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No Doubt wants 'Band Hero' pulled from retailers

However, the game's character manipulation feature allows players to use the likenesses of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young to perform more than 60 songs, "many of which include lyrics ... which are not appropriate for No Doubt and... Full Article at LiveDaily

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  1. Activision, Inc.
  2. No Doubt (musician)
  3. Tom Dumont

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Related Quotes

  1. I think it does hurt them
    Stephen Smith – Stephen Smith SOURCE: Variety 1 month ago
  2. Artists want consumers to think their style is cool ... Activision makes it almost a parody. I'm surprised they would do that to their artist partners.
    Stephen Smith – Stephen Smith SOURCE: Variety 1 month ago
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  1. Gwen Stefani, lead singer of American rock band, No Doubt, speaks at a press conference as her band mates look on, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Singapore. The band is in the city-state to perform at F1 Rocks, a three-day concert running from Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 26.
  2. This product image released by Activision shows shows the board used for "Tony Hawk Ride".
  3. LAS VEGAS - NOVEMBER 10: Favian Acuna (L) and Zachary Hobbs of Nevada display posters they got after being the first to buy copies of the highly-anticipated video game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' at a GameStop Corp. store early November 10, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  4. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor Russell Hornsby plays at the Activision booth during the HBO Luxury Lounge in honor of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 20, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
  5. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: Actor Jackson Hurst poses at the Activision booth during the HBO Luxury Lounge in honor of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 19, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
  6. COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 19: Visitors perform at the 'Guitar Hero 5' stand of U.S. video game company Activision during the 'gamescom', Europe's biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment on August 19, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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