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Metallica Videogame Planned

Posted by simoniker on from the exit-life-enter-licensing dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader pointing to this Reuters/Yahoo story with more details on the newly announced Metallica-licensed videogame. Apparently, the 2005-due title, which other sources mention is a vehicular combat game, "has the ideas and the inspiration and the identity of the band behind it", and will, oddly, also feature art input from Geof Darrow of The Matrix/Hard Boiled/Big Guy And Rusty fame. Let's hope the title can improve on band-licensed games from Aerosmith , Journey, or even Iron Maiden?

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  1. DEATHMATCH Shawn vs Lars, this time it's personal! by infonography · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I've seen arcade video games based on bands, they pretty much sucked.

    Add to it lack of interest. Metallica, is way over the hill now. This will end badly as Lars starts mouthing off to the programmers and saying they are ripping off Metallica's image in a game they are sponsoring.

    No good programmer will work for them.

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    Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
  2. Re:HOWTO:Buy back the fans you pissed off the most by JBv · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Funny that they don't blame the music they are putting out these days... it doesn't even justify the HD space :P

  3. Cover your eyes, it's too horrible to watch by Torgo's+Pizza · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Forget Journey, et al. I'm afraid this is going to be a rehash of KISS: Pyscho Circus. At least it had somewhat of a plot. I mean, what possible plotline can a Metallica game have? Run away from fans? Nope, been done. I know, they have to get to a concert! No, that's been done too.

    The only thing I can think of is a 3D Fighter with Lars vs. Shawn Fanning. I wonder what Lars Fatality move will be?

  4. Re:I hope they include P2P busting by N0decam · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not so much the illegal activity that they put a stop to, it was the legal activities that they put a stop to, without due process, just based on legal threats.

    I have a friend who was booted from napster because he downloaded mp3's of a metallica album that he owns rather than rip them himself. They said it was up to him to prove his innocence. What is this, France? Last I checked, you're innocent until proven guilty.