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Band Hero Offers New Ways To Torment Kurt Cobain
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Maybe Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash’s respective wills demanded that their spirits live on in the form of a digital Village People cover band, meaning the option to export Band Hero songs into Guitar Hero 5 isn’t totally bad. More »
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Could Band Hero/Guitar Hero 5 Brouhaha Cause Future Problems?
6:00AM Brian Ashcraft | In the span of two months, Activision has ticked off Courtney Love and No Doubt by letting unlockable avatars sing songs from other genres. More »
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Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Great Q3 Results
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Things are lookin’ up for old Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that business is good, better than expected even, resulting in a $US755 million quarter for the company. More »
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No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players”. Sound familiar? More »
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Battle Of The Music Games: The Beatles: Rock Band Vs. Guitar Hero 5
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | The NPD Group’s September hardware sales report fails to mention two other important platforms viciously battling for gamer’s attention—Rock Band and Guitar Hero, two games that saw big releases last month. So who won? More »
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Guitar Hero’s ‘Couples’ Cameo Profitable For Activision, Film
5:00AM Owen Good | Ever met a Guitar Hero salesman? Me either. Vince Vaughn’s character in “Couples Retreat” was made one, however, because he and co-screenwriter John Favreau adore the series. And, how about that, it crowbared a few buxx out of Activision marketing. More »
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Kurt Cobain Parody Vid Taken Down On Activision’s Request
1:40PM Owen Good | Remember the video of Kurt Cobain singing Bon Jovi’s hits, and shrieking “yeah, boyeee!” in “Bring the Noize?” The compilation that hung the game with its own rope for its treatment of Cobain is gone from YouTube, on Activision’s demand. More »
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Jon Bon Jovi Turned Down Guitar Hero, Supports Courtney Love
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Courtney Love may be mad as a hatter, but she’s found an unusual ally in her fight against Activision’s use of a Kurt Cobain avatar in Guitar Hero 5: Jon Bon Jovi. More »
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Gaming’s Creepiest Couples
1:20AM Mike Fahey | From the Marcus and Dom bromance in Gears of War to Midna riding around on Link in Twilight Princess, Crispy Gamer explores some of the creepiest couplings in video game history. More »
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8:00AM Brian Crecente | Video games are meant to be flights of fancy, but as with television, reality has become an increasingly popular concept to tap into. More »
The Problem With Reality
8:00AM Brian Crecente | Video games are meant to be flights of fancy, but as with television, reality has become an increasingly popular concept to tap into. More » 
