Daft Punk Coming to DJ Hero

The latest electronic icons to be drafted into DJ Hero seem to be French Daft Punk. Activision is saying that they will be featured in the upcoming DJing videogame with 11 mash ups put together exclusively for the title, using material taken from bands like Queen, No Doubt and Young MC. The band is also bringing to the game its trademark helmeted appearances and some of its complex show venues.

Daft Punk become well known after the release of Da Funk, way back in 1995, and have since then created music of the highest quality. They have also designed very complex stage shows, involving images as well as sounds, and they have taken to appearing as various robotic alter egos. The two people who make up Daft Punk, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, rarely give interviews and have now for the first time agreed to appear in a videogame.

The contributions made by Daft Punk will enhance the profile of DJ Hero, which is already known to contain the work of artist like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Eminem and Jay-Z (who went so far as to contribute with tracks created specifically for the game), DJ Shadow, Tiesto and Grandmaster Flash. Activision is making a very clear effort to attract as many varied successful artist as possible in its attempt to establish DJ Hero as a spin off that has the potential to become as popular as its parent Guitar Hero, which has just received its fifth installment

DJ Hero is set to arrive on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, the PS2 and the Nintendo Wii on October 27. The game will be shipping with a turntable controller allowing the gamer to design their own samples and their own mash ups as well as playing along those already created.