Montreal developer Ubisoft electrified a crowd of 5,000 on Friday night with its back-to-back presentations of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed II. The Sam Fisher game was first, with Creative Director Max Beland giving the presentation. He stressed that this Splinter Cell will change the way people play stealth-based games. According to Beland, typical [...]
Activision just announced that the late Nirvana frontman and unofficial Generation X spokesman Kurt Cobain will be making an appearance in Guitar Hero 5, making him one of five artists who will be making an in-game, digital appearance.
“Kurt Cobain is one of the most recognizable frontmen in rock ‘n’ roll history and it’s an honor to have two of Nirvana’s masterpieces included in Guitar Hero 5,” said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision. “This is the first time the original recording of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ has ever been licensed in an entertainment property and we’re thrilled to offer Guitar Hero fans exclusive access to the unreleased live version of ‘Lithium.’”
I have to admit that I’m surprised to see Cobain in Guitar Hero 5. My understanding is that Courtney Love controls the rights to his music and probably any representations of his likeness, and I’ve heard that she’s pretty strict in giving anyone permission to use them. It was surprising enough that she allowed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to be used in the film Moulin Rouge a few years back (incidentally, Mr. Riley is wrong since the song came out in the movie first). I guess she needs the money.
Here’s another screenie of Kurt and a video of him in the game.
