Gearbox Software President Randy Pitchford has confirmed that the company's new "War Hero" trademarks are for "something down the road." In a statement sent to outlets, including ShackNews, Pitchford states the War Hero series isn't signed to a publishing partner yet, nor has the developer even talked to any potential partners.
We couldn't help but ask the company if the title had any involvement with Activsion and would use some sort of plastic peripheral? A company spokesperson said, "This has no relation to Guitar Hero." But, but, it has hero right in the title! Doesn't Activision Blizzard own the word by this point?
Reader Comments (26)
Posted: Jun 25th 2009 4:43PM (Unverified) said
Wait, I thought the old article was a joke of some sort? Well, they should have just gone with Modern War Hero. It was the best one out of them all.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 4:44PM (Unverified) said
Maybe its not modern though, it could be WWII styled or futuristic!
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 4:45PM (Unverified) said
Aww nuts. I was looking forward to wielding a guitar/automatic/grenade launcher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsbHVbkhE6E (jump ahead to 2:00)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsbHVbkhE6E (jump ahead to 2:00)
Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:35PM (Unverified) said
@Goldeneye Rogue agent comment
most dissapointing game I've ever played.
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most dissapointing game I've ever played.
Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:01PM (Unverified) said
Nope.I believe Marvel Owns 'He-' & DC owns '-ro'. But they are in talks to buy the rights to the word 'super' from nintendo.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:04PM (Unverified) said
Someone mentioned this last article and was right. Once you get this stuck in your head... you can't unstick it. This could be a really good game, but the hero has me brainwashed.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:26PM (Unverified) said
God of War, Gears of War, Warhawk, War Hero... do Americans never tire of war?
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:31PM (Unverified) said
You ask that as if you don't know that we are still in war
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 6:39PM (Unverified) said
Yep, only Americans buy those filthy war games. Idiot.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 7:23PM ch3burashka said
Your assuming tone clearly gives you away as a Frenchman, and in that case I'll say that yes, we 'Ame-hi-cuns' love our war games. Go eat a baguette.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 5:35PM (Unverified) said
As long as I get to do a kick ass guitar solo after I shot down every enemy, then everything is fine with me.
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 8:59PM (Unverified) said
Doesn't Gearbox have enough on their plate as it is?
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Posted: Jun 25th 2009 9:53PM (Unverified) said
I'm not French. And I enjoy some shooting once in a while. I enjoy things not in my daily routine.
It's just that, videogames used to be escapism, today they look more like braindead military training or propaganda. Perhaps to make it easier for, when the time comes, the young to join the army to fight wars in foreign countries.
Not the case with Wii though and even, to a lesser extent, with the PS3. But the war thematic is very in-your-face in both American gaming platforms: PC and XBox. yes, I know GoW is from Playstation, but developed in America.
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It's just that, videogames used to be escapism, today they look more like braindead military training or propaganda. Perhaps to make it easier for, when the time comes, the young to join the army to fight wars in foreign countries.
Not the case with Wii though and even, to a lesser extent, with the PS3. But the war thematic is very in-your-face in both American gaming platforms: PC and XBox. yes, I know GoW is from Playstation, but developed in America.
Posted: Jun 25th 2009 11:12PM RedCricketChase said
I'm not sure Gearbox wants their upcoming nebulous war title to be associated with a near-burnt-out music series, do they?
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