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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - Music Hub News

Steve Ouimette Solo Album

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Steve Ouimette, critically acclaimed guitarist and composer, will release his debut solo album "EPIC" with Sumthing Else Music Works, the award-winning industry leader for licensing and distributing video game soundtracks. Best known for his covers for the highly successful Guitar Hero® series as well as the memorable guitar performances on hi-octane original video game scores such as Red Steel™2, "EPIC" showcases Steve's diverse repertoire and is laden with extraordinary musicianship, performed across a wide range of styles that marry cinematic elements with over-the-top guitars. "EPIC" will be available on October 12th for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com, Amazon MP3 and iTunes. The CD/DVD album will be released on October 26th to retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works www.sumthing.com.

Full Details Here

Topics: Community
Related Games: Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)

Thursday, April 1, 2010 - Music Hub News

Guitar Hero Downloads for April

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What to download, what to download. Any time you hit Xbox Live or PSN with some spare cash, it's a tough call what to drop your hard earned dollars/points on.

The Hero series is no stranger to giving download options and they've just released the availability of new tracks for the month of April. Here's the breakdown:

April 1
Lynrd Skynrd "Free Bird"
Lynrd Skynrd "Simple Man"
Lynrd Skynrd "Gimme Three Steps"

April 8
Fall Out Boy "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Fall Out Bo "This Ain't A Scene"
Fall Out Bo "The Take Over, The Breaks Over"

April 15
"There's No Other Way" by Blur
"Gives You Hell" by The All-American Rejects
"Addicted" by Saving Abel

April 22
Phoenix "Lisztomania"
Phoenix "1901"
Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"

April 29
Black Sabbath "After Forever"
Black Sabbath "Into The Void"
Black Sabbath "Sweet Leaf"

Topics: Guitar Hero, guitar hero
Related Games: Guitar Hero 5 (PlayStation 3), Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)

Monday, March 22, 2010 - Music Hub News

Jay-Z vs Eminem for DJ Hero

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Activision has launched the first new DJ Hero track pack since November, which features mixes of a selection of Jay-Z and Eminem songs.

The DLC includes: Eminem's 'Shake That' mixed with Jay-Z's 'Show Me What You Got', Eminem's 'Without Me' blended with Jay-Z's 'Encore' and 'Can I Get A...' by Jay-Z mixed with 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem.

For information about the other downloadable content, check out our DJ Hero song list page.

Topics: DJ Hero
Related Games: DJ Hero (Xbox 360), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (Wii)

Monday, March 1, 2010 - Music Hub News

DJ Hero 2 Wishlist

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At this point in time, Activision is already deep into getting through their sequel to DJ Hero. That means they've probably chosen all their artists, mixed most of their tracks, and all-in made this upcoming list irrelevant. But that doesn't mean this pair of writers can't dream!

Check out our collection of top notch artists we'd love to see make an appearance in DJ Hero 2. In no particular order.

Find the listing over with the articles.

Topics: DJ Hero
Related Games: DJ Hero (Xbox 360), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3)

Friday, February 19, 2010 - Music Hub News

Activision Regrets Snubbing Harmonix

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When, in 2006, Activision purchased the Guitar Hero publisher Red Octane, development of the franchise switched from Harmonix to Activision's Neversoft studio, with Harmonix going on to develop the Rock Band games.

Activision's CEO, Bobby Kotick, has now revealed (while speaking at the DICE gaming convention) his regret for not also purchasing the original developers of the Guitar Hero games.

"When we were buying Guitar Hero, or buying Red Octane, the makers of Guitar Hero, we knew about Harmonix," said Kotick. "We had always known them as sort of somewhat a failed developer of music games. They always had really great ideas but nothing that was really commercially viable until Guitar Hero. And [we thought], it's a good piece of software, and if we gave it to Neversoft, they'd knock the ball out of the park with this.

"We really didn't even think, 'Hey we should go to Boston, and meet these Harmonix guys and see what they're up to'."

Kotick added: "If we had gone up, I think the world of Guitar Hero would have been rewritten. It would be a lot different today. And it would probably be a profitable opportunity for both of us and an opportunity where you'd have even more innovation in the category."

Check out the full story at VideoGamer.com.

Topics: Harmonix, Guitar Hero, Activision

Monday, February 8, 2010 - Music Hub News

Guitar Hero Boss Steps Down

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Dan Rosensweig, chief executive of Activision's Guitar Hero division, has stepped down from his role. An apparently unexpected move, he is now to take on a role at Chegg.com, an internet start-up that allows students to rent (rather than purchase) their college text books.

