Guitar Hero III Wii only outputs sound in Mono

Guitar Hero III is not exactly off to a rousing start. At release, Activision shipped out the game with no offline co-op quickplay mode. That issue was resolved on the Xbox 360 version (sorry PS3/Wii owners) with a quick patch, but now a few attentive Wii shredders have noticed another thing they left out - several channels of sound.

Despite the advertised Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound support, several Wii owners have noticed the game's sound only comes through the center channel in monaural audio. That's right, it doesn't even output sound in stereo. Activision is looking into the problem, but they said in regards to a potential fix, "the time frame is still unknown." Until a fix is devised, just pretend you're Robert Johnson jamming in the pre-stereo days of the early blues. Think of it as an added feature.

Guitar Hero III Demo Tomorrow

Guitar Hero III will rock your world tomorrow with a five-song demo for the game hitting Xbox Live. If you're still missing out on the glory that is Xbox Live you can also get the demo with the December issue of OXM.

Here's a list of the five songs you'll be rocking in the demo:

"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" – Pat Benetar
"Lay Down" – Priestess
"Even Flow" – Pearl Jam
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" – Scorpions
"The Metal" by Tenacious D

Guitar Hero 3 will feature online multiplayer

Speaking to Pro-G, Kai Huang, President and Co-Founder of RedOctane, has confirmed that the upcoming Guitar Hero 3 will feature online play.

So, the one feature that Xbox 360 Guitar Hero fans have been wishing for will be coming eventually. It is possible online multiplayer may be added to the 360 version of Guitar Hero 2, though nothing has been confirmed at this point.

You won't have to wait very long to get your online rock fix. Guitar Hero 3 is scheduled for release on all major platforms this winter and is in development at Neversoft.