Tag: Freestyle Games
News DJ Hero Developer FreeStyle Games Is Making A New Video Game
The status of DJ Hero developer FreeStyle Games has been in limbo for some time, but the company has announced this afternoon that it "will continue its strong relationship with Activision"
In fact the British studio is already working on a new super-secret project for the publisher, which will be announced in the coming months. Unfortunately, the...
News Continued Guitar Hero & DJ Hero DLC Coming Due To 'Continued Support' From Fans
DLC for Activision's main-line music games -- DJ Hero and Guitar Hero -- was supposed to have dried up by now, but the publisher's decided to extend support for the platforms due to "continued support" from fans
The cynical side of us reckons Activision's still making good money from this stuff. No word on what's on the horizon, just know that there...
News Things Ain't Looking So Hot For DJ Hero Developers FreeStyle Games
Fact: DJ Hero, and particularly its sequel, are amazing games
Fact: DJ Hero underperformed at retail. Fact: Activision just killed Guitar Hero. Fact: People are probably going to lose their jobs. Which really sucks because there's clearly piles and piles of talent at the British studio behind the scratch-em-up, FreeStyle Games. Like we said, the DJ...
News DJ Hero 2 Drops Beats Bigger Than Bombs, Reviews Go GaGa!
The first DJ Hero 2 reviews are in and it's all love from what we can see
Eurogamer's plumped up a juicy fat 9, as have IGN UK and Destructoid. The Metacritic's currently sitting pretty with an average score of 90; and they say the music genre's dead right? DJ Hero 2 is out this week. Who's picking it up?
News European DJ Hero 2 Bundles To Include A Free Copy Of The Original Game
Activision's confirmed that European copies of the DJ Hero 2 bundle - both the turn-table and party sets - will come with an additional bonus while stocks last: a copy of the original DJ Hero game
That means if you're coming into the series fresh, you'll start out with a whopping 170 mixes. Not bad, right? The problem is, both bundles are still...
News Right, Here's Every Single Song/Mix You'll Find In DJ Hero 2
Activision's just sent us a press release that's got us screaming like the little PopJustice fanboys we are -- every single mix in DJ Hero 2's roster
Squeeeeee. It looks so good. There's a bit of Tiesto, bit of Guetta, and plenty of GaGa. Hell yes folks. Hit the jump for the full shebang. S'gonna be great. The game's gonna be available in a range of...
News DJ Hero 2 Has 105 Songs In It, 84.7% Of Them Are Amazing*
Activision's dropped the bass--erm, the setlist for their upcoming DJ-'em-up sequel, DJ Hero 2
Among the artists features are Basement Jaxx, Chic, Lady GaGa and Timbaland. Naturally we're pretty stoked. This is the only music game we're excited for this Fall (sorry SingStar: Dance) and it looks like it's going to be killer. Get the full list after...
News DJ Hero 2 Doubles Up The "D-D-D-D-Dictionary" Button This October
In high school we used to have these keyboards with a "Dictionary" mode on them
Nobody really remembers what the button did because we were all too busy pressing it multiple times to notice. Y'see, the button used to have a voice sample attached to it, which made for some fantastic rhythmic manipulation: "D-D-D-D-D-D-Dict-D-Dictionary",...
News DJ Hero 2 Is All About Building An Empire
In the original DJ Hero you played tracks and that was about it really
In DJ Hero 2, that's set to change. Freestyle games are introducing a massive career mode called "Empire", in which you'll pick a brand and location and watch your DJ turn into a super-star as your reputation grows. It sounds like a cool way to flesh out the dry...
News DJ Hero 2's Multiplayer Is Vast, Exciting
DJ Hero is a party game
It is strange, therefore, that the original game had nothing in the way of party modes. Thankfully, DJ Hero 2 rectifies that. There are a ton of multiplayer modes being added to the game, the most exciting of which is the "Party Play" mode. This allows players to drop-in and drop-out of the game seamlessly, without...
News Tiesto Brings Four To The Floor, Epilepsy To DJ Hero 2
Activision's confirmed that the Netherland's own DJ maestro, Tiesto, will join the roster of DJ Hero 2
He'll be providing two unique mixes to the game, aswell as his likeness. Presumably the mixes will include plenty of four to the floor kick patterns and gated synths. 'Cos that's what Tiesto does, innit? As much as we like Tiesto, we can't help but...
News Have A Big Long List Of All The Artists Participating In DJ Hero 2
Would you like to know which artists are participating in DJ Hero 2? Of course you would
There are a whopping 108 musicians/bands/producers taking part. Rather than us sitting here typing a load of waffle, allow us to just pick out some of the listed artists that take our fancy: Basement Jaxx, Chic, Lady GaGa, Metallica, M.I.A., Stevie Wonder,...
News You Know How You Thought DJ Hero Bombed? Nuh-Uh!
We liked DJ Hero
We liked DJ Hero a lot actually. We bought it launch day. Launch day! Y'know, when it cost like a bajillion pounds. It had an understandably slow start, debuting at number 20 on the UK charts and managing to shift just 122k units in the US during its launch month. The game had legs though. Probably in thanks to numerous price cuts,...
