Rumor: Activision is making DJ Hero, a 'licensing nightmare'

by Justin McElroy on Sep 17th 2008 9:45AM

DJ Hero is more than just a trademark to Activision, it's an actual game, according to an anonymous source speaking to MTV News. There's very little other information to go around at this point, only that the mash-up mechanic is proving to be a "licensing nightmare" for Activision, which, thanks to the Vivendi merger, now has access to the Universal Music Group.

It could be great news for music game fans who're in the mood for something a little different, and terrible news for Konami, which must be having the worst case of deja vu.

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Reader Comments (20)

well of course they are...

"Hey Japs, you snooze, you lose", seems to be the way game development is going right now.
Those guys are standing still.

Though they're still years ahead in tenticle porn and unfathomable romance RPGs.

They didn't snooze and lose, they delivered, failed miserably, and managed to slap everyone in the face in the process. US PS2 version of Beatmania was terrible, mediocre at best.

Also, "jap" is a very racist and offensive term to some people.

How is it?

Going by that logic, Aussie/Brit/Yank should also be offensive?

Well said Jakka.
Truth be told, i just couldn't be bothered typing the rest of the word. Busy man, things to do.

Aussie/Brit/Yanks haven't been terms used in contempt to oppress the people they refer to, as "Jap" was during WWII. Not everyone finds it offensive or racist.. I'm just saying that *some* people do.

Whoring out a popular franchise?

Noooo...not Activision in the least.

For a sec I thought you were talking about EA.

But these days who can tell the difference between the two anyway?

Kind of late for an April Fools joke...

If only.

I wonder what the controller for this game would look like. If the gameplay is anything like IIDX, then they've got their work cut out for them; I haven't gotten anyone to get into IIDX (Rock Band, on the other hand, is an easy sell). But it might have had something to do with the interface, Konami's designs tend to be pretty sparse.

Why not, it looks awesome.
Although, depending on the price, you can buy a KAOS PAD which can basically make real music for you (provided you have the samples you want).