Via Ripten:

"Gift givers looking for Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or Dance Dance Revolution merchandise this holiday season beware, knock-offs are out there, and while you may not know the difference, the individual receiving the gift likely will."
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There have been a number of new stories about US schools using Dance Dance Revolution as a way to get kids who aren't into competitive sports or their required PE classes moving - now the Brits are getting in on the act. Despite the fact that the BBC couldn't be bothered to fact-check the name of the game title, they have a short piece on the use of DDR in Bedfordshire schools - they've just done trials, targeting it's use towards girls who aren't interested in traditional sports.
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Some new content for Dance Dance Revolution Universe has been made available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Name: DDR Universe Picture Pack
Price: 150 Points
Availability: Members in Canada and the U.S.
Size: 204 KB
Dash Details: Stay cool with the Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE Picture Pack with 12 different gamer pics to choose from. Express your style to all your friends with character images taken straight from Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE. Get your groove on and download it
today!

Name: DDR Universe Theme
Price: 150 Points
Availability: Members in Canada and the U.S.
Size: 1.65 MB
Dash Details: Show off your moves and stylize your dashboard with the Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE Theme. Featuring four pieces of artwork inspired from the game, this pack sports a slick style to visually enhance your gaming experience. Download this theme and dance the night away.

Name: Download Song Mega Pack
Price: 800 Points
Availability: Members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Size: 140 KB
Dash Details: Save 20% if you buy all 10 Download Songs in one package!

Name: Download Song 1
Price: 100 Points
Availability: Members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Size: 108 KB
Dash Details: Broken My Heart (Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix) by NAOKI Feat. PAULA TERRY. Download this song now

Name: Download Song 2
Price: 100 Points
Availability: Members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Size: 108 KB

Dash Details: Me and My Friends by THE DANDY WARHOLS. Download this song now!

Name: Download Song 3
Price: 100 Points
Availability: Members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Size: 108 KB
Dash Details: Audiophilosophy by Neverakka. Download this song now!

Name: Download Song 4
Price: 100 Points
Availability: Members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S...
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Straight from Konami comes the umpteenth sequel to the public-embarrassment dancing sim, simply titled Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE for the Xbox 360, set for release on February 20th. Konami is wisely doing away with confusing sequel titles such as DDR2: 7th Mix, Extreme or Supernova, this time promising to universally appeal to everybody not afraid to hop around in their living room with its tutorial and Super Easy modes. Be prepared to put down your Wiimote, Grandma. In addition to over ...
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Is this one of Konami's Major Announcements? The was an article about it last Saturday, which told us there will be "earth shattering" news regarding the company and several titles they will be releasing.

Well, now that time has passed and we have seen one of their their games unearthed. The New Title Dance Dance Revolution Universe will be an Xbox 360 Exclusive according to their website.

One of the best features will be the online multiplayer functionality.

"What we can say is that the game will certainly feature similar online/Live features to the Xbox version which was out last year ¿ which allowed up to sixteen people to take part in fun online dance-offs" stated a Konami Rep.
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IGN writes: "Kids can dance into the New Year at SUBWAY restaurants with the all-new DanceDanceRevolution promotion. Konami and SUBWAY restaurants today announced a partnership that will help promote a healthy lifestyle for children by delivering the fun and excitement of Konami's best-selling get-up-and-move video game to children everywhere. From December 29, 2008 thru March 29, 2009, participating SUBWAY restaurants will offer one of six exclusive, high quality DanceDanceRevolution branded premium toy accessories along with a $10 coupon good on any of the newest DanceDanceRevolution games with each purchase of a SUBWAY FRESH FIT FOR KIDS meal."
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One of the most important titles in the history of casual gaming can stand up proud this week, with Konami's Dance Dance Revolution dance mat series reaching the ripe old age of ten.

Known as Dancing Stage in Europe, the series first arrived in Japanese arcades on November 21st 1998 and quickly went on to become a gaming sensation. Konami ditched the traditional joypad or joystick and introduced a pressure-sensitive dance mat that registers when a player's foot hits each of the four directional pads.

It didn't take long for the arcade craze to make the move to consoles, and the series arrived on Sony's pioneering PlayStation in Japan early in 1999, bringing with it the first iteration of the console dance mat.
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The American Council on Exercise (ACE) put the video game Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) to the test and fond that the game can be a very good workout for children. ACE commissioned the study out of the University of Wisconsin to look at the caloric expenditure of players during the game.

The study used male and female subjects from 12 to 25 years old and half the volunteers were under 18. The study showed that players had a marked increase in exercise intensity as they participated.

Adults burned more calories and on average teens burned 5.9 kcal/min on light, 6.7 kcal/min on standard and 8.1 kcal/min on difficult mode. Test participants used DDR Extreme 2 for the PS2 and a dance pad.

The full report of the study in PDF format is available for download via 14U.
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In 2008, the team at MTV Games are proud to present to you the MTV Rhythm Game Track Finder, your beacon in the confusing swirl of rhythm games.

The regularly updated database will allow you to search any artist and any song to find out which rhythm games it is in and to compare song lists for any major music-based video game.

The database currently indexes song lists for more than two dozen rhythm games, including a range of SingStars, Guitar Heroes, Dance Dance Revolutions, Rock Band, and lesser-known favorites such as FreQuency, Elite Beat Agents and the Donkey Konga series.
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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has shipped DanceDanceRevolution® Universe2 (DDR UNIVERSE2) for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft to retail stores nationwide. Highlighting the newest title in the popular franchise are all new songs, the debut of the freestyle mode, and the new and improved Quest Mode - allowing players to build their own unique characters and advance through a set of missions to complete all of the gameplay challenges.
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