[Guns_LotsOfGuns]

Innovative DJ Hero Game Expected To Transform How Consumers Engage with Music * New Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero Expand the Category with Fun-to-Play Experiences and Innovative New Technologies and Features * Autumn Slate Delivers Largest Variety of Music and Hottest Artists

Thursday 7th May/... Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is set to once again revolutionise how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall – DJ Hero™, Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™ – that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform. The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences for existing fans and millions of new consumers who previously have not joined Guitar Hero’s global community of fans.

• The company’s groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero’s signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance. Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.

• Letting fans continue to fulfill their rock fantasies, Guitar Hero 5 features the hottest rock and roll artists today as well as classic rock bands and gives players an unprecedented level of control over the way they play the game with the ability to drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments and difficulty levels on the fly.

• The franchises’ first E10+ rated console game, Band Hero delivers an exciting music collection featuring top-40 hits designed to expand the experience to a new genre and appeal to a broad family audience who can play together on the guitar, drums, bass and microphone. The game builds upon Guitar Hero’s easy-to-play, difficult-to-master signature gameplay and allows novice players and expert fans to join together on their favourite songs.

“Guitar Hero has made music social again and has become one of the most popular ways to experience music,” said Dan Rosensweig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Guitar Hero franchise. “Today’s fans enjoy a variety of music and are looking for more ways to engage with their favourite songs, artists and fellow fans. These games will let them listen, participate and socialize with music in ways they have never been able to before.

Talk about overkill!

You know i think Activision & Neversoft actually enjoy running popular franchises into the ground, poor old Tony Hawk died in vain...

[chewyx]

id be interested to have a go at DJ Hero I must admit. All depends on how it works and how many more plastic instrument peripherals i have to buy.

No suprises that there will be a GH5 and band hero looks like its going to try and do what lego rock band is trying to do and appeal to the pre-teen/family market.

These 3 titles I have no issue with and were fully expected. The overkill is GH:M, GH:SH and GH:VH all within the space of what... 6 months!!!

More than 1 title per year, maybe 2 at a push just makes no sense to me. They haven't got the time to innovate or even ensure the game they put out is good. Look at GH:WT (although GH:M is a bit more polished)

[Chrispyphillips]

So, are Guitar Hero Greatest Hits, and Guitar Hero 5 technically different, or are they the same?

And whats so different between Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero? You can change 'instruments' in GH5 according to the PR, so it cant be a guitar only game, so whats the point?

Overkill is spot on guns!

[King Tones]

I honestly cant keep up with all of these games

I dont need my whole game collection filled up with "HERO" games

Why oh why

Deftones

[Captain Speedy]

Originally Posted by Chrispyphillips

And whats so different between Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero? You can change 'instruments' in GH5 according to the PR, so it cant be a guitar only game, so whats the point?

They are trying to flood the market with so many games eventually all games will be a GH game of some sort. GH:Gears of war, GH:Rock Band.

Then their evil, white cat stroking plan for world domination will be complete, mwah-ha-haaaa

Or it has somin to do with a certain picture of Lentinis!

[monkey00]

I dont think the poor cow has got any milk left

[lentini]

Originally Posted by Captain Speedy

Or it has somin to do with a certain picture of Lentinis!

The game builds upon Guitar Hero’s easy-to-play, difficult-to-master signature gameplay and allows novice players and expert fans to join together on their favourite songs

nice to see them adding something completely new to Band Hero that you couldn't do in any of the previous games.


.....oh wait

[oasismark]

All i'm saying is current DLC better be supported.

[lentini]

Originally Posted by oasismark

All i'm saying is current DLC better be supported.

heh, yeah right

[mossym]

wouldn't mind a go at DJ hero, although i can see it getting old very quickly

[SeedyR]

Originally Posted by lentini

nice to see them adding something completely new to Band Hero that you couldn't do in any of the previous games.


.....oh wait

..and Guitar Villain has been copyrighted, so expect to see that next year!

[BradleyLove]

Band Hero is going to be a more child-friendly version of GH in that it will feature Top 40 pop songs. Think of Lego Rock Band = Band Hero.

