PlayStation 2 | Brutal Legend sells 216K, DJ Hero 123K

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:59:49 +0000

Double Fine's heavy metal odyssey doesn't sell out--but does outsell former publisher's massively hyped turntable rhythm game. Besides seeing another double-digit contraction of the US game industry, October also saw the launch of two high-profile music-related games: DJ Hero (October 27) and Brutal Legend (October 13). Not even Daft Punk could make DJ Hero a hit. The two well-reviewed titles aren't direct competitors: the former is the first-turntable-based rhythm game from the publisher of Guitar Hero, the latter a heavy metal-fantasy action/real-time strategy hybrid. However, their respective publishers did enter into a legal feud, with Activision suing Electronic Arts in June to prevent the release of Brutal Legend, which was originally to be distributed by Vivendi Games. (Vivendi was subsumed as part of the July 2008 Activision Blizzard merger .) With the legal spat settled out of court in August, it was ...

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PlayStation 2 | Brutal Legend sells 216K, DJ Hero 123K