DJ Hero announced at last, along with Band Hero for the family and Guitar Hero 5 for the face melters

Activision just confirmed a whole lot of heroes: the long-teased DJ Hero being the most notable among them. Many trivial humans had conjectured what a "Hero"-style DJ controller would look like, and at last we have our first look (above, and there's another shot after the break). Sure, we have no idea how we're supposed to play it -- where's the whammy bar, for instance? -- but we're sure once we tape a couple of our mom's Perry Como records to the sides we'll start to get the picture. Music genres include "hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance," and the game will allow turntablists to create "original mixes" of songs. Additionally, Activision is also prepping a family-friendly Band Hero game, and a Guitar Hero 5 followup to its flagship title, with all three new Hero games hitting sometime this fall.

[JerJer @ May 7th 2009 9:39AM]

saw this on joystiq followed by an article stating that the music game genre was down "42%".

ruh roh.

[josh @ May 7th 2009 9:59AM]

You sir, get a +1 simply for the avatar.

My spoon is TOO big.

[John @ May 7th 2009 10:04AM]

Maybe it's because paying 200 bucks for peripherals for one facking game is a little excessive? Maybe it's just me.

[TheSuburbanWhiteBoy @ May 7th 2009 11:22AM]

It's funny, as game loses popularity it parallels how music started to suck... with DJs

[TIMMAH! @ May 7th 2009 12:33PM]

What more things can they slap a set of buttons on?

Computer Programmer Hero?

How how about Booty Call Hero?

Or a plastic sandwich with buttons on the toppings and call it Hero Hero? (Or the sushi version "Hiro Hero"...)

[Alan Strangis @ May 7th 2009 1:15PM]

I'm waiting for Rock Band Hero, where you play characters playing Rock Band including DLC, then Rock Band Hero II, which will ironically NOT be compatible with Rock Band Hero DLC.

[Jonesy555 @ May 7th 2009 1:58PM]

@ TIMMAH!

I'd so play Booty Call Hero.

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (BarCODE) @ May 8th 2009 6:44AM]

It'll go back up 2,000% when they release Porn Hero. As for my self I am holding out and going to buy Polka Hero when it's released, complete with accordion controller.

[Onyx @ May 27th 2009 10:30PM]

*Shakes with excitement*

Don Hertzfeldt is the shit, and so is your icon/avatar!

[sweet greggo @ May 7th 2009 9:40AM]

That's looks so crazy it just might work.

[wrs589 @ May 7th 2009 11:21AM]

That looks so crazy I checked to make sure it wasn't April 1st again

[Chird @ May 7th 2009 11:51AM]

That looks so crazy I keep asking myself where the crossfaders are. Last I checked, if you spin an LP with one finger it sounds the same as if you did it with three. Something tells me they'll add the faders add a later date (and additional cost)...

[Pedroion @ May 7th 2009 1:09PM]

Looks so crazy I wish that Jesus returned.

[Seanross @ May 7th 2009 9:42AM]

How long before we see Heroin Hero?

[John @ May 7th 2009 10:02AM]

I play that shit 6 times a day.

[joris.voorn @ May 7th 2009 12:54PM]

that already exsits :)

http://www.gamegum.com/game/1857/heroin-hero/

[Robbzilla @ May 7th 2009 10:25AM]

You NEVER catch the dragon!

[MisterSquared @ May 7th 2009 3:52PM]

Just a few more tries please....I know i can catch it.

[Gipionocheiyort @ May 7th 2009 9:49AM]

If it weren't May I would honestly think this was an April Fools joke....

[jared @ May 7th 2009 9:53AM]

Must have beat me by a few seconds.

[jared @ May 7th 2009 9:49AM]

I saw this and thought it was a joke.

[Rask @ May 7th 2009 11:19PM]

I believe I see where all this is ultimately headed..

Limp Bizkit Hero!!

[Felix Wong @ May 7th 2009 9:51AM]

It looks like you can spin the disc, while pressing on the buttons. So essentially it simulate scratching a record with your fingers in different places.

[HB @ May 7th 2009 9:56AM]

F**k this DJ Hero stuff. I'm waiting for Jazz Flute Hero.

