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DJ Hero review
In the midst of all the Modern Warfare 2 madness and onslaught of news, we’d like to bring you something a bit more lighthearted: a review of DJ Hero for Wii. As a sidekick to Activision’s Guitar Hero, DJ Hero focuses on DJs and their world, and contains artists like Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Justice, Marvin Gaye, Beck, Beastie Boys and N.E.R.D., with over 100 songs and over 90 mixes by real DJs.
DJ Hero comes with a DJ mixing board controller, and the gameplay process is very similar to that of other “Hero” games from Activision, you punch the correct keys as best as possible, scoring the best score you can. While listening to the songs, of course. There’s a huge assortment of songs, which span almost every genre, meaning you’ll probably find something you like in there. The songs are mixed by well known DJs, and you won’t find them anywhere else — they’re exclusive to DJ Hero. While you can’t create your own DJ, you can play as some fairly decent ones, and if you’re good, you can unlock superstar DJs like Daft Punk (complete with their outfits). Read the rest of our DJ Hero review
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Altec Lansing releases “stage gig” speaker
Good news to all the Guitar Hero and Rock Band fanatics, speaker-maker Altec Lansing has released the “Stage Gig”, a single speaker that sits at the bottom, facing the playing bad, just as if you’d have if you were a real musician, performing on a stage. But since you’re not on a real stage, and since you’re holding plastic guitars in your hands, you might wanna shed $100 for another plastic attachment that emits sounds of your fake plastic band right on your face.
The Beatles: Rock Band getting ‘Abbey Road’ DLC
The Beatles: Rock Band hit store shelves on September 9th, 2009 to the delight of Beatles fans everywhere. Well, it seems that those of you looking to snag everything The Beatles have one more thing to look forward to: ‘Abbey Road’ DLC.
This DLC pack will be made available tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and Wii but won’t make its way to the PS3 until Thursday.
Below is the DLC pack detailed courtesy of Joystiq:
Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3
Available: October 20 / October 22 (PS3)
- “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
- “Oh! Darling” (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
- “Because” (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
- “You Never Give Me Your Money”
- “Sun King”
- “Mean Mr. Mustard”
- “Polythene Pam”
- “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”
- “Golden Slumbers”
- “Carry That Weight” and “The End”
- “Her Majesty”
Additionally, you can purchase the entire pack for 1360 Microsoft Points or $17.
DJ Hero pre-order bonuses announced
DJ Hero’s October 27th release date is quickly approaching so it would only make sense that Activision would let us in on the various pre-order bonuses you will recieve while purchasing the game at various retailers.
Below is the full list of pre-order bonuses you will recieve courtesy of Destructoid:
- Amazon.com – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition from Amazon.com and get a $5 credit towards the music tracks that inspired the music for the game
- Best Buy – Pre-order DJ Hero from Best Buy and receive a free code that unlocks a Daft Punk level
- GameStop – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition and receive two free playable song downloads
- Guitar Hero Store – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition and receive free two-day shipping
- Hollywood/GameCrazy – Pre-order DJ Hero and receive an exclusive turntable slipmat
- Walmart.com – Pre-order DJ Hero at Wal-Mart.com and receive a $10 electronic gift card
Honestly? I think I’d go with the Guitar Hero Store and get free 2 day shipping because everything else seems, well, not exciting whatsoever. I mean honestly, a turntable slipmat from GameCrazy? What were they thinking?
U2 wants a video game as well
Music based video games are exploding at the moment, with Rock Band and Guitar Hero leading the way, making ordinary folks feel like rock stars, even though the plastic guitars and drum sets are as far from the real thing as they can get. With the new The Beatles game taking it a step further, and moving a ton of units, Irish giants U2 want a game of their own.
It appears that U2 was to be included in the last version of Rock Band, but the band pulled out at the last second. Now, they want their own game, to be the exclusive band, and not just add a few songs to something like Rock Band. U2 bassist Adam Clayton is quoted saying,
We definitely would like to be in there, 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. 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. We didn’t want to be caricatured.
With such a huge name like U2 and all the albums they’ve made (not to mention their fan base), it shouldn’t be difficult getting a deal together. After all, they’re U2.
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Breaking Benjamin, Alice in Chains, more coming to Rock Band next week
Today we have learned of what will be coming with next week’s Rock Band Music Store update including tracks from both Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin. Below is the full list of tracks that will be available for Rock Band 2 on September 29th for the Wii and 360 and October 1st for the PS3:
· Alice in Chains – “A Looking in View”
· Alice in Chains – “Check My Brain”
· Alice in Chains – “No Excuses”
· Alice in Chains – “Rooster”
· Alice in Chains – “Would?”
