For the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour (2008), developers needed stems to allow for "missed note" muting. They received high-resolution, unmixed tracks from the label. When the gaming servers went offline, determined data miners extracted the assets.
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(Note to readers: The author does not provide links to copyrighted material. The technical analysis above is for educational discussion only.) For the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour