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ORIGINAL COURSE customisation starts on e-AMUSE.

Music list updated and CD jacket design published.

Site updated. RANKING section opened.

Track list updated and more previews published.

More track previews published.

Product page launched.

Product page launched.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated. NET対戦 MODE has started.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Song list updated.

Further location tests announced.

Released! Official site launched.

Starts March 8th.

Movie previews and sheet music preview published.

Check out Brisk and Fracus' latest podcast, podcast 12, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from DJ Sy & Unknown and DJ Evil Activities.

Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd out on July 29th.

Preliminary site published.

Catch DJ Nu Foundation's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Two new song packs are now available from the iTunes store: DDR EXTREME Pack 3 and DDR SuperNOVA Pack 4.

Out in three weeks. Published unofficially at akaf.jp.

Out next Wednesday. Published unofficially at akaf.jp.

Exclusive items for soundtrack and complete sets published.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Unlock code LEVEL 6 released! It will unlock the following:

Dance Celebration (System 7 Remix) / Bill Hamel feat. Kevens
Freeway Shuffle CHALLENGE chart
Raspberry♥Heart (English version) CHALLENGE chart
SUNKiSS DROP CHALLENGE chart
CHARACTER ACCESSORY 1
BOOST (WAVE)
ARROW SKIN (SMALL)

March wallpaper published.

Released today! Site updated. MUSIC LIST fully published.

Remix contest winner announced. Winning track was Programmed Sun (xac Antarctic Ocean mix) by xac.

Full track listing published. Dirty Digital and Oarfish added.

Location test announced!

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Preliminary site launched.

Site updated. MUSICLIST & CHARACTERS section updated.

Site updated. Song list updated.

konamistyle page published.

From early March onwards, play "bass 2 bass", "IN THE NAME OF LOVE" and "Special One" on jubeat ripples to unlock them for play on beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS.

Released.

Track listings updated.

Announced for April 21st release.

Announced for April 21st release.

Details published on the German KONAMI site. The game will be released in June 2010.

Catch DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Two new song packs are now available from the iTunes store.

Site updated. Commercial published.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Page published and track listing updated.

Opening movies published for GuitarFreaksXG and DrumManiaXG.

Out today in Europe except in the UK.

Page renewed and track previews published.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Location test will be taking place in Japan soon. The game will be distributed by Konami in Japan.

Taking place in schools from February to June 2010.

Released today.

Three new song packs are now available from the iTunes store.

Unlock code LEVEL 5 released! It will unlock the following:

Blue Rain / dj TAKA vs Ryu☆
SUPER SAMURAI / jun
Take A Chance / neuras feat. GATZ
Xmix4 (Linear Momentum) / dj jiggens
MOVIE X COURSE
DANCE DRILL Lv.10
SPEED x0.25
CLASSIC ARROW SKIN
ALTERNATE COLOUR CHARACTERS

Released today! 1-player gameplay video published. Order now.

Catch DJ Fracus and Nu Foundation's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

New payment method coming to Japan to pay for credits and/or gameplay extras in the near future utilising e-AMUSEMENT.

Available via Games on Demand on Xbox LIVE for $29.99, according to GameSpot.

4-player adhoc play video with DJ Yoshitaka, wac, Des-ROW and Seiya Murai published.

Track listing updated! Track order and list are not final.

Disc 1
Programmed Sun
SigSig (beatnation summit ver.)
Rising in the Sun (Original Extended)
HORIZON (Original Extended)
smooooch・∀・(Hardcore Mix)
D
Programmed Life
Dirty Digital
Oarfish
ay carumba!!!!
Bad Maniacs
evergreen
Connected
Special One

Disc 2
Now and Forever / Remixed by StripE vs MUNEATICA feat. Arisa (Collaboration)
Your Angel / Remixed by kors k
Love is eternity / Remixed by Shu Okuyama
Sunshine Hero / Remixed by DJ SHIMAMURA
Smooooch・∀・ / Remixed by DJ Command
The Shadow / Remixed by Remo-con

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section opened.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

CD jacket design published.

DJ Yoshitaka vs Des-ROW video published.

Released today!

Check out Brisk and Fracus' latest podcast, podcast 11, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from DJ Marc Smith.

V-RARE SOUNDTRACK 17 track listing published.

Official site renewed.

February wallpaper published.

This game will be shown at AOU 2010. am-net.jp reports the game will be released this June, arcade operators will need to order by February 25th for release date delivery. dj TAKA and TAG will be the sound producers of this DDR.

Released! Track lists updated. All DDR MUSIC FIT originals are included on the 3CDs.

New figures can be obtained from prize redemption machines.

Model parts of beatmaniaIIDX can be obtained from prize redemption machines.

Released!

Released!

Released!

Site opened!

This game will be shown at AOU 2010.

Announced. This game will be shown at AOU 2010.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING has started.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#3 has started. MUSIC section updated.

More details published. Out on January 28th.

Unlock code LEVEL 4 released! It will unlock the following:

NADESHIKO / Red Litmus
Übertreffen / TAKA respect for J.S.B.
Lift You Up / wolli
Xmix3 (Stomp Dem Groove) / dj nagi
RANKING COURSE 7
RANKING COURSE 8
DANCE DRILL Lv.9
EXPEDITION
QUEEN-ZUKIN
BRAKE
ARROW SKIN BUTTERFLY

Catch DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Three new song packs are now available from the iTunes store.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Released today! Official site launched! HOW TO, MUSIC & CHARACTERS and Q&A sections opened.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp.

Release due in early February for Japan. The game will support online rankings and Twitter.

Out last Tuesday in North America. Now Europe is due to be getting Walk It Out! in March with a traditional name change.

Official website launched!

Released on Tuesday! Features a track listing of 120 songs and includes new songs from BEMANI artists.

First album pre-orders due to be announced very soon according to the beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK product page at konamistyle.jp.

Page renewed and CD jacket design published.

Catch DJ Darwin's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Track listing published for audio CD. Cast published for drama CD.

Another location test will be taking place at Miyagi from January 22nd till 28th.

Official website opened! 27 licensed songs and 23 Konami originals revealed.

Postcard designs published. Postcards will be sent to those ordering from konamistyle.jp.

Song list updated.

Unlock code LEVEL 3 released! It will unlock the following:

Waiting 4 u / DDT
INTO YOUR HEART (Ruffage remix) / NAOKI feat.YASMINE
ZERO / TЁЯRA
Slip Out (bounce in beat mix) / Harmony Machine
RANKING COURSE 5
RANKING COURSE 6
DANCE DRILL Lv.8
BASE CAMP
Louis-CONCENTⅢ
SPEED ×0.5
ARROW SKIN MEDIUM

Check out DJ Nu Foundation's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. FROM STAFF and GALLERY sections updated.

Product page published.

Two further location tests have been announced for Hokkaido and Aichiken.

Three new song packs are now available from the iTunes store.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Audio previews for the songs involved in the remix contest have been published. DJ YOSHITAKA message has been published.

Merry Christmas everyone! (Hint: lowercase no space)

Second album announced for release on March 24th, 2010. This release consists of three items: an audio drama CD, The Epic of Zektbach -PIANO COLLECTION- and a DVD.

Announced for release on March 24th, 2010. Remix contest will be taking place for a chance to be featured on the original soundtrack itself. All entries must be submitted to KONAMI Japan via mail by January 14th. This competition is JAPAN ONLY as the winner will be required to travel to KDE in Tokyo, Roppongi for a video session.

Special page published on konamistyle.jp. One more song will be given to konamistyle.jp users that order early as a download called Deluxe Seven.

January wallpaper published.

Check out Fracus' and Brisk's latest podcast, podcast 10, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from DJ Endymion.

¥115 until January 12th for iTunes (Japan) users.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#2 starts today.

Check out Fracus' and Ham's latest podcast, podcast 9, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from DJ Ham.

V-RARE SOUNDTRACK 17 jacket design published and more remixers announced. Artists currently confirmed remixing tracks are apostrophe fish（大嶋大輔）, Osamu Kubota, ぶちパンダ, kors k and Ax.

Unlock code LEVEL 2 released! It will unlock the following:

Dream Machine / Darwin
Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) / NM feat. Alison Wade
Chance and Dice / NIPPON SHONEN
Taj He Spitz (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Re-Touch) / DKC Crew
RANKING COURSE 3
RANKING COURSE 4
DANCE DRILL Lv.7
CYBER ARROW SKIN

Pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp. うたっち (Utacchi) is a new BEMANI game to be released on February 25th, 2010. It uses the BEMANI logo featured in the pop'n music series.

Released.

Preliminary track listings published for all three CDs. There are no new tracks that we know of.

Two further location tests in Kyōto and Fukuoka have been announced.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#1 ends.

Spotted by 2ch and MIEYA, there seems to be another DDR coming for the Wii in Q1 2010, click here to see the news on nintendo.com.

Official site launched.

December wallpaper published.

Box image published.

More images showing the box and booklets included.

DJ Darwin & Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm UTC on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. LEAGUE MODE has begun. HOW TO PLAY and MUSIC sections updated.

New song packs added.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Three songs have been added to the location test machine.

