Press Release
LONDON – 14 March 2011 – Harmonix today announced that songs from Gwen Stefani, Fatboy Slim, Keri Hilson and Paula Abdul will be available on 15 March for download from the all new in-game store and on Xbox LIVE® for Dance Central™, the first controller-free, body-tracking, fully immersive dance video game, exclusively for Kinect™ for Xbox 360®.
Free from any controller, Dance Central™, a top selling game for Kinect for Xbox 360, features fun choreography and authentic routines for beginners and experts alike of all ages to master, alongside a killer 32-song on-disc soundtrack that spans a great sampling of pop, funk, hip-hop, Latin and R&B artists, including Cascada, Kool & The Gang, Kylie Minogue, Salt-N-Pepa, Nelly Furtado, Christina Milian and more. To view the full Dance Central set list plus add-on content already available, click here.
Dance Central’s downloadable content delivers fresh music and new choreography and routines on Easy, Medium and Hard difficulties in Break It Down, Perform It! and Dance Battle modes that will keep the dance floor rocking.
Dance Central DLC Additions for Xbox 360
Dancers of all abilities will be able to hit the floor next week with Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”. The song was a No. 10 hit in the UK and its music video, featuring Christopher Walken, earned a GRAMMY® Award for Best Short Form Video.
“Hollaback Girl” from Gwen Stefani will also be available for download for Dance Central next week. The song is from the artist’s 2004 debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. The song reached No. 1 in Australia and the United States and was the first digital download to sell 1 million copies.
Keri Hilson will make her Dance Central debut next week with “Turnin Me On”, which features rapper Lil Wayne. The song is from her debut album, In a Perfect World, and reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Paula Abdul’s dance classic “Straight Up” will also be available for download for Dance Central next week. The song boosted Abdul’s Platinum debut record, Forever Your Girl, to spend three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Available on Xbox 360 (15 March):
· Fatboy Slim – “Weapon of Choice”
· Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl”
· Keri Hilson – “Turnin Me On”
· Paula Abdul – “Straight Up”
Already available on Xbox 360:
· Amerie – “Heard ‘Em All”
· The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling"
· Blur – “Boys & Girls”
· Cameo – “Word Up!"
· Chic – “Le Freak”
· Janet Jackson – “Control”
· Lady Sovereign – “I Got You Dancing”
· Missy Elliott – “We Run This”
· Ne-Yo – “Because of You”
· Rick James – “Super Freak”
· Rihanna – “Disturbia”
· Sean Paul – “Temperature”
· Tag Team – “Whoomp! (There It Is)"
Microsoft have released a new trailer for Dance Central, a game made by Harmonix. the trailer shows in-game footage of several songs and dances as well as several people playing the game in large spaces, having their moves replicated in the game.
Harmonix have released a new gameplay trailer for Dance Central and revealed the games full track list. the gameplay video shows in-game characters dancing to Bell Biv DeVoe's Poison.The full track list for the game is:
Audio Push – “Teach Me How To Jerk”
Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
Basement Jaxx – “Rendez-vu”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix)”
Lipps Inc – “Funky Town”
Beenie Man – “King Of The Dancehall”
M.I.A. – “Galang ‘05”
Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison”
Nelly Furtado – “Maneater”
Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction"
Nina Sky – “Move Ya Body”
Cascada – “Evacuate the Dancefloor”
No Doubt – “Hella Good”
Christina Milian – “Dip It Low”
Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”
The Commodores – “Brick House”
Quad City DJ’s – “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)”
Craig Mack – “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)”
Rihanna – “Pon de Replay”
Dirty Vegas – “Days Go By”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”
Eric B. & Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique”
Snoop Dogg/Pharrell – “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
Fannypack – “Hey Mami”
Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”
Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne – “Down”
Technotronic – “Pump Up the Jam”
Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie”
Wreckx-n-Effect – “Rump Shaker”
Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”
Young MC – “Bust A Move”
Press Release
LONDON - 13 October 2010 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game developer, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Microsoft, today released the full list of songs and artists featured on the Dance CentralTM on-disc soundtrack. Completely free from any controller, every routine features fun choreography and authentic routines for beginners and experts alike of all ages to master. The game also features a killer soundtrack that spans a great sampling of pop, funk, hip-hop, Latin and R&B artists, including Cascada, Kool & The Gang, Kylie Minogue, No Doubt, Salt-N-Pepa, Nelly Furtado, Christina Milian and more.
Dance Central, exclusive for KinectTM for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, will be available Nov. 10, 2010 in the UK.
“We felt it was very important to launch Dance Central with a balanced selection of the latest, greatest and all-time classic tracks,” said Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice President of Music, Electronic Games and Programming for MTV Networks. “The set list on the disc really achieves that goal, offering everything from “jerking” to disco, from Rihanna to Young MC. Whatever your jam, we think you’ll find something to get you moving in this contagiously fun soundtrack.”
