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At the Xbox 360 Gaming Showdown from 23-25 Oct at VivoCity, you'll get to see one of the most anticipated music games - DJ Hero from Activision and distributed by New Era.

The makers of Guitar Hero introduce an entirely fresh and innovative way to experience music. With DJ Hero features an amazing variety of music across genres—tracks that you love and reflect who you are. Using an authentic turntable controller, spin and scratch more than 100 songs into unique mixes and become the life of the party. Get ready for a whole new phenomenon in music.

Turntable controller: The exclusive controller includes familiar DJ tools such as a fully-rotating turntable, samples button, effects dial, and cross fader.

You're the DJ: Scratch, blend, cross fade, and sample, express yourself, and be the life of the party.

Multiplayer: Two DJs can battle competitively, or have one player emcee with a microphone. DJ Hero also features DJ-guitar exclusive mixes played with a turntable and Guitar Hero guitar controller.

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GAMERS, hear us out. We've got dibs on what could well be the biggest gaming event this holiday season.

According to Microsoft, the Xbox 360 Gaming Showdown '09 (XGS 2009) at VivoCity next week will be one of the biggest gaming shows in South-east Asia, boasting the most blockbuster titles under one roof.

Unreleased titles like Forza Motorsport 3, DJ Hero (the turntable version of Guitar Hero), Assassin's Creed II and Tekken 6 (picture) will be on the showfloor for the very first time here. There will be plenty of gaming kiosks on hand where you'll be able to have a spin on these games.

Gaming bigwigs like Electronic Arts, New Era, Take-Two Interactive, Replay Interactive and Namco Bandai will join the party, bringing games like James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, Borderlands, Dragon Age: Origins, FIFA 10, NBA 2K10, The Saboteur, Risen and Rogue Warrior.

If that's not enough to get you down to VivoCity, Microsoft and its partners will be giving away the aforementioned Xbox 360 games and $20,000 worth of prizes - you could walk home with a home theatre system or a high-definition television - in stage challenges that will be held throughout the weekend.

Or you can watch us have a futile and clumsy go at The Beatles edition of Rock Band or sing our throats hoarse with Lips: Number One Hits. But watch out, we can pretty much kick butt at Halo 3: ODST.

Psst, we've also heard that there'll be a special M18 room - yes, ID required - where you'll be able to play games like WET and the next instalment of Assassin's Creed.

To get you all hyped up for the event and whet your pixel-hungry eyeballs, we've reviewed Forza Motorsport 3.

The premier racing game on the Xbox 360 certainly plays like a dream in its latest incarnation. Words are cheap though; you'll just have to give any of the 400 gorgeously rendered cars in the game for a spin yourself at XGS

The Xbox 360 Gaming Showdown '09 runs from Oct 23 to 25, at 3 - 9pm (Oct 23) and 12- 9pm (Oct 24, 25), at VivoCity (West Court, ground floor). Visit Xbox.com | Xbox.com Home for more information.

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For more information about Xbox 360 Gaming Showdown 09. You can visit Xbox 360 Singapore site http://xboxsingapore.com/xgs