ALL MY LOVE / kors k feat. RIRE
CG project / Latenighters
不沈艦CANDY / Risk Junk

Site updated. SECRET section fully revealed.

More photos.

More photos in this album.

Unlock code LEVEL 1 released! It will unlock the following:

A Geisha's Dream / NAOKI feat. SMiLE.dk
Xmix2 (Beats 'n Bangs) / DJ Inhabit
RANKING COURSE 1
RANKING COURSE 2
DANCE DRILL Lv.6
X ARROW SKIN

X2 site theme added! X2サイトのテーマに追加しました！

Some images have finally emerged.

Information updated. All tracks revealed. CD jacket designs revealed.

DJ Fracus & Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm UTC on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Location test has started. Please check the thread for location test updates.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated. WEEKLY RANKING has started.

Announced for release on January 28th. 3CDs named DANCE, POP and MANIA respectively will be released featuring music from DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA, SuperNOVA2, HOTTEST PARTY and MUSIC FIT. FuruFuru Party is not included.

Announced for release on January 28th.

Announced for release on January 28th.

Only 99 cents at the iTunes store until November 30th. Other KONAMI games, including DDR S, are also 99 cents.

konamistyle.jp pre-orders have begun. This will be released on February 4th, 2010.

Location test announced.

konamistyle.jp pre-orders have begun.

Released today! Order the bundle or game only now!

Three new song packs are now available.

bemanistyle.com has published a location test report of the upcoming jubeat game for the Western market.

DJ Darwin & Sharkey's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Officially announced. This will be released on February 4th, 2010.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Announced for Windows Mobile devices to coincide with the launch of Japan's Windows Marketplace in December.

DJ Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

USB update has been shipped out to locations all over Europe. USB edit function will work for any machines with version number HDX:E:A:A:2009091100. Check thread for player release document.

EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 15 has started.

An expansion to jubeat ripples has been announced. The APPEND version will add over 20 songs to the jubeat ripples as well as collaborations with beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS. News from alpha-st.co.jp and am-net.xtr.jp. This is due for release in March 2010.

DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast, podcast 8, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJ Kutski.

Product page published. The game will feature 27 hit songs totalling over 50 songs. This game will be released on January 28th, 2010.

Site updated. Information for the eight new downloadable songs available in November has been published on the site.

November wallpaper published.

Site updated. NEW SONG and SECRET sections updated.

DJ Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC and RANKING sections opened.

According to a photo someone uploaded on 2ch. The DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY 3 for Japan has been revealed. It's going to be called DanceDanceRevolution Music Fit, most likely due to the use of the Wii Balance Board.

Released today!

Released today!

Official site has opened!

Two boxsets consisting of tracks from beatmaniaIIDX to beatmaniaIIDX15 DJ TROOPERS, including beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS, have been announced.

Each boxset consists of 8 CDs with over 200 tracks each, totalling over 480 tracks for the entire set.

The boxset will be released on December 24th. A special CD is included when you buy both boxsets together which will include special tracks as well as the ending songs from the very first style all the way up to SIRIUS.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp.

EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 14 has started. 恐怖の右脳改革, Chronos, Jungle, Sonne and Sky unlock conditions loosened.

Out today.

Out today. Order now.

(Spoiler Warning) 「ネタバレ注意」 The full song list is now known with all difficulties and BPMs. The entire game will feature 60 songs consisting of 15 licenses with 45 KONAMI originals.

Site updated. SECRET section published and NEW SONG section updated.

Sixth location test announced.

Released! Official site launched! You can view a sorted and up-to-date songlist here. Alternatively you can view the list on purotora.com or BEMANIwiki. (Thanks Pie-kun for the updates.)

KONAMI has published a partial song list for both games, click here to view the PDF file.

Out today! Check out the microsite for more details.

Previews published and track listing updated.

Site opened!

Released today! Order now.

Released today! Site updated. NEW SONG and GAME INFORMATION sections updated.

Order game only, special edition, special set or complete set now.

DJ Cruze and DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 7pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com. This is a two hour show.

A scan of a magazine someone put up on 2ch have revealed details of the next Taiko no Tatsujin game for the Wii! Named "Taiko no Tatsujin Dodon to Nidaime", the game will be coming out on November 19th!

am-net has reported GuitarFreaksXG and DrumManiaXG will be coming out on February, 2010. News credit to purotora.com!

am-net has reported GuitarFreaksV7 and DrumManiaV7 will be coming out on March, 2010. GuitarFreaks&DrumManiaV7 at the moment has no name assigned to it and no location tests have taken place. News credit to purotora.com!

Out next Wednesday. Product page published.

More track previews published. Pre-order now.

EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 13 has started.

Full track listing published. Pre-order now.

DJ Torpex's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Release date confirmed to be January 14th, 2010. Sourced from the Dengeki PS magazine.

Site updated. Four song preview movies have been published.

Pre-order game only, special edition, special set or complete set now.

The release has been delayed to early November due to major bugs in the software. Thanks to purotora.com for the notice.

Track previews published. Pre-order now.

Released today. You can edit songs from DDR X and DDR SN2; other songs will be added periodically.

Released in Japan today.

Due for release on October 5th. The WebEditor is used to create your own stepcharts on DDR X for the arcade.

Another location test announced.

More long versions announced and BGM tracks added to the track listing.

CS collection disc track listing updated. EMPRESS CS songs added as well as a long version: BRAINSTORM(original extended) by Hardcore United Tokyo(teranoid & DJ TECHNORCH).

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and SPECIAL sections updated. Everything: X-Specials, character accessories, DANCE DRILL courses and the three play-based song unlocks, Dance Celebration (System 7 Remix), Slip Out (bounce in beat mix) and Taj He Spitz (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Re-Touch), all unlocked.

DanceDanceRevolution X is now fully unlocked in Japan.

DJ Darwin's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast, podcast 7, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJ Al Storm.

Site updated. Information for the eight new downloadable songs available in October has been published on the site.

Official site has opened.

Pre-order game only, special edition, special set or complete set now.

Update: The game is now confirmed to be based off the 2007 pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE that we all have been waiting forever for. The game is also announced to have over 80 songs along with 3 key, 5 key, 7 key and 9 key modes. Click here for a photo of the article in the Famitsu magazine.

Confirmation has emerged on 2ch with a photo of the Famitsu magazine contents page, listing the game under PlayStation Portable.

More information emerges from the ARCADIA magazine, thanks to ariesu.com for the information.

DOMINION | L.E.D.-G [HARDCORE] (from beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS)
Electrorgasm | Sota Fujimori [ELECTRO] (new song)
Troposphere | kobo [DRUM'N'BASS] (new song)
Tori-no-kimochi | 猫叉Master+ [WORLD/ELECTRONICA] (new song)
Sunshine Hero | kors k feat.Mari* [乙女ハウス] (new song)
FLAG OF PEACE | GUHROOVY fw. NO+CHIN [DRUM'N'BASS] (new song)
Gymnopedie 009 | Studio Bongo Mango feat. Junko Wada (BE THE VOICE) [BOSSA ELECTRO] (new song)
RIZING YOU UP | Ryu☆ [HAPPY HARDCORE] (new song)

Pre-order game only, special edition, special set or complete set now.

Coming October 21st according to alpha-st.co.jp.

EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 12 has started.

Out today.

Out today.

October wallpaper published.

Available on the iTunes store. Featuring new songs, song packs, soundtrack mode, shake charts for all songs and bug fixes.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and SPECIAL sections updated. Xmix5 (Overcrush) unlocked.

DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site opened.

5th location test announced.

DVD jacket and design concept published.

Full song list has been published with two long versions.

New information and CD jacket published.

Special set and complete set exclusive items and box published. Pre-order game only, special edition, special set or complete set now.

Two more location tests have been announced.

Trigger unlocked.

DJ Darwin & Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

13th version due out in Japan sometime in December according to Alpha Station.

Two further location tests announced.

Full clip listing published. This will be released on October 15th.

Track listings updated. Pre-order now.

CD1 Nonstop Megamix

01 Second Heaven
02 幻舞
03 まほろば
04 Dazzlin' Darlin
05 Be quiet
06 雪月花
07 ＡＩ
08 So Fabulous!!
09 bass 2 bass
10 Mind Mapping
11 in motion
12 Harmony and Lovely
13 Narcissus At Oasis
14 ??????
15 Abyss -The Heavens Remix-
16 Aurora
17 ??????
18 Force of wind NEW!
19 ウッーウッーウマウマ(゜∀゜) (Ryu* Remix)
20 starmine

CD2 Remix CD

01 ?????? / Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA
02 Dazzlin'Darlin -秋葉工房 '09 Extended mix- NEW! / Remixed by DJ Command
03 So Fabulous !! -ONLY ONE Remix- / Remixed by SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-
04 まほろば - +HH Wet 'N' Happy Mix- / Remixed by Keiichi Ueno for honeyhunter
05 ?????? / Remixed by good-cool
06 ?????? / Remixed by Dirty Androids
07 bass 2 bass　-Remo-con Tech Dance Remix- NEW! / Remixed by Remo-con
08 Be quiet -SF_Glitch Techno Mix- / Remixed Sota Fujimori
09 Aurora -COLD DISTRICTS TYPE L.E.D.-G MIX- NEW! / Remixed by L.E.D.-G
10 waxing and wanding -kors k mix- / Remixed by kors k
11 ?????? / Remixed by 猫叉Master
12 ?????? / Remixed by TOMOSUKE
13 ?????? / Remixed by wac
14 ?????? / Remixed by dj TAKA with ピンクターボ

Location test announced. Will run from September 11th till September 16th.

