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Activision’s DJ Hero is now available, with an exclusive 93-mix track list, created by a host of legendary DJs, blending hip hop, rock, pop, R&B and dance.

DJ Hero was developed by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems and the Wii system from Nintendo. The game is rated “T” (Teen – Mild Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB.

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This demo captures the Atari 2600 synthesizer in action.

Rockstar Games has announced that Beaterator is now available in North America for Sony’s PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and for digital download on the PlayStationNetwork.

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Beaterator is a portable studio that guides users through the process of constructing beats and songs with thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar. Read more…

This is the Daft Punk DJ Hero trailer.

Daft Punk, a featured artist in the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 DJ Hero, has created 11 mixes for the game, including:

• Daft Punk “Around the World” vs. Young MC “Bust A Move”
• Daft Punk “Da Funk” vs. N.A.S.A. “Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB and Fatlip”
• Daft Punk “Da Funk” vs. Queen “Another One Bites the Dust”
• Daft Punk “Robot Rock” vs. Hashim “Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)”–Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts
• Daft Punk “Robot Rock” vs. Queen “We Will Rock You”
• Daft Punk “Short Circuit” vs. Boogie Down Productions “Jack Of Spades”
• Daft Punk “Technologic” vs. Gary Numan “Cars”
• Daft Punk “Television Rules The Nation” vs. No Doubt “Hella Good”

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This is a demo of a Peggy 2.0 based giant LED system, which can be used to play old-school video games, or make generative music!

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