Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Eric Ruth's 8-bit DJ Hero remake removed thanks to Universal Music]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/eric-ruths-8-bit-dj-hero-remake-removed-thanks-to-universal-mus/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/eric-ruths-8-bit-dj-hero-remake-removed-thanks-to-universal-mus/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/eric-ruths-8-bit-dj-hero-remake-removed-thanks-to-universal-mus/#comments Here's the absolute dumbest thing you'll read this week: Eric Ruth's totally rad 8-bit de-make of DJ Hero has been removed from his official site following the issuing of a Cease and Desist letter from Universal Music Publishing Group. You can read the somewhat entertaining, genuinely frustrating exchange between Ruth and the Universal representative over on PikiGeek. Hey, man, we totally see where Universal is coming from. We were just about to buy the theme to Ghostbusters on iTunes, but we changed our mind at the last minute -- because we heard half of a mashed-up 8-bit version of the song on a freeware PC game.

Eric Ruth contacted us with his comment on the ordeal, explaining that even though he's disappointed, "Between mirroring, uploading, fttps, and torrents, I know that Pixel Force: DJ Hero will live on through the vast reaches of the internet long after Mr Grannis and Universal Music go to bed at night." The legal hurdle didn't seem to break his developmental stride, either -- he added that his next project, Pixel Force: Halo, is well underway, with a trailer planned for later this month and a tentative release window of January 2011. Now, let's just hope this one doesn't have any illicit Ray Parker, Jr. covers.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cease-and-desistDJ-Heroeric-rutheric-ruth-gamespcpixel-force-dj-heropixel-force-halouniversal-music-groupTue, 07 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Pixel Force DJ Hero now a beautiful 8-bit reality]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/#commentsEric Ruth Games' Pixel Force DJ Hero is no longer just an idle YouTube distraction, something to load up in the background so you can listen to chiptune Joan Jett/Queen mashups while you write Joystiq posts (or whatever it is you do while listening to chiptune mashups). You can now actually download and play the NES-style rhythm game "demake" for yourself!

Even better news: Ruth also released a new video, featuring an awesome chip mashup of the Ghostbusters theme and Huey Lewis & The News' "I Want a New Drug." So you have something to listen to a few dozen times if you have some more posts to write (or, again, whatever your job may be) before checking out the actual game.

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JoystiqPixel Force DJ Hero now a beautiful 8-bit reality originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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