According to Gamespot, Konami is ready to challenge the Guitar Hero crown with Guitar Revolution, their own electro-guitar-controller-thrashing game.

Perhaps hoping to capitalize on some of the success of Red Octane's breakout hit Guitar Hero, publisher Konami has made a filing with the US government to trademark the moniker "Guitar Revolution"—a title that shares the nomenclature found in the company's other music and rhythm games.

The trademark, filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on June 29, is littered with selected keywords and phrases used to describe the company's new endeavor. Among the trademark's listed descriptions are "video game controller in the form of an electronic toy guitar, sold as a unit," "stand alone electronic game machines with electronic toy guitars," and "coin-operated video games."

As long as I can use my Guitar Hero controller, I'm happy, but I'm not buying another $80 controller... if there's going to be a slew of clones, they need to standardize the controllers, stat. Florian Eckhardt

Konami Trademarks 'Guitar Revolution' [Gamespot]