[Jesse @ May 7th 2009 10:00AM]

Jazz Flute Hero would be awesome, but Triangle Hero would be even better.

[J D @ May 7th 2009 10:27AM]

Cowbell Hero?

[Mycroft @ May 7th 2009 10:39AM]

Skin Flute Hero?

[Raylonn @ May 7th 2009 11:10AM]

Ocarina Hero. I win.

[wrs589 @ May 7th 2009 11:22AM]

Foreskin hero

[Loco @ May 7th 2009 11:50AM]

iPod hero is what it is.

Or is it ice scrapper hero?

[Brian @ May 7th 2009 1:24PM]

I remember when I was 14 years old and I got and import of Beat Mania for my birthday because my mom got tierd of me and my friends running to Chinatown in Manhattan every morning that summer. Most of the kids that came to my house to play games looked at it and laughed! Same deal with the first Guitar Hero: "what the fuck is that?!?" was the first thing that left a lot of peoples lips when they seen it in my apartment. Now the shit's EVERYWHERE!!! Wasn't a live show done with the GH instruments to promote the last release? It's funny as hell to me to call up these same people to see if the wanna hit a bar or see a movie or even just to check up on them and they say "I'm playing Guitar Hero" or "I'm playing Rock Band"!!

[Evangelion @ May 7th 2009 4:51PM]

Plastic Instrument Hero?

[Kas @ May 7th 2009 10:52PM]

Still waiting for Sitar Hero

[jbruder @ May 7th 2009 10:01AM]

The only thing I'm less interested in than DJ Hero are the sliding-across-the-screen AOL ads that Engadget is now hosting. Shame on you, Weblogs, Inc.

[jbruder @ May 7th 2009 10:02AM]

And apparently, subject-verb agreement. I'm not interested in those, either.

[Stefan @ May 7th 2009 10:52AM]

I'm not too insane about those ether. Makes this site look like a cheap, non-content site.

[Dead_Rebel @ May 7th 2009 10:46AM]

Use Firefox and they magically disappear. :)

[Paul Miller @ May 7th 2009 11:12AM]

Could you get a screencap of that ad and submit it to tips? (or me... paul at engadget dawt com) It's been a bit elusive, and seems strangely browser / OS / session dependent. We hate annoying ads like that as well, and will do our best to get it off the site.

[jonlongbeard @ May 7th 2009 10:01AM]

No love for BeatMania?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatmania

One of the original rhythm games for PS2, but never really took off in America. So, this will be new to most.

[Mitch @ May 8th 2009 2:16AM]

Love beatmania. God the controllers are expensive tho..

[Gnoll @ May 8th 2009 8:29AM]

I always wanted Beatmania (and Keyboardmania too) but like Mitch said, too expensive.

I don't really get that so many people are surprised by this (the same way they were surprised by guitar hero) when we've had these EXACT GAMES for I don't know how many dang years now.

[strider_mt2k @ May 7th 2009 10:02AM]

Dudes:

Oboe Hero: Boy Who Cried Wolf Edition

[Fred @ May 7th 2009 10:13AM]

-Peter- and the Wolf edition.

[Gorilla800lbs @ May 7th 2009 10:03AM]

They would be better off making an Akai beatpad type controller, with pads and sliders and stuff, and creating a Hip-Hop Hero or Gangsta Hero or Phat Beatz Hero game around it, or something like that. It'd sell like hotcakes.

[Pedro @ May 7th 2009 12:25PM]

I believe the hip-hop phrase is "sell like crack in the ghetto".

[thyomorb @ May 7th 2009 10:04AM]

Sweet. I've always wanted to pretend I was a pretentious douchebag who stole other peoples riffs to make crap music that high people could twitch to.

[benderillo @ May 7th 2009 10:10AM]

I bet you are a hit at parties.

[thyomorb @ May 7th 2009 10:14AM]

We play real music at the parties I attend. Mom tells me I'm always the coolest guy there.

[lol @ May 8th 2009 8:29PM]

no no no, you want hipster hero.

It comes with all the cracks and pops the only vinyl can give you, and because retro—excuse me—vintage is the only way to go, hipster hero only works on Intellivision.

[Randall Lind @ May 7th 2009 10:16AM]

Daddy what that it doesn't look like a cd or mp3 player? LOL