Picking up where the DJ Hero soundtrack left off, DJ Hero 2 spins together the hottest tracks blazing up the charts and legendary club anthems from the biggest artists in pop, dance and hip hop including Dr. Dre, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and over 85 others.  Fueling the party will be a host of all-new social multiplayer game modes and innovative freestyle gameplay giving virtual DJ’s the ability to crossfade, scratch and sample in over 70 speaker-blowing mashups from the hottest DJ’s and Producers around the world, including Deadmau5 – part of dance music’s elite – who will be starring as an in-game playable character.

DJ Hero 2 will deliver the ultimate way for players to come together and party with a host of new multiplayer modes – including DJ Battles that pit DJ against DJ in mixes produced specifically for battle gameplay – and invite vocalists into the spotlight with integrated on-screen singing and rapping of lyrics and rhymes while bringing the party to life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay.  Featuring the biggest dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and loves remixed by world-class DJ’s in an all-new way, the game’s soundtrack delivers over 70 unique creations only available in DJ Hero 2.  Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch, directly impacting the beats they’re spinning with freestyle scratching, crossfading and sampling.  The game will also feature an all-new career-based Empire Mode where players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely on their success as a DJ.

DJ Hero 2 will invite a wave of new digital disc jockeys to the turntables as the game will be available as a Party Bundle which will include a copy of the game, two turntable controllers and a microphone, offering the ultimate “party-in-a-box.”  Gamers who experienced the original can pick up DJ Hero 2 as a Turntable Bundle featuring one turntable controller and a copy of the game or as standalone software.

Grammy-Award winning alternative artist, Linkin Park, will break new ground by becoming the first band to bring downloadable content to both the award-winning Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises, delivering songs and remixes from their number one album, A Thousand Suns.  As an added bonus, gamers who purchase Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock or DJ Hero 2 exclusively from Amazon.com between 12:01am PST on October 17 and 11:59pm PST on October 23 will also receive a copy of Linkin Park’s new album which will be included along with their copy of the game.

“We’re looking forward to bringing our new albumto Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2,” says lead vocalist Chester Bennington. “I think our fans will have a blast playing it.”

“Linkin Park is one of the biggest artists in the world because of the quality and depth of their music and their ability to reach so many diverse fans in a cutting edge way made them the right first choice to have music from one album featured in both Guitar Hero and DJ Hero downloadable content,” said Tim Riley, Vice President, Music Affairs, Guitar Hero.   “By having Linkin Park on disc and putting out more Linkin Park songs in both Guitar Hero and DJ Hero downloadable content, we continue to find new distribution channels for great music to reach fans in an interactive way.”     

Following the on-disc inclusion of “Bleed It Out,” one of the band’s most popular songs, in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Linkin Park are cranking up their Guitar Hero presence with an exclusive six song track pack for the Guitar Hero music library.  The Linkin Park track pack, which will have players strumming, drumming, and wailing for hours on end, will feature a collection of songs from Linkin Park’s new album, A Thousand Suns and will be available for download beginning October 19. 

The Linkin Park Track Pack for the Guitar Hero music library will feature the following tracks:

• “Blackout”
• “Burning In The Skies”
• “The Catalyst”
• “The Messenger”
• “Waiting For The End”
• “Wretches And Kings”

No strangers to the remix realm, having collaborated on crossover tracks with everyone from hip-hop icon JAY-Z to world-renowned DJ Hero remixer and consultant Z-Trip, three Linkin Park hits are also set to receive the exclusive DJ Hero remix treatment as downloadable content this winter for DJ Hero 2.

The Linkin Park Track Pack will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 960 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation Store for $11.99 and for Wii for 1200 Wii Points.  All songs in the track pack will also be released as downloadable singles for the Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PS3 for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each.  In addition to the in-game music store and Xbox Live Marketplace, Xbox 360 owners can expand their Guitar Hero music library using the Guitar Hero VIP Pass Music Store.

