The Role Of Music Games

I got kicked out of choir in middle school and ever since, I’ve limited my study of music to whatever Guitar Hero and Rock Band have bothered to teach me.


October 7, 2009

Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev With Layoffs

In April, publisher Activision purchased 7 Studios, then the developer of DJ Hero competitor Scratch the Ultimate DJ. Today, Kotaku has been told by sources close to the studio, it laid off an estimated 30 people from 7 Studios.


September 24, 2009
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Track List Grows By Eight

We’re happy for you DJ Hero and we’re gonna let you finish, but Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features some of the greatest newly announced musical tracks of all time, featuring Kanye.


August 6, 2009
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Has A New Developer, New Date

After months of legal wrangling—after the developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ was purchased by its biggest competitor—Genius Products and Numark Industries have found a new developer, Commotion Interactive, the music and party game division of Bedlam Games.


June 13, 2009

The Scratch Turntable In Action

Take a look at Numark’s “first and only legitimate DJ controller for gamers” in this turntable hyping video for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.


May 28, 2009
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More Pics Of The Scratch DJ Controller

We’ve received some new shots of the official Scratch: The Ultimate DJ turntable controller, now in delicious PlayStation 3 flavour.


May 9, 2009
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Judge Orders 7 Studios To Hand Over Scratch DJ Source Code

The drama between Scratch DJ and 7 Studios continues this week, as the Los Angeles County Superior Court again orders the developer to hand over the source code to their game engine.


April 22, 2009

Rumour: Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Has A New Developer

According to sources with knowledge of the game’s development, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ has a brand new developer, with Bottlerocket Entertainment replacing former developers 7 Studios, who were recently sued by the game’s publisher.


April 21, 2009
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L.A. Court Finds In Favour Of Scratch DJ

A California judge has ruled in favour of Scratch DJ Game LLC, granting a temporary restraining order against Activision Publishing, ordering all Scratch intellectual property returned immediately.


April 17, 2009
News

Activision Denies Wrongdoing In Scratch Suit, Backed By LA Court

Publisher Activision has responded to allegations that it conspired to delay rival DJ game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ by buying its competitor’s developer, 7 Studios, calling those claims disingenuous and lacking in merit.