DJ Hero coming Oct. 27 in US, 'late October' worldwide

by Alexander Sliwinski on Aug 21st 2009 9:00AM

Speaking to Joystiq at GamesCom, Activision has officially confirmed what retailer listings have indicated for quite some time: DJ Hero will wind up on shelves starting October 27th in the US and "late October" elsewhere -- likely the week of the 27th. However, the retailer-derived price of $120 (and $200 for the pictured "Renegade Edition") has yet to be confirmed.

DJ Hero will come with 93 mixes, comprised of 100 individual tracks. The game's guitar mode will be compatible with Rock Band axes and microphones. Yes, microphones. Though plugging in a microphone offers no major gameplay additions, the peripheral can be handed to the drunkest person in the room for random shoutouts and other foolish remarks. USB mics are a go, but we're following up to see if wireless mics will also be accepted.

Tags: activision, dj-hero, Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (52)

Definatly NOT picking this up.

brutal legend?

waiting for beatmania.

I would bet money this guy will pick up Brutal Legend. But seriously what's the point of posting if you don't like the game in the first place.

Waiting for Beatmania?

Better move to Japan. If you aren't in Japan right now, Bemani doesn't give a fuck about you.

That's okay. I live in Hong Kong.

I'm interested in this game but I do not want a big turntable controller in my house. Will they have an option that lets you dumb down the game and play it with the dualshock?

I should note, this game on the PSP would cause me to instantly buy a PSP

Aw Pauly, I always liked ya but come on, man!

WTF is the point of playin this, or guitar hero/rock band with an f'in controller??

That's like the poor man's hand sandwhich (ham on hand) !

I feel like a tool when I use one of those controllers...I couldn't imagine owning one.

You've played then, I assume?

of course..at friends houses. but I would love to have this in a simpler portable, version.

Oh I was refering to the DJ Hero turntable, not the guitars/drums from the other games.

But i see your point. I gaurentee we all will look equally foolish playing Dj Hero as we did Guitar Hero

The one game we do get before the rest of the world...

Excellent, glad it got dated finally. Can't wait.

cuz y'know....the 27th of october is eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarly october compared to 4 days after that which is the end of the month......such a huge time gap...c'mon guys the rest of the worlds going to be jealous because were getting it so much earlier than they are.....finally a game i can bring to the nightclubs and not be considered a loser for carrying around...w00!

p.s. .......do not want

*sigh* While I wouldn't say I disagree with your post, I had to downvote it on the principle for being completely annoying... and for the extra, unnecessary spaces you threw in.

s'all good. i wasnt sure if i oversaturated it with the sarcasm or not. appreciate the criticism.

This looks like an insane amount of family fun on Christmas morning.

Sold.

grandmom is gonna love that 2 Live Crew vs. Eminem track!

Damn right she will! Well my kids grandma anyway.

You trying to say that yours won't?

haha "Grandmom, you can play Pop that cootchie on expert!"

DJ Hero 85 CONFIRMED!
DJ Hero Paul Van Dyk CONFIRMED!
DJ Hero Dj Jazzy Jeff CONFIRMED!
DJ Hero Smash Jams Vol. 8 CONFIRMED!

"DJ Hero Paul Van Dyk CONFIRMED!"

This I would buy

If this were Harmonix, y'all would be cumming in your pants. I'm no fan of Activision's business practices, and the "Hero" series is definitely bloated, but that doesn't mean this game won't be fun. I'll definitely be picking it up...realistic or not, it looks more fun to play than Beatmania or Scratch: Ultimate DJ, especially given the mixes. I mean, Jay-Z, Eminem, Nirvana, Gorillaz, The Zombies, fucking Queen vs. Daft Punk. Must have.

I agree

Exactly. This game has gotten a hefty amount of praise, and a good majority of the people who have actually played it seem to enjoy it. If this was not a "Hero" game, and it wasn't published by Activision, all of you fuckers would be all over this, just like any other highly praised game.

And no, I really don't think the controller is that expensive. The turntable controller is based on scratching, and frankly, I want a STEEL axle for the controller. Not a plastic axel that will bend and render my controller useless since you can't play if you can't scratch. I want it to be almost frictionless. I want the build quality to be top notch.I want a nice grip coating on the surface of the turntable, which is easy to hold and play on, not a smooth controller your hands will slide around on.

If it's $120, thats one thing, but if it's a $120 game with a controller that won't fall apart in 5 months due to standard wear and tear, and will be very comfortable to use, that's another.

I'm a Rock Band zealot, and yes - The Beatles: Rock Band has required a trouser change from me on at least five separate occasions. Guitar Hero has lost the war on my personal preference in band games.

However, I'm actually willing to give DJ Hero a chance. But first I'll need to compare it to 'Scratch: The Ultimate DJ'. I'm a savvy consumer, so I'll throw my money at the best jukebox man simulator around. Fight for our love and dollars I say!

WE WILL WE WILL - robot rock -YOU! rock rock rock robot rock rock rock - ROCK YOU! WE WILL WE WILL robot robot robot robot...

Paul you win the Corniest Post I've Read Today award. Usually I don't give it out this early but I think it's safe to declare you the winner.

whatever I'm gonna go mash those two songs up right now!

No, I probably would still think it's a bad idea. $120 for a single player experience. No thanks, I'll go buy a full band game for about $180 or so. Only 60 dollars more and with three times the hardware....deal.

Sure, it being Activision doesn't help...mostly because I get the strange feeling that this will get hardly any DLC support in the 2-3 months before they announce the sequel.

$180 for a full band game? Try $80.

www.rockband79.com

And no, I'm not affiliated with them in any way. It's just too good a deal to NOT spread around. Why isn't it on the front page?

Yeah. I really wish Acti didn't have to slap on the Guitar Hero brand to it, but it looks like a really fun game. The remixes I've heard so far are rad.

The only thing that worries me is that I'll want to buy DJ Hero before Scratch comes out, and then we find out Scratch really IS the better game.

Isn't 10/27 late October? What's that Activision...it isn't?! Oh....I get it! Late October is 10/28! Thanks Activision...you're the best!

Now that we have an official launch date for DJ Hero...that should mean we'll get the announcement of DJ Hero 2 within the next few weeks right?

Nah, I do believe there is a much better game coming out that very same month
by a little known fellow named Tim...

I love metal too, hoping for a level based off of in flames colony album art, but seriously, this has Queen vs Daft Punk!

You can plug in a microphone and shout random crap for no reason?

Sold.

I bought a microphone and a mini amp for that sole purpose.
You can see me in the city center every Tuesday night.

It's a great way to voice my nonsensical ramblings. Out loud!

Expect to hear this... a lot

"REEEEEEEMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX!"

I respect what they're trying to do here as far as pushing the rhythm genre in a new direction, but this just isn't for me. I've got enough perif with my Rock Band setup.

If I was into the hippity-hop, I would pick this up in a second. They have poured so much love into this game. It's going to be fantastic.

As it stands however, I just don't care about the music. Hopefully one of my friends buy it so I can play it at their house.

I felt the same way about Rock Band and Guitar Hero but I'm glad I gave them a shot.

Can't imagine not having either one of them now and I never listened to Rock music.

Ecstasy not included.

NO ECSTASY = NO BUY!

My J-School prof would kill me if I didn't point out that 100 tracks comprise 93 mixes. "Comprised of" isn't a real phrase.

huh...the more you know...

...and knowing is half the battle.

BTW.. DJ Hero also come on Wii.

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