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As the release of Dance Central 3 is one month away, Harmonix has annoucned more tracks to an already jam packed soundtrack, plus a few pre-order song bonuses from different retailers. The new tracks are as follows:

 

  • Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
  • Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
  • Heavy D & The Boyz – “Now That We Found Love”
  • Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On The Floor”
  • Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend”
  • Katy Perry – “Firework”
  • New Kids On The Block – “You’ve Got It (The Right Stuff)”
  • Nicki Minaj – “Starships”
  • Panjabi MC – “Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)”
  • Shannon – “Let The Music Play”

In addition to the new tracks, Harmonix has released a brand new trailer as well:

 

Lastly, if you preorder from one of the following retailers, you will get two exclusive song downloads from that store:

Best Buy

  • BONUS TRACKS: Usher ft. Pharrell – “Twisted”; Usher – “Euphoria”

 
Wal-Mart

  • BONUS TRACKS: LMFAO – “Sorry For Party Rocking”; Nicki Minaj – “Whip It”

 
AMAZON

  • BONUS TRACKS: Lady Gaga “Alejandro”; Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”

Dance Central 3 is quickly shaping up to be the must have Kinect game this year and with a large library of songs backing it, it might the only dance game you may need. We'll see once it releases next month

Click to show Press Release

 

HOT TRACKS FROM JUSTIN BIEBER, KATY PERRY, AND MORE ANNOUNCED FORDANCE CENTRAL 3!
AMAZING BONUS SONGS ANNOUNCED FOR PARTICIPATING RETAILERS!
NEW VIDEO ASSET RELEASED!
Cambridge, MA – September 18TH, 2012 – With only a few weeks until the release ofDance Central 3, Harmonix is excited to announce more tracks for the game’s hit-packed soundtrack, along with the addition of hot bonus tracks for fans who pre-order or purchase at their favorite retailer, while supplies last!

In addition to tracks already announced from 50 Cent, LMFAO, Usher, Village People, and more, the following Dance Central 3 tracks were revealed today!
  • Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
  • Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
  • Heavy D & The Boyz – “Now That We Found Love”
  • Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On The Floor”
  • Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend”
  • Katy Perry – “Firework”
  • New Kids On The Block – “You’ve Got It (The Right Stuff)”
  • Nicki Minaj – “Starships”
  • Panjabi MC – “Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)”
  • Shannon – “Let The Music Play” 
Some of the amazing tracks announced for Dance Central 3 are featured in the latestDance Central gameplay preview, available here. Check out great music, new moves, and what folks are already saying about the hottest game on Kinect for Xbox 360!
 
Harmonix and Microsoft are also pleased to announce that, for a limited time only, fans of the franchise will be able to get even more chart-topping dance hits for Dance Central 3by pre-ordering or purchasing a copy of the game at launch from from participating retailers. Bonus tracks include hits from Usher, Lady Gaga, LMFAO and Nicki Minaj. Pre-order Dance Central 3 today to guarantee access to these bonus tracks while supplies last!

In the United States, the bonus tracks are as follows:
 
Best Buy
BONUS TRACKS: Usher ft. Pharrell – “Twisted”; Usher – “Euphoria”
http://www.bestbuy.com/dancecentral3
 
Wal-Mart
BONUS TRACKS: LMFAO – “Sorry For Party Rocking”; Nicki Minaj – “Whip It”
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dance-Central-3-Xbox-360/21172392
 
AMAZON
BONUS TRACKS: Lady Gaga “Alejandro”; Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I0K3Z2
 
For details on offers in other regions, please see this post on the Dance Central blog.

The winner of two “Best of E3 2012” Game Critics Awards – “Best Social/Casual Game” and “Best Motion Simulation Game” – Dance Central 3 pushes the franchise into new territories, with innovative new features and the hottest tracks from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s, and today! The beat keeps rocking with an innovative new party mode for up to eight players, the ability to import your songs from previous Dance Central titles, and more*! The best full-body dance experience and highest rated overall franchise on Kinect for Xbox 360 is better in every way with Dance Central 3!

Dance Central™ 3, will be available in stores on October 16th in U.S., Canada and Latin America, and October 19th in Europe, Asia, and Australia!

For additional information on Dance Central 3, as well as new art and video assets, please visit http://www.dancecentral.com/press.
 
Follow Dance Central on Twitter (http://twitter.com/dance_central) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/dancecentral). 

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About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visitwww.harmonixmusic.com.
 
© 2012 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Dance Central, Dance Central 3 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Dance Central and Dance Central 3 developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
 
Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
 
* An additional fee, Xbox LIVE®, a storage device and the original Dance Central or Dance Central 2 game are required to import songs from Dance Central or Dance Central 2, respectively.

 

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