DJ Jazzy Jeff discusses his appearance in DJ Hero, passion for music, the possible impact that the game may have on future DJ’s. Sitting through the forced commercial is a little painful, but it’s worthwhile if only to hear Jeff talk about his days as a "bathroom DJ." Notable Quote: "I’m very, very excited that … Read more
Gamer DJ’s will be interested to know that trailer footage of the upcoming Scratch: The Ultimate DJ video has been revealed and offers a glimpse into what gameplay may offer. Scheduled for a Summer 2009 release date, Scratch features tracks from Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Mixmaster Mike, and more. … Read more
I guess that I’m obliged to report this… lately I’ve been trying to avoid news items that bastardize an important art form, but producer QD3 and Numark wouldn’t have it any other other way. Thanks to Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, armed with a Numark controller and PS3 or XBox 360, legions of living room DJ’s … Read more
I just ran across old footage of Crackin’ DJ 2, which was an arcade game manufactured and released by Sega back in 2001. With all the talk of the upcoming DJ Hero game, it’s interesting to see what publishers were doing with the genre nearly a decade ago.
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Hip-Hop fans that just somehow couldn’t fully get into Guitar Hero will now have something they can almost relate to with Activistion’s summer 2009 release of DJ Hero. Now that DJ’ing and turntablism are officially coming of age in video games, bedroom Dj’ing will be taken to even new heights. Soon couch potatoes everywhere will run around claiming that they know how to flare.