Site opened. No BEMANI games are listed yet.

DJ Darwin would like to thank everyone that has voted for him for the Hardcore Heaven Awards 2009.

As a token of appreciation for all the support the fans have given to DJ Darwin throughout the years, he would like to present to you this track he made exclusively for Zenius -I- vanisher.com.

Darwin & Ant Johnson / Lighter Than Air (DDR Anthem) (MP3)
Darwin & Ant Johnson / Lighter Than Air (DDR Anthem) (FLAC)

Thank you Darwin.

Location tests in Miyagi and Hokkaido start today.

Track listing updated and previews published. This is going to be released on October 23rd.

Site updated. MUSIC and GD Room sections updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 11 has started.

Music previews have been published.

September wallpaper published.

Monthly MARVELOUSTAR rankings begin. Japan cellphones only.

Two further location tests announced.

DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST section updated.

Track listing updated.

Site updated. Information for the eight new downloadable songs available in September has been published on the site.

Track listings updated. Three new songs have been added to CD1 and four tracks have been announced for CD2.

CD1
幻舞 / Ryu☆
ＡＩ / Ryu☆
ウッーウッーウマウマ(゜∀゜) (Ryu☆ Remix) / Caramell (Remixed by Ryu☆)

CD2
So Fabulous !! / Remixed by SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-
まほろば / Remixed by Keiichi Ueno for honeyhunter
Be quiet / Remixed by Sota Fujimori
waxing and wanding / Remixed by kors k

Site updated. GD Room section updated.

TЁЯRA Official Site will be closing on September 30th.

Partial song list has been updated with more songs.

Site updated. CHARACTER, MUSIC REVIEW and MUSIC LIST sections updated. Boss Rush X unlocked.

Check out DJ Skratchy's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Thanks eddie for the heads up. There are two location tests going on, one in the UK and one in the US.

The one in the UK is at: Hollywood Bowl Finchley, North Great Leisure Park, Chaplin Square, Finchley, London N12 0GL.
The one in the US is at: Wal-Mart Supercenter (Store #3523), 26471 Carl Boyer Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91350

For more information, check bemanistyle.com.

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast, podcast 6, which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJs Supreme & UFO.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST section updated.

Package design published. Two songs have been added to the song list:

たまゆら / 佐々木博史
THE SHINING POLARIS / L.E.D. feat. Sana

Trailer uploaded.

More songs have been confirmed to be on these games from a recent trailer for the PS3 & Xbox 360 games:

Licenses
Boogie Wonderland / Earth, Wind & Fire
Bonafied Lovin' / Chromeo
Closer / Ne-Yo
DAFT PUNK IS PLAYING AT MY HOUSE / LCD Soundsystem
Detroit Rock City / Kiss
Disturbia / Rihanna
Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) / Enrique Iglesias
Dream On Dreamer / The Brand New Heavies
Enjoy The Silence / Depeche Mode
Feel Good Inc. / Gorillaz
Good Times / Chic
Hungry Like The Wolf / Duran Duran
I'm Coming Out / Diana Ross
La Camisa Negra / Juanes
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) / Pitbull
ICE ICE BABY / VANILLA ICE
Just Dance / Lady GaGa
Let's Get It Started / Black Eyed Peas
One Step At A Time / Jordin Sparks
My Prerogative / Bobby Brown
Never Gonna Give You Up / Rick Astley
Pocketful Of Sunshine / Natasha Bedingfield
Pork And Beans / Weezer
Praise You / Fatboy Slim
So What / Pink
South Side / Moby
The Space Dance / Danny Tenaglia
Viva La Vida / Coldplay
When I Grow Up / Pussycat Dolls
You Got It (The Right Stuff) / New Kids on the Block

KONAMI Originals
A Brighter Day / NAOKI feat. Aleisha G
Crazy Control / D-Crew with VAL TIATIA
DYNAMITE RAVE / NAOKI
Freeze / nc ft. NRG Factory
Heatstroke / TAG feat. Angie Lee
La libertad / Cheryl Horrocks
La receta / Carlos Coco Garcia
Love Again / NM feat. Mr. E.
Keep on movin' / NM
KIMONO♥PRINCESS / jun
Sacred Oath / TЁЯRA
Shine / TOMOSUKE feat. Adreana
roppongi EVOLVED ver. A / TAG Underground
roppongi EVOLVED ver. B / TAG Underground
roppongi EVOLVED ver. C / TAG Underground
Pluto The First / WHITE WALL
What Will Come Of Me / Black Rose Garden
Takin' It To The Sky / U1 feat. Tammy S. Hansen
You are a Star / NAOKI feat. Anna Kaelin

Xbox 360 and PS3 screenshots posted up in the picture gallery.

New pop'n music merchandise has been published on konamistyle.jp. New merchandise include:

pop'n music Badge Collection
pop'n music Badge Album
pop'n music 2010 Calendar
pop'n music Character Illustration Book (from pop'n 16 PARTY and 17 THE MOVIE)

All merchandise are due to be released on December 11th.

Official page published on konamistyle.jp. Partial chapter listing published. This will be released on October 15th.

EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 10 starts today.

Page renewed on konamistyle.jp. Remix artists for CD2 have been listed as dj TAKA, L.E.D., DJ YOSHITAKA, Sota Fujimori, kors k, 猫叉マスター, TOMOSUKE, wac, SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU-, Remo-con, Keiichi Ueno, good-cool, Dirty Androids and DJ Command. This will be released on October 15th, 2009.

Released today on konamistyle.jp.

Released today on konamistyle.jp.

Released today on konamistyle.jp.

Music gaming wise, KONAMI is showing DDR HP2, pop'n rhythm, Let's Party and Karaoke Revolution at gamescom in Cologne, Germany this year.



KONAMI US has posted screenshots on their download page for DanceDanceRevolution. Alternatively, check the picture gallery for new screenshots and logo.

INTERNET RANKING #4 ends. Xmix4 unlocked. The legend of MAX (X-Special) condition loosened.

CS Collection CD case design has been published on konamistyle.jp.

Pre-orders for the GuitarFreaks&DrumManiaV6 BLAZING!!!! ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK have begun on konamistyle.jp. This is due to be released on October 23rd.

Pre-orders for 肥塚良彦's (Yoshihiko Koezuka's) first album "DREAMS" have begun on konamistyle.jp. 肥塚良彦 is an artist commonly found on the GuitarFreaks&DrumMania game series.

Site updated. RANKING page published and MUSIC LIST section updated.

Site updated. Q&A section updated.

Preliminary site has opened!

Check out DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Location test announced! Two location tests will take place in Japan.

on the bounce unlocked.

DJ Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Previews have been published on beatnation Records.

Previews have been published on beatnation Records.

Site updated. Q&A and MUSIC LIST sections updated.

Players can now make edit data for DDR X using the DDR WebEditor. For the time being, you're only able to make edits for 8 songs. Please note that this is currently a beta version.

An announcement has been made over at ddronlinecommunity.com detailing the sync issue and the EDIT functionality. The EDIT functionality will go to testing from today and mass rollout is due to follow after that.

It seems as though new versions of GuitarFreaks&DrumMania are in testing at the ROUND ONE arcade in Japan. Thanks purotora.com for the heads up.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 9 starts today.

Site updated. Main page of the jubeat ripples website now displays the current rankings of the licensed tracks.

Louis-CONCENT III accessory #2 unlocked.

Released! Order now.

Check out DJ Nu Foundation's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Official site launched! Released today!

Pre-orders start on konamistyle.jp. Preliminary music list has been published:

01 Yasashii Sekai / New Song
02 End of World / beatmaniaIIDX15 DJ TROOPERS
03 Chain of Pain / beatmaniaIIDX14 GOLD CS
04 being torn the sky / beatmaniaIIDX17 SIRIUS
05 Infinite Cave / beatmaniaIIDX13 DistorteD CS
06 Crack / New Song
07 Good-bye Chalon / jubeat ripples
08 Spiral2005 / Winning Eleven 9
09 existens / Winning Eleven 10
10 Satellite070207 / CODED ARMS, beatmaniaIIDX12 HAPPY SKY CS
11 Queen's Tragedy / beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS
12 Bahram Attack / beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS
13 Driven Shooter / GuitarFreaks&DrumManiaV6 BLAZING!!!!
14 Kung-fu Empire / beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS
15 Hikarino mukou / New Song

Pre-orders start on konamistyle.jp. Just four songs have been announced for the soundtrack so far:

ウィリアム・テル序曲 / W.T. Orchestra
Russian Snowy Dance / Mutsuhiko Izumi
Good-bye Chalon / 猫叉Master+
AREA 51 / 96

More screenshots have been revealed.

August 2009 wallpaper published.

The next DDR for the Wii has been named as DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY 3.

QUEEN-ZUKIN accessory #2 unlocked. MAXX UNLIMITED (X-Special) condition loosened.

