axl rose - suing video game maker

Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose is suing video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. for $20 million over the company’s use of the song "Welcome to the Jungle" in the game "Guitar Hero III."
In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, the singer rails against Activision executives for guaranteeing the song would not be used alongside anything to do with estranged former band mate Slash — and then putting the guitar player’s likeness in the game anyway.

The latest installment in the "Guitar Hero" franchise includes an animated character with Slash’s distinctive top hat, dark glasses and curly black locks.
The lawsuit says that Rose has been trying to distance Guns N’ Roses from Slash since he left the band in 1996.
"Activision was keenly aware of Rose’s concerns in these regards" and "began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions," the suit claims.

guns n'roses -tour not canceled

Fans who flew into a panic when they learned through Axl Rose's rarely updated Twitter account that the upcoming Guns N'Roses entire tour was cancelled will be glad to know Axl and his hired Guns aren't really canceling the tour. The post was made by a hacker who snuck into Axl's Twitter account and posted the bogus info.