6Apr/13Off
Rock Band and Dance Central website servers attacked, users should change passwords
Harmonix has said its Rock Band and Dance Central website servers have suffered an “apparent attack,” and registered users will need to change their passwords just to be safe.
All the sites have been taken down at present while the firm tries to figure out how the invasion occurred. However, there’s no indication that any users information was compromised, but Harmonix is recommending anyone who registered on any of its present or past sites, and are using the same password elsewhere to change it for safety purposes.
Once the websites are back up and running, upon log-in users will be promoted to change their passwords before being allowed back in.
No person information containing numbers which can be used to defraud you are stored by Harmonix.
8Jan/13Off
Take The Dance Central Fitness Challenge!
Last Friday, Harmonix posted their first Dance Central Fitness Challenge Friday of 2013, getting everyone's New Year's resolution to shape up in gear. The "Get Low" Challenge contains songs that give you a really good lower body workout to strengthen your legs and build a foundation upon which you can build some amazing dancing skills.
The blog post lists 26 songs spanning the games and their DLC, and all you have to do is make a custom playlist of 10 of your favorites (or the ones you actually have, since you may not own all of the DLC or the earlier games) and get to dancing. You can dance on Easy, Medium or Hard, but obviously Medium and Hard will give you the best workout. Do the whole playlist three times between the Friday they post the challenge and the following Friday when they post the next one.
Part of me wishes that they would just update the game with a playlist you could just do, because having to make your own is kind of tedious. But when I was making mine, I appreciated being able to pick and choose from the songs I like better, so I wouldn't mind dancing to them. (Also, I could pick some easier ones!) Although I would also prefer a Harmonix playlist because then they would know that you were playing it, and could reward you with medals or something. Right now, you're on the honor system, because they have no idea. They suggest you let them know when you've completed the challenge by posting on the Dance Central Facebook page or on the forums or tweeting @Dance_Central on Twitter with the #DC3Fit hashtag. (You'll notice there was no tweeting yet from me as I've only done it once so far!)
I really like this idea. It's a great way to keep the game different and unique and giving you a specific goal to work towards instead of just randomly dancing to songs or doing one of the pre-made fitness playlists. Variety is the spice of life! I'm going to try to remember to check the Dance Central site to get the list of songs for the new challenge every Friday... who else is with me?22Dec/12Off
Dance In The New Year!
26Sep/12Off
Dance On The Cheap!
If you're getting really desperate to play Dance Central 3, but can't wait until the October 16 release date to shake your ass to new tunes, Harmonix would like to ease your pain by offering up some massive Dance Central DLC discounts!
All singles are discounted to 160 MS Points (down from 240), and you can get even better discounts on some song packs and bundles. It's literally everything, but if you're curious what the selection is like, you can click here, because I'm not going to list it all here!
Sadly, I've pretty much bought all the songs I wanted to dance to when they first came out. With Rock Band, there were songs I was on the fence with, so I took advantage of the sale to pick up some of those. Here, I'm not sure what's left that I don't already have!14Aug/12Off
Video: Wootini’s Video Podcast #81
8Aug/12Off
August’s Dance Central DLC Gets Promiscuous
After last month's tweenapolooza, I'm glad to see some tracks I'm actually interested in for the August Dance Central DLC. Harmonix released the plans for the whole month, and here they are:
August 7
"Down on Me" by Jeremih ft. 50 Cent
Difficulty: Moderate
Choreographer: Marcos Aguirre
August 14
"O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature
Difficulty: Off The Hook
Choreographer: Ricardo Foster Jr.
August 21
"Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil' Wayne
Difficulty: Tough
Choreographer: Marcos Aguirre
August 28
"Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
Difficulty: Legit
Choreographer: Devin Woolridge
I'm off this week, but I'm definitely going to pick up the awesomely cheesy "O.P.P." next week, even at that difficulty level. I'm also excited for "Let it Rock" and I'll probably pick up "Promiscuous" if I'm in the mood... How about you? Any of these inspire you to lace up your boogie shoes?31Jul/12Off
Video: Wootini’s Video Podcast #79
8May/12Off
Spice Up May With Dance Central 2 DLC!
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