Courtney Love's accusations over of the use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in "Guitar 5" have prompted responses now from both Activision and former Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. Novoselic and Grohl have taken a hard line against Cobain's appearance, while an Activision maintains that Love approved his use and worked closely with them, in line with the company's official statement yesterday.
"Courtney supplied us with photos and videos," Activision vice president Tim Riley told the Guardian. "She picked the wardrobe and hairstyle, which turned out to be the 'Teen Spirit' look, then we went back and forth over changes – some subtle, some not so subtle..."
Cobain's former bandmates, meanwhile, claim that they didn't know his likeness was being used as a playable character and want to see their former frontman removed from gameplay.
"While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn't know players have the ability to unlock the character," Novoselic and Grohl said in a joint statement, according to the Star Tribune. "This feature allows the character to be used with any kind of song the player wants. We urge Activision to do the right thing in 're-locking' Kurt's character so that this won't continue in the future."
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