I like video games. I like turntables. I like DJ Shadow, I like the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, the Scratch Perverts. Yet I’ve thought DJ Hero was a stupid idea from the moment the series was first announced.
It got lost in the hubbub caused by Guitar Hero’s demise, but we were equally as sad that Activision’s fledgling rhythm franchise, DJ Hero, got caught up in the cancellation flurry last week. While Guitar Hero was arguably ready for the glue factory, DJ Hero was a fresh take that…
Publisher Activision has just added a few more games and maybe one more development studio to its kill count. A now partially confirmed report says that the mega-publisher has axed the Guitar Hero franchise, killed its True Crime reboot and fired much of Freestyle Games.