[News] DJ HEROOOOOOOHHHH

Originally Posted by Kotaku

On February 8, 2008, video game developer/publisher Activision Publishing filed to protect the trademark DJ Hero in relation to “computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; interactive video game comprised of a CD or DVD sold as a unit with a video game controller”.

Other than a custom Guitar Hero turntable mod reported by Gizmodo (and GameTrailers.com), and some wishful thinking by gamers, this trademark filing is the first indication of Activision’s future plans for the franchise, as well as peripherals beyond guitars.

While you wait for DJ Hero to arrive, Mork suggests you take a look at the DJ Dictionary. You might have your baby scratch technique down. But you’re gonna need to know how to crossfade your bubble scratch hamster style to avoid that GAME OVER train wreck.

Source: http://www.trademork.com/dj-hero/

Originally Posted by Kotaku

Recent Activision acquisition FreeStyleGames is hard at work on DJ Hero, a music rhythm game that will let gamers scratch to the beat of popular mash-ups with a laptop turntable peripheral, informed sources tell us today.

The game, which has been in development for nearly two years, is expected to hit shelves next summer and will likely include the ability to use Guitar Hero guitars for versus mode face-offs.

The controller, key to the game's success, has been through nearly a half-dozen iterations.

In the latest form, the device looks a lot like a simplified DJ Deck. There is a platter for scratching which will act like the strum toggle on a Guitar Hero guitar. Above the platter are three buttons for sampling. The controller also includes a cross fader and a sound effects dial which will act like the whammy bar in Guitar Hero.

Instead of flowing the musical notes down a guitar neck, DJ Hero will flow the music down and around a virtual record in a half arc. Either left top to middle bottom if you are left handed, or right top to middle bottom if you are right handed.

To play you will have to either hold a sample button and scratch, just hold a button or just scratch as the neon icons flow around the virtual vinyl.

Currently the wireless controller has grooves molded into the bottom so it will sit comfortably in a player's lap, though the team is also looking into legs for the deck so gamers can play while standing up.

The game in its current form features all mash-ups, think Beyonce Vs Jimi Hendrix, 50 cent Vs Beastie Boys. If they can nail the interface and get licensing for the music this could be a mammoth hit. Then again I love mash-ups.

*That's not a picture of the controller.

Originally Posted by Kotaku

ACTIVISION TRADEMARKS DANCE HERO

We'll bet you never saw this one coming. A recent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows that Activision has filed a mark for Dance Hero, claiming services such as "interactive video game programs" and "video game controllers." The filing comes soon after first details on DJ Hero were posted on Kotaku, a trademark Activision filed for in February.

While we imagine that Activision's theoretical take on the dancing game genre, if that's what the trademark is intended for, will require the rhythmic stepping on of various buttons and/or arrows. If we were in charge, Dance Hero would involve serious amounts of "serving" and a group of gold-hearted, brightly outfitted underdog street toughs who band together for a dance off to save their struggling community and maybe learn a lesson or two about diversity along the way.

Only Activision: Activision Trademarks 'Dance Hero'

http://www.trademork.com/dj-hero/

So, we get this new thing called DJ Hero, and I guess you can't really argue Activision for picking up good ideas. In the article they just mentioned briefly "Freestyles", and apparently IGN gave the game "best music game of the year 2006". And guess what? Activision acquired the company, great another fucking subdivision under Activision.

So.... DJ hero and Dance hero... apparently they registered for those names so they won't be fucked over like Cisco did with "iPhone". Smart move Activision, register the fucking name before someone else takes the name!


So Activision wants to play with Konami. Good luck, Konami has been dominating in DJ/Dance. But that's just my opinion on Konami.

I can see this already, Activision adding future additions for upcoming Rockband3 : Dancing pad + Turntable. Wait, Activision doesn't have rights on Rockband anymore do they?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hey there DDR and beatmania. Haven't we met before?

I'm not really looking forward to either of them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I heard that Activision wanted to do a game like this for years, but all the licensing nightmares with sampling and other details prevented them from going anywhere with the idea, but I guess with Guitar Hero/Rock Band's success, they passed over that hurdle.

Any idea of what the controller's gonna look like? It would be kinda cool to have a wireless Turntable or something.

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This is rather old news but I don't care because I highly doubt that it will replace the far superior games that Konami has developed and released. Jeez, with all these upcoming mediocre knockoffs/IPs why is no one talking about GF/DM v6



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Seriously...IRL, I've heard of a Guitar Hero, but...

"Dude, you're seriously leik the...DJ HERO!!!"

Pass. Hope this doesn't mean it'll cut into the DLC budget for GH: WT. It's pretty fucking weak as is, outside of Death Magnetic.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I could only imagine the array of horrible hip-hop songs that will be attached with DJ Hero.

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Jeez, with all these upcoming mediocre knockoffs/IPs why is no one talking about GF/DM v6

I imagine the text at the bottom of that picture is the reason why nobody's talking about them.

How ya doing, buddy?

This might be an almost interesting prospect if it wouldn't inevitably be full of shitty American hip hop tunes and even shittier Euro-house and all that horrific J-pop shite that ends up in games like this.

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