Archives / September 16, 2009

Nirvana is no fan of Guitar Hero 5’s Kurt Cobain


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It’s not just Kurt Cobain’s non-murdering wife who hates what Activision has done to Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5. Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, former members of Nirvana, have issued a statement criticizing Activision’s use of the dead musician, stating that they believe he deserves superior.

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XSEED says Fragile will retain its Japanese voice track


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Playing Muramasa: The Demon Blade recently, I’ve noticed that the lack of English voiceover actually seems to add to the game rather than subtract from it — the spoken Japanese actually goes well with the atmosphere. Naturally, its less work for a studio, but if it works out well, more power to them. In a [...]

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Impressions: DJ Hero’s turntable controller


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Yesterday, final DJ Hero hardware arrived in our Baltimore headquarters, along with a short demo of the title that should be playable at retailers this October. While I’m going to have to spend more time with the demo (it’s only three “DJ-only” tracks, along with one “Guitar vs. DJ” song), I feel pretty comfortable talking [...]

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