Guitar Hero 5 will be the next iteration of the Guitar Hero platform so I full expect WT DLC to be forwards compatible. Whether they have a disc export option is something else though.

[dave_st185]

If producing Band Hero with it's pop setlist means GH5 is more orientated towards the the types of rock tracks from GH2 and GH3 that originally made it popular then so much the better - it means the whole Band Hero game can be avoided like the plague and we might get some good tunes again in GH5

[chewyx]

heres a pic of the turntables for DJ hero. How is that supposed to work?

[lentini]

Apparently that's not all of it

[lentini]

Some info on DJ Hero from GameInformer:

Developed by Freestyle games.

1-2 players.

Turntable has two parts, the "platter" for the disc is the largest piece, it has three buttons on it, green, red and blue. The second piece, which is detachable to enable lefty mode, includes the face and directional buttons, a Euphoria button, an effects dial, and a crossfader.

Only three "scrolling" tracks, the outside two must be used with the crossfader in order to work.

Each track slides left and right to indicate the crossfader's direction.

Playing consistently will build up the Rewind Meter, which can be used to send the song back to an earlier section.

The tracks have up or down arrows showing which way to scratch the disc, and occasionally an X will be shown, letting the player scratch in either direction.

Tracks will have an overlay in some parts of a song, giving a player an opportunity to use the effects dial.

The Euphoria button is used to trigger Star Power.

Most of the game's songs will be unlocked at the beginning.

Freestyle microphone input is supported.

10 songs will support duet play with a guitar controller.

[King Tones]

Well i was not interested in DJ Hero at all but now i know who has been working on it then i might give it a go

DJ Shadow Interview On DJ Hero



Deftones

[DpM]

Here is a pic of the controller, not the best but you can see the fader etc.

Kotaku - Take A Look At A DJ Hero Controller In The Wild - dj hero

[lentini]

http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/38690/Hand...o-At-E3-2009-/

[chewyx]

RRP announced for DJ Hero

£107.99

HMV are selling it for £99.99.

The US version is $120 (about £75) so i guess we arent getting the complete shaft by the time VAT and shipping is added. Still abit OTT. Ill probably pass for that price.

Found some songs too

1.Gorllaz: Feel Good Inc.
2.Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers: Bustin' Loose
3.David Bowie: Let's Dance
4.Jurassic 5: Jayou
5.Tears for Fears: Shout
6.Gwen Stefani: Hollaback Girl
7.Nirvana: All Apologies
8.Benny Benassi: Satisfaction
9.Beastie Boys: Sabatoge
10.Eminem: My Name Is
11.Marvin Gaye: I Heard it Through the Grapevine
12.The Zombies: Time of the Season
13.KRS-One: Jack of Spades
14.Herbie Hancock: Rockit
15.Eric Prydz: Pjanoo
16.Rick James: Give it to Me Baby (Harminder Dhanjal, Silent Source?)
17.Rick James : Give it to Me Baby (DJ Shadow)
18.Foo Fighters: Monkey Wrench
19.Jay-Z: Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

[Semerie]

dj hero??... lmao whats next piano here???..

PLEASE BE A PIANO HERO

[Azzin]

I posted this earlier in the DJ Hero Preview thread.....

Having seen this, I'm really warming to this game now......

Originally Posted by CVG

Actual real life DJ hero, Grandmaster Flash, has told Rolling Stone that DJ Hero will be the "most popular thing to do in gaming on the planet."

The old skool DJ has been involved with the game for over a year now and has contributed in all areas from mixes, voiceovers to type of language to use. We hope it's in English.

