For DJ Hero 2 Activision are trying to sign Qbert

For anyone that has been paying attention to what Activision did with the Guitar Hero franchise, it will come as no surprise to hear that even before DJ Hero was released the company behind it were already looking further down to the road at DJ Hero 2 and to that end trying to secure legendary scratch artist DJ Qbert.

DJ Qbert is a multiple DMC world DJ champion and a childhood friend and colleague of Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys fame, they have been revolutionary in the world of DJ’ing and scratching and to sign Qbert to the DJ Hero franchise would be a big draw for DJ Hero 2.

Activision are now said to be working with at least one UK developer on DJ Hero 2 which is rumoured to be coming out sometime in 2010, and if the Guitar Hero series is anything to go by it will not be long until we see more in the pipeline. The message boards around the internet have given this news a mixed reaction, on the one hand people would like to see  development continue on DJ Hero 1 with more DLC, but on the other hand now you have brought your DJ Hero turntable would you not like to see more games for you to play on it?

One thing we would like to see most in DJ Hero 2 is the ability to play live drums over the DJ tracks, what you would you like to see most in the new game?

DJ Hero Custom Vinyl Skins – Design Your Own!

One criticism of the DJ Hero turntable controllers is how boring they look. The plain silver and plain black may look a bit like a set of real decks but every DJ worth their salt is a creative type who loves to experiment – no DJ’s decks we have ever seen have been short of the odd sticker or two!

When it comes to dressing your decks up a bit you have got to have a look at UniqueSkins.com, they are the market leaders in custom vinyl skins and can create any design your mind can imagine! This is how it works:

Step 1

Head over to UniqueSkins and select the device you want to create a skin for (oh yes! not just DJ Hero skins but Guitar Hero, iphones, games consoles, Blackberrys, laptops – they could probably even do one for your dog if you send them the sizes!)

Step 2

Using the simple online software to can combine any number of images, text, photos and designs both from their extensive library and even images you have on your own computer by simply uploading them.

Step 3

Play about with your design until you are happy with it then click add to cart, fill in your details, pay the nice people, then wait a couple of days and blam! Awesome looking vinyl skin!

If you have tried a vinyl skin before but not been too happy with the results then you need to check out what these guys are doing now. They use the latest tech with the best materials to provide you with a skin that should last forever on your decks (or anything else for that matter), application is simple and bubbles under the skin are a thing of the past thanks to some very clever vinyl from 3M which includes small air channels to make sure even the smallest bubbles are driven out when putting the skin on. For $15 you will not find a better Christmas present for someone or better still just for yourself!

You should also have a look at our post on our original DJ Hero vinyl mod, while it looked like a dogs dinner the idea of putting something under the vinyl before applying it does work well, just position something (like another piece of vinyl) directly above and below the center point of the crossfader and you will then be able to feel where the crossfader is without having to look at it. This is invaluable for novice players and helps them really get into the game as well as making you decks more like the real deal!

Send in some pictures of your customised decks and we will feature them here – if we get a lot of entries we might even decide to offer a prize for the best ones!

Replacment crossfaders in stock soon!

Are you having crossfader problems?

Wish your crossfader was a little bit more responsive?

Well hold your horses for just a few more days and we will be able to help!

Instock and selling now! click the link on the menu bar for details

We have been testing possible replacement / upgrade crossfaders and now we have got one we are happy with, they will be in stock in the next few days and advertised on this website hopefully by the end of the week so check back soon and don’t forget if you have any problems with your decks just post a comment here or in our DJ Hero Repair Forums and we will do our best to sort it out for you!

DJ Turntable buttons pressing during rewind?

Well thanks to all of our members over in our forums it seems that there are a few teething problems with DJ Hero turntable controllers. The most reported and most annoying (in our humble opinion) is during a rewind or fast scratch the buttons on the turntable seem to press themselves causing your streak to be destroyed!

There has been a lot of discussion about this on the Internet and even some people suggesting fixes involving jamming this here or that there to stop the problem. Taking a slightly more scientific approach we think we may be close to finding out once and for all what causes this problem but we need more help from you – gamers of the world – to find out if we are right.

What we need is as many people as possible to head over to the forum thread ‘buttons press themselves when I spin the turntable’, have a look what it says and post your own results. Once we have gathered a bit more information we may feel confident enough to post the definitive reason for what is causing this problem and what users can do about it.

Together we can sort this so come and join us!