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DJ Hero to be made playable at GameStop this Sunday
If you’re dying to get get your hands on DJ Hero and happen to live by a GameStop, you’re in luck — Activision has recently announced that they are teaming up with GameStop to give the general public a chance to play DJ Hero this Sunday, October 11th from 10:00am – 6:00pm.
The best part about this promotion is that it is going on at every GameStop across the nation and even gives you the opportunity to win prizes scuh as a chance to meet Eminem and attend one of his concerts in New Orleans, among other things like Xbox 360s, the game and more.
Full list of prizes below courtesy of Joystiq:
Grand Prize (1 Winner)
- VIP trip for you and a friend to EMINEM’s concert at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on October 30, 2009
- Exclusive invitation to EMINEM’s sound check
- VIP meet and greet with EMINEM
- 2 Xbox 360 DJ Hero Renegade Editions signed by EMINEM
- 2 Xbox 360 consoles
- 2 Xbox LIVE Messenger Gold Packs
- 2 DJ Hero exclusive prize packs
1st Runner Up (10 Winners)
- Xbox 360 DJ Hero Renegade Edition signed by EMINEM
- Xbox 360 console
- Xbox LIVE Messenger Gold Pack
2nd Runner Up (1,000 Winners)
DJ Hero exclusive prize pack including: DJ Hero hat, keychain, pen and sticker
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?
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?
DJ Hero box art revealed
It seems that the guys over at Destructoid got their hands on the official box art for Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero.
The above art will evidentally find its way onto the cover of the DJ Hero + turntable controller bundle. Other than that, there’s not much we don’t know; 94 originial mixes including Jay-Z, Daft Punk, 50 Cent, etc.
However, if you notice in the bottom right hand corner the Guitar Hero logo is prominentaly displayed, but why? Well, most likely because Activision wants buyers to know that the game is from the same makers of the much more popular Guitar Hero franchise.
Activision thinks DJ Hero is worth its ridiculous price
It wasn’t too long ago that we discovered that DJ Hero would be priced around $120 for the US and even higher for the UK which had a lot of gamers asking Activision ‘what gives?’.
Well, when asked the same question by Eurogamer, they responded with “We believe that DJ Hero will provide tremendous value for our consumers by delivering an all-new interactive music experience with over 100 individual songs that are highlighted in over 80 unique mixes, a wide variety of…” you get the point.
Activision apparantly thinks DJ Hero will be an amazing game, however much of the community thinks otherwise. I guess we’ll have to wait until its October 27th release date to find out.
Read (Joystiq)
UK DJ Hero price revealed, isn’t cheap
If you thought $119.99 for the US DJ Hero was a lot of money and are located in the UK, cover your ears eyes. Activision has apparantly told UK retailers, ShopTo in particular, that the MSRP of DJ Hero is £107.99 or about $178.
Of course you’re not just getting the game disc but also the turntable controller which ThatVideoGameBlog reports has no gold in it, unfortunately.
DJ Hero bundle dated and priced thanks to Amazon, Gamestop?
Now, this isn’t an official announcement from Activison but if the recent product listings are to be believed from both Amazon and GameStop then we may have a hint on when DJ Hero will be released and at what price point.
Both websites have DJ Hero (bundled with the turn-table controller) slated for an October 27th release date at $119.99 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The difference between the two however is that while GameStop has the PS2 version of DJ Hero priced at $119.99 the Amazon listing has it at $99.
Who is to be believed? Well, if all of this is true then Amazon’s listing makes sense considering the PS2 is a last generation console. Then again, there is no telling if any of this is true until Activision comes forward and makes an announcement of their own regarding DJ Hero’s release date and price.
DJ Hero controller spotted with cross-fader attachment
We first saw the turntable inspired controller for DJ Hero earlier this month but it was only half of the controller not to mention just a rendering.
