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December 9th, 2009 at 04:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Last month, the extremely certain pop-rock outfit No Doubt sued Activision for allowing their likenesses to be used in Band Hero, where players could perform the game’s entire catalog of songs as the Stefani-fronted group. According to the complaint, this feature turned the band’s appearance in the game into a “virtual karaoke circus act.” Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter dug up a countersuit filed against the band by Activision, who claimed No Doubt was in breach of a contract between the two parties, and had reaped unjust enrichment as a result.
Activision’s main response to No Doubt’s claim is that that the band requested their likenesses be limited to perform the band’s own songs in-game — however, it made this request “only after the Band Hero programming was finalized.” Activision seeks an unspecified amount of damages and interest from the band, as well as court and attorney fees, and a return of all payments dispersed to the band for their initial involvement. Jeez, Activision. Might as well go ahead and ask for the kitchen sink while you’re at it.
[Via GamePolitics]
Activision countersues No Doubt, which is likely not feeling ‘Hella Good’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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December 7th, 2009 at 02:00pm
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Update: We’ve unearthed some screens of the PSP version, courtesy of
Game Watch. There may be some difference between it and the XBLA version, but they’ll
probably look pretty similar. Peruse them in the gallery below.
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has announced that Qix ++ is headed to Xbox Live Arcade this week. Apart from the price (800
/ $10), that’s really all we know. The “++” in the title might be a clue, though, given that Jeff “Why’d you buy Frogger” Minter seems to have an affinity for throwing plus signs at the end of retro game titles. It’s also worth noting that Minter worked on the XBLA version of Space Invaders Extreme which, like Qix, is a Taito (via Square Enix) game. For now, with no assets of the game available, you’ll have to settle for a video of the original Qix posted after the break.
In other news, the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is Rock Band DLC, specifically No Doubt’s The Singles 1992-2003 album. The DLC has been discounted from 1600 ($20) to 1200 ($15).
Shortcut: Download The Singles 1992-2003 [Xbox.com]
Continue reading This Wednesday: XBLA gets its Qix ++ [update: screens]
This Wednesday: XBLA gets its Qix ++ [update: screens] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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November 4th, 2009 at 05:40pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The multi-platinum rock band No Doubt has filed a lawsuit against Activision in a L.A. County Superior Court claiming its likeness was “transformed” into a “virtual karaoke circus act” in over sixty songs in the recently released music title, Band Hero. According to TMZ, No Doubt claims gamers were only supposed to be able to use their likeness with three of its own tracks; however, the band is available as playable characters through the game’s entire music catalog.
Of particular note is lead singer Gwen Stefani’s displeasure that her likeness can be used to sing “Honky Tonk Woman” by the Rolling Stones — a song which references sex with prostitutes — using a male voice and mannerisms. For its “circus act” inclusion, No Doubt is seeking an injunction to halt the “unauthorized use” of the band’s name and likeness, as well as an unknown amount of damages (aka mad monies). Seems like Activision can’t keep rock stars happy, dead or alive.
[Via TeamXbox]
No Doubt suing Activision for Band Hero ‘circus act’ appearance originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 17th, 2009 at 02:35pm
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Rock Band Weekly and Rock Band Wiikly combine forces this week to bring you one superlist of all of next week’s DLC. There’s a lot of content set to assault Harmonix’s game, so we hope you like the bands listed in the headline above — they make up the majority of what will be available for download. If you dig the band Lush, then we hope you really like “Sweetness & Light.”
Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Kings of Leon, No Doubt, Grateful Dead
Rock Band Weekly: Kings of Leon, No Doubt, Grateful Dead originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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