According to Activision, their DJ Hero music game has surpassed 1.2 million in sales, and that it’s their best selling new IP by revenue. Not surprisingly, DJ Hero 2 is well in development and is slated for release later this year.

Do you still play DJ Hero? Okay, good — Activision just announced that they will be releasing The Domination Mix Pack tomorrow, April 29th for 640 Microsoft Points or $7.99 on the PSN. Of course, if you have a Wii you can pick up the individual tracks for 300 points a pop but what fun is that?

Anyways, below are the tracks:

• “Sandstorm” by Darude Mixed With “Higher State of Consciousness” by Josh Wink’
• “Wolfgang’s Fifth Symphony” beat juggle by Wolfgang Gartner
• “Red Mist VIP” beat juggle by Danny Byrd.

Honestly though, does anyone still play DJ Hero?

Just in case you’ve managed to get bored of all of the songs currently available for DJ Hero, Activision has just announced a new DLC pack that mashes up some Eminem and Jay-Z tracks. The pack is set to drop on March 25th for 640 Microsoft Points on the PS3, $7.99 on the PS3 and $9 on the Wii.

Below are the mixed songs included in the above mentioned pack:

• “Shake That” by Eminem x “Show Me What You Got” by Jay-Z
• “Without Me” by Eminem x “Encore” by Jay-Z
• “Can I Get A…” by Jay-Z x “Lose Yourself” by Eminem

The first time I got wind of DJ Hero I, just like many others, thought it was pretty ridiculous. I mean, Guitar Hero itself is a bit gimmicky (despite making millions) but a turn table peripheral? It just didn’t seem like it would catch on.

However, despite this, Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick has stepped forward to tell us the following:

“I think DJ Hero is a really innovative product. I can’t wait for you to see next year’s. That’s the thing; we’re sticking with it. We’ll stick with it and get it right. But it’s going to be less games, better games. That’s our strategy.”

So does this mean we won’t see a million different Guitar Hero titles launched every year? Let’s hope so.

via joystiq

If you’re dying to get get your hands on DJ Hero and happen to live by a GameStop, you’re in luck — Activision has recently announced that they are teaming up with GameStop to give the general public a chance to play DJ Hero this Sunday, October 11th from 10:00am – 6:00pm.

The best part about this promotion is that it is going on at every GameStop across the nation and even gives you the opportunity to win prizes scuh as a chance to meet Eminem and attend one of his concerts in New Orleans, among other things like Xbox 360s, the game and more.

Full list of prizes below courtesy of Joystiq:

Grand Prize (1 Winner)

• VIP trip for you and a friend to EMINEM’s concert at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on October 30, 2009
• Exclusive invitation to EMINEM’s sound check
• VIP meet and greet with EMINEM
• 2 Xbox 360 DJ Hero Renegade Editions signed by EMINEM
• 2 Xbox 360 consoles
• 2 Xbox LIVE Messenger Gold Packs
• 2 DJ Hero exclusive prize packs

1st Runner Up (10 Winners)

• Xbox 360 DJ Hero Renegade Edition signed by EMINEM
• Xbox 360 console
• Xbox LIVE Messenger Gold Pack

2nd Runner Up (1,000 Winners)

DJ Hero exclusive prize pack including: DJ Hero hat, keychain, pen and sticker

DJ Hero‘s October 27th release date is quickly approaching so it would only make sense that Activision would let us in on the various pre-order bonuses you will recieve while purchasing the game at various retailers.

Below is the full list of pre-order bonuses you will recieve courtesy of Destructoid:

• Amazon.com – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition from Amazon.com and get a $5 credit towards the music tracks that inspired the music for the game
• Best Buy – Pre-order DJ Hero from Best Buy and receive a free code that unlocks a Daft Punk level
• GameStop – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition and receive two free playable song downloads
• Guitar Hero Store – Pre-order DJ Hero and DJ Hero Renegade Edition and receive free two-day shipping
• Hollywood/GameCrazy – Pre-order DJ Hero and receive an exclusive turntable slipmat
• Walmart.com – Pre-order DJ Hero at Wal-Mart.com and receive a $10 electronic gift card

Honestly? I think I’d go with the Guitar Hero Store and get free 2 day shipping because everything else seems, well, not exciting whatsoever. I mean honestly, a turntable slipmat from GameCrazy? What were they thinking?

Just earlier we got our first look at the DJ Hero box art and now Activision has humored given us a look at the DJ Hero Renegade Edition.

This collector’s edition will include the carrying case, pictured above, the turn table controller, a stand for said turn table and 2 CDs worth of Jay-Z/Eminem music.

The press release didn’t give an exact price but EBGames currently has it listed at $199.99. Any buyers?

It seems that the guys over at Destructoid got their hands on the official box art for Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero.

The above art will evidentally find its way onto the cover of the DJ Hero + turntable controller bundle. Other than that, there’s not much we don’t know; 94 originial mixes including Jay-Z, Daft Punk, 50 Cent, etc.

However, if you notice in the bottom right hand corner the Guitar Hero logo is prominentaly displayed, but why? Well, most likely because Activision wants buyers to know that the game is from the same makers of the much more popular Guitar Hero franchise.

It wasn’t too long ago that we discovered that DJ Hero would be priced around $120 for the US and even higher for the UK which had a lot of gamers asking Activision ‘what gives?’.

Well, when asked the same question by Eurogamer, they responded with “We believe that DJ Hero will provide tremendous value for our consumers by delivering an all-new interactive music experience with over 100 individual songs that are highlighted in over 80 unique mixes, a wide variety of…” you get the point.

Activision apparantly thinks DJ Hero will be an amazing game, however much of the community thinks otherwise. I guess we’ll have to wait until its October 27th release date to find out.

Read (Joystiq)

If you thought $119.99 for the US DJ Hero was a lot of money and are located in the UK, cover your ears eyes. Activision has apparantly told UK retailers, ShopTo in particular, that the MSRP of DJ Hero is £107.99 or about $178.

Of course you’re not just getting the game disc but also the turntable controller which ThatVideoGameBlog reports has no gold in it, unfortunately.