March 18, 2010
Exclusive Mixes from Jay-Z and
Eminem Hit DJ Hero Today
Over 100 Original Mixes Now
Available For Virtual DJs and Their Friends to Spin, Scratch and Battle
Two of the biggest artists in music,
JAY-Z and Eminem, are mixing it up again with Activision’s DJ Hero by dropping
their rhymes in exclusive mixes available for download beginning today on Xbox
LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack delivers three
standout hits from each legend, including JAY-Z’s “Can I Get A…” mixed with
Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” driving the total number of one-of-a-kind mixes
available for fans to spin, scratch and battle into triple digits.
“From sold out concerts to #1 albums
to double digit Grammy Awards, JAY-Z and Eminem define what it means to be a
successful artist,” said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director, FreeStyleGames. “The
DJ Hero soundtrack is an expanding collection of chart-topping hit music – mixed
in an all-new way – that can only be experienced in our game, and with the
addition of the JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack, players and their friends can not
only experience, but interact with over 100 unique mixes.”
The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack
features the following exclusive mash-ups:
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“Shake That” by Eminem Mixed With
“Show Me What You Got” by JAY-Z -
“Without Me” by Eminem Mixed With
“Encore” by JAY-Z -
“Can I Get A…” by JAY-Z Mixed With
“Lose Yourself” by Eminem
The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack is
available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 640 Microsoft Points.
The Mix Pack will be available on the PlayStation Store for the PLAYSTATION 3 on
March 25, 2010 for $7.99. All mixes will be released as downloadable singles for
Wii on March 25, 2010 for 300 Wii Points each.
The DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01,
featuring two party rockin’ grooves: 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige “All Of Me”
mixed with Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga” and “DARE” by Gorillaz vs. Public Enemy’s
“Can’t Truss It;” and the David Guetta Mix Pack 01 containing remixes of his hot
tracks “When Love Takes Over” featuring Kelly Rowland, the chart-topping “Sexy
Chick” featuring Akon and “On The Dance Floor” featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap
of the Black Eyed Peas; are available now. For information on how to connect
your console and access DJ Hero downloadable content, please visit:
http://www.djhero.com/support/.
The #1 new videogame intellectual
property by revenue in the U.S. and Europe for calendar 2009, according to The
NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK, DJ Hero delivers an all-new interactive music
experience that allows players to not only experience, but hear music in an
all-new way. Featuring mixes created by DJ AM, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster Flash,
DJ Jazzy Jeff, J. Period, DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip and more, spinning over 100
individual songs, highlighted in 93 unique never-before-released mixes that
blend genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, rock and dance, DJ Hero delivers
the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music
game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists. Created exclusively for DJ
Hero, the turntable controller immerses fans into DJ culture and a sea of music
as they utilize and master various DJ techniques including scratching,
crossfading and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a
variety of effects and player chosen samples and scratches, transforming a face
in the crowd into the life of the party.
The DJ Hero Renegade Edition
includes a copy of the game, a premium Renegade turntable controller, hardshell
turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand, and an
exclusive JAY-Z and Eminem 2-CD pack featuring “best of” and new, unreleased
material.
Available now, DJ Hero was developed
by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 and the
Wii. The game is rated “T” (Teen – Mild Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB.
For more information about DJ Hero, please visit
djhero.com,
facebook.com/djhero
and twitter.com/djhero.
