Hyperkin’s new dancing pad, called the Tough Non-stick Dance Platform, is designed for use with the Dance Dance Revolution games but it also works on other dancing games.

The best part about this pad is that forced me to break out the game and play it again. It really is a good work out and the pad motivates you to play it again.

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Hyperkin is releasing a new dancing mat called the Tough Non-Slip Dance Platform for use with the Dance Dance Revolution games that is guaranteed to be, as the name suggests, tough and non-slip and won’t curl around the edges. The mat comes from the DDRGame brand of products.

The mat is also the first dance mat to include groove-texture arrows which allows you to differentiate your steps on the dance surface and gives players better coordination and a better feel for the mat itself. Also it is suppose to soothe your sore and tired feet.

With the appearance of different control schemes for video games, developers have found new ways to get people involved and engaged with the action on the screen. Music games have been greatly benefited by this and motion sensing controllers like the Wiimote have prompted many people to interact with games in a more physical way.

Maybe one of the most popular games with this approach is Nintendo’s Wii Fit, which has created a way for people to get involved with physical activities like jogging or yoga while getting a positive feedback through the animations and displays on the screen.

Black Friday deals are always exciting to look at and fantasize about. Getting up and bearing the weather and crowds is a whole new can of worms though.

For now lets take the digital approach and grab some iPhone and iPod Touch games from the security of our own dwellings.

Konami is selling has lowered the price on all its games on the iTunes store to only $0.99. This means you can own the entire Konami collection on iTunes for under $10.

E3 2009 allowed Konami to continue to contribute to the active game genre with the anouncement of more DanceDanceRevolution games. There will be four, count them four, DDR games on the way, for the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. It will also mark the release of the first PS3 DDR.

All of the DanceDanceRevolution games are being mentioned as Fall 2009 releases, and each game will have 30 popular, master artist tracks and 20 original Bemani songs. So 50 songs will be available right away. Konami’s also going to be emphasizing the healthy side of the game, with Workout Modes that include calorie counters…

An interesting report from GameCulture informs us that the next adaptation of video games in the mainstream will be through – gasp – musicals.

Wait, do musicals count as “mainstream?”

The point is somebody has taken the liberty to bring a the idea of video games to the stage, though it’s probably not the game you would expect it be (sorry fanboys of alien shooters and twisted plots involving Metal Gear). The game chosen is Konami’s rhythm game, Dance Dance Revolution.

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A recent study has found videogames may be creatively galvanizing. Researchers around the world seem to be locked in a seesaw battle when it comes to video games as they draw conflicting inferences. But this is certainly not one of those studies that anti-game attorney Jeff Thomson can use to make his case against our first love.

The research was conducted by a group of media researchers led by…