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'DJ Hero 2' to feature 105 songs

When the party starts on 22 October, budding beat chemists, singing sensations, and all of their friends will experience over 100 of the biggest tracks from the hottest artists, remixed exclusively for 'DJ Hero 2'. These include Eminem's 'Not Afraid', Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance', David Guetta's 'Memories' feat. Kid Cudi, and Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden's 'Bonkers'.

Cranking up the soundtrack to "the most innovative and immersive music experience of 2009", the full list of 105 speaker-blaring tracks and club-shaking anthems that will be transformed into over 80 unique mixes for 'DJ Hero 2' reads like a who's who of music industry giants.

With all the songs now revealed, 'DJ Hero 2' has launched the "Name That Mix" challenge on the 'DJ Hero' Facebook page, testing fans' knowledge of music to discover the game's mixes. Every week from now until 21 September, fans will be presented with a "mashup of mashups" video from which participants will need to decipher what songs were used to create each mix.

Over 275 prizes are available weekly including trips to see 'DJ Hero 2' artists perform live and professional DJ equipment. To participate in the challenge or for more information, visit http://facebook.com/djhero.

"The individual songs that have been mixed into the 'DJ Hero 2' soundtrack have been viewed online more than 1.5 billion times, which really speaks volumes to both the size and scope of our music," said Dan Neil of FreeStyleGames.