and $5.99, respectively (and not sold separately):
- "All Of Me" by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen
- "DARE" by Gorillaz vs. "Can't Truss It" Performed by Public Enemy
First DJ Hero DLC mix pack today; David Guetta pack dated Nov. 24
by Griffin McElroy 
on Oct 29th 2009 1:20PM
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and $5.99, respectively (and not sold separately):
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 2:02PM (Unverified) said
Take a good look. It also says that you can't get them seperately. That means if you just wanted the All of Me vs Radio Ga Ga, then you MUST buy the other one as well. What's that? You don't like the other one? Well fuck you. You're gonna buy both of them because we say so.
Ain't I a dick?
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Ain't I a dick?
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 2:04PM (Unverified) said
Actually, I ain't gonna get either one, because I didn't give my cash to Craptivision...
I Win!
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I Win!
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 6:23PM VaultBoy said
The reason in this case that the tracks are only available as a pack is likely that they were only submitted to MS as a set for pre-order DLC. All DLC has to go through the submission process, and rather than risk the tracks failing on their own, they probably just put a price point on the pack that had already been approved to make the most of the submission. This is the way the industry works folks.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:25PM (Unverified) said
This was the free gamestop Preorder DLC. I downloaded this at launch
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:32PM KaneRobot said
LMAO.
Once again - fuck you, Activision.
Beatles Rock Band DLC cost a ton to develop as well, but - holy crap! - they didn't raise prices. While it's obviously not the same process, the general principle is the same - development costs rose significantly, but only one of the companies raised prices.
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Once again - fuck you, Activision.
Beatles Rock Band DLC cost a ton to develop as well, but - holy crap! - they didn't raise prices. While it's obviously not the same process, the general principle is the same - development costs rose significantly, but only one of the companies raised prices.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:40PM Blaggers said
You can't compare this to Rock Band or Guitar Hero tracks. All that happens there is that the instruments have note charts created for them - hard work to be sure, but I think the pricing is just about right (for Rock Band at least, I'm not familiar with Guitar Hero DLC). Essentially, nothing new is created. DJ Hero is different - not only are they creating note charts, but they're creating custom music especially for the game. These things take time, effort and, yes, money, but remixes don't grow on trees, and it's not as easy as pushing a button to convert to songs into one.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 2:20PM PR0F3TA said
@Blaggers
O RLY? cause last time i checked The Beatles DLC is going to have UNIQUE "dreamscape" sequences which i'm guessing takes a lot more work then getting permission to mix 2 songs together.
3 dollar a song is a joke, on both the idiots who bought the game and are going to buy the tracks and on activision who continue to come up with bullshit excuses on why WE should pay more because THEY think they know whats best for us
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O RLY? cause last time i checked The Beatles DLC is going to have UNIQUE "dreamscape" sequences which i'm guessing takes a lot more work then getting permission to mix 2 songs together.
3 dollar a song is a joke, on both the idiots who bought the game and are going to buy the tracks and on activision who continue to come up with bullshit excuses on why WE should pay more because THEY think they know whats best for us
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:20PM Hafk said
First, they have to pay royalties for two songs, not just one. Then they have to have a DJ compose the music, and they have to give him/her royalties too. All of that happens BEFORE the mix even hits FreeStyleGames' development studio for note charting, editing, animations, and play testing.
Harmonix having dreamscapes doesn't really add to the cost, as once they have the songs, everything is in house from there. On top of that, they are reusing some dreamscape elements from the disc, which is cutting down on extra development. All in all, two guys, a case of Dr. Pepper, and 2-4 hours is all it takes to make a few dreamscapes, especially since they have all of the materials there already. And as they are all under post-production work, they don't have any royalties or fees.
I'd say $3 a song is pretty damn reasonable considering the fact that these are all original mixes and the royalties are a bitch to deal with. You people are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
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Harmonix having dreamscapes doesn't really add to the cost, as once they have the songs, everything is in house from there. On top of that, they are reusing some dreamscape elements from the disc, which is cutting down on extra development. All in all, two guys, a case of Dr. Pepper, and 2-4 hours is all it takes to make a few dreamscapes, especially since they have all of the materials there already. And as they are all under post-production work, they don't have any royalties or fees.
I'd say $3 a song is pretty damn reasonable considering the fact that these are all original mixes and the royalties are a bitch to deal with. You people are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:33PM baby sea tuna said
Same Hero name, same stupid forced-pack DLC. Oh, Activision, will you never learn?