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJ Luna C.

Released today. Some BEMANI characters are shown on the website including a jubeat machine.

DJ Darwin's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Released today. Previews have been published. Order now.

Released today. A couple of previews of the long versions have been published. Pre-order the CD or special set. In stock July 28th, 2009.

You can get DanceDanceRevolution S for £0.59/€0,79 until Saturday, 25th July. Other KONAMI iPhone titles have been reduced too.

Site updated. EVENT, SPECIAL and MUSIC LIST sections updated. INTERNET RANKING #4 has started. RANKING COURSE 7 and RANKING COURSE 8 have been unlocked.

DJ Fracus' set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

If you haven't done so already, please vote for Darwin and Fracus for the Hardcore Heaven Awards 2009.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

An online update is planned for tomorrow and will include three brand new DPA charts for the following songs:

V, moon_child and gigadelic. Thanks purotora.com for the news.

Official site opened!

Pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp. This will be released on October 15th, 2009.

A CD with over 30 songs will be released with the game which will include the CS home version songs from beatmaniaIIDX14 GOLD, beatmaniaIIDX15 DJ TROOPERS and beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS.

There are three different special sets that are on offer:

Special Edition
Includes game, CS Collection CD and two special konamistyle.jp items.

Special Set
Includes game, CS Collection CD, beatmaniaIIDX VISUAL EMOTIONS 8, two special konamistyle.jp items and a special box.

Complete Set
Includes game, CS Collection CD, beatmaniaIIDX VISUAL EMOTIONS 8, Ryu☆'s first album "starmine", beatmaniaIIDX Spin-off Drama ROOTS26S[suite] Vol.1, two special konamistyle.jp items, special box and the arcade announcement poster.

Officially announced. Pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp. This will be released on October 15th, 2009.

The DVD will include over 30 videos from beatmaniaIIDX.

Officially announced. Pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp. This will be released on October 15th, 2009.

The album will consist of two CDs: CD1 will be a nonstop megamix consisting of 20 songs while CD2 will be a compilation of 14 remixes from other beatnation Records artists. A 青龍 BONUS DISC will also be included for people that orders this album early, consisting of four tracks from Ryu☆'s 青龍 alias.

Officially announced. Pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp. Vol. 1 will be released on October 15th, 2009.

beatmaniaIIDX Spin-off Drama ROOTS26 S[suite] is a set of three drama CDs based off the characters created from GOLI featured in the beatmaniaIIDX games.

Site updated. MUSIC and GD Room sections updated.

MOVIE X course unlocked.

Check out DJ Skratchy's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS and GALLERY sections updated.

Officially announced. This will be released on September 25th.

Officially announced. This will be released on September 25th.

Preliminary site open!

As pointed out by MIEYA'S ANOTHER LEEF, ge-sen.com reports a August 5th release for jubeat ripples.

Product page published. Pre-order now. In stock October 15th.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

INTERNET RANKING #3 ends. Blue Rain and SUPER SAMURAI unlocked. MAX 300 (X-Special) condition loosened.

Preliminary site opened!

jubeat Asian Championship page has now been published. Location matches will take place in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Site updated. SECRET, MUSIC LIST and MUSIC&CHARACTERS sections updated. Everything has been unlocked.

Check out DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

beatmanaiIIDX16 EMPRESS is now confirmed to be on the PlayStation 2 console and will feature will feature over 180 songs. The release date is now known to be October 15th, 2009.

The game is listed as "beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST".

http://imepita.jp/20090708/374660
http://imepita.jp/20090708/420230

Announced today. MOBO★MOGA has been replaced with おもちゃばこのロンド ～ ぬくもりの記憶. This album will be released on August 21st.

Announced today. Look To The Sky -Cyber True Color Extended '09- and We Can Change -Dirty Androids Remix- has been added. This album will be released on August 21st.

Announced today. 天空脳番長危機十六連打 -十六連打無版- (remixed by SLAKE) has been added on CD2 and will be released on August 21st.

KONAMI will be exhibiting their latest games such as PES 2010 and the new DDR in Cologne, Germany this year. The exhibition will take place from August 19th to August 23rd. Find out more about gamescom by visiting http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/.

A jubeat championship contest is to take place in Hong Kong. On July 16th, July 25th and August 14th for the location match, semi-finals and finals respectively. Thanks antony for the picture and heads up.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Officially announced today at KONAMI Germany. The game will be released in Q1 2010.

Pre-order special item published. Pre-order now. In stock August 6th, 2009.

Horatio and Take A Chance unlocked.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

DJ Skratchy's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 10pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show with guest DJ Kelsta at kraftyradio.com.

Free songs for June are now available for download. Japan KONAMI ID required.

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJ Gammer. WARNING: Explicit content.

Two more location tests have been officially announced. Both will run from June 30th to July 5th.

1. King Joy arcade in Nagoya, Aiji.
2. ディノス ノルベサ (Deinosu Norubesa) arcade in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Site updated. MUSIC and GD Room sections updated.

Louis-CONCENT III:2 character unlocked. Pictures over at mieya.cool.ne.jp.

A hint of a second round of location tests have been found. A location test at Hokkaido in Japan is due to take place from June 30th to July the 5th. There is no official confirmation yet. News is from purotora.com.

Full track listing published. Pre-order the CD or special set. In stock July 28th, 2009.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

DJ Skratchy's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Special set exclusive item image published. Pre-order the CD or special set. In stock July 28th, 2009.

Track listing updated. This will be released on July 24th.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

Mascot collection sample image published.

Released today! Check thread for order links.

QUEEN-ZUKIN:2 character unlocked and PARANOiA ETERNAL (X-Special) condition loosened.

Check out DJ Darwin & Fracus' set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated. This is the final update.

German product page published. This game will be released on the 19th according to play.com.

alpha-st.co.jp has stated that the game will be released in October and the game will feature a QUEST MODE aimed at new players.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 5 has started.

Pre-orders at konamistyle.jp has started now. The special set will include a mascot collection which includes ten mascot charms.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING #3 starts today. MUSIC LIST, SPECIAL and EVENT sections updated. RANKING COURSE 5 and RANKING COURSE 6 unlocked.

Partial CD2 song list published and mascot charm designs published. Pre-order the CD or special set. In stock July 28th, 2009.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

June.H from bemanistyle.com has confirmed the first DDR X in North America spotted in Gameworks in Chicago, Illinois. The version number is U:A:A:2009060301. The cab design is much different to the dedicabs in Japan and apparently, many problems are still present such as screen lag.

Check out DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

A few confirmed sightings of DDR X dedicabs in North America. Version number has yet to be confirmed. If the version number is indeed a North America one, the release date would be effectively today.

An online update has been scheduled on June 10th. It will do the following:

・Fix a calorie count issue when using the workout function.
・Fix a high score issue when playing EDIT DATA charts.

Site updated. MUSIC section updated.

bemanistyle.com has published a write up of E3 2009 with photos.

konami.com has published another article on the next DanceDanceRevolution games. There will be at least 30 licenses and 20 BEMANI originals on all platforms.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

EXPEDITION course unlocked.

Article published on konami.jp.

English: DanceDanceRevolution is undertaking development for multiple platforms, which includes first title for PLAYSTATION®3. This latest title in the series comes with a new mode*3 that includes diagonal moves in addition to the conventional up, down, left and right movements so that players can now get more physical than ever.
日本語: 音楽ゲームでは、「DanceDanceRevolution」や「Karaoke Revolution」、北米向けに初めて投入する「pop'n music」の最新作を出展しています。「DanceDanceRevolution」は、マルチプラットフォーム展開を進めており、”PLAYSTATION®３” 向けタイトルを初めて公開しました。最新作では、プレーヤーが、よりダイナミックな動きができるように、上下左右の操作に、斜め方向の動きを加えた、新しい操作モード(PLAYSTATION®３、Xbox360®に搭載予定)を搭載しています。

(PS3 controller image from joystiq.com)

Site updated.

Not much mentioned in the KONAMI conference BEMANIwise. The only surprise is when they said that the PS3 and Xbox 360 DDRs will have 8 directional pads and will feature over 150 songs as DLC on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. All DDRs are scheduled for a fall release. pop'n music for the Wii was not shown.

Officially announced! Press release published.

Brief reminder, KONAMI's press conference will be on today at 3pm PST.

IGN has published the game page and has added screenshots of the game.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

DJ Skratchy's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

A new Taiko no Tatsujin arcade game has been announced for Asia last Friday. As usual, it will feature Chinese songs exclusive to the Asia region. None of the sections on the official site are open yet.

Thanks to bemanistyle.com, we have a preliminary song list for now:

Licenses
Ice Ice Baby / Vanilla Ice
Closer / Ne-Yo
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House / LCD Soundsystem
Disturbia / Rihanna
Dream On Dreamer / Brand New Heavies

KONAMI Originals
A Brighter Day / NAOKI feat. Alisha G
DYNAMITE RAVE / NAOKI
What Will Come Of Me / Black Rose Garden
Taking It To The Sky / U1 feat. Tammy S Hansen

Pictures and videos to come later from bemanistyle.com.

Some confirmations so far from bms @ E3 2009.