Activision stated that his decision to step down was completely voluntary, adding:

"We would like to thank Dan for his contributions to the Guitar Hero business," said Mike Griffith, chief executive of Activision Blizzard. "We widened our leadership in the music gaming genre in 2009."

For the full story, check out the article at Telegraph.co.uk.

Topics: Guitar Hero 5
Related Games: Guitar Hero 5 (PlayStation 2), Guitar Hero 5 (Wii), Guitar Hero 5 (PlayStation 3), Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero 5 Mobile (Wireless)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - Music Hub News

New Tracks Incoming in February!

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Four band-centric track packs are incoming this month, and the full details have just been released. These tracks, as with their downloadable brethren, are compatible with both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.

Here's how your month of downloads is laid out:

February 4:
30 Seconds to Mars Track Pack

* "Attack"
* "From Yesterday"
* "Kings and Queens"

February 11:
Breaking Benjamin Track Pack

* "Until the End"
* "Give Me a Sign"
* "Sooner or Later"

February 18:
Black Sabbath Track Pack

* "After Forever"
* "Into the Void"
* "Sweetleaf"

February 25:
Third Eye Blind Track Pack

* "Semi-Charmed Life"
* "Losing a Whole Year"
* "Can You Take Me"

Topics: Guitar Hero
Related Games: Band Hero (Wii), Band Hero (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero 5 (PlayStation 3), Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - Music Hub News

New User Video: DJ Hero Expert - Daft Punk "Megamix 1" 4*

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Our latest user video provides an Expert Mode attempt of Daft Punk's "Megamix 1" from DJ Hero.

Link: DJ Hero Expert - Daft Punk "Megamix 1" 4*

Topics: User Videos, DJ Hero
Related Games: DJ Hero (Wii), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (Xbox 360)

Friday, January 22, 2010 - Music Hub News

Dethklok Interview at Kotaku

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Brendon Small, of Metalocalypse and Home Movies fame, also just happens to front the band Dethklok.

And Guitar Hero just got a Dethklok song for download: "Laser Cannon Death Sentence."

He's a funny man of many talents, and the interview is a great read.

Topics: Guitar Hero
Related Games: Guitar Hero 5 (Wii), Guitar Hero 5 (PlayStation 3), Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - Music Hub News

DJ Hero: Highest Revenue of New Intellectual Properties

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USA Today is reporting a number of recent, interesting video game statistics. Did you know that Wii Play is the top-selling non-PC title ever? Or that kids, on average, spend a total of 53 hours a week with various forms of electronic media?

Nevermind all that, because one statistic from the article is much more relevant for us! That is, "DJ Hero was the highest-grossing new intellectual property in the U.S. and Europe in 2009". This is good news in the light of the initial slow sales, though it should be noted that the higher price tag of the game probably helped it to achieve this statistic.

Read the rest of the article over at USA Today.

Topics: DJ Hero, Sales
Related Games: DJ Hero (Wii), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (Xbox 360)

Friday, January 15, 2010 - Music Hub News

BE a DJ Hero On the Next DJ Hero

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Activision just announced that they're going to be scouting talent at this month's MIDEM in Cannes, France.

"DJ Hero will be hosting an exclusive Listening Session, providing one lucky undiscovered musician the priceless opportunity to have their winning song mixed, mastered and featured in a future installment of DJ Hero."

FOr an undiscovered DJ, this could be a huge break. So if you're already aiming to get noticed at this year's MIDEM, aim harder and get yourself onto the next DJ Hero.

Here's the full press release:

DJ HEROTM SCOUTS FOR UP AND COMING MUSICAL TALENT AT MIDEM 2010

DJ Hero Offers Budding Musicians the Chance to Have One of Their Tracks Mixed and Appear in a Future Version of the Popular Music Videogame

London, England – 15th January, 2010– Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced DJ Hero™’s involvement with MIDEM 2010, as part of Guitar Hero®’s ongoing enthusiasm and commitment to support new music. Having supported various elements of the show in previous years, in 2010 DJ Hero will be hosting an exclusive Listening Session, providing one lucky undiscovered musician the priceless opportunity to have their winning song mixed, mastered and featured in a future installment of DJ Hero.

On Wednesday, 27th January at 14:30, at Auditorium K (level 4), Palais des Festivals in Cannes, the Listening Session will judge ten finalists, whose tracks will vary in genre from electronica to hip-hop; rock to pop, and determine whose track would make great gameplay in a DJ set. The winner, who will be chosen by the expert panel, will walk away with the ultimate prize and have their song played by DJ Hero fans all over the world.

