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Now You Can Be a DJ Hero, Too

Even though Guitar Hero: World Tour isn't set to hit shelves until October 26th, Activision has already announced where it's heading in the future: the turntable.

DJ Hero, a game two years in the making, may finally be ready to debut next summer, reports Rolling Stone.  The idea is basically the same as Guitar Hero: follow the cues on screen with your controller.  However, with DJ Hero, your controller is a turntable, which you'll use to scratch, crossfade and add special effects to songs.  And the songs you're jamming to aren't 30 Seconds to Mars or Lacuna Coil or Willie Nelson or....actually, just check out the full Guitar Hero: World Tour track listing here!  Instead, the game's soundtrack will feature mash ups of famous artists, a la Jay-Z and Linkin Park's album Collision Course.

But wait, it gets better.

Part of the game’s long delay to stores — besides the inherent difficulties in getting the rights to sample-heavy hip-hop tracks — now appears to be Activision’s plan on making DJ playable with Guitar Hero gear, allowing users to create mash-ups between the rap and rock genres...

DJ Hero won't release until at least next summer, but hey.  It's definitely something to anticipate.

Who would you want to hear on the DJ Hero soundtrack?

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Posted on 09/17/2008 10:13 AM Visits: 551
breesays: 09/17/2008 10:56 AM
Ooooh, mash ups!
breesays: 09/17/2008 11:15 AM
And hey, maybe by next summer I can afford a video game console!
breesays said:
And hey, maybe by next summer I can afford a video game console!
Go with the 360 or the Wii, seriously. And this is coming from someone who, until recently, was a TOTAL Playstation fangirl.
breesays: 09/17/2008 11:18 AM

Go with the 360 or the Wii, seriously. And this is coming from someone who, until recently, was a TOTAL Playstation fangirl.

I played the wii for awhile, I REALLY love mario kart on the wii.
Gwen Artax: 09/17/2008 11:22 AM

Go with the 360 or the Wii, seriously. And this is coming from someone who, until recently, was a TOTAL Playstation fangirl.

the Wii is the first game station that I've been interested in... well ever...
gwenartax said:
newageamazon said:
Go with the 360 or the Wii, seriously. And this is coming from someone who, until recently, was a TOTAL Playstation fangirl.

the Wii is the first game station that I've been interested in... well ever...
See, that's what I've heard a lot of non-video game people saying. They're interested in the Wii 'cause you actually DO things, you don't just push buttons. Which I think is brilliant on Nintendo's part, because between the interest and the affordability of the system, it's bringing in a new audience who might not normally buy a system.
Gwen Artax: 09/17/2008 11:31 AM
Go with the 360 or the Wii, seriously. And this is coming from someone who, until recently, was a TOTAL Playstation fangirl.
gwenartax said:

the Wii is the first game station that I've been interested in... well ever...
See, that's what I've heard a lot of non-video game people saying. They're interested in the Wii 'cause you actually DO things, you don't just push buttons. Which I think is brilliant on Nintendo's part, because between the interest and the affordability of the system, it's bringing in a new audience who might not normally buy a system.

Right, exactly really.
livingredefined: 09/17/2008 12:13 PM
This have a feeling this game will be a horrible mess. The only DJ game that has pulled it off is IIDX, despite it's lack of ability to penetrate the US market.
thegelitinconcept: 09/17/2008 12:55 PM
I don't get how this is going to work. Like do they have the mixes already set up? And also how are peopel supposed to face each other?
ahh so confusing!
braaaaaaaaaaaaainssssss: 09/17/2008 2:30 PM
This have a feeling this game will be a horrible mess. The only DJ game that has pulled it off is IIDX, despite it's lack of ability to penetrate the US market.
yeah, it seems like a great idea that will have horrible execution.
PanasonicYouth: 09/17/2008 3:19 PM
I don't know. The Guitar Hero franchise has done really well, is pretty addictive, and has been executed better and better each time.

I'll wait until it comes out. It sounds like a far more interesting concept than Guitar Hero!
I don't know. The Guitar Hero franchise has done really well, is pretty addictive, and has been executed better and better each time.

I'll wait until it comes out. It sounds like a far more interesting concept than Guitar Hero!
I really wasn't sold on Guitar Hero when I first heard about it, but once I played? I ended up spending my breaks at Best Buy playing with the set up (and I think I sold more copies of the game that way than by just talking to people).

It might not end up having multiple installments, but I think it'll at least be interesting to try. Plus, I really can't wait to see the track list.
jerrydazzlepants: 12/15/2008 9:38 PM
I refuse to play these things. D=
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