Thursday, March 19, 2009
BEASTIE BOYS DJ: ‘SCRATCH’ WILL BE BIGGER THAN ‘GUITAR HERO’
on Game Huddle
Submitted: Mar 19, 2009
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ(Xbox 360)
Champion turntablist Mix Master Mike told us how he’s bringing authenticity to “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.”
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The music rhythm game genre is about to expand into hip-hop. Genius Products and developer Seven Studios have been working with legendary music producer with Quincy Jones III to create “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.”
And to lend his expertise to the game, which uses a turntable peripheral, they’ve enlisted all-star DJ Mix Master Mike (whose real name is Michael Schwartz) of Beastie Boys fame. But when he was first introduced to “Scratch,” the champion turntablist wasn’t sure what to make of it.
“Of course, I was pretty skeptical when they told me about it,” said Schwartz in a recent phone interview. “But in the initial meeting when they first showed it to me, it was actually kind of dope; I was pretty surprised.”..... » Full Story on Game Huddle