• K. Revolution also looks very clean, the graphics on the 360 version are quite good. The venues have customisable lighting and other features.
• Karaoke Revolution songs include 7 Things by Miley Cyrus, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart, and Gives You Hell by All American Rejects.
• So far it looks like DDR could be back to the 10 foot difficulty scale. Hard to judge based on the songlist.
• Fully customisable characters in Karaoke Revolution. You can also tag your favourites to make custom songlists.
• What Will Come Of Me is a 10 on EXPERT.
• Taking It To The Sky / U1 feat. Tammy S Hansen
• What Will Come Of Me / Black Rose Garden
• A Brighter Day / NAOKI feat. Alisha G
• KONAMI may have another music game announcement for tomorrow.
• The Wii version has a demo station with the balance board setup.
• Daft Punk Is Playing At My House has fun EXPERT steps.
• PS2 DDR interface is basically X with new graphics, Wii is basically HP2. 360 and PS3 versions are not on display.
• New Black Rose Garden track and U1 feat. Tammy S Hansen track.
• DYNAMITE RAVE new version is on as well as a new NAOKI track.
• Some song confirmations include: Ice Ice Baby, Closer by Ne-Yo, Daft Punk Is Playing At My House, Disturbia, Dream On Dreamer by Brand New Heavies.
• The new DanceDanceRevolution is very colourful.

Source: bemanistyle @ twitter

Line up announced.

Both location tests will end today in Japan.

DanceDanceRevolution page on konami.com has been updated with a new background. Probably in preparation for E3 2009.

Score data collection will end today at midnight in Japan.

Location test report published at アリエスの小部屋.

June 2009 wallpaper published.

Officially announced. Product page published.

Site updated. MUSIC and GD ROOM sections updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 4 has started.

Track listing updated. This will be released on July 24th.

INTERNET RANKING #2 has ended. Übertreffen and 凛として咲く花の如く unlocked. TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX (X-Special) EXTRA STAGE condition loosened.

Someone on 2ch has noticed some news of the next pop'n music for the home in a Japanese games magazine.

JP: ポップンミュージック / 本作は、音楽に合わせてWiiリモコンとヌンチャクを振っていくリズムアクションゲームだ。ひとりで遊べるモードのほか、最大４人でスコアを競う“ポップンスコアマッチ”など、６種類のモードを収録。
EN: pop'n music / This game is a rhythm action game where you need to shake the Wiimote and nunchuk in time with the music. There is a single player mode and there is also a four player scoring mode called "pop'n Score Match". There will be six modes in the game.

The patent that KONAMI has registered with in the United States probably has something related to this as reported by bemanistyle.com.

Check out DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

First day updates moved to first post in the thread.

The location test will start from 10am Japan Standard Time.

Some links to check throughout the start of the location test:

purotora.com

Officially announced today! Two location tests will take place:

1. CAT'S EYE arcade in Machida, Tokyo.
2. ROUND ONE arcade in Fukuoka, Fukuoka.

Free May downloads for pop'n Be-Mouse has started. You must own pop'n music Be-Mouse and have a valid Japanese KONAMI ID to download the songs.

DDR X pre-production play report #2 published.

END OF THE CENTURY is confirmed to be deleted. (削除されました。)

Check out Brisk & Fracus' latest podcast which is now online right now over at Next Generation Records featuring a 30 minute mix from guest DJ Darwin. WARNING: Explicit content.

According to arcadeheroes.com, DDR X for North America has been released. No actual confirmation of DDR X cabinets popping up around North America at time of posting.

Update: bacon has e-mailed Betson for confirmation; we now know that Betson is open to take orders now from arcade operators and the dedicabs will ship in June with no information on upgrade kits as of now.

Unofficial confirmation of a location test that will take place at May 27th till June 2nd by the CAT'S EYE arcade in Japan. Official confirmation should follow next week by KONAMI.

Site updated. MUSIC and FROM STAFF sections updated.

DJ Darwin has asked DDR fans to vote for him in the Hardcore Heaven Awards poll. Click here to go to the poll.

Vote the following to support Darwin & Fracus:

Best Record Label: Hardcore Underground
Best Producer: Darwin
Best Breakthrough DJ: Fracus and Darwin
Best Compilation Album: Hardcore Underground 3
Outstanding Contribution 2008: Fracus and Darwin

If Darwin wins the poll, it may get certain companies to use Darwin material more like for V-RAREs or in certain DDR games. It would give him a better selling point.

SABER WING, SABER WING (AKIRA ISHIHARA Headshot mix) and Lift You Up unlocked today.

Check out DJ Fracus' set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

CD1 long version songs published. Pre-order the CD or special set. In stock July 28th, 2009.

The software version is now confirmed to be HDX:E:A:A:2009050700 installed in Funland, Trocadero's DDR X.

Site updated. MUSIC, FROM STAFF and RANKING sections updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 3 has started.

Following from rumours people have obtained from neogaf.com, there have been more confirmation of the next DDR for North America; more confirmation comes from some members asking stores around America whether a new DDR is coming out and the stores have said yes. This release will be on four platforms including PS2, PS3, Wii and the Xbox 360. This release is intended to be a best hits DanceDanceRevolution game due for November 4th 2009. No official press release or additional information is available at the moment.

More information may emerge as we head closer to the E3 2009 event.

Out in Europe today. Search for "DanceDanceRevolution" in iTunes.

Out in Germany today.

QUEEN-ZUKIN accessory unlocked.

play.com has listed Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY coming out on June 19th as a standalone game. Up until now, Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY was only available as a bundle.

Site updated. Q&A section updated.

Score data collection starts today in Japan and will end on May 31st.

DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

The DDR X in Funland, Trocadero has had another update applied. The version number is currently unknown. Confirmation by tomorrow night.

In stock now at play-asia.com. Order now.

Press release published. The game will come out as both a standalone and a bundle in Europe with a price tag of €39.95 and €59.95 respectively in June. UK prices have not been published yet.

Bundle image: (thanks Schmichel of vierpfiele.de)

Site updated. BATTLE MODE will be unlocked on Thursday and details of the online update due tomorrow has been published.

The new lyrics for DYNAMITE RAVE have come at a cost; the other DYNAMITE RAVE remixes has been confirmed to have been removed from the HDX:E:A:A:2009042300 European build.

DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX), DYNAMITE RAVE (Down Bird SOTA Mix) and DYNAMITE RAVE (super euro version) has been removed. (削除されました。)

Site updated. MUSIC and FROM STAFF sections updated.

DDR X pre-production play report published.

PARANOiA Rebirth (X-Special) EXTRA STAGE condition removed, getting normal EXTRA STAGE will unlock it. Louis-CONCENT III accessory unlocked.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS section updated.

DYNAMITE RAVE has got new lyrics in the latest EU build, DDR X pre-production play report coming tomorrow from 10 hours of play today.
日本語：DYNAMITE RAVEには、新しい歌詞があります！

DJ Skratchy's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. MUSIC, FROM STAFF and GD ROOM sections updated.

HDX:E:A:A:2009042300 software installed in Funland, Trocadero's DDR X.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST, SPECIAL, CHARACTER and EVENT sections updated. RANKING COURSE 3 and RANKING COURSE 4 unlocked.

Site updated. Rival and favourites entry capability now online. Players can assign rivals and favourite songs to their e-AMUSE account.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp. This will be released on July 24th.

May 2009 wallpaper published.

Pre-orders have started on konamistyle.jp. This will be released on July 24th.

Check out DJ Fracus' set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Next beatmaniaIIDX PS2 release announced!

Score data collection from the arcade version of beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS will run from May 13th to May 31st. This release will feature at least 180 songs. The score data collection song list can be found here.

Site updated. EVENT and MUSIC&CHARACTERS sections updated. 第1回ポップン映画祭 (pop'n Film Festival Round 1) unlock event has started today.

Released in Hong Kong today.

Some details published on am-net. jubeat ripples will be released sometime in August 2009 with a new machine costing ¥980,000 (~$10,000/£6,900) and a conversion kit at ¥248,000 (~$2,500/£1,750).

Released in Japan today. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia at April 28th.

Site updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 2 has started.

DANCE DRILL COURSE 10 unlocked.

Site updated. SECRET section updated.

QUEST MODE problems announced. An online update in the future will address the issues.

Site updated. GALLERY and MUSIC&CHARACTERS sections updated.

DJ Darwin's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Wallpaper published. Order the album.

INTO YOUR HEART (Ruffage remix) and 零 -ZERO- unlocked.

Site updated. NEWS and Q&A sections updated; FROM STAFF section published.

Track previews published. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia at April 28th.

Site updated. HOW TO PLAY, Q&A, MUSIC&CHARACTERS and SECRET sections updated.

DJ Thumpa's set will be on tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Site updated. QUEST RANK page published.

Site updated. QUEST MODE unlocked.

Site updated. RANKING page published.

Waiting 4 u and On The Break unlocked.

Released today. Official site published.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS, INTERNET RANKING and SECRET sections updated.

Check out DJ Fracus & DJ Skratchy's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Released today. Order now. 4CD compilation including artists such as Darwin, Fracus, Ant Johnson, Joey Riot, Scott Brown, Cube::Hard and Orbit1 which have appeared on various BEMANI titles and many more hardcore artists.

