Throwing a turntable into the domination of rhythm-based video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the arrival of Activision’s DJ Hero title last year caused a stir amongst dance fans and gamers keen to become bedroom superstars. One year on and we’ve already received word that a sequel to DJ Hero, yep that’d be DJ Hero 2 is on the way, and now we know which artists fans will be mixing and mashing up when the game finally arrives.

As previously reported by ITM, the DJ Hero crew promised to make the sequel even bigger than the original, starting with a hook-up with Gossip Girl’s favourite clubber Deadmau5. Following up from the mau5-headed one, the DJ Hero developers have loaded the sequel with a staggering list of names, ranging from dance legends like Daft Punk, Tiesto, DJ Shadow, The Prodigy Armand Van Helden and Orbital, to chart-pop regulars Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Timbaland to some WTF choices that we don’t know how anyone will mix like Sam Cooke.

All in all there’s music from 108 different artists featured in the game, so that ought to keep us occupied for some sleepless nights when DJ Hero 2 launches in October. While we wait for that release date check out the full list of artists below as well as some brand spanking new screenshots and some in-game footage of Lady Gaga putting her moves on Deadmau5.

1st Look at DJ Hero 2 – now with even more images!

DJ Hero 2 artist lineup:

•2Pac
•50 Cent
•Adamski
•Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
•Armand Van Helden
•A-Trak
•B.o.B.
•Basement Jaxx
•BlakRoc
•Bobby Womack
•Bruno Mars
•Busta Rhymes
•Calvin Harris
•Chamillionaire
•Chic
•Chris Willis
•Clinton Sparks
•Colby O’Donis
•Daft Punk
•Damian Marley
•David Guetta
•Deadmau5
•Deee-Lite
•Dillinja
•Diplo
•Dizzee Rascal
•DJ Shadow
•Donna Summer
•Dr. Dre
•Drake
•Edwin Starr
•Eminem
•Estelle
•Flo Rida
•Gorillaz
•Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
•Harold Faltermeyer
•House Of Pain
•Iyaz
•Jackson 5
•Janet Jackson
•Justice
•Kanye West
•Kaskade
•Kelis
•Keri Hilson
•Kid Cudi
•Kool & The Gang
•Lady Gaga
•Lil Jon
•Lil Wayne
•LL Cool J
•M.I.A.
•M|A|R|R|S
•Major Lazer
•Malcolm McLaren
•Mase
•Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
•Metallica
•Missy Elliott
•Mos Def
•MSTRKRFT
•N.O.R.E.
•Nas
•Nate Dogg
•Naughty By Nature
•Nelly
•New Boyz
•New Order
•Newcleus
•Nightcrawlers
•Orbital
•Pharoahe Monch
•Pirate Soundsystem
•Pitbull
•Puff Daddy
•Pussycat Dolls
•Rihanna
•Robin S.
•RZA
•Salt N Pepa
•Sam Cooke
•Sam Sparro
•Sean Paul
•Skibadee
•Sneaky Sound System
•Snoop Dogg
•Snow
•Soulja Boy Tell Em
•Sparfunk & D-Code
•Static Major
•Stevie Wonder
•Talib Kweli
•The Chemical Brothers
•The Crystal Method
•The Egg
•The Notorious B.I.G.
•The Prodigy
•Tiësto
•Tiga
•Timbaland
•Tweet
•Walter Murphy
•Warren G
•Wayne Smith
•Will.I.Am
•Yeah Yeah Yeahs
•Young Jeezy

1st Look at DJ Hero 2 – now with even more images!