Some of you may have heard that The Ant Commandos were known for making an aftermarket Guitar Hero controller. Of course, you may also remember that they never got permission from Activision to make/use it. And so after a considerable amount of lawsuits/counter-suits, they settled. Now, with Harmonix having left the Guitar Hero project, things have gotten much stickier. Some Red Octane employees left the Guitar Hero project, and went over to The Ant Commandos to help them make their own game. This game is being accused of using elements that were clearly used in the Guitar Hero series, and some forms of DDR. Activision responded immediately by banning the demo from being downloaded. The demo will remain banned unless The Ant Commandos can prove that they developed their game without the help of the Red Octane employees or Reverb Communications.

Activision is suing for...

• Copyright infringement
• Trademark infringement
• Misappropriating trade secrets and confidential information
• Breach of contract
• Interference with contractual relations

In addition to whatever terms Activision demands from this suit, they want to ban The Ant Commandos from making Guitar Hero 2 Accessories for the Xbox360 for three months.