Publisher Activision is getting out of the Hero business. That means no new DJ Hero and Guitar Hero games (at least for 2011), but it also means no new downloadable songs for the games it has already released.

Rock Band and Guitar Hero aren't the sensations they used to be. That doesn't mean they're bad. Not Rock Band 3. But they're not the cultural phenomenons they once were. That's temporary, according to a man who should know.

In 1985, British band Dire Straits released the first music video made with computer graphics. In 2010, Dutch electronica artist released a music video made entirely in a game.

Whereas some guitarists, such as Jack White and Jimmy Page, have been quite outspoken in their opposition to rhythm games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, it seems like DJs have been lining up to support the fledgling DJ Hero franchise.

Mix and mash up your way to global DJ domination in DJ Hero 2, the extended dance remix of FreeStyle Game's original turntable title.

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The day after I posted a clip of my Halo: Reach helmeted Xbox 360 avatar playing DJ Hero I went online to do battle and found a truly worthy adversary.

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While the rest of Noble Team were desperately trying to save the planet Reach from the Covenant, DJ Tubby Noble Six snuck off to check out the New Alexandria club scene.

Visitors to St Pancras International Station in London this weekend, cavorting on the world's largest fake turntable, courtesy of DJ Hero 2, as seen on MusicRadar. Thanks Tamakun!

Who wants a Puma-branded DJ Hero 2 carrying bag? How about a hard shell turntable case stand, or a copy of the original DJ Hero? Where you pay decides what you'll be playing with when DJ Hero launches October 19.

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You could spend your morning sorting through all of the twisted tracks coming on the DJ Hero 2 disc next month or just accept that any game that mixes Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P." with the Jackson 5's "ABC" automatically wins.

Activision pimps its two upcoming rhythm games today with four-song demos for DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, featuring music from Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Black Sabbath and Dethklok. Not all at once, of course.

Wu-Tang Clan founder and world famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today.

DJ Hero 2, set for an October 19 release, will include 105 songs remixed into 80 different mixes, Activision said today.

My outrage at the fact that a novice had scored the freestyle crossfade instead of me quickly turned to delight that DJ Hero 2 multiplayer had made me feel anything at all.

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Before you read about me playing DJ Hero 2 at GamesCom, check out the skills of FreeStyle Games studio manager Kevin McSherry as he and a fellow dev play duelling decks.

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Freestyle Games creative director Jamie Jackson walks us through DJ Hero 2's Empire Mode, the replacement for the original game's underwhelming career mode.

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Multiplayer in the original DJ Hero was a plain vanilla affair that stripped some of the coolest elements from the single-player game for simplicity's sake. DJ Hero 2 throws simplicity out the window.

DJ Qbert will be a playable character in Activision's upcoming DJ Hero 2 music game. And he's bringing two mixes with him, the publisher says.

What does DJ Hero 2 and RPG series Suikoden have in common? Both feature 108 stars, though while Suikoden's stars represent demonic overlords from an ancient Chinese story, DJ Hero 2's stars simply represent. Check out the full list below.