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DJ Hero Gets a Pricecut After Only 2 Weeks

It seems that demand for DJ Hero is not as high as Activision expected, as retailers have already begun to cut the price in the UK, after only two weeks.

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reintype5282d ago (Edited 5282d ago )

but some of their games are starting to overstay its welcome. Hopefully a few more would bomb, knocking Activision of its high horse.

Elven65282d ago

The first Guitar Hero didn't do very well either, infact, I think some sources are even saying these sales are on par with what Guitar Hero first sold. DJ Hero is the type of game that will sell in the long run, once people see it at friends houses, the price goes down, etc.

evrfighter5282d ago (Edited 5282d ago )

well how much longer do you think cod will be around before it overstays its welcome?

the last 3 CoD's were made off the same engine. While the rest of the industry has begun to surpass CoD in both graphics and gameplay (See DICE). At this point CoD is nothing more than a bandwagon. We all know what happens to bandwagons after they've begun to slow down. Or when the core gamers that started the bandwagon move on to something better. The sheep ALWAYS follow.

I give CoD another 2 titles before the same thing happens.

kratos1235282d ago

@ elven i trully hope your wrong and people would stop supporting these games i am sick of the hero franchise and call of duty
@ evrfighter i really hope your write these franchise are getting out of hand

Elven65282d ago

The last 3 COD's were made on the same engine yes but each time they were upgraded. World at War looks way better than 5 just as 6 looks way better than 4 and a bit 5.

I'm not a fan of IW's COD games anymore because

A. They always have to bash Treyarch
B. They try to do things to "break ground" but their whole gameplay mechanic destroys it (such as the hostage thing).

Treyarch did a great job with World at War when it came to showing how brutal war could be as well as giving a glimpse into situations that veterans faced during the war. They failed in that,

A. The sound of all the killing you did played to the sound of rock music...
B. Nazi Zombies really destroyed the brutal image of war they tried to create.
C. No moments of compassion, just constant killing...

I'm personally getting Scratch because it seems to be the type of game that gives you more control over how the songs sound, play, etc. And in its defense, it was supposed to be the first game to market until that stupid Activision thing happened.

velaxun5282d ago

I'm thinking it has something to do with the ridiculous price it launched at. 130$ at EB Games.... I bought GH 1 brand new for 90, that was ok, but 130 for what is essentially the same thing( a game and 1 peripheral that functions in much the same way), that's absolutely ludacris

Sitdown5282d ago

So just because you are sick of those franchises, other people should not have the ability to play them?...does your job or life require you to be surrounded by these franchises?...if not, you can easily avoid them.

JoySticksFTW5282d ago

especially when you add in the weekly song downloads, I'd go broke

I might bite if they keep cutting the price though

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Milky5282d ago (Edited 5282d ago )

I played it in a store, its fun but these music peripheral games are just getting boring now.

At above: Rock Band has stolen Guitar Hero's thunder in my opinion, expect BF:BC 2 to do the same to MW2!

gaffyh5282d ago

The only game that Activision really have now is Call of Duty, they'll be milking that A LOT. Also they make most of their money from MMORPGs.

Johnny Rotten5282d ago (Edited 5282d ago )

up next Modern Warfare Hero!!

gaffyh5282d ago

Lol that would be hilarious

Redempteur5282d ago

for rock band it's perfectly normal .. the rock band guys are the one who made the first two guitar heroes .

And them ( harmonix ) being true music fans doesn't help the "others games" that only try to put celebrities in the game in order to sell ..

And while dj hero is more than ok , because they tried something new with a new type of music .. the damage with GH 5 and BAND HERO was done . I'm sticking with rock band 2

Dmitry Orlov5282d ago

..."Guitar Hero: Modern Warfare 3" with downloadable zombie levels...
~reviewer about Guitar Hero 5

Expect this thing in a near future D:

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vhero5282d ago

"It seems that demand for DJ Hero is not as high as Activision expected" No S**T Sherlock. I think they saturated the market to breaking point and this idea was never gonna work.

El_Colombiano5282d ago

People simply can not afford to keep up with these peripherals. They are far too expensive.

kira425282d ago

Check out Tony hawk ride they totally screwed up there i mean seriously that game isn't even gonna break 100k in its life span

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Six Activision Games I’d Like to See Revived Under Microsoft

As the world reels from the shockwaves of the seismic news that Microsoft is acquiring the proverbial swamp of the video-game landscape, Activision Blizzard King, it only seems natural that our minds should now shift towards what the fallout will be for presumably years if not decades to come.