Dance Central full on-disc track list:
Audio Push – “Teach Me How To Jerk” Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
Basement Jaxx – “Rendez-vu” Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix)” Lipps Inc – “Funky Town”
Beenie Man – “King Of The Dancehall” M.I.A. – “Galang ‘05”
Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison” Nelly Furtado – “Maneater”
Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction Nina Sky – “Move Ya Body”
Cascada – “Evacuate the Dancefloor” No Doubt – “Hella Good”
Christina Milian – “Dip It Low” Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”
The Commodores – “Brick House” Quad City DJ’s – “C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)”
Craig Mack – “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” Rihanna – “Pon de Replay”
Dirty Vegas – “Days Go By” Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”
Eric B. & Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique” Snoop Dogg/Pharrell – “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
Fannypack – “Hey Mami” Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”
Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne – “Down” Technotronic – “Pump Up the Jam”
Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie” Wreckx-n-Effect – “Rump Shaker”
Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” Young MC – “Bust A Move”
Dance Central will feature downloadable content beginning Nov. 10, 2010. Each song will not only deliver fresh music, but also completely new routines that will keep dance parties going for months to come.
Winner of the E3 Game Critics Best Original Game and Best Motion Simulation Game, as well as more than 30 additional awards and nominations, Dance Central is a controller-free dance video game with fun choreography for beginners and experts. Whether rehearsing in Break It Down or owning the dance floor in Perform It!, players will be introduced to more than 600 moves in the game and more than 90 dance routines created by professional choreographers. In addition, players can earn achievements, unlock new character outfits and venues and progress through the dance ranks. In Dance Battle, players can challenge friends to an epic living room showdown.
Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premiere music videogame developer, published by MTV Games and distributed by Microsoft, Dance Central will be available from Nov. 10 in the UK, exclusively for Kinect for Xbox 360 (UK ERP: £39.99).
Harmonix have revealed 10 more tracks that will be included in Dance Central. They are:
Basement Jaxx – “Rendez-Vu”
Nelly Furtado – “Maneater”
Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction”
Nina Sky – “Move Ya Body”
Cascada – “Evacuate the Dancefloor”
Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Fannypack – “Hey Mami”
Rihanna – “Pon de Replay”
Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie”
Technotronic – “Pump Up the Jam”
Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”
Microsoft have also announced that Dance Central is playable at their booth at GamesCom, located at Hall 08.1, Stand A011-B010- B011-C010.
Press Release
Cologne, Germany – Aug. 17, 2010 - Today at Gamescom 2010, MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and Harmonix Music Systems Inc., along with distribution partner Microsoft, revealed 10 new artists and songs from the highly anticipated Dance CentralTM on-disc track list exclusively for Kinect for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Hot hits and classic dance beats from artists like Cascada, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Nelly Furtado, Kool & The Gang, Technotronic and more, will soon let players get their groove on while performing routines from professional choreographers in the first full-motion body tracking dance video game.
Gamescom 2010 attendees are invited to try out their moves and get up close and personal with Dance Central at the Microsoft Booth, located at Hall 08.1, Stand A011-B010- B011-C010.
Dance Central songs announced today are listed below:
Basement Jaxx – “Rendez-Vu”
Nelly Furtado – “Maneater”
Benny Benassi – “Satisfaction”
Nina Sky – “Move Ya Body”
Cascada – “Evacuate the Dancefloor”
Pitbull – “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Fannypack – “Hey Mami”
Rihanna – “Pon de Replay”
Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie”
Technotronic – “Pump Up the Jam”
Kylie Minogue – “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”
Previously announced Dance Central tracks are listed below:
Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix)”
No Doubt – “Hella Good”
Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Snoop Dogg/Pharrell – “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
Lipps Inc – “Funkytown”
Young MC – “Bust A Move”
M.I.A. – “Galang ‘05”
Winner of the E3 Game Critics Best Original Game and Best Motion Simulation Game, as well as more than 30 additional awards and nominations, Dance Central is a full-body, controller-free dance video game with fun choreography for beginners and experts. Whether rehearsing in Break It Down! or owning the dance floor in Perform It!, players will be introduced to more than 650 moves in the game and more than 90 dance routines created by professional choreographers. In addition, players can earn achievements, unlock new character outfits and venues and progress through the dance ranks. Dance Central even gives players a calorie-burning tracking option so they can turn all that fun into an actual workout. In Dance Battle, players can challenge friends to an epic living room showdown.
Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premiere music videogame developer, published by MTV Games and distributed by Microsoft, Dance Central will ship on Nov. 10, 2010, exclusively for KinectTM for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (ERP: £39.99).
Microsoft has released new screenshots and a trailer for the recently announced Dance Central, the Kinect game coming from Harmonix. The trailer has gameplay, showing how the screen is split between pictures telling you what moves to do, you doing the moves, and a boombox keep track of your scores. the screenshots are also in-game, but each screenshot has a version without the games HUD, whilst its not clear why these screenshots exist it could hint towards a higher difficulty level where you have no HUD.
Microsoft Have Released A New Trailer For Dance Central
Harmonix Reveal The Full Track List To Dance Central And Release A New Gameplay Video
Microsoft Have Revealed The Boxart For Dance Central And Kinect Sports
Harmonix Reveal 10 New Tracks Featured in Dance Central
