MTV Games and Harmonix Reveal More Songs from The Dance Central(TM) Soundtrack at Gamescom 2010

MTV Games and Harmonix Reveal More Songs from The Dance Central(TM) Soundtrack at Gamescom 2010

The Most Anticipated Dance Video Game of the Year to 'Kinect' Players with their Favorite Artists Including Cascada, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Nelly Furtado and More!

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at gamescom 2010, MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), and Harmonix Music Systems Inc., along with distribution partner Microsoft, revealed 10 new artists and songs from the highly anticipated Dance Central(TM) on-disc track list exclusively for Kinect for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Hot hits and classic dance beats from artists like Cascada, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Nelly Furtado, Kool & The Gang, Technotronic and more will soon let players get their groove on while performing routines from professional choreographers in the first full-motion body tracking dance video game.

Gamescom 2010 attendees are invited to try out their moves and get up close and personal with Dance Central at the Microsoft Booth, located in Hall 8 at Stand A011-B010-BO11-CO10.

Dance Central songs announced today are listed below:

Basement Jaxx - "Rendez-Vu"
Benny Benassi - "Satisfaction"
Cascada - "Evacuate the Dancefloor"
Fannypack - "Hey Mami"
Kool & The Gang - "Jungle Boogie"
Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Nelly Furtado - "Maneater"
Nina Sky - "Move Ya Body"
Pitbull - "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
Rihanna - "Pon de Replay"
Technotronic - "Pump Up the Jam"

Previously announced Dance Central tracks are listed below:

Beastie Boys - "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison"
Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
Lipps Inc - "Funkytown"
M.I.A. - "Galang '05"
No Doubt - "Hella Good"
Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"
Snoop Dogg/Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Young MC - "Bust A Move"

Winner of the E3 Game Critics Best Original Game and Best Motion Simulation Game, as well as more than 30 additional awards and nominations, Dance Central is a full-body, controller-free dance video game with fun choreography for beginners and experts. Whether rehearsing in Break It Down or owning the dance floor in Perform It!, players will be introduced to more than 650 moves in the game and more than 90 dance routines created by professional choreographers. In addition, players can earn achievements, unlock new character outfits and venues and progress through the dance ranks. Dance Central even gives players a calorie-burning tracking option so they can turn all that fun into an actual workout. In Dance Battle, players can challenge friends to an epic living room showdown.

Developed by Harmonix, the world's premiere music videogame developer, published by MTV Games and distributed by Microsoft, Dance Central will ship on Nov. 4, 2010, in North America exclusively for Kinect(TM) for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (U.S. ERP: $49.99) and on Nov. 10, 2010 in Europe (UK ERP: 39.99 pounds Sterling / EU ERP: euro 49.99).

For more information on Dance Central, 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/dancecentralgame).

About MTV Networks

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

About MTV Games

MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks brands.

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 visit www.harmonixmusic.com.

© 2010 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Dance Central and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., a MTV Networks company. Dance Central developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: MTV Networks

CONTACT: For MTV Games/Harmonix: Mariana Agathoklis, +1-212-846-5755,
Mariana.Agathoklis@mtvstaff.com; or Stephanie Myers, +1-617-491-6144, Ext.
111, stephanie.myers@harmonixmusic.com; or For Microsoft: Jessica Lange,
+1-503-471-6831, Jessica.lange@edelman.com

Web Site: http://www.mtv.com/

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