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News that Activision had plans to branch the Guitar Hero franchise onto multiple consoles wasn't the only Hero related item of the day, as publishers RedOctane announced a lawsuit against fellow peripheral makers The Ant Commandos, claiming "unfair competition, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices, false advertising, unjust enrichment and more" in the Commandos' marketing of third-party Guitar Hero controllers.
Though the Commandos original design, the Shredder, was largely a stylized but similar knock-off of the official body, their designs soon went a step further with the first wireless versions produced for the game.
Ironically, this isn't the first time RedOctane has found themselves in the midst of a third-party peripheral suit, though their previous experience was on the receiving end. In 2005, Konami, after filing suit against RoXoR Games for their In The Groove arcade game, later amended the suit (pdf) to include RedOctane for manufacturing and distributing the home version of the game. Turnabout, it seems, is fair play.