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Posted: Oct 30th 2009 4:41AM VIDEOGAMES said
While I do agree with your statement, I think if the price was lower, they would sell more tracks, and would make up for it with the extra quantity sold.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2009 1:30PM Blaggers said
That's true in theory, but you could apply that reasoning to any sort of commercial product - apples, for example. The difference is that apples don't require you to already have another product to enjoy them. DJ Hero DLC sales are capped at the number of people who own the base game, which Activision have already predicted to be a number that slowly grows over time.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:42PM Nicknin10do said
I cab see that the price makes sense, 2 songs they had to purchase and to mix, least its not a full out 4 dollars.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:32PM (Unverified) said
Agreed. Adam Lambert destroyed Queen just as this guy destroyed Eleanor Rigby. American Idol has to be the worst show on television.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlsE97oPJYc
The only decent cover of a Queen song is this, and I hate Pink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdM1pB1rKg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlsE97oPJYc
The only decent cover of a Queen song is this, and I hate Pink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdM1pB1rKg
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:44PM (Unverified) said
You guys do realize there is much more involved with getting these songs right? First off they need get the license for TWO songs instead of one then they need to get a DJ to actually make the mix. This on top of the regular cleaning up audio, note tracking and testing. Yea the prices are higher than Rockband or Guitar Hero DLC but there are actual legit reasons for that.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:58PM VaultBoy said
Hey! Don't come around here making sense! There is no room for that on the anti-activision bandwagon. Come back when you have some generic hatred for the number one publisher, unpleasant sexual directions for their CEO, or generally want to blindly bash Guitar Hero. Beyond that there is no room for dissenting opinion on the Joystiq blog. You'll see when this comment is voted down...
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 2:11PM HTCEVO said
I wish. If Daft Punk released an album of their mixes from this game, I wouldn't feel so tempted to buy this.
I'm hoping DJ Hero 2 comes out soon so i can pick this up. I'm not a cheap skate when it comes to games, but I'll never spend $120 on a title that will be obsolete and worthless in less than a year.
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I'm hoping DJ Hero 2 comes out soon so i can pick this up. I'm not a cheap skate when it comes to games, but I'll never spend $120 on a title that will be obsolete and worthless in less than a year.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:54PM Jack Tretton said
"I'm hoping DJ Hero 2 comes out soon..."
Hey, it's the "Hero" franchise, you'll have it by next summer.
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Hey, it's the "Hero" franchise, you'll have it by next summer.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 1:55PM Discotheque said
I'm not a fan of Dave Guetta. But you'd think they would put in "Love is Gone" out of all his crap songs that one is at least...good. And it was stuck in my head for a long time.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 6:45PM (Unverified) said
I would love the stuff he did as Africanism. Hard vs Summer Moon would be awesome.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 2:36PM (Unverified) said
Why isn't "The World is Mine" included in the David Guetta pack?!
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:14PM MRL3G3ND said
well how about I dont care how hard it is, All that hard work will be for nothing if I don't buy it...
5 dollars for 2 songs is ridiculous
Once I play out the 93, I'm trading it in
I'm having fun with it now, but it's more like a gimmick to show my friends..then what? Can they keep this fresh & new
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5 dollars for 2 songs is ridiculous
Once I play out the 93, I'm trading it in
I'm having fun with it now, but it's more like a gimmick to show my friends..then what? Can they keep this fresh & new
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:23PM (Unverified) said
I don't understand why you guys hate Activision so much. Hating Activision just for the sake of hating Activision is worse than Activision.
(I don't think I have ever said Activision so much in one post before)
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(I don't think I have ever said Activision so much in one post before)
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:27PM (Unverified) said
I would like to punch any individual that purchases these. Any "DLC" that comes before ~2-3 month mark is ridiculous. Music "DLC", I admit, is different but not when it comes a mere two days after launch.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 4:11PM Modulos said
Games are finished well before the game launches. At least a couple weeks for the discs to get made, shipped, etc. Plenty of time to make 2 DLC songs. This is the case for most rhythm games. The time needed to make a DLC track is much less than the time to make, say, an RPG addon to a game.
(I understand that this was always planned on being DLC and was possibly done before the game went gold. I am not addressing this specific case, but rather the general case of DLC and rhythm games.)
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(I understand that this was always planned on being DLC and was possibly done before the game went gold. I am not addressing this specific case, but rather the general case of DLC and rhythm games.)
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:43PM (Unverified) said
i am fine with the pricing as long as any future songs not specifically done for the game are cheaper then the mixes that are made for the game.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 3:38PM MorbidToaster said
Well, the game is awesome, and well worth a purchase...but the DLC? I don't know at that price point.
I got those 2 free from GameStop, and they're both really good.
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I got those 2 free from GameStop, and they're both really good.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 4:51PM (Unverified) said
im starting to see why a lot of people on here hate activision now....yeah i remember the whole "we will stop supporting ps3 if they dont lower the price" bullshit and i wasnt planning on buying MW2(leaning more towards MAG) but man they are worse than ea is right now. i just havent been paying attention lately i guess.
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Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:02PM (Unverified) said
The dare vs PE mix
is good
but activision charging 3 bones
SHOCKER!!!
p.s. look up on youtube for the people who brave enough to buy the DLC
and judge if you want to buy them or not.
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is good
but activision charging 3 bones
SHOCKER!!!
p.s. look up on youtube for the people who brave enough to buy the DLC
and judge if you want to buy them or not.
Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:57PM VaultBoy said
Hey! Don't come around here making sense! There is no room for that on the anti-activision bandwagon. Come back when you have some generic hatred for the number one publisher, unpleasant sexual directions for their CEO, or generally want to blindly bash Guitar Hero. Beyond that there is no room for dissenting opinion on the Joystiq blog. You'll see when this comment is voted down...
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