Standard version pre-orders have begun on konamistyle.jp.

Released today in North America. View song list. 北米で本日発売！楽曲リスト。

Full song list published.

QUEEN-ZUKIN unlocked today.

Pre-site published. The game will be released on April 9th.

Another location test has started today in Japan.

KONAMI Italy has published the cover for the game today, this is not an April Fool's joke:

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS, INTERNET RANKING and SECRET sections updated.

One location test has started today in Japan.

Check out CLSM's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm BST on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

GuitarFreaksV6 BLAZING!!!! & DrumManiaV6 BLAZING!!!! product pages have been published. The game will be released on April 9th.

Two further location tests announced today. There will be two more location tests:
One in the パスカワールドグリーンランド in Kumamoto from April 1st till April 5th.
One in the ディノス ノルベサ in Hokkaido from April 2nd till April 5th.

Released in Japan today. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia.com at March 31st.

Released in Europe today. View song list. ヨーロッパで本日発売！楽曲リスト。

Song list updated.

Louis-CONCENT III unlocked today.

April 2009 wallpaper published.

Track listing updated. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia.com at March 31st.

Stated for June 2009 release on the Italian KONAMI website.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING and NEW SONG sections updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#3 has ended today.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS, Q&A, INTERNET RANKING and SECRET sections updated.

Two location tests have started today in Japan.

Check out CLSM's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Two further location tests announced today. There will be two more location tests:
One in the AM サントロペ池袋店 in Tokyo from March 25th till March 29th.
One in the キングジョイ in Aichi from March 25th till March 29th.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST, EVENT and SPECIAL sections updated. RANKING COURSE 1 and RANKING COURSE 2 unlocked today.

Song list updated and more characters added.

Full track listing published. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia at April 28th.

Track previews published. Order now.

Track previews published. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia.com at March 31st.

From continuous monitoring of 2ch and various Japanese sites, Monday's update has unlocked all the X-Specials that were evidenced in the master song list that was embedded in the DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) (Japan) game. The full list of X-Specials are as follows:

DDR 1stMIX
[ EXTRA ] PARANOiA (X-Special) / 180
[ ENCORE ] TRIP MACHINE (X-Special) / DE-SIRE

DDR 2ndMIX
[ EXTRA ] SP-TRIP MACHINE(JUNGLE MIX) (X-Special) / DE-SIRE
[ ENCORE ] PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~ (X-Special) / 190
[ ENCORE using RANDOM ] PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~in roulette (X-Special) / 190

DDR 3rdMIX
[ EXTRA ] PARANOiA Rebirth (X-Special) / 190'
[ ENCORE ] AFRONOVA (X-Special) / RE-VENGE

DDR 4thMIX
[ EXTRA ] TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX (X-Special) / DE-SIRE
[ ENCORE ] PARANOIA EVOLUTION (X-Special) / 200

DDR 5thMIX
[ EXTRA ] PARANOiA ETERNAL (X-Special) / STM 200
[ ENCORE ] Healing Vision (X-Special) / DE-SIRE

DDRMAX
[ EXTRA ] MAX 300 (X-Special) / Ω
[ ENCORE ] CANDY★ (X-Special) / Luv UNLIMITED

DDRMAX2
[ EXTRA ] MAXX UNLIMITED (X-Special) / Z
[ ENCORE ] 革命 (X-Special) / dj TAKA with NAOKI

DDR EXTREME
[ EXTRA ] The legend of MAX (X-Special) / ZZ
[ ENCORE ] Dance Dance Revolution (X-Special) / DDR ALL STARS

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and SECRET sections updated. Order game only or the bundle.

Site updated. MUSIC&CHARACTERS, INTERNET RANKING and SECRET sections updated.

LIVE NOW on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

Following on from yesterday, MAXX UNLIMITED (X-Special) can be unlocked as EXTRA STAGE now, the follow-up ENCORE EXTRA STAGE is currently unknown.

Another two Japanese location tests have started today. You can find location test reports at MIEYA'S ANOTHER LEEF, kobayan.jp and more information at jubeat@Wiki.

An online update has been applied today. It has applied the following features and fixes:

・When the machine cannot store any more EDIT DATA in the machine, new EDIT DATA will now replace the old EDIT DATA properly.
・More timing data fixes.
・Transmission of EDIT DATA over e-AMUSEMENT will be activated.
・Additional RIVAL features will be activated.
・When beginning a song, all types high scores will now be displayed. (i.e. machine/global)

SP-TRIP MACHINE (X-Special) and PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX) (X-Special) are now available for EXTRA STAGE and ENCORE EXTRA STAGE as of today.

A quick summary on the location test:

・There are 10 new songs on the jubeat ripples location test cabinet.
・Two KONAMI originals, seven licenses and one cover.
・Kiss Kiss / Chris Brown featuring T-Pain was removed.
・A new marker has been added.
・Difficulty scale has been toned down for some songs.
・Song list sort can now be set to either Default, Level, Version or Score.

For more information, please visit jubeat@Wiki. (Japanese)

An online update has been scheduled on March 16th. It will do the following:

・When the machine cannot store any more EDIT DATA in the machine, new EDIT DATA will now replace the old EDIT DATA properly.
・More timing data fixes.
・Transmission of EDIT DATA over e-AMUSEMENT will be activated.
・Additional RIVAL features will be activated.
・When beginning a song, all types high scores will now be displayed. (i.e. machine/global)

As bacon has posted on bemanistyle.com, notable points include:

1. DanceDanceRevolution X dedicated cabinets, due May, will have e-AMUSEMENT readers.
2. e-AMUSEMENT will be available as soon as the DanceDanceRevolution X launch at $50 per month.
3. Instead of USB, SD cards will be used for EDIT DATA despite the majority vote on a poll at ddronlinecommunity.com in favour of USB due to "security risks" yet they're not concerned about it in Asia/Japan which calls into the question why a poll was even published. A PC utility will be distributed for DDR players to produce EDIT DATA in this case.
4. The DanceDanceRevolution X showcased at ASI 2009 was very similar to a final Japanese software except the software is in English.
5. KONAMI is producing the cabinets with Betson distributing them only.

Song list updated and more characters added.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and EVENT sections updated. Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) and Chance and Dice unlocked today.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING, MUSIC&CHARACTERS and SECRET sections updated. INTERNET RANKING has started.

Officially announced today. There will be three location tests:
One in the Sanomiya Round1 from March 14th till March 15th.
One in the Yokohama Station West Exit Round1 from March 17th till March 22nd.
One in Entertainment Square Passca in Osaka from March 17th till March 22nd.

Check out DJ Fracus' set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

More track previews published and booklet images published. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

On the KONAMI France website, their current March poll includes the question "Which game are you looking forward the most in 2009?" and includes DDR HOTTEST PARTY 2 Wii as one of the choices. This could be our confirmation that the game is finally coming out to the European region, six months after the North American release. Let's hope they give us exclusive content this time round to compensate for the delay eh?

The target of 2,500 pre-orders have been reached on konamistyle.jp and therefore this figure will be produced.

Two location tests will be held in Japan:

One in the Sanomiya Round1 from March 14th till March 15th.
One in the Yokohama Station West Exit Round1 from March 17th till March 22nd.

Song list updated and more characters added.

The release date has been confirmed as April 9th according to Yuei's blog entry.

AOU SPECIAL BEMANI RADIO event audio clips and photos published.

Released today in North America!

Site updated. CHARACTER and SPECIAL sections updated. Dream Machine unlocked today.

Track listing updated. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia.com at March 31st.

01 One Phrase Blues
02 林檎と蜂蜜
03 over there
04 MU-DAI
05 アクション刑事のテーマ
06 Heaven is '57 metallic gray
07 レーズンバター

Pre-orders have started at konamistyle.jp. This will be released in Japan on April 24th. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia at April 28th.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Released today.

DJs Fracus and Darwin have recommended people to check out DJ Thumpa's set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT on the Hardcore Underground Show at kraftyradio.com.

CD jacket design published and page renewed. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

DJ Darwin has asked people to check out an upcoming compilation that Fracus, Cube::Hard, Ant Johnson and including himself, is featured in: Hardcore Underground 3. In all major UK stores on March 30th, check the link for track listings.

Disc 1: Mixed by Brisk + Ham
Disc 2: Mixed by Marc Smith + Al Storm
Disc 3: Mixed by Fracus + Stormtrooper
Disc 4: Mixed by Darwin + CLSM + Nu Foundation

Asked KONAMI about lack of news of DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club for the UK. Response: It's not coming out in the UK, and will only be released in other European regions despite having a news article and press release about it back in August 2008.

Released in Hong Kong on a Sunday! Confirmed by antony.

The second part of the DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY 2 composer comments have been published.

Now due March 4th.

Released today on konamistyle.jp. It has sold out at konamistyle.jp; KONAMI says more will be in stock soon. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia on March 3rd.

Public day photo report published.

Released today on konamistyle.jp. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia on March 3rd.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST section updated. BASE CAMP CONCEPT COURSE unlocked.

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and SPECIAL sections updated. Order game only or the soundtrack.

Review published.

Site updated. SECRET section updated. Order game only or the bundle.

