Songs Being Mixed For the Game\u2019s Soundtrack Spin to the Tune of over 1.5 Billion Online Video Views<\/p>\n
\u201dName That Mix\u201d Challenge Debuts on DJ Hero Facebook Page Today Testing Fans Knowledge of Music to Discover and Reveal the Game\u2019s Mixes For the Chance To Win a Host of Great Prizes<\/p>\n
Currently Available for Pre-Order at Retailers Nationwide, DJ Hero 2 to Hit Store Shelves on October 20 in Australia<\/p>\n
Sydney, AUSTRALIA. 27th August 2010 \u2013 When the party starts on October 20, budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends will experience over 100 of the biggest tracks from the hottest artists, remixed exclusively for DJ Hero\u00ae 2, including Eminem\u2019s \u201cNot Afraid,\u201d Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBad Romance,\u201d David Guetta\u2019s \u201cMemories\u201d feat. Kid Cudi, Lil\u2019 Wayne\u2019s \u201cLollipop\u201d feat. Static Major, and Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden\u2019s \u201cBonkers,\u201d Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today. Cranking up the soundtrack to \u201cthe most innovative and immersive music experience of 2009\u201d*, the full list of 105 speaker-blaring tracks and club-shaking anthems that will be transformed into over 80 unique mixes for DJ Hero 2 reads like a who\u2019s who of music industry giants.<\/p>\n
With all the songs now revealed, DJ Hero 2 has launched the \u201dName That Mix\u201d challenge on the DJ Hero\u00ae Facebook page, testing fans knowledge of music to discover the game\u2019s tightly held and eagerly anticipated mixes. Every week from now until September 20, fans will be presented with a \u201cmashup of mashups\u201d video from which participants will need to decipher what songs were used to create each mix. Over 275 prizes are available weekly including trips to see DJ Hero 2 artists perform live and professional DJ equipment. To participate in the challenge or for more information, visit http:\/\/facebook.com\/djhero.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe individual songs that have been mixed into the DJ Hero 2 soundtrack have been viewed online more than 1.5 billion times, which really speaks volumes to both the size and scope of our music,\u201d said Dan Neil, Music Director, FreeStyleGames. \u201cWorking with some of the best DJs in the world, we were able to take this amazing collection of the biggest pop, hip-hop and dance hits, and with some turntable magic, craft the best soundtrack in entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you simply listened to all these songs we\u2019ve handpicked to include in the game, you would recognise what an amazing soundtrack they would make,\u201d said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs, Activision. \u201cBut when you hear them after the FreeStyleGames DJs give them the exclusive DJ Hero mix treatment, you understand why we think DJ Hero 2 offers an unprecedented music experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the highly skilled DJ\u2019s and music producers at FreeStyleGames \u2013 joined by Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert, Ti\u00ebsto and a crew of world renowned mixologists \u2013 dropping the beats, everyone will have a chance to experience the following songs in an all-new way:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman – \u201cCalifornia Love Remix\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 50 Cent – “In Da Club\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Adamski – \u201cKiller\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force – “Planet Rock\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Armand Van Helden – “I Want Your Soul\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 A-Trak – “Say Whoa\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ On You\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Basement Jaxx – “Where’s Your Head At\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 BlakRoc feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA – \u201cDollaz & Sense\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Busta Rhymes – \u201cPut Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Calvin Harris – “I’m Not Alone\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Chamillionaire – “Ridin’\u201c<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Chic – “Good Times\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Chic – “Le Freak\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Clinton Sparks, DJ Class, & Jermaine Dupri – “Favorite DJ\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Daft Punk – \u201cHuman After All\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Damian Marley – \u201cWelcome To Jamrock\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 David Guetta & Chris Willis – \u201cLove Is Gone\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi – \u201cMemories\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 David Guetta vs. The Egg – \u201cLove Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Deadmau5 – “Ghosts N Stuff\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Deadmau5 & Kaskade – \u201cI Remember\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Deee-Lite – \u201cGroove Is In The Heart\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Dillinja and Skibadee – “Twist ‘Em Out\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – \u201cBonkers\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 DJ Qbert – “Super Battle Breaks”<\/p>\n
\u00b7 DJ Shadow – “Midnight In A Perfect World\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 DJ Shadow feat. Q-Tip and Lateef The Truth Speaker – \u201cEnuff (DJ Fresh Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Donna Summer – “Bad Girls\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Edwin Starr – “War\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Eminem – \u201cNot Afraid\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Estelle feat. Kanye West – \u201cAmerican Boy\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Flo Rida – “Low\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Flo Rida feat. Will.I.Am – \u201cIn The Ayer\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Gorillaz feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack – \u201cStylo\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee – “The Message\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Harold Faltermeyer – “Axel F\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 House Of Pain – “Jump Around\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Iyaz – \u201cReplay\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Janet Jackson – \u201cNasty\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Justice – “D.A.N.C.E.