Guitar Hero 5 is available to our friends in the northern Hemisphere – and there’s been a lot of controversy over the way that the unlockable deceased musicians in the game, Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash, have been handled. Forgoing the reverence and respect employed by Harmonix with their digital recreation of The Beatles, Neversoft’s execution has been tawdry, gaudy and in general poor taste.
People are pissed. Included in those people is Cobain’s widow Courtney Love – who now intends to sue Activision. According to Love “We are going to sue the shit out of Activision; ‘we’ being the Trust, the Estate, the LLC, the various LLCs, Cobain Enterprises … For the record, this Guitar Hero sh*t is breach of contract on a bully’s part and there will be a proper addressing of this and retraction."
She seems to have forgotten though that she signed off on the rights for Activision to use Cobain’s image. Well, either she’s forgotten she signed it off or she was too busy being a crackwh*re.
Hit the Jump to see what has people so infuriated.
You stay classy, Activision.
Last Updated: September 10, 2009
Nick de Bruyne
September 10, 2009 at 15:10
Oh goodness, what have they done? Kuto Cobain actually looks happy!?
Nick de Bruyne
September 10, 2009 at 15:11
errr… Kurt lol. Im sure Courtney cant stand the sight of it
Q121
September 10, 2009 at 15:20
I am confused…… What are people finding “dis-tasteful”?
The fact that he is in the game…. Or the fact that he is singing a Bon Jovi song {Puke} ???
Geoff
September 10, 2009 at 15:20
“Yeeeeeeeeah Boyyyyyy”
Q121
September 10, 2009 at 15:36
I just watched the whole video
:blink:
Wow….. i can imagine she thought that it would be ike a lounge sesion he did with MTV…. not this….
:pirate:
easy
September 10, 2009 at 16:07
thats is just wrong… so wrong
Nick de Bruyne
September 10, 2009 at 16:47
I must say, having him rap and shit is actually quite strange.
LazySAGamer
September 10, 2009 at 21:38
Whoever was in charge of ensuring his likeness ws true and accurate should be shot through the heart.
I understand where Courtney is coming from but she should have insisted on seeing the final product before shipping to make sure it was accurate. There isn’t much that can be done now.
janrik
September 11, 2009 at 10:02
Yeah he looks nothing like KC… the avatar still have a face to begin with… :devil:
Having said that. When you unlock him, he does do a nice entrance sings ‘smell like teen spirit”.
Made me happy. I use friend avatars for the rest of the band anyway.
Puppystuffer
September 11, 2009 at 12:35
Firstly CrackW@#res are people too, but secondly and more importantly, Is kurt any real kind of draw card anyway? Also I’m suprissed it was ever agreed to in the first place, tool obviously saw this coming with GHWT hence they made sure not only that their songs used in the game had specific backrounds and video but they didnt eben have their likeness’s in the game at all. It almost screams of “oops maybe we rushed this a bit”
easy
September 11, 2009 at 12:46
many people in my generation would strongly disagree!
kurt was the man.
HannaMONTANA4eva
September 18, 2009 at 16:20
Who’s Kurt Kobain?
TinyTim
September 18, 2009 at 16:23
What the hell is this? Seriously? What the hell? I am not buying this crap. This is just absolutely wrong!! WRONG ON SOME MANY LEVELS!! What next Kurt singing Abba tunes? Kurt singing Kanye West songs?
HannaMontana4eva? You’re kidding me right?
TinyTim
September 18, 2009 at 16:25
*shudder* I really need to get a drink now. That has just put me in a bad mood.
HannaMONTANA4eva
September 18, 2009 at 16:28
Uhm, who is this Kurt person?
Geoff
September 18, 2009 at 16:34
Your multiple personalities are showing. :whistle:
TinyTim
September 18, 2009 at 16:43
and it’s KURT COBAIN you silly child!!! Not KOBAIN!!!