If you like dancing in front of your television while a creepy camera records your every movie, then mark October 16 on your calendar. That’s when developer Harmonix releases Dance Central 3, the newest entry in its music-based series for the Xbox 360’s motion-tracking Kinect device.
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Harmonix originally made a name for itself creating Guitar Hero, a rhythm game made popular thanks to its bundled guitar controller. It later developed Rock Band, a series that expanded the Guitar Hero concept by adding drums and vocals. Dance Central ditches all of those peripherals for simple, controller-free bogeying.
Below are 11 songs Harmonix confirmed for the game. Yes, including “Ice Ice Baby.”
- 2NE1 – “I Am The Best (Original Version)”
- Alice Deejay – “Better Off Alone”
- Backstreet Boys – “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”
- J.J. Fad – “Supersonic”
- Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins – “Get Low”
- LMFAO – “Sexy And I Know It”
- Los Del Rio – “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”
- Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”
- Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby”
- Vicki Sue Robinson – “Turn The Beat Around”
- Village People – “Y.M.C.A.”
The October 16 release dates applies to the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Europe, Asia, and Australia will have to wait until October 19.