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Justice – “Waters Of Nazareth\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kanye West – \u201cHeartless\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kanye West – \u201cLove Lockdown\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kaskade & Deadmau5 – \u201cMove For Me\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kelis – \u201cAcapella (David Guetta Extended Mix)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lady Gaga – “Lovegame\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lady Gaga – \u201cBad Romance\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis – \u201cJust Dance\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins – \u201cGet Low\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lil’ Wayne – \u201cGo DJ\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major – “Lollipop\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 LL Cool J – \u201cI Can’t Live Without My Radio\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 M.I.A. – \u201cGalang\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 M|A|R|R|S – “Pump Up The Volume\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel – \u201cPon De Floor\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Malcolm McLaren – \u201cBuffalo Gals\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Metallica – “The Day That Never Comes\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Missy Elliott – \u201cGet Ur Freak On\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. – \u201cBounce\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Nas feat. Keri Hilson – \u201cHero\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Naughty By Nature – \u201cO.P.P.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Nelly – \u201cHot In Herre\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 New Boyz – \u201cYou’re A Jerk\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 New Order – “Blue Monday\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Newcleus – \u201cJam On It\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Nightcrawlers – \u201cPush The Feeling On (MK Mix 95)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Orbital – \u201cThe Box\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Pirate Soundsystem – “Bashy Bashy\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes – \u201cDon’t Cha\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Rihanna – “Pon De Replay\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Rihanna – “Rude Boy\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Robin S – \u201cShow Me Love (Stonebridge Radio Edit)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Salt N Pepa – \u201cPush It\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sam Cooke – \u201cChain Gang\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sam Sparro \u2013 \u201cB&G\u201d a\/k\/a “Black & Gold\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sean Paul – “Infiltrate\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sean Paul – \u201cGet Busy\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Snoop Dogg – “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Snow – \u201cInformer\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – \u201cCrank That (Soulja Boy)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Sparfunk & D-Code – \u201cApocalypse\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Stevie Wonder – \u201cSuperstition\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Talib Kweli – “Get By\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Chemical Brothers – “Leave Home\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip – \u201cGalvanize\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Crystal Method – \u201cBusy Child (Still Busy After All These Years Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Jackson 5 – “ABC\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Diddy – \u201cMo’ Money, Mo’ Problems\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Prodigy – “Omen\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The Prodigy – \u201cFirestarter\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Ti\u00ebsto – “Speed Rail\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Ti\u00ebsto & Sneaky Sound System – \u201cI Will Be Here\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Ti\u00ebsto vs Diplo – \u201cCome On\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Tiga – “You Gonna Want Me\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Timbaland feat. Drake – \u201cSay Something\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. – \u201cThe Way I Are\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Tweet feat. Missy Elliott – \u201cOops (Oh My)\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Walter Murphy – “A Fifth Of Beethoven\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Warren G feat. Nate Dogg – “Regulate\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Wayne Smith – “Under Mi Sleng Teng\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix )\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West – “Put On\u201d<\/p>\n
The ultimate mixer of music and friends, DJ Hero 2 will deliver the definitive way for players to come together and party with a host of new multiplayer modes \u2013 including DJ Battles that pit DJ against DJ in mixes produced specifically for battle gameplay \u2013 and invite vocalists into the spotlight with integrated on-screen singing and rapping of lyrics and rhymes while bringing the party to life with jump-in\/jump-out Party Play gameplay. Featuring the biggest dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and loves remixed by world-class DJ\u2019s in an all-new way, the game\u2019s soundtrack delivers over 80 unique creations only available in DJ Hero 2. Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch, directly impacting the beats they\u2019re spinning with freestyle scratching, crossfading and sampling. The game will also feature an all-new career-based Empire Mode where players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely on their success as a DJ.<\/p>\n
Dropping on October 20, DJ Hero 2 will invite a wave of new digital disc jockeys to the turntables as the game will be available as a Party Bundle which will include a copy of the game, two turntable controllers and a microphone, offering the ultimate \u201cparty-in-a-box.\u201d Gamers who experienced DJ Hero\u00ae, the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009, can pick up DJ Hero 2 as a Turntable Bundle featuring one turntable controller and a copy of the game or as standalone software. The game is in development by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 and the Wii\u2122 system from Nintendo. The game is rated PG by the Australian Classification Board. For more information about DJ Hero 2, please visit www.djhero.com, www.facebook.com\/djhero and www.twitter.com\/djhero.<\/p>\n
About Activision Publishing, Inc.<\/p>\n
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.<\/p>\n
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Songs Being Mixed For the Game\u2019s Soundtrack Spin to the Tune of over 1.5 Billion Online Video Views \u201dName That Mix\u201d Challenge Debuts on DJ Hero Facebook Page Today Testing Fans Knowledge of Music to Discover and Reveal the Game\u2019s Mixes For the Chance To Win a Host of Great Prizes Currently Available for Pre-Order<\/p>\n