Bandmates criticise Cobain's depiction in game

Kurt Cobain’s appearance in the latest 'Guitar Hero' video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.

Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said in a joint statement they were “dismayed and very disappointed” that an avatar of the late Nirvana frontman could be used to play songs by other artists.

They said: “While we were aware of Kurt’s image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn’t know players have the ability to unlock the character.”

Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, had been lashing out on Twitter this week about her late husband’s inclusion in the game, calling it vile and claiming she would sue Activision, the game’s publisher.

Love claimed she never approved Cobain’s digital likeness.