With the highly skilled DJ’s and music producers at FreeStyleGames – joined by Deadmau5, David Guetta and a crew of world renowned mixologists – dropping the beats, everyone will have a chance to experience the following artists’ music in an all-new way:

• 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman - California Love Remix
• 50 Cent - In Da Club
• Adamski - Killer
• Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
• Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul
• A-Trak - Say Whoa
• B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
• Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
• BlakRoc feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA - Dollaz & Sense
• Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
• Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
• Chamillionaire - Ridin'
• Chic - Good Times
• Chic - Le Freak
• Clinton Sparks, DJ Class, & Jermaine Dupri - Favorite DJ
• Daft Punk - Human After All
• Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock
• David Guetta & Chris Willis - Love Is Gone
• David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi - Memories
• David Guetta vs. The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away
• Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff
• Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
• Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
• Dillinja and Skibadee - Twist 'Em Out
• Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
• DJ Qbert - Super Battle Breaks
• DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
• DJ Shadow feat. Q-Tip and Lateef The Truth Speaker - Enuff (DJ Fresh Remix
• Donna Summer - Bad Girls
• Edwin Starr - War
• Eminem - Not Afraid
• Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy
• Flo Rida - Low
• Flo Rida feat. Will.I.Am - In The Ayer
• Gorillaz feat. Mos Def & Bobby Womack - Stylo
• Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - The Message
• Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
• House Of Pain - Jump Around
• Iyaz - Replay
• Janet Jackson - Nasty
• Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
• Justice - Waters Of Nazareth
• Kanye West - Heartless
• Kanye West - Love Lockdown
• Kaskade & Deadmau5 - Move For Me
• Kelis - Acapella (David Guetta Extended Mix
• Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
• Lady Gaga - Lovegame
• Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
• Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
• Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
• Lil' Wayne - Go DJ
• Lil' Wayne feat. Static Major - Lollipop
• LL Cool J - I Can't Live Without My Radio
• M.I.A. - Galang
• M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume
• Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel - Pon De Floor
• Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
• Metallica - The Day That Never Comes
• Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
• MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. - Bounce
• Nas feat. Keri Hilson - Hero
• Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
• Nelly - Hot In Herre
• New Boyz - You're A Jerk
• New Order - Blue Monday
• Newcleus - Jam On It
• Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (MK Mix 95
• Orbital - The Box
• Pirate Soundsystem - Bashy Bashy
• Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho
• Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha
• Rihanna - Pon De Replay
• Rihanna - Rude Boy
• Robin S - Show Me Love (Stonebridge Radio Edit
• Salt N Pepa - Push It
• Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
• Sam Sparro - B&G a/k/a Black & Gold
• Sean Paul - Infiltrate
• Sean Paul - Get Busy
• Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)?
• Snow - Informer
• Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Crank That (Soulja Boy
• Sparfunk & D-Code - Apocalypse
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• Talib Kweli - Get By
• The Chemical Brothers - Leave Home
• The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - Galvanize
• The Crystal Method - Busy Child (Still Busy After All These Years Remix
• The Jackson 5 - ABC
• The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Diddy - Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
• The Prodigy - Omen
• The Prodigy - Firestarter
• Tiësto - Speed Rail
• Tiësto & Sneaky Sound System - I Will Be Here
• Tiësto vs Diplo - Come On
• Tiga - You Gonna Want Me
• Timbaland feat. Drake - Say Something
• Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are
• Tweet feat. Missy Elliott - Oops (Oh My
• Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven
• Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate
• Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix
• Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - Put On

The ultimate mixer of music and friends, DJ Hero 2 will deliver the definitive way for players to come together and party with a host of new multiplayer modes – including DJ Battles that pit DJ against DJ in mixes produced specifically for battle gameplay – and invite vocalists into the spotlight with integrated on-screen singing and rapping of lyrics and rhymes while bringing the party to life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay. Featuring the biggest dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and loves remixed by world-class DJ’s in an all-new way, the game’s soundtrack delivers over 80 unique creations only available in DJ Hero 2. Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch, directly impacting the beats they’re spinning with freestyle scratching, crossfading and sampling. The game will also feature an all-new career-based Empire Mode where players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely on their success as a DJ.