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''Scratch: The Ultimate DJ'' was a music video game announced by Genius Products in 2008. Similarly to Konami's Beatmania series, it would have employed a specialized turntable controller (called the "Scratch Deck"), which would have allowed the player to follow along to the rhythm game while simulating common DJ techniques, such as scratching. The game had been held up in legal action between publisher Genius Products and former developer 7 Studios. A replacement developer, Bedlam Games had been announced following the lawsuit and the source code was returned to Genius as per a legal order.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url =http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/puzzle/scratch/news.html?sid=6214929&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;1 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Judge Orders 7 Studios To Hand Over Scratch DJ Source Code )〕 On May 26, 2010, Numark announced that the game was coming to the iPhone, iPad and Microsoft Windows and were due for release later that year.〔 However, nothing was released. In September 2011, Bedlam Games laid off 90% of its staff and later shut its doors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D&D Daggerdale studio Bedlam Games 'effectively shuttered' )〕 Since the closure of Bedlam, none of the parties have given any sort of statement regarding the future of the game. As of June 11, 2014 the website for ''Scratch'' no longer exists. ==Legal conflicts== On April 15, 2009, the publishers of ''Scratch: The Ultimate DJ'', Genius Products and Numark, sued against ''Scratchs developer, 7 Studios and Activision. The lawsuit contends that Activision purchased 7 Studios to both gain access to proprietary technology and to delay publication of the game so ''DJ Hero'' could come out first. The Los Angeles Superior Court in which the suit was filed did not grant the requested restraining order against Activision on ''DJ Hero''. Activision states that ''Scratch'' was already delayed by as early as October 2008, before they made contact with 7 Studios, and their acquisition of the developers did not impede them from completing ''Scratch''. However, on April 20, the court reversed its decision, awarding Genius and Numark a temporary restraining order, and ordered the "immediate return" of all of the material from 7 Studios from Activision, including all source code related to ''Scratch''. 7 Studios subsequently filed a counter-suit against Genius Products, claiming that they engaged in "unlawful and unsavoury business practices" that limited 7 Studios from completing the game as planned. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scratch: The Ultimate DJ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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