" by Queen, "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon") are:

• Blue Oyster Cult - "Godzilla"
• Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell (Live)"
• Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
• Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"... Read more

At first, this trailer for Guitar Hero Smash Hits doesn't seem to offer anything new. We already know about all the songs it mentions, we know it was renamed from Greatest Hits to Smash Hits, and series veterans have a good idea of what it looks like.

But then, at the very last moment, the video redeems itself with word that the compilation of 48 past Guitar Hero tunes, now updated with master track recordings and full band play, will arrive on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii come June 16, 2009. Nice job, trailer.

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Activision today shed more light on the tracks contained within the impending release of Guitar Hero Smash Hits, which revisits 48 of the songs featured in past guitar-only Guitar Hero games and adds full band support: guitar, bass, vocals and drums.

• "Bark At The Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne
• "Message In A Bottle" - The Police
• "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas
• "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd

More tracks will be announced every Thursday, Activision noted, with an online poll on the game's official site determining the order in which the songs are unveiled.

Previously known as Guitar Hero Greatest Hits, the compilation arrives on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii in June. For more information, check out the initial tracklist.

Following what was likely a lengthy deliberation between powerhouse executives, no doubt held in a secret location and punctuated by intense shouting matches over brandy and smokes, the name of Guitar Hero Greatest Hits has been changed to Guitar Hero Smash Hits.

Smash Hits will still feature 48 master tracks from previous Guitar Hero games when it's released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii this June.

While the name change is sadly official, I'll always personally refer to the game as Guitar Hero 2: Sea of Dreams.

Activision's Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits will feature a total of 48 songs from the previous guitar-only titles, updating the tracks for full-band support.

The first eight songs, revealed in an IGN interview, provide an idea of what to expect on the full setlist. All tracks will be master tracks, as some were previously covers.

• "I Love Rock N Roll" -- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
• "Nothin' But A Good Time" -- Poison
• "Them Bones" -- Alice in Chains
• "Killer Queen" -- Queen
• "Killing in the Name" -- Rage Against The Machine
• "I Wanna Rock" -- Twisted Sister
• "Through the Fire and Flames" -- Dragonforce
• "Barracuda" -- Heart

Greatest Hits arrives in June on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will cost $60, with the Wii and PS2 versions running $50 and $40 respectively.

During a conference call today, Activision confirmed three new Guitar Hero games, including a greatest hits compilation, a new DS game, and a "major restage."

Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits will appear on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, bringing full-band versions of major songs that have appeared in past guitar-only iterations. Greatest Hits marks the first major Guitar Hero title to not appear on the PlayStation 2.

Update: Activision has since announced Greatest Hits for the PlayStation 2.

Both Greatest Hits and the new Nintendo DS game will arrive over the summer. That Nintendo DS game is likely to be Guitar Hero: Modern Hits, which has been previously revealed via trademarks and listings but never officially confirmed.

In addition, Activision Publishing president Mike Griffin revealed that the company is planning a "major re-stage" of the franchise with "all new differentiated Guitar Hero products" in the second half of the year, presumably in the fall holiday season.

The three Guitar Hero games join Guitar Hero: Metallica, which hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 29, followed by PlayStation 2 and Wii editions later on. Activision is also planning to debut the spin-off DJ Hero franchise at some point in 2009.