.. We're in heaven — DJ Hero 2 has been officially announced and now, via Joystiq, we've got some early details on the game's set-list. Activision's outrageously expensive E3 party - which featured performances from Usher, NERD, Chris Cornell, Tool's Maynard Keenan and Jane's Addiction - also featured plenty of DJ Hero 2, with the lists of...
E3 2010 Leaked DJ Hero 2 Mixes Sound Kind Of Amazing
Oooooooh man, DJ Hero 2 is a real product, and it sounds kind of amazing
Like literally sounds amazing. Leaked mixes include a Deadmau5 reimagining of Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" and some remixed Pussycat Dolls. It also looks like Activision are going for more of a party feel with DJ Hero 2, offering karaoke lyrics at the top of the screen...
News DJ Hero 2's Debut Trailer Features Cool People, Beatboxing, Lady GaGa
This debut trailer for DJ Hero 2 will tell you everything you need to know
The game's designed for c0ol people (not greasy metal-heads), features microphone and dual-deck support... and it also has Lady GaGa in it. That mix sounds kind of rad, yo. We've placed the trailer after the jump courtesy of IGN. We literally cannot wait. <object...
News DJ Hero 2 Formally Revealed By Activision
If this morning's story wasn't confirmation enough, Activision's just formally announced DJ Hero 2
First details reveal that there will be over 85 artists involved in the game, with a total of 70 mashups included. Artists name-dropped include Lady GaGa, The Chemical Brothers, Dr. Dre Metallica (?) and more. There'll be all new multiplayer modes in...
News DJ Hero 2 Is Finally Official, Launching In October! We Do Dodgy Dance To Celebrate!
Sorry, excuse us a moment while we run outside and dance to the hits of Madonna - DJ Hero 2 is finally official
The over-priced (but totally awesome) mix 'em up was overshadowed by a stonking price-tag when it launched last year, but with the peripheral already in a number of homes, we're looking forward to simply picking up DJ Hero 2 on disc. We...
News DJ Shadow Mentions "The Next One" In Regards To DJ Hero
If you played the original DJ Hero, or enjoy the notion of spinning discs and its culture, you're probably already familiar with DJ Shadow
The disc-jockey recently appeared on BBC's Radio One, and was asked about the original DJ Hero experience. To which he responded, "it was interesting, I'm actually working on the next one as well. But yeah,...
News Guetta Thinks DJ Hero Is Banging, Is Working On DJ Hero 2
Top DJ David Guetta [and the mastermind behind tons of amazing French house - Ed] has hinted he's working on a follow-up to DJ Hero
In an interview with Kelowna, Guetta said, I think its amazing, this game [DJ Hero], and Im going to work on the No. 2 version. Its a really crazy game, he said.After ten minutes, you get the rush that a DJ...
News Standalone DJ Hero Controllers Available Now, Still A Bit Expensive
If you've been sitting, waiting, deliberating over whether to pick up another DJ Hero controller - now you totally can
Available via the Guitar Hero Store, dropping $70 will earn you a standalone deck for local multiplayer action. Obviously this is still ridiculously expensive, but hey, the game's a lot of fun so we can't blame you for taking the...
News David Guetta DJ Hero Track Pack Hits The Playstation Store
If you fancy getting your groove on to a series of new DJ Hero tracks, look no further than the David Guetta track pack which is available on the US Playstation Store right now for just $7
99. The pack includes: "When Love Takes Over" featuring Kelly Rowland, "Sexy Chick" featuring Akon, and "On The Dancefloor"...
News DJ Hero Sales "Modest" Claims Analyst, States The Bleeding Obvious
Analysts like to talk about sales a lot
Heck, it's their job. A job that pays Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital Markets to tell Gamasutra that DJ Hero's sales are "modest". Given the UK figures, we wouldn't be surprised to hear that. Top marks Colin — your profession continues to state the bloomin' obvious. Sebastian goes on to claim...
News First DJ Hero DLC Hits Today, Is Quite Expensive
If you've got DJ Hero already, you might be tempted by some new DLC which is, well, available today
Be warned though, just like the main game, the DLC is rather pricey. At $5.99 you'll get two mixes - "All Of Me" by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen, and "DARE" by Gorillaz vs. "Can't Truss...
News Guitar Hero Dude Expects DJ Hero To Have Slower Initial Sales
As far as we're concerned, DJ Hero is the second coming of Christ
Ok, not quite, excuse our blasphemy. Just, look: the game appeals to us on so many levels, and we're sure that we're not the only ones. In the office, we're less likely to have the ol' rock music blasting from our stereo, and more disco, dance, house, r&b, pop and hip-hop. Sure,...
News This Is All That DJ Hero Needs To Do To Whip The Entire PushSquare Office Into A Frenzy
You're in charge of DJ Hero's marketing and you just have 16 seconds to whip everyone into a frenzy
What do you do? Hit play to find out. They nailed it.