The UBeat cabinets in North America have re-emerged and is now located at Sherman Oaks Castle Park, 4989 Sepulveda Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. (Source: bemanistyle.com)

March 2009 wallpaper published. Song list section renewed.

More tracks announced.

Artist message and track samples published. Pre-order now.

Released today! Three more songs added and one more character added.

Site updated. NEW SONG and CLASS sections updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#3 has started today.

Release delayed until early March due to a bug with the software. According to BEMANIwiki, it's due to CREDITS not decreasing when a game is started. Click here to view the fax that was sent out to AC operators detailing the bug.

Sample videos published. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

Full track listing published. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia on March 3rd.

[ jubeat Originals ]
01 Snow Goose / Mutsuhiko Izumi
02 bass 2 bass / Ryu☆
03 IN THE NAME OF LOVE / Y&Co. feat. Erica
04 Jumping Boogie / Kozo Nakamura
05 I love マミー / 荒牧陽子
06 In Scottish Highlands / Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
07 Happy Happy / ki☆ki
08 あいのうた / 肥塚良彦
09 Chance and Dice / 日本少年
10 Special One / kors k feat. Suzuyo Miyamoto
11 Icicles / Jimmy Weckl
12 Evans / DJ YOSHITAKA
13 天国と地獄 / Mutsuhiko Izumi
14 Polaris / Mutsuhiko Izumi
15 Crosswind / Mutsuhiko Izumi
16 GIGA BREAK / 96

[ Bonus Track ]
17 Snow Goose Long Version / Mutsuhiko Izumi

[ Production B.G.M. ]
18 Theme from jubeat / Mutsuhiko Izumi
19 blue vision / Mutsuhiko Izumi
20 online / Mutsuhiko Izumi
21 mode "S" / Mutsuhiko Izumi
22 blue beat / Mutsuhiko Izumi
23 dream sequence / Mutsuhiko Izumi
24 feel the rhythm / Mutsuhiko Izumi
25 movin' on / Mutsuhiko Izumi
26 "C" eject / Mutsuhiko Izumi
27 azure blue / Mutsuhiko Izumi
28 thank you / Mutsuhiko Izumi

Update complete! The site will be taken down for about an hour to update the database tables to contain properly encoded UTF-8 data which at the moment is not. The site will be taken down at 6pm GMT today.

The Brunswick Zone location test version is confirmed to be 2009020600. Thanks for confirmation from June and bacon. It includes all the bug fixes of the Japan 2009021600 update but COURSE mode is still "under construction".

Next version was announced by Yoshitaka at the BEMANI radio event during AOU 2009. It is also announced in this jubeat STAFF BLOG entry. The name of the next version is still unannounced.

KONAMI booth report. (From goku2.com)

DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY 2 composer comments have been published.

Pictures published of the figure.

Business day photo report published.

Full track listing published. Pre-order now. In stock at play-asia on March 3rd.

01 Raindrops#1「Aqua」 (New Song)
02 Smile of Split (New Song)
03 Beyond The Earth (PS2 ver. pop'n music 10)
04 月雪に舞う華のように (PS2 ver. pop'n music 12 いろは)
05 Greening (PS2 ver. pop'n music 12 いろは)
06 Echoes (pop'n music 16 PARTY♪)
07 The Smile of You (Elebits Theme)
08 Infinity of Our Love (Elebits The Adventures of Kai and Zero Theme)
09 Raindrops#2「Station」 (New Song)
10 Scar in the Earth (beatmaniaIIDX15 DJ TROOPERS)
11 女王騎士 (Genso Suikoden V Special Arrange Song)
12 dahaca (Genso Suikoden V Special Arrange Song)
13 Caring Dance (pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE)
14 Indigo Bird / Sana feat.猫叉Master (KONAMI♪MUSIC FULL)
15 Reflection Into the EDEN (PS2 ver. beatmaniaIIDX12 HAPPY SKY)
16 サヨナラ・ヘヴン (PS2 ver. pop'n music 11)
17 Raindrops#3「Park」 (New Song)

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and SPECIAL sections updated. Xmix3 (Stomp Dem Groove) unlocked.

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated. Order game only or the soundtrack.

Two more songs announced and preliminary CHARACTER LIST published. Release date and price still unannounced.

Official site has opened! HOW TO and MUSIC LIST sections published.

One million Taiko DS games sold. Commemoration wallpaper published.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING section updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#2 has ended today.

Site updated. FROM STAFF section updated.

Track listing updated. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

Another North American DDR X location test is now at Brunswick Zone. The SuperNOVA2 there has been upgraded to DDR X. Version is unconfirmed as of now.

February 16th online update applied today. It should fix the following things:

1. Fixes freezing after a play session.
2. Fixes arrows going missing during special circumstances.
3. Fixes timing data of specific charts. (i.e. SURRENDER YOUR LOVE)
4. Fixes the errors that occur when playing some EDIT DATA. (i.e. Arrabbiata)

Released on konamistyle.jp now. In stock at play-asia next Tuesday. Pre-order now.

February 16th online update announced. It will fix the following things:

1. Fixes freezing after a play session.
2. Fixes arrows going missing during special circumstances.
3. Fixes timing data of specific charts. (i.e. SURRENDER YOUR LOVE)
4. Fixes the errors that occur when playing some EDIT DATA. (i.e. Arrabbiata)

Two more songs announced. Release date and price still unannounced.

A Geisha's Dream (Ruffage Remix) / NAOKI feat. SMiLE.dk
AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE / NPD3

Album details published on Kanako Hoshino's official website. Current track list consists of three songs taken from beatmaniaIIDX and one new song with 8 more tracks to be revealed. The album will be released under the Columbia Music Entertainment label.

Site updated. SECRET section published. Order game only or the bundle.

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated. Order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

More details have emerged for the jubeat version that will appear in the jubeat STAFF BLOG. The song list will include the following:

Licenses / ライセンス楽曲 (本人歌唱)

GIVE ME UP / MICHAEL FORTUNATI
informer / snow
take on me / a-ha

Covers / ライセンス楽曲 (カバー)

Barbie Girl / (Aqua)
Jambalaya / (Hank Williams)
Rock Around the Clock / (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Sandstorm / (Darude)
Set You Free / (N-Trance)
Venus / (Bananarama)

KONAMI Original / コナミオリジナル

Crosswind / Mutsuhiko Izumi
GIGA BREAK / 96 (*)
IN THE NAME OF LOVE / Y&Co. feat. Erica (*)

(*) These songs was not featured in the North American and European location tests.

Crosswind will have different charts compared to the Japanese version.

As stated above. KONAMI sued Harmonix last year in July and now Harmonix is suing KONAMI back for infringing on a patent that simulates real instruments.

The BEMANI information for the AOU 2009 says the jubeat machines being exhibited there will be the overseas version, in other words, the US/EU versions.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Due April according to am-net.

jubeat has been released in Korea with UNIANA distributing the game out to arcades recently with e-AMUSEMENT support.

Pre-orders have began with a release date slated for August 28th. 2,500 pre-orders must be made on konamistyle.jp by March 8th before the KONAMI actually decide to manufacture it.

Press release published.

Jason Michael "Stillwind" Borenstein has passed away last Saturday. He has helped with the likes of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 and DanceDanceRevolution X and was also the audio director of the Xbox DDR series. He is also famously known as the face of Michael a la Mode on the TUTORIAL modes of beatmaniaIIDX GOLD and above.

Published and pre-orders begin on konamistyle.jp.

The ATEI cabinet is now located in Funland, Trocadero, Piccadilly Circus. The volume is much louder than it was when it was at the ATEI. One of the ATEI Guitar Hero ARCADE cabinets is also at Funland. Thanks for the confirmation from Rwr4539.

Site updated. Artist Comments and SPECIAL sections updated. Order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site Updated. MUSIC LIST and SPECIAL sections updated. DANCE DRILL Lv.9 unlocked.

Orchestra version medley published and track listing updated. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

KONAMI has published the trailer on their press and media site.

e-AMUSEMENT service will end for DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 (AC) (Japan) at 2009-02-28, 23:59. PDF document.

Product page (Traditional Chinese) published. Ignore the stuff about e-AMUSEMENT pass as that is copied from the GuitarFreaks&DrumManiaV5 pages and they forgot to change it.

Officially launched today.

SPOILER WARNING/ネタバレ注意!: DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) (Japan) Information Page published. Game mode unlock conditions sourced from ミーヤの屋根裏部屋. Order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Product page published.

Product page published.

Product page published.

Site published. Exhibiting games include beatmaniaIIDX16 EMPRESS, DanceDanceRevolution X, DrumManiaV6 BLAZING!!!!, GuitarFreaksV6 BLAZING!!!!, jubeat and pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE.

Released! Site updated. SPECIAL section updated. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site Updated. HOW TO PLAY Section updated and A Geisha's Dream unlocked on e-AMUSE connected machines.

am-net reports the release date as February 26th. Thanks to ミーヤ for the heads up!

The location of the DDR X location test machine has been found in North America. It is now located at: 5051 Cal-Sag Road, Crestwood, Illinois, 60445.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

CD jacket design published.

CD jacket design published.

