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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.