dj hero Archive

  • CrunchDeals: DJ Hero (Xbox 360) for $59

    CrunchDeals: DJ Hero (Xbox 360) for $59

    If the $120 price tag that initially accompanied DJ Hero as it made its way to market in late October of last year seemed a bit steep to you (and apparently, you weren’t alone) then you may be interested to hear that you can get the Xbox 360 bundle for $59 from JR.com.

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  • Predictable rumor: Activision looking to bring DJ Hero to mobile platforms

    Predictable rumor: Activision looking to bring DJ Hero to mobile platforms

    The rumor: Activision is looking to bring DJ Hero to mobile devices. You can assume the iPhone would be among the platforms supported. The facts: DJ Hero didn't do too well, but Activision put a hell of a lot of money into it, so it wants to make as much of that back as possible.

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  • Activision alludes to DJ Hero 2: Go ahead and pretend to be surprised

    Activision alludes to DJ Hero 2: Go ahead and pretend to be surprised

    There will be a DJ Hero 2. Yes, I realize that saying that—Activision will make a sequel to one of its games—is akin to saying earthquakes are bad, or that candy is delicious, but there you have it. The sequel was confirmed as part of a contest.

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  • CrunchDeals: DJ Hero for $85

    CrunchDeals: DJ Hero for $85

    Amazon is unloading Activision’s new-ish DJ Hero package for $85 across all current-generation systems – that’s down from $100+ elsewhere. The bundle is also available on PlayStation 2, although it’s priced at $98.99. That’s “whack” as most popular DJ’s might say. That’s a thing, right? Whack? The standard bundle includes the DJ Hero game with over [...]

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  • Activision calls DJ Hero but a ‘first step’ in expanding the music game genre beyond rock

    Activision calls DJ Hero but a ‘first step’ in expanding the music game genre beyond rock

    Here's comes another DJ Hero story. Activision called the game's launch “successful” at a conference call yesterday, saying that the game represents a “first step toward diversifying beyond rock” and into other genres, like hip hop and electronic music. In other words, the game's soft sales aren't necessarily a cause for alarm (if you were ever concerned in the first place).

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  • Too expensive? DJ Hero sales ‘modest’

    Too expensive? DJ Hero sales ‘modest’

    While there's no hard numbers, an analyst over at Capital Markets has called the sales of DJ Hero “modest.” Usually you want phrases like “brisk pace” and “exceeding expectations” when you release big ticket games like DJ Hero, but it doesn't seem to be happening here.

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  • Big Day in Gaming, October 27th edition: Forza Motorsport 3, Tekken 6 & DJ Hero

    Big Day in Gaming, October 27th edition: Forza Motorsport 3, Tekken 6 & DJ Hero

    Today's a pretty big day in gaming, ladies and gents. You've got DJ Hero, Tekken 6, and Forza Motorsport 3 all coming out today. (Incidentally, I'll have like a mini FM3 “review” tomorrow, and we may have some fun Tekken news this week to share—stay tuned!) So I decided to go around some of the big gaming sites, and take select quotes, completely out of context, and share them with y'all here. Let's go~!

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  • In case you missed it, DJ Hero is available today

    In case you missed it, DJ Hero is available today

    40706-hi-DJ_HeroYes, you can leave work early today. No need to ask your boss, he/she is okay with it. If you haven’t had your fill of music rhythm games by now or you watched with a furrowed brow as guitar-based game after guitar-based game flooded the market, your giant headphones covering only one of your ears and held in place by your own shoulder just like your favorite DJs, then you’ll want to scrounge up between $100 and $200 for Activision’s DJ Hero, depending on your console and whether or not you want the special “Renegade Edition.”

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  • Oh dear: Analyst slashes DJ Hero sales expectations by 50 percent

    Oh dear: Analyst slashes DJ Hero sales expectations by 50 percent

    Interesting note regarding DJ Hero, where “interesting” means “potentially bad news.” One of those fancy analyst types, someone at Cowen and Company, has slashed sales expectations by a little more than 50 percent. That's nothing to brush aside if you're Activision.

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  • DJ Hero track list: 100 songs, 93 mash-ups

    DJ Hero track list: 100 songs, 93 mash-ups

      Here you go – the official list of mash-ups that’ll appear in DJ Hero when it becomes available on October 27th. These are apparently all original, not-available-anywhere-else mixes. · 2Pac – “All Eyez On Me” vs. The Aranbee Pop Orchestra – “Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)”· 50 Cent – “Disco Inferno” vs. David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”· 50 [...]

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  • No, you can’t use the DJ Hero turntable on any other game

    No, you can’t use the DJ Hero turntable on any other game

    Bad news, sports fans. Well, to be specific, DJ Hero fans. Anyhow, it looks like you won't be able to use the turntable controller on any other video game. Why you'd want to use the turntable when playing, say, Street Fighter IV, I don't know.

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  • DJ Hero Renegade Edition shipping 10/27 for $200

    DJ Hero Renegade Edition shipping 10/27 for $200

    Dang. I now know to put aside $200 for the Renegade Edition. Pre-order DJ Hero for all three major consoles and get it in time for Halloween. Xbox edition [Gamestop] PS3 edition [Gamestop] Wii edition [Gamestop]

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  • DJ Hero Renegade Edition unveiled

    DJ Hero Renegade Edition unveiled

    Ooh la la. I guess I know what I’m saving up for later this year. While we’ve known about a special edition Eminem and Jay-Z DJ Hero for some time, it wasn’t until this morning that we finally got to see what it would actually look. In fact, during a private a demo of the [...]

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