For the first time ever in a video game, GRAMMY(R) Award winning DJ’s and producing duo, Daft Punk, will start the party right with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero(TM) on October 27, 2009. Featuring 93 exclusive on-disc mixes from some of the biggest acts in hip-hop, pop, rock and dance, players will be [...]
DJ Jazzy Jeff, GRAMMY(TM) Award winning hip-hop and R&B record producer, actor and world famous turntablist will ascend to the virtual stage this fall in Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Guitar Hero’s highly anticipated video game DJ Hero(TM). In addition to joining the distinguished rank of playable characters that will appear in the game, [...]
Featuring 93 Exclusive Mixes Spanning Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, R&B, Dance and More, Set List Delivers Original Music Only Available in DJ Hero
Hailed in the press as one of the most fun, innovative and highly-anticipated games of the year, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today dropped the needle on DJ Hero’s(TM) full set list featuring [...]
Firmly planting the arrival of DJ Hero(TM) as a new force in music and gaming, JAY-Z and EMINEM, two of the industry’s most influential and successful artists, unveiled the hand-selected track list on their 2-CD pack included only in the DJ Hero Renegade Edition, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today. JAY-Z’s CD — his [...]
FreeStyleGames and Activision took DJ Hero to E3 2009 and came back with a bunch of awards.
WINNERS
GamePro – E3 2009 Awards: The 27 Best Games / GamePro – Best of E3: Best Music Game
IGN – Overall Best of E3: Best Music/Rhythm Game / IGN – Best of E3 2009: Best Music/Rhythm Game (PS3)
RUNNER-UPS
1up.com: Best of [...]
Innovative Partnership Includes Special Edition Featuring Music CDs from Both Artists Jay-Z and Eminem - two of the music industry’s most influential and successful artists - will join DJ Hero™, the highly-anticipated new game that is bringing DJ culture and new music genres including hip-hop, electronic, R&B and soul music to the successful Guitar Hero® [...]
DJ HERO™ Superstar DJs Offer Exclusive Original Mixes for New Game from GUITAR HERO
One of the Most Anticipated Video Games of the Year Offers a Globally Diverse Collection of Music Including Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B, Electronica, Rock and More. SANTA MONICA, CA – May 28, 2009 – DJ Hero™ will drop the needle on one of [...]
We are very proud of our company culture at FreeStyleGames and continue to nurture a friendly, relaxed environment to work in.
We have purpose built studios with chill out areas, open plan work spaces and meeting rooms (see the photos below from our Leamington Studio). There is an energetic, creative vibe in the studio which is [...]
As of today FreeStyleGames will become part of Activision and join their illustrious list of internal development studios. We have been in on-going discussions with Activision in relation to our current projects and over the last few months they have presented an offer to acquire the company.
It’s obviously a huge decision for the management team [...]
We’re on the look out for strong and ambitious candidates to join our new & expanding Brighton studio. With the opportunity to work on both Guitar Hero and our unannounced original IP, we’re keen to hear from anyone with over 2 years of experience in any area of development, including art, animation, programming, production & [...]
FreeStyleGames is currently on the lookout for some gaming genii to compliment its line up and help develop some exciting new projects! Click here or go to the ‘JOBS’ page to find out more.
Musicians Wanted!
FreeStyleGames Search for Musical Aficionados
3rd September 2008. Leamington Spa, UK. FreeStyleGames, the leading independent studio specialising in music & rhythm action videogames has entered into a services agreement with Activision Publishing, Inc., and today put out a call for musicians to join their team working on Guitar Hero downloadable content projects for Activision.
FreeStyleGames is [...]