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Move aside, guitar, there’s a new Hero taking over the video game world: the turntable.

Video game creator Activision has released the much-anticipated massive set list for the DJ Hero video game, which comes out on Oct. 27, according to CHARTattack.

The game features 93 exclusive mixes by some of the industry’s top DJs, including Cut Chemist, DJ Shadow, and the late DJ AM. On the game these DJs slice up songs by artists such as Daft Punk, The Killers, Jay-Z, Public Enemies, and the Beastie Boys.

DJ Hero aims to expand on the technology used in video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The game will use a turntable controller to help immerse players into DJ culture. It will give aspiring DJs the chance to learn DJ techniques including sampling, crossfading, and scratching.

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Electronica duo Daft Punk will compose the score for “TR2N,” Disney’s sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic “Tron.”

Billboard confirms the French act has put together a new recording studio especially for the project.

The movie is currently in production in Vancouver and tentatively slated for a 2011 release.

The collaboration marks Daft Punk’s return to the studio following 2005’s “Human After All.” Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter then went on hiatus, before embarking on an extensive world tour in 2007.

They also appeared on the 2008 Grammy Awards with Kanye West, who sampled the duo’s 2001 track “Harder Better Faster Stronger” in his hit single “Stronger.”