DJ Battle Erupts As Scratch Publisher Sues Scratch Developer... And Activision

It wouldn't surprise me to find out it's true.

First comments should be bannable.

Why am I not surprised that Activision may have done something like this. I think that the only reason Activision did this is because Scratch is  a much better name then what there game is called, seriously DJ Hero? Come on!

I don't see why people want the rights or whatever to a DJ game.. I can't see it selling that much at all.

DJ LARRY!!!!!!

Lil W-anye!? LIL MOTHER FUCKING WANYE....................Arh count me out

I agree, Yzzerdd, hence why I edited my post to lampoon the idiotic tradition after the fact, perhaps you noticed?

Dude... I'm in no way interested in ANY DJ game.

Eh... Scratch... Does it teach you to actually DJ...?

What exactly are they suing for?  They're probably right about Activision buying the 7 Studios to stop them from releasing a competing DJ product, but I'm confused as to how this fact entitles the previous publisher to any money.

Activision is getting too fat.

Great Now how am I supposed to get my Jam-Master Jay on?

Trevor Drinkwater is a great name. And how can you possibly say that they believed your game was better than theirs. Maybe their gripe is legit, but they are going way out on a limb with that statement.

I can see it being quite fun tbh.

silly american developers

Did they? Did they really buy them to eliminate the competition? Or was it that they wanted to create, with Blizzard's help, a Warcraft DJ RTS/rythm game monster hybrid?

they should just rename this HIP-HOP HERO

First off, BAT-TLE CRYYYYY!! Given the artists mentioned, If they won, there should be a stipulation that there be proper artists (& controls) put into the game and not those BS ones mentioned. "Needs to get their Act(ogether)vision", or more importantly, SOMEBODY comes correct with a game with proper artists..

It's also a damned shame that instead of trying to make a game that would be good even under competition, a company would have to buy them(or the license to make them) out and kill them. I'm looking at YOU, EA!

Damn shame.

@iAMJohn

A DJ game sounds rather dull to me, I think most DJ's are fools anyway and I don't want to really be a virtual one. 

Check out the hook, as the DJ revolves it.

If this is successful capitalism as we know it is over. 

If Konami wants to sue everyone involved with this project or other turn-table related offerings, they better do it now before these games hit the market.  Otherwise, they'll be left behind like they were with Guitar Hero/Rock Band. 

I like how 7 Studios thinks their game is better despite having never made a good game before. Not that the DJ Hero developer is any better, but still I have to imagine that with the 'Hero' name riding on the project, Activision would fund the project heavily and put its weight behind securing music deals. This leads me to believe that DJ Hero is likely superior to anything 7 Studios is making, at least in terms of production and song selection.

Doesn't surprise me. There seems to be a pattern emerging of Rhythm game lawsuits at the moment.

KONAMI WILL SU-

Wait a sec...

Looks like some lawyers are about get some serious money.

o boy.