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Late Night host Jimmy Fallon continues fulfilling his pledge to be as inclusive of video games as other forms of entertainment tonight by welcoming onto his set Tim Schafer, creator of Brütal Legend (you might have heard of it). We imagine the interview will focus mostly on why Schafer decided to make a heavy metal-themed game, but we also have a sneaking suspicion the gaming legend may have some serious funny up his sleeve. (Going on past experience.)

The episode with Double Fine's founder will air at 12:37 a.m. ET/PT on NBC, so set those TiVos and magic video tape boxes accordingly.

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When Activision sent out a press release this morning regarding a Guitar Hero DLC discount, we couldn't help but notice a tiny trademark symbol dangling precariously above the term "Rocktober[TM]." That got our mind grapes juicing: Isn't that the term EA has been using to market Brütal Legend's upcoming October Rocktober 13 release? It is!

Lo and behold, we turned up an Activision trademark filing for "Rocktober" dating all the way back to 2007. An EA representative was unable to comment at the time of this posting, but assured us we'll have an official statement from the publisher soon. We've also reached out to Activision for its side of the story. In the meantime, we've dropped the text from Activision's press release -- or as it's no doubt being dubbed by lawyers, Exhibit A -- after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionactivision-blizzardbrutal-legendeaElectronic-ArtslegalrocktobertrademarkusptoMon, 28 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Guitar Hero 5: October DLC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/28/guitar-hero-5-october-2009-dlc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/28/guitar-hero-5-october-2009-dlc/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/28/guitar-hero-5-october-2009-dlc/#comments Activision has announced all of the forthcoming Guitar Hero 5 DLC tracks for ... Rocktober! Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier and Wolfmother are the featured track packs next month, along with some themed collections later in the month. Each pack will cost 440 on Xbox 360, $5.50 on PS3 and 550 Wii Points on Nintendo's console -- each track will also be sold separately for the respective console's $2 equivalent.

Check out the full list of artists, tracks and release dates after the break.

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