MIDEM 2010, which runs from the 24th to 27th of January, is seen by music professionals from across the globe as a place to discover up-and-coming music superstars and meet with the music community at large. In previous years Welsh band ATTACK! ATTACK! UK and The Answer, were discovered at a similar Listening Sessions for Guitar Hero, and saw their tracks appear in the Guitar Hero® 5 and Guitar Hero® World Tour’s set lists respectively.

Open to all MIDEM 2010 participants, artists are invited to submit one track digitally to be in with a chance to take part in the session, via the following website before 19th January 2010: www.sonicbids.com/midemactivisiondjhero

Latecomers can also submit their track on site (CD format) in the DJ Hero Drop Box (Level 0 next to the elevator, entrance of the Speaker Club & Lounge). The top ten tracks will then be picked by the following jury:

o Tim Riley, VP, Music Affairs, Activision/Blizzard
o Brandon Young, Director, Music Affairs, Activision/Blizzard
o Sergio Pimentel, International Music & Licensing Manager, Activision/Blizzard
o Ofei Sakyi, Senior Music Producer, Freestyle
o Music Industry Professional (TBC)

Topics: DJ Hero
Related Games: DJ Hero (Wii), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (Xbox 360)

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Music Hub News

New Poll: Are You a DJ Hero Lefty or Righty?

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In our latest poll, we're keen to find out whether you play DJ Hero with the buttons on the left- or the right-hand side of the turntable. Or both? Depending on your mood? Join in with the poll by voting here, or voting via the form at the right-hand side of this site's front page.

In our final poll of 2009, we asked whether you got a "Hero" game for Christmas. Unsurprisingly, the majority of our holiday period visitors did! But ten of you got nothing, apparently. Full results below:

Did you get a "Hero" game for Christmas?

Sure did! - 31

Nobody got me nuthin'. - 10

Nope, but I bought one for somebody else. - 3

Votes: 44

Topics: DJ Hero, Poll
Related Games: DJ Hero (Wii), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (Xbox 360)

Monday, January 11, 2010 - Music Hub News

Mad Catz Paid to NOT Make Guitar Hero Controllers

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The boss of Mad Catz (a manufacturer of controllers and peripherals) has revealed that the company was commissioned to create controllers for the Xbox version of the original Guitar Hero. However, they paid $300,000 to get out of the deal (hence the game only ever being released on the PlayStation 2) to avoid a possible lawsuit with Konami.

"Guitar Hero was a game that we were actually involved with early on and pulled out because of a lawsuit with Konami," Mad Catz president and CEO Darren Richardson tells Kotaku. "We were doing the Xbox SKU and that's why there was only a Playstation 2 launch. That's why. We were in there and we pulled out as a result of (the lawsuit) and (Red Octane and Harmonix) went forward and it turned out to be a success, a huge success."

"Everyone else made hundreds of millions and we paid money to not be a part of it," Richardson said. "It was brilliant. I come up with these strokes of genius from time to time. That was my best."

At least the CEO is able to maintain a sense of humor, despite the huge opportunity missed! Check out the full story at Kotaku.

Topics: Guitar Hero
Related Games: Guitar Hero (Game & Guitar Controller) (PlayStation 2)

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - Music Hub News

DJ David Guetta Confirms DJ Hero 2

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In an interview with Kelowna.com, the French DJ David Guetta appears to have confirmed that a sequel to DJ Hero is indeed in production - and he's involved with making it!

“I think it's amazing, this game, and I'm going to work on the No. 2 version,” Guetta says. “It's a really crazy game. After 10 minutes, you get the rush that a DJ gets after 10 years of practising. I have fun with it, but you know what? I can't go to the maximum level. It's too difficult for me. It's crazy.”

This follows on from our earlier report that Activision had approached DJ Qbert for inclusion in a sequel.

Those who splashed out on a turntable will no doubt be pleased that at least one other compatible game is likely to hit store shelves, despite DJ Hero's slow initial sales. Personally, I hope to see a lot more DLC for the first game before any sequel comes our way!

Source: Destructoid

Topics: DJ Hero 2, David Guetta, DJ Hero
Related Games: DJ Hero (Wii), DJ Hero (PlayStation 2), DJ Hero (PlayStation 3), DJ Hero (Xbox 360)

New User Video: DJ Hero's Bittersweet Symphony vs. Rock the Bells

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Our latest user video provides an Expert Mode attempt (from start to finish) of the DJ Hero mix, Bittersweet Symphony vs. Rock the Bells.

The video was created by YouTube user MahaloVideoGames, and can either be streamed below or on this page.