Activision is suing just about everybody at Guitar Hero peripheral makers The Ant Commandos except the janitor and the girl who makes the coffee. When last we left our heroes, Activision, who now owns Guitar Hero creators Red Octane, was suing The Ant Commandos, saying that their unlicensed guitar peripherals infringed on the Guitar Hero trademark. The Ant Heroes fired back, saying that Red Octane was just copying the "Magical Guitar" controller from Konami's Guitar Freaks. Eventually, they all put their johnsons away and settled the matter like grownups. And then Activision decided to start with the lawsuits again.
This time, Activision is naming three ex-Guitar Hero developers along with The Ant Commandos in the suit. The claim alleges that the three ex-Red Octaners, now in a new company that's affiliated with The Ant Commandos, basically told tales out of school and shared secrets that they shouldn't have. Rampant paranoia? Possibly. But until it's all resolved, the new company (oddly referred to both as Lodestone Entertainment and Hourglass Interactive) is prohibited from distributing a demo of its current project, which apparently incorporates elements of Guitar Hero.
Activision Sues Guitar Hero Developers [Gamespot]
