Comments on: Forbes writer defends Rock Band “shameless knockoff” accusation

By: Retroid

Retroid — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:21:25 +0000

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:20:26 +0000

Presumably by that token, Guitar Hero World Tour is a ’shameless knock-off’ of Rock Band. Which kind of takes things full circle.

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:55:40 +0000

Can you actually knock off yourself?

As it were.

By: gorman

gorman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:25:48 +0000

Wow… colour coded prompts moving on screen. Never seen those before Guitar Hero. No sir. Never.

Go figure…

By: Blerk

Blerk — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:32:59 +0000

That’s the worst back-pedal I ever did see!

By: Tonka

Tonka — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:55:02 +0000

He is both right and wrong at the same time.

By: dQuarters

dQuarters — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:54:38 +0000

Beller should just admit that he was kissing Activision’s ass for the story’s purposes. He obviously didn’t know the facts before he wrote it. Though I admire his further “stick-it-to-ya” attitude, as I’d expect more vigorous back-peddling in his response.

By: patlike

patlike — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:50:39 +0000

He does say in the full comment that he’s aware the two were designed by the same company.

By: Tf53

Tf53 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:26:59 +0000

Is he still oblivious to the fact that Harmonix made Guitar Hero? Or that Guitar Hero was in and of itself a knockoff?