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Yes the legend of the DDR community is coming across the ocean for a one night event including DDR stations and a special DJ set that he’ll hold for those attending the event. For many this may be the only time they ever get to see the artist at work.

Dance Dance Revolution for the PS3 and Wii will be available and DanceMasters for Xbox Kinect will also be available. Competitions and free play will be open for everyone to get in on if they RSVP right away.
When:
Thursday, August 12th, 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Where:
Royal-T Café
8910 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
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For those that love video game music from any generation, Video Games Live should be something to check out. From Contra to the latest Civilization games the orchestra and guest soloists blow minds away with their interpretations of each song.

From July – August PBS stations will be airing Video Games Live as part of their special programming.  The CD and DVD/Blu-ray will also be available through November 1st 2010. The CD will feature 16 select tracks while the DVD and Blu-ray run over 3 hours of bonus material with extended segments and interviews.

For those doubting the rock power of VGL:

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It’s that time of the year again, Final Fantasy is touring through symphonies all over bringing memories of adventures past to the masses. This week Nobuo Uematsu will greet the San Francisco Symphony on two nights with two different programs, also starring Susan Calloway, MARIA, DRACO and DANCING MAD.

Check out www.ffdistantworlds.com/sanfrancisco for more information about the location and cost.

For those looking to be at Comic-Con 2010, Nobuo will share the love at the Embarcadero Marina Park South in San Diego on July 22nd. No guest details have been disclosed at this point but the Distant Worlds site should have updates as the date draws near. – www.ffdistantworlds.com/sandiego

Other shows this summer include Houston, Washington D.C. and Toronto with Nobuo Uematsu only confirmed to miss the D.C. event this year.

Harmonix has stuck to the idea of weekly updates with determination. This week they bring out The Vines and Sweet Billy Pilgrim to the 360/Wii/PS3 stores.

Sweet Billy Pilgrim – “Future Perfect Tense” +
The Vines – “Get Out”
The Vines – “He’s a Rocker”
The Vines – “Orange Amber” +
The Vines – “Outtathaway” +
The Vines – “Ride”

Tracks marked with a + will be available on the European PSN store on July 14, usual $2 track prices apply to all markets and The Vines pack will run $8.49.

With Def Jam Rapstar still months away, the crew wants everyone to keep the game fresh in the minds of everyone as E3 starts to fade away. The challenge has five levels and timed questions about rap history, lyrics, history, slang and more are all fair game. As players progress the game rises in difficulty to leave only the strongest standing.

Check out the minigame here – Def Jam Rapstar

The Yoshiki Foundation made a huge announcement in regard to X Japan, the group will be performing at Club Nokia this week for free! This will also fall with the current rivalry developing between Anime Expo 2010 (AX2010) and MAX 2010 already set at Club Nokia on July 1.

For those interested act now and sign up at http://www.jrockrevolution.com for free entry while spaces last. Also those who enter the masquerade could win a spot in X Japan’s next Music video which will be filming the next day.