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Harmonix has announced Bush tracks will be made available for Rock Band 3 on February 7 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. The tracks are from the band’s 1994 debut, Sixteen Stone, and the DLC consists of the following tracks: Everything Zen, Comedown, and Machinehead. The tracks will be made available for PS3 the following day in Europe, as part of the weekly PSN update. Each will run you the normal rate, and for an extra $0.99 you can upgrade the song Machinehead to Pro bass and guitar. A track pack will be made available for $5.49.

Harmonix has announced the latest list of upcoming DLC for Dance Central 2, featuring CeeLo Green and LMFAO to name a few. Today, players can get the Gnarls Barkley frontman’s solo effort Forget You, while on Michael Franti and Spearhead’s Say Hey (I Love You) arrives for Valentines Day. Milkshake by Kelis arrives the following week on February 21, while LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem comes in on February 28, although will be available for early access if you bought the game from Best Buy after last Sunday.

All songs will be 240 MS points. Thanks, Destructoid.

We’re just dying to know what Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix will do next, and now perhaps we do.

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Harmonix has released something known as Dance Central Dance Cam for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 devices. The app will allow users to pick previews of tracks on it, then practice them and be recorded whilst doing it. Videos can also be showcased for Facebook friends. Songs from the game are included, featuring I Like It, Bulletproof and Like a G6.

Get it from all respective marketplaces in the US now, with it coming to Europe soon. And no, I’m not touching it within a 50 mile radius.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Harmonix has announced two tracks from The Edgar Winter Group’s album, They Only Come Out at Night, and two from Korn will be released for Rock Band 3 next week. The tracks are: Free Ride, Frankenstein, Freak on a Leash, and Falling Away from Me. The former tracks from Winter contain keyboard support, with the later containing Pro Guitar/Pro Bass as well. Each track will run you the usual price on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 come January 17.

An arbitrator has ordered former Harmonix parent company Viacom to hand over a portion of allegedly outstanding bonus payments.

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Dance Central fans will be getting some new content today as Harmonix is rolling out a new pack of Rihanna songs for Dance Central 2. The pack will be available on December 20 (today) for 640 MSP.

What’s My Name, S&M, and Only Girl in the World will join Rude Boy already on Dance Central 2 and will be available individually for 240 MSP each.

Via Joystiq.

Harmonix has announced that a three-pack of Canadian prog-rockers RUSH will be made available on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 December 13. Track include: Fly by Night, Caravan, and The Spirit of Radio (Live). Also to be made available are the singles Rebel Love Song from Black Veil Brides and A Warrior’s Call from Volbeat. Each track will run you $1.99, with an additional $0.99 for Pro tracks. More information is available on the Rock Band Blog.

Harmonix has announced that Queen is returning to Rock Band with nine new songs for Rock Band 3.

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In a video celebrating the fourth birthday of the Rock band franchise, Harmonix staffers admitted to qualms about going head-to-head with a franchise they’d created.

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Microsoft’s announced that today’s Dance Central 2 DLC will be on all things Gaga: Marry The Night and Edge of Glory will both be available for 240 MS Points on Xbox Live Marketplace later this afternoon. These will be the third and fourth Gaga tracks added to the Harmonix dancer, which comes with Born This Way and Bad Romance on the disc.

MS has also said that Rhianna DLC will be inbound next month. Thanks, Joystiq.

Goodies galore in shorts today, starting with an instance finder coming to Lord of the Rings Online, King of Fighters XIII DLC, Amazon sales, an indie game coming to Steam, and some interesting news out of Japan. Go ahead and hit the break.

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Little did you know, that all those times you looked at the clock and it was 11:11, the cosmos was preparing itself for the Dragonborn. Because the day of reckoning is now upon us, little else is happening. Regardless, there’s still enough to warrant a shorts post.

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It’s Friday. Good for you, getting ready for the weekend and all that. Have some shorts before you head off.

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Bloomberg’s carrying a profile of Harmonx on its website, confirming it’s working on titles outside of the Dance Central or Rock Band. The tidbit came from Florian Hunziker, the COO of the company in a piece for BB. This year has been the strongest yet for the Boston developer in terms of revenue, bringing in $100 million for the year following the release of Rock Band 3 and Dance Central last year, the latter selling 2.5 million since its release as a launch title for Kinect.

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It’s Halloween weekend, and some spooky and not so spooky shorts are posted below.

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Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has said the company is in the process of considering “a pretty dramatic departure,” for future iterations of its Rock Band label.

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In honour of Kinect’s first birthday and the release of Dance Central 2, Harmonix and Microsoft are throwing a massive DLC sale. The entire catalogue of Dance Central DLC has been discounted, with savings ranging from 25% off to bundle packs at less than half the price of regular track purchases.

The sale runs till November 5, so get your skates on.

Thanks, Joystiq.

ConnectedLondon has a Dance Central 2 promo video shot at the weekend, showing the Harmonix game in action in public alongside model Kelly Brook. There was also a DJ set from Little Boots at the London event. Watch it below.

Despite the push, the game only landed 40th in this morning’s UK charts.

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No. Just putting that out there. The Harmonix taster comes in at 1.31Gb, and is Gold exclusive right. Queue it up here. The full thing’s out on Friday for Xbox 360.