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Loaded for late October.

Activision has told Eurogamer that DJ Hero will be released on 30th October in the UK. That's the PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions, a spokesperson explained.

DJ Hero, which comes with a turntable peripheral, costs a pricey Ł109.99.

Whether that will be too high to spark another Guitar Hero-like success for the publisher remains to be seen. Nevertheless, Activision is throwing everything behind DJ Hero, signing big-name DJs to remix original tracks for the game and throwing lavish parties starring Jay-Z and friends.

Ch-ch-check out our recent hands-on impressions of DJ Hero for a fuller picture.

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Eraysor #1 2 years ago

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That price is just silly. I'd pay that for a full band set of instruments, but for one puny turntable, it's terrible value for money.
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skillian #2 2 years ago

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throwing lavish parties starring Jay-Z and friends

Isn't it heart-warming to know where your Ł100+ is going?
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dr_zoidthrob #3 2 years ago

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If this is your kinda thing, Play.com is doing the game for the 'bargain' price of Ł90 - [link url=http://bit.ly/556uZ
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Still, Ł90... astonishing.
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skillian #4 2 years ago

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Why use a bit.ly link? There's no character limit on EG's comments.

For the record, it's Ł90 or less at Amazon and ShopTo as well.
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shotgun44 #5 2 years ago

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I'm sick of people whining whenever a game isn't tailored to their exact personality. Shocking as it might sound to some of you, some people actually prefer dance music and the thought of DJing over the thought of being in a rock band with rock music. Those are the people that will pay the money for the game. Activision aren't forcing anyone to buy the game. Since the first week rock band came out I've barely heard anyone mention the price anyway.
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Shadders #6 2 years ago

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Stupid price point.

Stupid Activision.
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magicpocket #7 2 years ago

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I don't care about the price, I would pay pretty much anything for this game. Woot!
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AgentBalti #8 2 years ago

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Oh stop banging on about the price. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Don't just bleat because YOU think it's not worth it. Christ, it's as if capitalism just arrived.
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VicViper #9 2 years ago

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@svd_grasshopper

While that sounds a great idea, the price they would charge for something with a motor in it would put the current pricing to shame never mind the reliablity of the thing given that the guitars are fairly simple and even they failed from time to time.

At the same time going the mass market route is the only route they could have taken, anything else would have made it even more of a harder sell given that allot of reports complain that its already to complicated (I don't see it myself but then I have not got my hands on it yet)
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thewool #10 2 years ago

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Robbing bastards...

\ waits for Scratch, at least that deck looks worth the loot and the game allows for some 'creativity':

http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltr-dFQQ...

Edited by 1 at 05/10/09 @ 14:16
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dr_zoidthrob #11 2 years ago

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@skillian - it's a matter of habit, I'm afraid. I use 'em for work a lot
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ScottyXTUK #12 2 years ago

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lol as if anyone in their right mind would pay that much for a bit of plastic and a game
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skillian #13 2 years ago

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@dr_zoidthrob

Fair enough, I just get suspicious that people are trying to hide referall links, particularly when they're linking to a specific merchant.
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danathjo #14 2 years ago

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only got round to trying GH/RB last month...maybe if i give the same amount of berth for DJ Hero it'll be a bit cheaper by then
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JahB #15 2 years ago

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@svd_grasshopper

it takes less than an hour to learn your first song on a guitar. "it takes ages" applies for some high-end shredding, but if you enjoy rock music and just wanna learn to play some riffs, 2 weeks go a long way.
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skillian #16 2 years ago

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I've heard friends mix, and their first efforts sound pretty awful too
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skillian #17 2 years ago

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I agree with you, and learning to mix is brilliant fun and really satisfying, but you're never gonna win people over here with "it's not as good as the real thing" argument.

The usual argument is that this is a game and has very little to do with real DJing, so there's no point comparing the two.
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XdarXideX #18 2 years ago

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DJ Hero is brilliant. Easily one of the best music games to be released so far! It's really easy to get to grips with, though the Scratch Perverts tracks are ridiculously hard!
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