Guitar Hero: Guns N'Roses promised to AxlRose - Report August 15, 2012 11:13AM PDT By Eddie Makuch, News Editor Follow Guns N' Roses frontmanclaims Activision offeredhim a dedicated gamefeaturing music from 2008Chinese Democracy albumto resolve Guitar Hero III issues. Axl Rose's2010 $20 million lawsuit against Activision concerning rights issuesstemming from 2007'sGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has taken a new twist.According toThe Hollywood Reporter, the reason Rose waited until 2010 to sueActivision over Guitar Hero IIIwas because the publisherpromised him a dedicated gameas a means to settle andresolve the issues he had. Rose claims Activision made thisoffer--as well as "otherproposals" he says were worth"millions of dollars"--betweenDecember 2007 and November2010. The project was to feature songs from Guns N'Roses' long-in-the-makingChinese Democracy album, whichreleased in 2008 tovery mixed reviews. The news came duringproceedings in a Los Angelescourtoom on Tuesday as partof Rose's ongoing suit againstthe publisher. A judge tossedout Rose's fraud claim, but will allow his breach-of-contractclaim to see trial. A trial isscheduled to begin on February1, 2013. Rose sued Activision in 2010 forits use of the virtual likeness ofSaul Hudson (better known asthe top-hat-donning axe legendSlash) in Guitar Hero III. Rosefurther alleges that Activision convinced him to lend "Welcometo the Jungle" to Guitar Hero IIIon the grounds that the gamewould not feature Slash'slikeness or the guitarist'sfollow-up group, Velvet Revolver. Slash was featured heavily inGuitar Hero III. He graced thegame's cover and was aplayable character in the game.Further, songs from VelvetRevolver ("She Builds Quick Machines," "Slither," and"Messages") were made availableto gamers as downloadablecontent following the game'srelease. Activision is also currently facinga suit from the Gwen Stefani-fronted rock band No Doubt. Inthat2009 suit, the band claimed Activision had nocontractual right to allow thegroup's in-game avatars to beused to perform other artists'songs. Additionally, the suitalleges Activisionsecretly hired actors to createdance movements that noband member had everperformed. No Doubt vs. Activision will go before a juryin Los Angeles Superior Courtbeginning October 15.