Nov
13
It appears that patent issues between Activision’s new Guitar Hero III title and Konami’s Guitar Freaks may have been resolved.
The 9 patents listed on the Official Xbox Magazine demo version of Guitar Hero III are split into two sets - one group relating to the MTV Drumscape electronic arcade machine (which patents were recently acquired by Activision in August, 2006), and a second set that are known to be owned by Konami. Though neither Activision or Konami have commented, the reference to the Konami patents has led industry commentators to speculate that a licensing agreement must be in place between the two companies.