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 Send to email | October Sales: DJ Hero Tanks, Brutal Legend, Well... [Npd] in Npd brutal legenddj heroNewsNpd GroupRetail |  By Luke Plunkett
el 12-Nov-2009 |  There were two games noticeable by their absence from the October NPD top 10 list: EA's heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend, and Activision's peripheral-shackled DJ Hero.
Brutal Legend managed to move 215,000 copies when you combine the figures from PS3 and 360. For a game with a niche appeal, that's not too bad. But for a game that had Jack Black popping up every five seconds to promote it...yeah, maybe EA were hoping for a little more. It's a veritable Modern Warfare 2 when you compare it to DJ Hero, however, which only sold 122,300 units. Across four platforms. Yes, it was only on sale for five days in October (still a long enough time to pick up decent numbers), but this was Activision's first crack at their own "Hero" game. It had an expensive marketing campaign, and was backed by heavyweights like Daft Punk, Jay-Z and DJ Shadow. Then again, maybe that was the problem. My distaste for the game has always been down to its scattershot approach to its soundtrack: a little hip-hop here, a little electronica there, some dance, all meeting over some ill-advised pop remixes...it's a mess. Perhaps it would have been better served picking, say, hip-hop and just running with that, so it was a must-have for at least one market. That or not being $120. Or making its song downloads $3. Those might have helped, too. Wonder if it'll do any better in November... Anyway, here's the platform breakdown for those interested, courtesy of GameSpot: Brutal Legend (360) - 150,000 units
Brutal Legend (PS3) - 66,000 units
DJ Hero (360) - 62,000 units
DJ Hero (PS3) - 39,000 units
DJ Hero (Wii) - 19,000 units
DJ Hero (PS2) - 3,300 units Brutal Legend sells 216K, DJ Hero 123K [GameSpot]
 
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| October Sales: DJ Hero Tanks, Brutal Legend, Well... [Npd] | | There were two games noticeable by their absence from the October NPD top 10 list: EA's heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend, and Activision's peripheral-shackled DJ Hero. Brutal Legend managed to move 215,000 copies when you combine the figures from PS3 and 360. For a game with [..] Read complete article | | Published 12-Nov-2009 by Luke Plunkett in Npd brutal legenddj heroNewsNpd GroupRetail
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| Brutal Legend Lawsuit Settled, Free To Rock October [Activision] |  Activision and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions have reached a settlement over the release of the video game, wrapping up months of totally lame litigation and all but ensuring the game's safe release this fall. According to a report from th [..] Read complete article | | Published 06-Aug-2009 by Michael McWhertor in Activision brutal legenddouble fine productionsEaLawsuitLegal
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| Oct. NPD: Brutal Legend sold 216k; DJ Hero sold 123k |  Both Brütal Legend and DJ Hero were conspicuously absent from October's NPD top ten. According to data given to GameSpot by NPD, DJ Hero, which was released at the end of the month, on October 27, managed 123,000 units in sales ac [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Nov-2009 by JC Fletcher in activisionbrutal-legenddj-heroeanpdoctober-2009sales
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| 17 Inches of Brutal Legend Up for Grabs [Brutal Legend] | | Only 1,000 of the Eddie Riggs Brütal Legend ceramic figures have been made, and Electronic Arts hasn't divulged just how to get one beyond getting lucky and winning it. And they're giving you just such an opportunity now. Entering to win is simp [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Oct-2009 by Owen Good in brutal legend CollectiblesElectronic ArtsFigurinesGiveawayPrize
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| The Brutal Art of Brutal Legend [Gallery] | | I can't yet write about what we were shown at Double Fine's San Francisco studio earlier this week, but I did get permission to post some of the pictures from our wait. What' this, a wall full of Brutal Legend concept art? Don't mind if [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Mar-2009 by Brian Crecente in Gallery Art brutal legend Concept Art Double Fine Original Screens Top
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| Metareview: Brutal Legend | 
Our take on Tim Schafer's Brütal Legend was less-than-brutal, but what about all those other reviewers out there tapping away at their keyboards -- what did they think? Turns out that Schafer maintains his vi [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Oct-2009 by Alexander Sliwinski in brutal-legenddouble-fineeaelectronic-arts
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