News DJ Hero's "Diversity Is The Key" To Attracting "Newcomers"
And for once we find ourselves agreeing with Activision
We couldn't give two flying hoots about Guitar Hero here in the PushSquare office because we don't like 92% of the music they pump out for that platform. DJ Hero on the other hand, has us absolutely stoked because we do like that music. So, Activision's brand manager Ian McCellan was totally...
News DJ Hero Introduction Packs Awesome Beats, Ridiculous Footage
The intro to Activision's upcoming DJ Hero's is a real mixed bag
Yes, the choice of Justice as the game's introductory track really sums up the game no end - and for that has us chomping at the bit to get our hands on it - but the footage involving crazy monsters, exploding trucks and giant vinyl record players really did nothing for us. Still, at...
News Would You Like To Know The Full Track Listing For DJ Hero?
The full DJ Hero tracklisting is out
And as you know, we're super excited for the game. SUPER EXCITED. Bear with us while we do a little jig to the tune of Stayin' Alive... Boo yeah. There are 93 songs in DJ Hero with DLC to follow. We've highlighted the most amazing tracks for prominence. Word. Hit the jump. The complete DJ Hero set list: 2Pac -...
News DJ Hero Rocking The PushSquare Offices On 30th October
DJ Hero has been officially dated for Europe
It's coming October 30th. Hooray. Needless to say after a love-hate affair with the game, the PushSquare offices have decided to love and currently have a big countdown on the wall counting down to DJ Hero's release (we don't really have a big countdown - Ed). Yes it's expensive, but it has Daft Punk...
News Daft Punk's Contribution To DJ Hero Elevates The Game To "Must Have" Status
We've been up and down with DJ Hero
We love the mixes and the attempt at doing something a little different but we really hate the price. Alas, we've finally decided that DJ Hero is going to be the best thing since sliced bread, thanks to the inclusion (and input) of one of our favourite acts of all time — Daft Punk. The duo will be contributing...
News DJ Hero: Renegade Edition $200 In The States
GameStop have updated their listing for the Renegade Edition of DJ Hero, pricing it at $199
99. That's a substantial step-up from the standard $119.99 price point, but hey, if you want a stand that doubles as a carry case, this should be your thang.
News David Bowie Vs. Boogie Down Productions In DJ Hero
How can you not be into DJ Hero? Here we have a perfect example of why you should be on the off-chance your not
An exclusive mashup of David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Boogie Down Productions "Jack Of Spades" by DJ Shadow. Hell yes. There are more over at Joystiq.
News Will The DJ Hero Renegade Edition Cost $200?
We showed you the first pictures of the DJ Hero Renegade Edition yesterday and were quite positive about it
It genuinely does look like a reasonable addition to the standard game if you've got money to burn. To be precise, it's looking like you'll need $200 to burn in the US - a full $80 more than the standard edition retails for in the region -...
News Fancy Making DJ Hero Cost Just That Little Bit More?
DJ Hero is an expensive game
But hey, if you're rich, you're going to want the Renegade Edition. No price has been announced yet but we're assuming given all the extra stuff it's not going to be cheaper. In the pack you'll get: a special turntable, a hardshell case that turns into a stand and a two-disc CD set of Jay-Z and Eminem music that features...
News Grandmaster Flash's DJ Hero Appearance Makes Us Reconsider Yesterday's Outburst
Yesterday we were pretty pissed with Activision
We want DJ Hero but £108!? Needless to say, that's a lot of money to spend on a video game. We'd convinced ourselves to not even consider matching the ridiculous asking price. Then we got an email about Grandmaster Flash. Seems the legendary 80's DJ will be making an appearance and contributing two...
News DJ Hero To Cost A Whopping ?108 In The UK, Forget It Activision
We've been really interested in DJ Hero
The music sounds good, the gameplay looks good and the controller seems like it'll be a lot of fun. But with a recommended retail price of £108 Activision must be having a good ol' laugh at the British consumer. The US version is priced at $120 which is bad enough, but the UK version would equal an enormous...
News DJ Hero More "Mainstream" Than Guitar Hero Say Activision
Yes, finally someone gets what we've been saying
Not everyone likes the music that's on Guitar Hero. In fact, we see an artist list full of the likes of ZZ Top and we actually want to murder ourselves. Thank goodness for Activision's CEO Mike Griffith who, contrary to popular belief, realises DJ Hero is a big deal. "It's certainly hitting a...
News Here's A Picture Of Amanda Mackay Holding The DJ Hero Controller
Gametrailer's have put up this crazy promo for some ridiculously melodramatic pre-E3 show they're doing (which has new Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time footage by the way) hosted by Geoff Keighley and Rose McGowan (no we don't know why either)
Alas - the thing the promo is best for is a sneaky glimpse of secondary co-host Amanda Mackay holding...
News DJ Shadow Lends The DJ Hero Team A Helping Hand, Game Includes Scratching
GameInformer are reporting that DJ Shadow, a pioneer of instrumental hip-hop, has been enlisted to help Freestyle Games with the upcoming DJ Hero
It's been announced the game will include scratching, a feature DJ Shadow believes will help the game to break open the doors of the music game. This isn't DJ Shadow's first foray into work on the...
