Rock Band For U2?
U2 is considering following in The Beatles by having their own edition of the ‘Rock Band’ video game. Initial discussions with the game’s makers fell through. Bono and band had talks last year with the makers of the game, MTV Games and Electronic Arts, but they couldn’t come to a deal because of what bassist Adam Clayton called “compromises” they wouldn’t agree to. Now, since the release of ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’, Clayton says the U2 game could still jam out.
“We definitely would like to be in there,” he said. “But we felt some of the compromises weren’t what we wanted. That could change. I love the idea that that’s where people are getting music and we’d love to be in that world. We’ll figure something out.” The bassist confirmed that it was playing The Beatles’ game that renewed his enthusiasm for a possible U2 version. “What The Beatles have done, where the animation is much more representative of them, is what we’re interested in, rather than the one-size-fits-all animation,” he said. “We didn’t want to be caricatured.”