Activision has released a set of six new screenshots from Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades, the sequel to Vicarious Visions' crazy-selling Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS).

Sporting "more than 26" new songs along with duels and multiplayer-only song sharing with the original, the music-rhythm sequel makes use of the guitar grip peripheral for the DS handheld.

Decades, which is assuredly not milking the franchise, arrives on November 16.

Following record-breaking sales of the first DS Guitar Hero back in June, Vicarious Visions' second go, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, will hit November 16 with 28 new tunes--two more than first Guitar Hero: On Tour.

A list of all the tracks can be found below. For more on Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades, which utilizes the Guitar Grip accessory to replicate guitar-fingering action, scope out our interview with executive producer David Nathanielsz.

1. Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal"
2. The All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"
3. Blind Melon - "No Rain"
4. Blondie - "One Way Or Another"
5. Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"... Read more

Vicarious Visions' follow up to the record-breaking sales of Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) will hit retailers on Sunday, November 16, publisher Activision has revealed.

Packing "more than 26" new songs, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades takes players on a whirlwind trip across various musical eras with their Nintendo DS Guitar Grip in hand.

"People are asking for songs, and that's what we're giving them," producer David Nathanielsz told Shacknews during a recent interview. "You mention milking the franchise--I don't think we're doing that."

Along with the new tunes, Decades is multiplayer-compatible with the the original On Tour, which arrived during the summer, allowing duels and multiplayer-only song sharing between the two games.

This fall, Vicarious Visions is planning to unleash a double dose of Guitar Hero. Along with the Wii edition of Guitar Hero World Tour, the Activision-owned subsidiary is readying a sequel to Guitar Hero: On Tour, which hit Nintendo DS over the summer.

Unlike past Guitar Hero releases on Wii, World Tour packs more than just the content of Neversoft's PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Vicarious has created Mii Freestyle, a Wii-exclusive mode, meant to carry that "pick up and play appeal" the Wii is known for.

To learn more about World Tour on Wii, and to find why Guitar Hero DS owners should care about the sequel, I checked in with executive producer David Nathanielsz.

David Nathanielsz: We hear so many people saying, "We want more songs. We want more songs!" And so, we're giving them more songs, right?

You mention milking the franchise--I don't think we're doing that. People are asking for songs, and that's what we're giving them. That's what playing Guitar Hero is about, finding those songs--songs you know, songs you don't know--and getting into them. Read on...

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Publisher Activision has passed in four screenshots of Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades, the latest installment in Vicarious Visions' Nintendo DS rendition of the franchise.

At the time of its original announcement, the game was revealed at E3 2008 to users to share songs between Decades and predecessor Guitar Hero: On Tour, released earlier this year.

The game is slated to hit retailers this fall.

Nintendo today revealed Vicarious Vision's Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades at its conference at today's E3 2008 press conference.

A follow-up to this year's release of Guitar Hero: On Tour, On Tour: Decades incorporates a feature called song sharing, which allows users to share songs from both versions of the title via local wireless.

The game is slated to debut this fall.