RouteNote Blog » dj hero http://routenote.com/blog The World of Music Licensing and Distribution Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Slowing Getting Closer to Being a Real DJ: DJ Hero 2 FreeStyle Mode http://routenote.com/blog/slowing-getting-closer-to-being-a-real-dj-dj-hero-2-freestyle-mode/ http://routenote.com/blog/slowing-getting-closer-to-being-a-real-dj-dj-hero-2-freestyle-mode/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:47:57 +0000 Finchy http://routenote.com/blog/?p=5508

It seems like DJ Hero 2 is going to be a little more like true DJ’ing. In the sequel to the rhythm game, gamers/DJs will now be able to mix in large sections of other songs using the cross fade feature. This all comes in the form of a freestyle mode. Check out the video below.

Check out the video below for more details. DJ Hero 2 will be released for the PS 3, Wii and Xbox 360 on October 19.


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]]> http://routenote.com/blog/slowing-getting-closer-to-being-a-real-dj-dj-hero-2-freestyle-mode/feed/ 0 Rock Band 3 To Teach People How To Actually Play Musical Instruments http://routenote.com/blog/rock-band-3-to-teach-people-how-to-actually-play-musical-instruments/ http://routenote.com/blog/rock-band-3-to-teach-people-how-to-actually-play-musical-instruments/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:18:08 +0000 Finchy http://routenote.com/blog/?p=1908 Beatles-Rock-Band-3

Harmonix who are the makers of The Beatles: Rock Band and of course the original Rock Band are soon be releasing the new Rock Band 3. So far there has been a lot of talk that users are slowly getting a little bit bored of the games, because they cant see how Harmonix can beat The Beatles Rock Band game.

Dhani Harrison, son of Beatles‘ George Harrison has let a little secret slip out as most musicians do during interviews, whether it’s on purpose or not.

According to an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Harrison (who also helped develop The Beatles: Rock Band) shared the fact that Rock Band 3 may be more than just a game to scratch the surface of the brain. Rock Band 3 may actually teach non-musicians how to play real instruments!

We’ve all played Guitar Hero before. They’re just a bunch of buttons you have to click in synchronization with what you see on the screen. Rock Band 3 will somehow go beyond that since Harrison states:

“I’m workin on [...] making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game. [...] Give me a couple years, it’s going to happen.”

This may also explain why Scott Guthrie told IGN that the Rock Band empire was in for some drastic changes:

“We aren’t standing still – we will keep moving into new areas and look at new technologies that our platform holder partners are also developing, such as Project Natal from Microsoft.”

Don’t expect a new tracklist to be your final news for Rock Band 3. If they actually pull this off, it might take a lot longer and be a lot harder.

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]]> http://routenote.com/blog/rock-band-3-to-teach-people-how-to-actually-play-musical-instruments/feed/ 4 Bored Of Guitar hero, But DJ Hero? http://routenote.com/blog/bored-of-guitar-hero-but-dj-hero/ http://routenote.com/blog/bored-of-guitar-hero-but-dj-hero/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:18:36 +0000 Simoninja http://routenote.com/blog/?p=1403 harmonix_logo_largeThe world favourite cheesy multi-player game Guitar Hero has created a franchise, that to start with,  was original, fun, super user friendly and managed to spawn some reasonably good cousins too, Guitar Hero 80′s, World tour and others. DJ Hero is planned to be released in the US for October 27th. Developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by Red Octain Guitar Hero is decided to be worth around the $275 million mark, while having made sure that they haven’t become too samey and boring. Fighting off the odd critic after the dirty mistake that was Kirt Cobain rising from the grave was a low point, but you have to expect the odd bit if controversy nowadays. If anything it makes their “I am a rock star” simulation game all the more real, ya’ know with court cases and overdoses and erm, zombies……

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But DJ Hero, really! We think not. I’m not denying that the sort of songs likely to turn up in a DJ game wont be good,there are a tonne or super dance tunes that would make the idea fun, but it just doesn’t make as much sense as the Guitar Hero or Rock Band Games. How often do you (don’t lie, you know who you are) get caught doing your best “air dj” moves around the living room? Thought so. The game does boast a nice fun, versatile DJ Controller, three buttons (instead of five) sit in what represents your record/scratcher and a slider, for star power no bout. The playlist is quite handsome too with around 100 tunes or more with around 60 different artists.

The artist list is a bit sporadic though with some obvious acts right where you’d expect them, Daft Punk for example with others that make you think are just stoking fillers, like Rihanna and Gwen Stefani, who’s in there with the same song three times! The developers don’t seem to have enough good artists in the bag to make it interesting enough, as well as the original songs being recycled all through the game, the second artists, the ones providing the mash up extras are guilty of this too. A super idea that was rushed me thinks. They could have released it later on, early next year maybe, without the cheeky  re-offenders having to beef up the playlists. We’re not yet convinced.

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