As if Activision’s DJ Hero hadn’t covered the majority of its demographic bases before the 10.27 release date, they just released this trailer featuring Daft Punk. Read the rest of this entry »

As if the fact that Blu-Ray was dead in the water wasn’t bad enough, it seems that the PS3 is becoming obsolete in serving its main purpose, as well.

The Activision chief Bobby Kotick had the following to say to The Times:

“I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform. It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation.

They have to cut the price, because if they don’t, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony.” When asked when Kotick replied, “when we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support the console – and the PSP [portable] too.”

Now, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is no longer relevant but in boasting a certain musical game title—with a Hip-Hop version on the way—Activision now occupies Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jason Hortillas

It was inevitable. Activision, video game house of the world wide smash Guitar Hero has now added the turntable to their arsenal of “fake instruments.” DJ Hero is set to drop for the company’s Fall lineup.

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.

Initially I thought to myself, “Oh great. Now you’ll see Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve never been one to fancy Guitar Hero.

For one thing, it’s too hard for me. I don’t have the hand-eye coordination or the patience to learn it. Aside from that, I’ve always felt the game should be called Guitar Loser because that’s what you become when get sucked into the pop-drinking, pizza-eating, cheap plastic lifestyle required to be a so-called ‘Hero.’ Plus, (I know this is like saying “You’ll shoot your eye out” about a Red Ryder BB-Gun), for the price people pay for the game, guitars and PS3, they could have a damn Les Paul. Read the rest of this entry »