Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

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Kevin the jerk popstar

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Popularity rank 21 #269. On-disc vs. downloadable content

September 8, 2009

BOBBY KOTICK: All right, now we need to decide which of your songs goon the disc.
KEVIN: OK.

BOBBY KOTICK: And whatever songs aren't on the disc, you can sell later through the Guitar Hero store.

KEVIN: Can we... just include ONE song on the disc and sell the others for $5 a POP?
BOBBY KOTICK: You sure can.
SOUND: Cha-Ching!

KEVIN: Your eyes did the thing again, man.
TONY KING: Yeah, I really... I need to get that checked out....

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Popularity rank 22 #267. Coding your Guitar Hero

September 6, 2009

BOBBY KOTICK: Kevin, this is Yevgeny. He'll be coding your Guitar Hero.
KEVIN: You enjoy music, dude?
YEVGENY: I enjoy traditional Bashkir music ONLY.

BOBBY KOTICK: Yevgeny, the band's name is "Jumpstart Malady".
YEVGENY: OK... I run search for "Yellowcard"... replace with "Jumpstart Malady"...

YEVGENY: Coding of game is done.
BOBBY KOTICK: Great! I'm glad we fit that in before lunch...

KEVIN: Who's your favorite KURAI player, man?
YEVGENY: My allegiance belongs to Diyarov.
BOBBY KOTICK: Don't talk to the developers, Kevin. It CHEAPENS you.

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Popularity rank 23 #266. Guitar Hero: Jumpstart Malady

September 5, 2009

TONY: So... great! Good to go. We'll make GUITAR HERO: JUMPSTART MALADY.
KEVIN: Awesome! My kid's gonna FREAK... how long'll this take?

BOBBY KOTICK: Well, each of our band editions is very SPECIAL to us, of course, but we've got over 17 in the pipeline. So by now it only takes...

BOBBY KOTICK: Scott, how long did GUITAR HERO: LEN take us?
SCOTT OF ACTIVISION: OH... about 3 man-hours.

KEVIN: Sweet! So we can knock this out by 6 o'CLOCK...
BOBBY KOTICK: Now, YOUR game will have more than one SONG in it though...

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Popularity rank 24 #263. Meeting Alex Rigopulos

September 2, 2009

TONY: OK, Kevin Edo, this is ALEX RIGOPULOS, CEO of Harmonix. They make ROCK BAND.
KEVIN: Hi Alex, I wanna get our music in your game, man.

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Um... Yeah, sorry. Your sound just isn't what our game is about.
KEVIN: ExCUSE me?! Do you know who I AM?!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Yeah. I DO. You're like a more boring CHRIS MARTIN. And our game skews indie. So SCREW you.
KEVIN: Wh- Screw YOU!!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: And Anthony, you TOLD me this was a meeting with the guy from GRIZZLY BEAR!
KEVIN: GAH! What is it with everyone and GRIZZLY BEAR!!

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Popularity rank 25 #262. Get me in Rock Band

August 30, 2009

KEVIN: ANTHONY! Why are Jumpstart Malady songs not in the Rock Band video game?
TONY: Well, for starters, you never LET me sell you to video games.

KEVIN: What? WHY?!
TONY: You've always said were scared of people "Napstering your lime wires".

KEVIN: What does that even MEAN?!
TONY: I do NOT know.

KEVIN: Anthony, GET ME IN ROCK BAND!! My KID will LOVE me if I'm in ROCK BAND!
TEDDY: I promise NOTHING.

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