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MadLad831d ago

Another Prototype would be awesome.

As for Singularity, I don't necessarily need a sequel, I just want to see Raven be able to flex their creative muscle again; not just be relegated to assisting with CoD. A lot of the old guard is still with the company.

That's part of what I'm hoping to see come from this acquisition. Revive teams like Vicarious Visions and Ravem to actually allow them to work on their own new projects again.

Crows90830d ago

As great as that would be the deal wont finalize until end of fiscal year 2023. Until after that date MS wont really have a say as to where resources will be spent. So we wont realistically see anything until perhaps 2026 or later.

LWOGaming830d ago

I think that’s a point that so many people are missing. Things will not change this year or next year at all. Maybe some changes might be apparent in 2024 but 2025/2026 is a good estimate of when things will really start happening. And I don’t think we will see as big a set of changes as some are suggesting.

TallDarknWavy830d ago

Those teams having not worked on anything, the employees find jobs at other companies, they don't just remain unemployed till someone at the publisher decides to revive the team, they need to eat lol

That said, this list of games makes me unexcited for anything outside of CoD that Activision has to offer. All games are in stale genres, like Guitar Hero, Simpsons Hit and Run, these are long surpassed genres that are going to be difficult to revive.

gamer7804830d ago

I want to see new IPs. Not a bunch of forced renovations of old franchises.

Gamer75830d ago

Why not a combination of both

gamer7804830d ago

@gamer75 if it is a combination it has to have my seal of approval. Such as a new Warcraft game or a new Warcraft mmo, or an action game based off the night elves orcs and humans if it’s a new IP. I’ll let you know after I talk with Microsoft

King_Noctis830d ago

Man I’ve been waiting for Protoype since the last one. Protoype could seriously be MS’ answer to Infamous (freaking loved that game as well, hope Sony make a new one soon).

porkChop830d ago

I'd love to see Raven take another crack at Heretic and Hexen.

MadLad830d ago

That's one I see being tossed around a lot to bring back, even if not from Raven themselves.

Put so many hours into those games over the years.

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Knightofelemia831d ago

I'd like to see Activision get the Transformers license again and continue the War and Fall of Cybertron games. the movie games were crap and the game that combined both movie and Fall and War of Cybertron sucked a new Prototype would also be good as well.

jaymacx830d ago

You deserve a 1000 likes haha 😂. It’s a shame High Moon didn’t get to continue making Transformers. If they got a decent budget i think most of us TF fans would be excited.

wolf581830d ago (Edited 830d ago )

Ms bought Activision and everybody dancing for what? For cod? Ms want to atleast earn some money Back from those 70 billion dollars.... The only thing they count on is more gamepass subscribers via Activision cod, diablo and over watch 2 1st Day free at gamepass. If they decide to make them exclusive to xbox they Will lose profit from ps4 and 5 sales. As For a New ip or an existing ip like over watch 3,diablo 5 or anything else like a New transformers Dont you think that developers need at least 3 years to Do something decent?
Anyway my opinion is that ms want to make videogaming Just a subscription a la netflix and that ps5 will beat xboxsx in sales like ps4 beat xbox and xbox one x..... All the money ms spending It Will defentily make more gamepass subscribers as for games we all must wait at least 3 more years... And thats why ps5 will get ahead in sales they have more AAA in the pipeline already plus lets see their answer for gamepass... P. S i Dont support subscriptions from neither company and i didnt buy switch plus for n64. If they give me the option to buy n64 games then yes i Will buy them but i am not paying for a rental.

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rlow1830d ago (Edited 830d ago )

Re-imagining of River Raid and the original adventurer Pitfall. Oh Zork is also a great game.

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Top 10 Wrestlers in Non-Wrestling Games

Top 10 Wrestlers in Non-Wrestling Games by Level Down Games It’s no surprise to anyone who watches or listens to our podcasts that we love professional wrestling and video games. While there are countless wrestling video games such as WWF Steel Cage Challenge, The WWE 2K series and the bane of El Frankero’s existence, Tag …

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DJ Hero is FreeStyleGames' more solid music series

While FreestyleGames is working on the new Guitar Hero, it isn't the music series we need. Instead, Tony Nguyen at G4@Syfygames believes that it should've been DJ Hero that rose from the grave.

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