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7 Studios is developing a new DJ simulation game similar to original Beatmania and they want to be the first to achieve this. (as you know Activision plans to release DJ Hero next year).

The game should be named Scratch: The Ultimate DJ and is planned for release in spring for PS3 and Xbox360 consoles.

The controller for the game consists of a turntable designed by Numark and five keys.

source: joystiq.com

DJ Hero game was in development for the last two years. DJ Hero was registered early this year and it seems that we will finally find out what the game is about. The game is planned for summer 2009.

DJ Hero is a dj simulation game. Thus it is played with a new controller. The controller consists of turntable and 3 buttons. On the board you can also find cross fader and sound effects dial for changing the sounds. On the screen we will be able to see the flowing notes. The combination of confirming notes are holding a button and scratching at the same time, holding just the button or just scratching.

BTW Guitar Hero controllers will be compatible with this game. Fret buttons = sampling buttons, pick = turntable, whammy bar = the sound effect changing thingies.

Activision also registered Dance Hero. I though that this is a joke at first but it unfortunately is not.

Brett Ratner an American film and music videos director announced his will and wish to create a Guitar Hero movie. You heard me well….a Guitar Hero MOVIE. The director is known for Red Dragon, Rush Hour trilogy (for the time being, fourth movie “coming soon”), X-Men: The Last Stand and Prison Break pilot. Do you think that this person can make a good movie about a video game that is taking over the world?

The movie is supposed to be about a boy who always wished to be a rock star till one day he wins a local tournament in Guitar Hero game. (ok, what else? I guess a romance with some nice guitar hero heroine or something - it’s Hollywood right?)

Anyway the wish is not the only thing he needs. Of course he needs the rights and thus a lot of money to do that. Do you think Activision will support this idea or they won’t? The other thing needed is time. Bratner will be working on four different movies and one of them is God of War. I name this movie because it’s also based on a video game. Might not be such a phenomenal game as GH is, but I have deep respect for the authors of the game and the game itself. I personally think no one can recreate this game (in a movie) so I wish he would stay away from it.

Well, most of the people could be found at Games Convention could be found at
Activision stands. Most of them were playing Guitar Hero, waiting in line to play
Guitar Hero, watching other people play GH, screaming and yelling to get some GH/Rock
Band goodies, “enjoying” rock concerts by some unknown German bands….
….you get the idea.

GH On Tour Decades
Guitar Hero On Tour for DS was available in a really nice booths or on a quite nice and
confortable benches. GH On Tour is played with the four action keys available on
Nintendo DS and a special strumming “thingy” you use to strum. You put it on your
finger and with it you scratch the strums on one of the DS screens.

The song list of this game is similar to GH World Tour it features songs from Linking Park, Red Hot CHilli Peppers or REM.
The game is also linkable with the original Guitar Hero On Tour.

GH World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour was played in way bigger booths. GH World Tour is a game similar
to Rock Band. Four players can play it. One player plays the normal guitar, other one
is playing bass, the third one is playing the drums (two kind of cymbals, three drums +
kick) and the last one sings/screams.

The Game engine seems to be the same as of Rock Band - it looks the same, it feels the
same, it has the same features and weak points. Overally in game the game is much more
legible than Rock Band (also it’s not that bright and gold).

The notes are similar to previous Guitar Hero notes. There is a new note type for drum note charts. It’s a two layered note which has to be confirmed with both drum sticks. The solo parts in GH World Tour have a different colored notes for some reason. What is completely new is the piano roll with notes for the singer. There are the long notes you actually have to sing, then there are parts were you have just to yell and some parts where you have to be on time with the music (more like rapping from Singstar - anyway it’s same as in Rock Band).