Sep 17 2016
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Video games have a long and sordid history of using various objects as controllers: guns, peripherals shaped like…
Jul 21 2011
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I like video games. I like turntables. I like DJ Shadow, I like the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, the Scratch…
Apr 22 2011
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Publisher Activision put its Guitar Hero business on ice earlier this year, signaling the end of a genre that was…
Feb 10 2011
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Publisher Activision is getting out of the Hero business. That means no new DJ Hero and Guitar Hero games (at least…
Feb 9 2011
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There will be no skateboarding games, no music games coming from Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero publisher Activision in…
Feb 9 2011
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Publisher Activision has just added a few more games and maybe one more development studio to its kill count. A now…
Dec 7 2010
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That's what a lawyer representing Universal Music Publishing Group told the creator of 8-Bit DJ Hero, which resulted…
Nov 30 2010
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Eric Ruth's 8-Bit version of Activision's DJ Hero is now available to download and play, complete with six chiptune…
Nov 20 2010
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There once was a time when music games were the biggest - and in some cases best - thing to happen to the video game…
Aug 5 2010
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The man responsible for the 8-bit version of zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has turned his "de-make" skills to another…
Jun 8 2010
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One of the ways celebrities are different from you and me is that they might spend their 21st birthday party with…
Jun 8 2010
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The next DJ Hero game will be out this fall with a whole bunch of new options, including new multiplayer modes,…
Apr 8 2010
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The news this morning that Konami will publish Def Jam Rapstar raises hope among the hip-hop-minded among us that…
Mar 16 2010
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DJ Hero's track lineup expands by three this Thursday with the JAY-Z vs. Eminem Pack. Bear witness as I mutter…
Mar 10 2010
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DJ Hero, a game that's not seen downloadable content since November, gets a much-needed shot of new content next…
Jan 28 2010
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Activision's DJ Hero may have been a bit of a failure - at least, relative to its exposure and marketing budget -…
Jan 18 2010
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Dec 30 2009
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A DJ Hero sequel? Hard to believe, given publisher Activision's fear of sequelizing its games, but one man, French…
Dec 1 2009
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Players interested in making their DJ Hero experience slightly more social can now order standalone controllers…
Nov 25 2009
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With a new Super Mario Bros. title to tide fans over, and plenty of third-party software, this year's Wii offering…