Forbes profiles Kotick, calls Rock Band 'shameless knockoff of Guitar Hero'
by Ross Miller 
on Jan 19th 2009 4:55PM
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is the cover story for the latest issue of
Forbes magazine, and the article's got one helluva quote -- and it's not even from
the man himself. While you might balk at the businessman's lack of gaming credentials (read: he doesn't play games), this is the line, written by Forbes itself, that'll cause more than a few raised eyebrows: "EA also teamed with MTV to sell Rock Band, a shameless knockoff of Guitar Hero that added drums, bass and a microphone to the world of make-believe rock stars."
The decidedly negative tone without attribution is uncharacteristic for the magazine, and also feels a bit ... off? We know the
Harmonix-RedOctane schism can be a bit confusing, but when the creators of the hit franchise are the ones making
Rock Band -- and doing the multi-instrument thing first -- is that really the best choice of words?
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