MTV GAMES AND HARMONIX GET HEROIC AT COMIC-CON CONFIRMING MORE TRACKS FROM ROCK BANDTM3 AND DANCE CENTRALTM SETLISTS
San Diego – July 26, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games put rumors and speculation to rest at the Comic-Con 2010 “Faux Fun to Real Rock” panel as they revealed that Rock BandTM3 players will get to rock out to tracks from Marilyn Manson, Filter, Foreigner, Def Leppard, The B-52’s and Tears For Fears, while those ready to cut up the rug in Dance CentralTM will gain access to favorites from Snoop Dogg, Salt-N- Pepa and Young MC. The Rock Band 3 and Dance Central setlists were a major topic of discussion over the course of the three-day Comic-Con event in San Diego, CA after Harmonix and MTV Games drew thousands of guesses from fans as a result of releasing clues to the announcement through Rock Band’s and Dance Central’s Facebook (www.facebook.com/rockband; www.facebook.com/dancecentralgame) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/rockband; http://twitter.com/dance_central) accounts.
The artists and tracks announced are listed below:
Rock Band 3 tracks:
Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People”
Filter – “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
Foreigner – “Cold As Ice”
Def Leppard – “Foolin’”
The B-52s – “Rock Lobster”
Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Dance Central tracks:
Snoop Dogg – “Drop It Like Its Hot”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”
Young MC – “Bust A Move”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
About Rock Band 3
With more than 30 awards and nominations following its impressive E3 2010 debut, including multiple Best Music and Best Casual/Social game accolades, Rock Band 3 will feature an incredible 83-song setlist and access to far more music than any other music game, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments.
Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music videogame company, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), Rock Band 3 will ship on October 26, 2010 in North America for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (MSRP: $59.99), PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system (MSRP: $59.99), the WiiTM system from Nintendo (MSRP: $59.99), and Nintendo DSTM (MSRP: $29.99). Rock Band 3 will be compatible with all Rock BandTM and The BeatlesTM: Rock BandTM peripherals, as well as most Guitar Hero® and third-party instrument and microphone controllers. Mad Catz is the official peripheral manufacturer and distributor for Rock Band 3 game controllers.
For more information on Rock Band 3, art and video assets, please visit http://www.rockband.com/press.
Follow Rock Band on Twitter (http://twitter.com/rockband) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/rockband).
About Dance Central
Winner of the E3 Game Critics Best Original Game and Best Motion Simulation Game and more than 30 additional awards and nominations, Dance Central is the first full-body, controller-free dance video game with fun choreography for beginners and experts. Whether rehearsing in Break It Down! or owning the stage in Perform It, players will be introduced to more than 600 moves in the game and more than 90 dance routines all created by professional choreographers. The game features tracks from an amazing mix of pop, hip-hop and R&B artists including Lady Gaga, No Doubt, M.I.A., Bell Biv Devoe and more.
Developed by Harmonix and published by MTV Games, Dance Central will ship on November 4, 2010 in North America exclusively for KinectTM for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (U.S. ERP: $49.99).
For more information on Dance Central, 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/dancecentralgame).