· Breaking Benjamin – “I Will Not Bow”
· Breaking Benjamin – “So Cold”
· Breaking Benjamin – “The Diary of Jane”
· Just Kait – “U Suck” *
· Kula Shaker – “Hey Dude”
· Kula Shaker – “Knight on the Town”
As for a price, well you’re looking at purchasing the whole thing as the Alice in Chains Pack 01 for $9.49/680 Microsoft points for the PS3 and 360 respectively or as single tracks for $1.99/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points for the PS3/360/Wii respectively.
via destructoid
Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition expected to sell out by November
When a developer makes a limited edition version of their game it is assumed that that means there will be no more made after the initial batch and this holds true with the limited edition version of The Beatles: Rock Band. Taking this into consideration, it is best that you hurry up and buy the $249 bundle (which comes with Ringo Starr drums and a Paul McCartney bass) as Viacom’s CEO, Phillip Dauman, has recently told GI.biz that he expects the Limited Edition to completely sell out by November.
This assumption was made after the company realized that 25% of their entire stock of the limited edition was exhausted in its first week on store shelves.
There’s really no telling if these will sell out sooner or later than Mr. Dauman’s prediction so it is probably a good idea to go out and buy it as soon as possible.
Logitech debuts their own Wii Guitar Hero controllers
If you are fed up with your stock Wii Guitar Hero controllers Logitech has an offering for you — What you see above is Logitech’s Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii that will hit retailers in October for $199. This controller reportedly has a maple neck, metal frets and a rosewood fingerboard, making for a true to the art experience.
Additionally, there is also the Logitech Wireless Drum Controller for Wii that will also ship in October for $229. This controller apparently uses hardware similar to that found in professional digital drum sets so the quality is just as high as the above mentioned guitar controller.
Either way, you’re still getting the same gameplay value from these controllers as you are from the controllers that ship with the game. But, if you have to have the best, these are up there.
via destructoid
Guitar Hero 5 launch trailer
Yesterday, Guitar Hero 5 launched in North America, and with game launches come the obligatory trailer. If you want any gameplay footage, you won’t exactly find it here, but I’ve always wanted to go skydiving, so I put it up here anyways.
If you haven’t checked out the Playboy marketing strategy yet, I highly recommend it. Guitar Hero 5 will be seeing a European launch on the 11th, followed by an Australian release on the 16th.
Beaterator hitting iPhone this fall
If you’re a fan of Rockstar’s PSP title Beaterator, you will be happy to hear that the game is making the jump from Sony exclusivity to Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch sometime this Fall.
According to the press release, the game “features thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar, and puts the power to make professoinal-level music at your fingertips in a format that’s portable, accesible and fun.”
No price yet, but we’ll keep you posted.
via joystiq
Guitar Hero 5 ad features Hugh Hefner and his Playmates
Activision has recently released the above advertisement for their forthcoming multiplatform title, Guitar Hero 5. Just like their previous slew of advertisements this one features Guitar Hero being played in nothing more than button downs and socks. However, Activision has replaced Michael Phelps and Tony Hawk with Playboy Playmates and Hugh Hefner.
Need I say more?
DJ Hero Renegade edition includes turn table stand, music CDs
Just earlier we got our first look at the DJ Hero box art and now Activision has humored given us a look at the DJ Hero Renegade Edition.
This collector’s edition will include the carrying case, pictured above, the turn table controller, a stand for said turn table and 2 CDs worth of Jay-Z/Eminem music.
The press release didn’t give an exact price but EBGames currently has it listed at $199.99. Any buyers?
Rock Band DLC 7/28: Blink-182, Weezer, Kiss
Yesterday, Harmonix released the master list for the Rock Band DLC to be released this Tuesday for the Xbox 360 and Thursday for the PlayStation 3. Included in the list are the recently revived Blink-182, which will be coming to my city very soon. Weezer and Kiss will also be joining the roster.
- Blink-182 “Down”
- Blink-182 “Feeling This”
- Blink-182 “The Rock Show”
- Damone “Out Here All Night”
- KISS “100,000 Years (Live)”
- KISS “Deuce (Live)”
- KISS “Parasite (Live)”
- Weezer “My Name is Jonas”
- Weezer “Pork and Beans”
- Weezer “Undone – The Sweater Song”
Make the jump for the Wii and PSP tracks.
LEGO Rock Band teaser trailer
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has launched, and with it comes loads of trailers. Today we bring you a LEGO Rock Band teaser, complete with ridiculous puns like “Build Your Band”. No gameplay footage was available, so I still won’t be able to know if the frets are going to be LEGO blocks.
The details for the game are quite odd, giving players the ability to “destroy giant robots with killer riffs”. If you’re looking for a true Rock Band title, this probably won’t be your cup of tea; most of the tracks are geared for a younger audience.
LEGO Rock Band is scheduled for a November 30th release for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo DS.
Band Hero coming to DS, peripherals revealed
Earlier this week we learned that a game called Band Hero would be making its way to consoles at some point in the future. However, there was no talk about a portable version of the game. But let’s be real now, it’s Activision, they have to leave no stone unturned.
Enter, Band Hero DS which is exactly what you woudl expect, Band Hero for the Nintendo DS. The game will be developed by Activision owned Vicarious Visions and will come bundled with a guitar peripheral along with a never before seen drum peripheral.
For gamers who liked the previous Guitar Hero DS games, this is for you. As for the rest of you, move along.
via Kotaku