Well, during a E3 preview special aired on spike there was a brief segment with the hostess, Amanda McKay, holding the full controller cross-fader and all. Even with the missing counterpart it’s still had to determine which game has the cooler controller, DJ Hero, or Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.
Either or, Activision says that DJ Hero is set to drop sometime before the end of this year.
Read (VG247)
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ controller to rival DJ Hero’s
Just yesterday Activision gave us a first look at the controller for their upcoming DJ Hero title. Today, Kotaku has gotten their hands on some press images of the controller for competiting title Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.
As you can see, the controller is somewhat similar to DJ Hero’s since it has a turntable and a cross-fader but it also includes 5 colored buttons and was created by actual turntable maker Numark. Oh yeah, that turntable is also free spinning and touch-sensitive.
Now, there’s no telling when Scratch: The Ultimate DJ will be out but if it does actually hit store shelves DJ Hero is sure to get a run for its money.
Activision reveals DJ Hero controller
Activision has recently gone ahead and revealed the above turntable controller for DJ Hero via Twitter.
Upon first glance this thing looks pretty lame, but make note that just pressing the 3 buttons isn’t the whole game. What’s hidden on the above render is an effects-dial and crossfader, so expect this game to actually take some skill.
DJ Hero is currently under development by FreeStyleGames and is expected to hit shelves later this year.
Activision Faces DJ Hero Lawsuit
Music games are big money, and it appears Activision is in it for life, as they are pushing out tons of Guitar Hero titles. The publisher is also expanding into other types of music – DJ Hero is an upcoming game that has players scratching for glory. However, it appears they have hit a snag: publisher of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is suing Activision and Scratch developer 7 Studios over “intentional interference with contract, breach of contract, conversion and misappropriation of trade secrets.”
Genius Products, the publisher, is claiming that Activision recently purchased 7 Studios in order to benefit its own upcoming DJ title. Their suit alleges that the duo “conspired to withhold the current version of Scratch in an effort to delay the development and release of Scratch and to gain access to proprietary technology.”
Here’s what they had to say:
Prior to undertaking these wrongful actions, Activision approached Genius with an offer to acquire Scratch. The offer was rejected. It is alleged that Activision then commenced the process of acquiring Genius’ contract developer, 7 Studios, while under a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement with Genius. It is also alleged that after Activision acquired 7 Studios, the two companies began conspiring to prevent Scratch from getting to market on a timely basis by withholding work product, code and the proprietary game controller.
Activision is yet to comment on the matter.
DJ Hero Later This Year
Since being confirmed last October, no news on DJ Hero has surfaced till now. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick himself acknowledged the game during a CNBC interview, saying that it will be released later this year.
“We have this product called DJ Hero coming out later this year, which is a turntable that you actually can play competitively and spin discs and mix songs,” he said.
As he says, the game will come with a turntable controller featuring three rhythm buttons, a cross-fader and various sound-effects dials. It will go up against Konami’s DJ-styled Beatmania games.
Famous DJ Not Connected To Activision Game
There’s only so many musical simulation games left to make. They’ve done singing, drumming, guitar playing and dancing. Since nobody wants to see a “Sleazy Record Producer Hero” game, there’s really only one left: DJing. It has been known for a while, if not officially announced that Activision is in the process of developing a DJ Hero game.
Recently a press release announced that there’d be a special version of the title that would get some significant star power. According to the release DJ Hero was to be accompanied at launch by a DJ Tiesto version of the title in the summer of 2009. The story first appeared in the forum section of a third party site and was picked up by various news websites, so much so that it was started to be accepted as truth.
The DJ has come out saying that this press release was completely fake: “There has been a lot of talk concerning an alleged quote from Tiesto about being involved in Activision’s possible DJ Hero video game. This information was based on a fictitious news items, posted on a third party online forum.” The statement also said that DJ Tiesto had “never given a quote” on the game. Interestingly, the statement never denies the content of the press release, just asserts that it’s a fake.