Activision trademarks 'DJ Hero'
02-18-08, 11:12 PM
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Activision trademarks 'DJ Hero'
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6186211...s&subj=6186211
As a DJ this sounds pretty interesting. I know the young people would really love something like this.
Chris
USPTO filing could be precursor to turntable-based spinoff to billion-dollar Guitar Hero franchise.
By Randolph Ramsay, GameSpot AU
Posted Feb 18, 2008 6:04 pm PT
Activision Blizzard certainly has big plans for its Guitar Hero franchise, with a fourth game in the series apparently slated for this year and a new Aerosmith-focused addition due out in June 2008. And the newly created mega-publisher looks to be planning to increase its footprint in the rhythm game genre, with news appearing over the weekend that the company has trademarked the name DJ Hero for "video game software" and "video game controllers".
As reported by trademark-focused website Trademork, Activision Publishing first filed the trademark request on February 8, 2008. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval System, the DJ Hero trademark applies to "computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; Interactive video game comprised of a CD or DVD sold as a unit with a video game controller".
The trademark filing is the first official move by Activision into the turntable-based music sphere, a move many game watchers had predicted after Guitar Hero's massive success. Last month, the publisher announced that the rhythm game franchise, which it bought in 2006 for nearly $100 million, has generated over $1 billion in sales worldwide.
By Randolph Ramsay, GameSpot AU
Posted Feb 18, 2008 6:04 pm PT
Activision Blizzard certainly has big plans for its Guitar Hero franchise, with a fourth game in the series apparently slated for this year and a new Aerosmith-focused addition due out in June 2008. And the newly created mega-publisher looks to be planning to increase its footprint in the rhythm game genre, with news appearing over the weekend that the company has trademarked the name DJ Hero for "video game software" and "video game controllers".
As reported by trademark-focused website Trademork, Activision Publishing first filed the trademark request on February 8, 2008. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval System, the DJ Hero trademark applies to "computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; Interactive video game comprised of a CD or DVD sold as a unit with a video game controller".
The trademark filing is the first official move by Activision into the turntable-based music sphere, a move many game watchers had predicted after Guitar Hero's massive success. Last month, the publisher announced that the rhythm game franchise, which it bought in 2006 for nearly $100 million, has generated over $1 billion in sales worldwide.
As a DJ this sounds pretty interesting. I know the young people would really love something like this.
Chris
02-19-08, 10:17 AM
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DVD Talk Limited Edition
I would say it is only a matter of time before it comes out. I'm sure DJ Hero would be quite different from Guitar Hero. GH has buttons, not sure how DJ Hero would work since you are "scratching" vinyl. But yes, they should strike while the whole GH/Rock Band is HOT.
02-19-08, 10:37 AM
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DVD Talk Hero
So would this turn out like Beatmania?
02-19-08, 11:39 AM
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DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by PixyJunket
Probably, but with American Top 40 songs.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