The confirmed track list has also grown:

David Bowie - "Lets Dance" vs. KRS-1 - "Jack Of Spades"
Nirvana - "All Apologies" vs. Rick James - "Give It To Me"
Zombies - "Time Of The Season" vs. Chuck Brown - "Bustin Loose"
Grandmaster Flash - "Here Comes My DJ" vs. Gary Numan - "Cars"
Herbie Hancock - "Rockit" vs. N.E.R.D. - "Lapdance"
Jay Z - "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" vs. Eminem - "My Name Is"
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" vs. Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc"
Dizzee Rascal - "Fix Up, Look Sharp' vs. Justice - "Genesis"
Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl' vs. Rick James - "Give It To Me"
Jurassic 5 - "Jayou" vs. Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"
Tears for Fears - "Shout' vs. Eric Prydz - "Pjanoo (Radio Edit)"
Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow' vs. Benni Benassi - "Satisfaction"
Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" vs. Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"

If you're mad about Grandmaster Flash, then you might like to throw OXM a few questions as they'll be interviewing him soon.

Linkage.

I does make me titter that Activision have a beef with Sony over PS3 pricing, yet don't think twice about their own ridiculous pricing.

[Spidey987]

Band Hero setlist...

3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone
Airborne Toxic Event - Gasoline
All American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
Alphabeat - Fascination
Aly and AJ - Like Whoa
Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure
Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals - Steal My Kisses
Big Country - In A Big Country
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
Corinne Bailey - Rae Put Your Records On
Counting Crows - Angels Of The Silences
Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Devo - Whip It
Don Mclean - American Pie
Duffy - Warwick Avenue
Duran Duran - Rio
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Everclear - Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)
Fallout Boy - Sugar, We're Goin' Down
Filter - Take A Picture
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
Hillary Duff - So Yesterday
Hinder - Lips of An Angel
Jackson 5 - ABC
Janet Jackson - Black Cat
Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Joss Stone - You Had Me
Katrina and The Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Kooks - Naïve
KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree
Lilly Allen - Take What You Take
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Impression That I Get
N.E.R.D. - Rockstar
Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light
No Doubt - Don't Speak
No Doubt - Just A Girl
Ok Go - A Million Ways
Papa Roach - Lifeline
Parachute - Back Again
Pat Benetar - Love is A Battlefield
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - Kids
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
Santigold - LES Aristes
Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Styx - Mr. Roboto
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
The Bravery - Believe
The Dashboard Confessionals - Hands Down
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
The Last Goodnight - Pictures Of You
The Village People - YMCA
The Turtles - Happy Together
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

No way am I touching this one, I don't like to thing of myself as a music prude because good pop music is a good as any other genre but some of these songs would be an embarrassment to own. Which is a shame because there's a few good songs which I doubt will be making their way to Rock Band.

[lentini]

Saw the list earlier in the week.

The gheyest setlist I have ever seen.

[Stinja]

Originally Posted by Spidey987

Band Hero setlist...

Shoot me now!

Seriously i'm reading thru that list, and it's like all the stuff i avoided when i was young. Ok there are a few i would play voluntarily, and some i'd play if forced, but most are just pap of all that was wrong with the music industry.

Originally Posted by Lentil

The gheyest setlist I have ever seen.

The Village People - YMCA

'Nough said really...

Can't wait for Sub Pop stuff to come out the Rock Band Network - we need balance vs this atrocity!

EDIT: just realised what this set list is; it's the Wii version of music lists. "Inoffensive" to the mainstream, designed to be as broadly appealing to grandma, mom & pops, and little Jonny and Suzie. Probably sell loads of copies, as they'll all be buying it for each other, play two songs and then be forgotten next to their Balance Board... As i said, shoot me now.

[chewyx]

pass from me. Probably 2 songs i would want to play (there are a couple of others but there already in RB)

Dont know how some of those songs will even translate to a music game. Alphabeat and spice girls Do they even have guitar in them.

[lentini]

Originally Posted by chewyx

Do they even have guitar in them.

since when has that stopped Neversoft?

[Spidey987]

The difference between this setlist and what we've seen of Lego Rock Band is night and day. You can have kid friendly songs without alienating every other audience, which is a balance that Neversoft have completely failed at.

[Hillskill]

Saw some DJ Hero Gameplay footage on Playr today for the first time. Finally I have an idea of how the controller works I was dead impressed and I really quite fancy it First day purchase for me no

[Zzebedee]

i didn't know playr was back on