Tag: freestyle-games
Standalone DJ Hero controllers now available for $70
by NatureJoke on Dec.01, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Retailers, Video Games
If you’ve been sitting around on your fat stacks of cash, waiting to pick up an extra DJ Hero controller then now is the time, friend. Activision sent along a press release stating that the turntable controllers are now in stock at the Guitar Hero Store for $70 a pop, $40 cheaper than the regular, game-packing bundle. With a weak showing on October’s NPD charts and UK retailers slashing prices , we can’t say we fully understand Activision’s decision to charge so much for the turntables
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Standalone DJ Hero controllers now available for $70
Retail roulette: Who has the best DJ Hero pre-order bonus?
by unsursida on Oct.09, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Round and round the DJ Hero pre-order bonuses go. Who has the best one? Nobody kn — oh wait, we do! Planning on putting down the cash for the Activision turntable simulator at the end of October ? Let’s see which major retailer has the best deal: Amazon – $10 video game credit
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Retail roulette: Who has the best DJ Hero pre-order bonus?
DJ Hero’s full track list revealed
by Advodempiopog on Oct.06, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Activision Blizzard has dropped the list of all DJ Hero ’s block-rockin’ beats that players will be mixin’ for mad points. The full catalog on the disc consists of 93 tracks covering several genres of music — the kids (both young and old) aren’t likely to be disappointed.
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Daft Punk assembling 11 unique mixes for DJ Hero
by Anna brausik on Sep.11, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Rolling Stone reveals that the upcoming DJ Hero won’t just feature DJ Jazzy Jeff and Grandmaster Flash , as the robotic rockers themselves, Daft Punk, will also make a very shiny appearance. Along with their signature sets and outfits, the French beat blasters are also crafting 11 unique mixes for the game. Fans will be pleased to know that favorites “Around the World” and “Robot Rock” will indeed make the cut, among others. To check out eight of the Daft Punk tracks, you’ll have to go around the break (around the break)
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Video interview: Freestyle Games’ Jamie Jackson
by FloumbFlile on Aug.21, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Freestyle Games’ upcoming DJ Hero is quite possibly the most refreshing addition to the music genre in quite some time. We chatted with Jamie Jackson, Creative Director of the game, to talk about introducing gamers to the world of scratch. Below is a small text excerpt of the entire video interview. How did the DJ Hero concept come about? About three years ago, we were looking into a concept for a hip-hop game that took into account all four pillars of hip-hop.
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Blizzcon 2009: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
by johnbonjovi on Aug.21, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
So, you already know everything you need to know about this World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer . It introduces the newly ruined realm of Azeroth, two new playable races, new race / class combinations and new monsters. The level cap is higher, there are more skills to learn and more dungeons to explore.
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Blizzcon 2009: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
Activision explains DJ Hero pricing, says game offers ‘tremendous value’
by ronaldslim on Jul.03, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Retailers, Video Games
( click to Afrika Bambaataa-size ) The retailer pricing of DJ Hero found recently — $120 bucks! — has some folks wondering why Activision may have upped the price for its usual game-plus-peripheral combo. The company has offered an explanation answer to Eurogamer , saying, “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 …” … Sorry, we nodded off there for a minute. Between the $250 for The Beatles: Rock Band and another $120 for Tony Hawk: Ride , we’re up late a lot, worrying about affording all these plastic game controllers — and a bigger house to put them all in
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Activision explains DJ Hero pricing, says game offers ‘tremendous value’