Released in Hong Kong today. Conversion kits have arrived and most of Hong Kong's SuperNOVA2s have been upgraded. Thanks for the confirmation from antony. Check out the gallery for pictures of a converted cab!

Booklet details published and track listing updated. Pre-order the album or the deluxe edition.

The single Doki Doki including it's remixes is now up on iTunes.

Site updated. SPECIAL section updated. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site updated. HOW TO PLAY section updated.

Site updated. NEW SONG and SECRET sections updated. Order game only, special edition or complete edition.

DanceDanceRevolution X Game Soft × Arcade Joint Campaign has been announced today. 100 people will be chosen at random to receive a special EMI USB memory stick with a special rare MP3 track stored inside. This competition is open to Japan only and will require each person to purchase the PlayStation 2 version, play the arcade version with the e-AMUSEMENT pass and have a KONAMI ID for e-AMUSEMENT on the PC. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site updated. G2ARTS section opened.

DJ Darwin has asked people to check out his live set tonight from 8pm to 9pm GMT at kraftyradio.com.

ddronlinecommunity.com has posted a request for feedback on whether to use USB or SD cards for use in DDR X.

Pictures of the special item included in the special and complete editions have been published on konamistyle.jp. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Second wave of previews and artist comments published. Pre-order now.

An announcement at shoesmusic.com has informed us that Handsome JET has passed away eight months ago from a traffic accident. Handsome JET has created many songs for the GuitarFreaks&DrumMania series and is also notable for Little Little Princess which debuted in beatmaniaIIDX12 HAPPY SKY. (Source: ミーヤの屋根裏部屋, ぷろとらどっとこむ, アリエスの小部屋 and denichan.blog)

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated. Xmix2 (Beats 'n Bangs) unlocked today.

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated and SPECIAL section opened. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site updated. SECRET section published. Order game only, special edition or complete edition.

WEEKLY RANKING typo has been fixed.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated. WEEKLY RANKING starts today with a typo:

SPOILER WARNING/ネタバレ注意: Soundtrack listings leaked by ebest.co.jp. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack. Thanks piepiepie75 for heads up.

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated. Pre-order game only, special edition, complete edition or the soundtrack.

Site updated. CHARACTER section updated and SPECIAL section opened.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated. Order game only, special edition or complete edition.

Site updated. NEW SONG and INTERNET RANKING sections updated. INTERNET RANKING beat#1 ended today.

Conversion kits due to be released on January 28th. (Source: ミーヤの屋根裏部屋)

Due to be released in late February. (Source: ミーヤの屋根裏部屋)

Delayed till late January. Pre-order now.

First wave of previews and artist comments published. Pre-order now.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated and INTERNET RANKING and CLASS sections opened. Order game only, special edition or complete edition.

January 2009 wallpaper published.

Released! Site updated. HOW TO PLAY section updated and MUSIC LIST and CHARACTER sections opened.

DDR/DS Game Database - DanceDanceRevolution X (AC) (Japan)

Removed songs include:
5.1.1., Baby's Tears, Baby's Tears (SKY GIRLS opening theme), BAILA! BAILA!, BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND, BRE∀K DOWN!, Brilliant R.E.D, CANDY♥, CRASH!, DIVE (more deep & deeper style), Do It Right, Do It Right (Harmonized 2 Step Mix), Drivin', ever snow, feeling of love, Firefly, Freedom, GRADUATION ～それぞれの明日～, Groove, Groove 2001, ヒマワリ, HOLD ON ME, HONEY♂PUNCH, HUNTING FOR YOU, I'M FOR REAL, INSERTiON(Machine Gun Kelly Mix), Keep On Liftin', KI・SE・KI (DDR edit), Knock Out Regrets, Look To The Sky, Look To The Sky (True Color Mix), LOVE ♥ SHINE, ♥ Love² シュガ→ ♥, LUV TO ME (AMD MIX), LUV TO ME (disco mix), 魔法の扉 (スペース☆マコのテーマ), 祭(J-SUMMER MIX), 祭 JAPAN, 祭 JAPAN (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX), MEMORIES, Midnite Blaze, MOBO★MOGA, MONDO STREET, Morning Glory, ON THE JAZZ, PEACE(^^)v, PEACE OUT, R3, Remember You, Share My Love, TEARS, Under The Sky, You're Not Here and Your Rain(RAGE MIX).

Site updated. MUSIC LIST and CHARACTER sections opened.

DDR/DS Game Database - DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) (Japan)

Released.

Site updated. G2ARTS section updated.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Site updated. GALLERY section updated.

Released. Order now.

Details published.

Details published.

Released. Order now.

KONAMI are suing Pentavision due to DJ MAX infringing on KONAMI's patents. Thanks to purotora.com for the notice.

Delayed. Released.

Released! Official site open! Order game only or the bundle.

Released! Site updated. NEW SONG section updated. Order game only, special edition or complete edition.

Released! Order now.

Announced. This application will be released in late December 2008.

SPOILER WARNING/ネタバレ住意:: Game database updated from preliminary reports around the Internet, the game now has a total of 94 songs. Pre-order game only, special edition or complete edition.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Previews added. Pre-order now.

DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) and DanceDanceRevolution X and Full-Full Party Original Soundtracks pre-orders have started and details have been published on konamistyle.jp.

The special complete edition includes:

DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) (70 songs)
DDR X and DDR Full-Full Party Original Soundtracks (3CD - 110 songs)
DanceDanceRevolution USB Memory Stick (2GB)
Special Edition Item (to be announced)
Special Complete Edition Item (to be announced)

DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2) (Japan) will be released on January 29th 2009. View details for game only, original soundtracks only, special edition or the special complete edition. Pre-order links not active yet.

From BEMANIwiki: The online update has also added the following HIDDEN songs to the game in addition to the four songs listed earlier:

Evans / DJ YOSHITAKA (BSC:7 / ADV:8 / EXT:10)
あいのうた / 肥塚良彦 (BSC:3 / ADV:5 / EXT:10)
Crosswind / Mutsuhiko Izumi (BSC:4 / ADV:8 / EXT:10)
In Scottish Highlands / Thomas Howard Lichtenstein (BSC:3 / ADV:6 / EXT:10)

The online update has added the following songs to the game:

SigSig / kors k (BSC:5 / ADV:8 / EXT:10)
凛として咲く花の如く / 紅色リトマス (BSC:4 / ADV:7 / EXT:10)
TRUE♥LOVE / jun feat. Schanita (BSC:4 / ADV:7 / EXT:10)
Slang / Kozo Nakamura (BSC:4 / ADV:8 / EXT:10)

Previews added. Pre-order now.

Pictures of the TRAN stickers included in the complete edition has been published. Pre-order game only, special edition or complete edition. 5 DAYS TO GO!

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated. Pre-order game only, special edition or complete edition.

Site updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 13 has started.

More track previews published. Order now.

Artist information published. Pre-order now.

Details of issue 1 and issue 2 published.

Medley of all the songs has been published. Pre-order now.

Taiko no Tatsujin 12 wallpaper and opening movie published.

Released! Order the bundle.

Released!

Official site open!

Official site open! HOW TO PLAY section published and product page updated.

Site updated. Store promotional video published. Pre-order game only or the bundle. 8 DAYS TO GO!

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Track listing updated. Previews added. Pre-order now.

The next AC DDR will be released in Japan on December 24th, 2008 as stated in this entry in the DDR STAFF BLOG.

Introduction page updated with more information and screenshots.

From a sample of the PS2 cover, image hosted by purotora.com, we now know the other five CS exclusives that will be on the default song list:

Biometrics Warrior / GUHROOVY fw. NO+CHIN
Cookie Bouquets / L.E.D. vs TOMOSUKE fw.crimm
HELL SCAPER -Last Escape Remix- / DJ TECHNORCH fw.GUHROOVY
Sidechained Threats / sanodg
symptom / kobo vs kr:agué

The five songs will be officially unveiled on Friday on the beatmaniaIIDX15 DJ TROOPERS (PS2) (Japan) Product Page and Special Site.

Pre-order game only, special edition or complete edition. 9 DAYS TO GO!

DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 Chinese Song Special Version information published last Friday. The game will feature over 20 exclusive Chinese songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Due to be released on December 23rd, 2008.

Site updated. EMPRESS PLACE restarted.

Out now! Order now.

Official site open!

Track listing updated. Previews added. Pre-order now.

Unlock LvMAX code published here.

Details published. This new CD, tracks arranged by Togo-chef, will be released on February 14th, 2009. Pre-order now.

Released in Taiwan today.

Site updated. NEW SONG section updated.

Official site opened and product page updated. Pre-order game only, special edition or complete edition.

Track listing updated. Previews added. Pre-order now.

Site updated. EXTRA RUSH LEVEL 12 has started.

jubeat staff have announced an online update during the middle of December. The online update will add the following songs to the game:

SigSig / kors k
凛として咲く花の如く / 紅色リトマス
TRUE♥LOVE / jun feat. Schanita
Slang / Kozo Nakamura

The requirements of getting the player titles on e-AMUSEMENT will change slightly with these four songs added.

Site updated. Pre-order the bundle.

December wallpaper published.

Site updated. INTERNET RANKING and CLASS pages open.