Nine new tracks confirmed for Rock Band 3, Dance Central

Harmonix, maker of the upcoming third installment in the Rock Band franchise and the forthcoming Kinect game Dance Central, today confirmed nine new artists and songs set to appear in the upcoming music games.

Over the weekend, Harmonix lead a Facebook and Twitter campaign, where the developer provided clues and asked the community to respond with the act most fitting the description. Today, the developer confirmed the artists and tracks, naming songs ranging from Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People" for Rock Band 3, to Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" for Dance Central.

All nine songs--each an original master recording--and their respective games are below.

Rock Band 3:

• Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
• Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
• Foreigner - "Cold As Ice"
• Def Leppard - "Foolin'"
• The B-52s - "Rock Lobster"
• Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

Dance Central:

• Snoop Dogg - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
• Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"
• Young MC - "Bust a Move"

Rock Band 3 is scheduled to be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo's Wii and DS on October 26. Dance Central is currently pegged to debut alongside the gesture-recognition technology that powers it, Kinect, on November 4.

For a full list of confirmed artists and tracks for Rock Band 3, check out the artist lineup page on Harmonix's Web site.

For more on Rock Band 3 and Dance Central, check out GameSpot's most recent previews.