Red Hot Nexon America Moves Lifehouse Into Audition
Audition Expands Prestigious Music List with Hit Single from Multi-PlatinumBandLOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexon America Inc., the U.S. divisionof Asia's leading family-friendly, online entertainment provider Nexon Group,continues to add celebrated artists to its all-star lineup in Audition.Already packed with Grammy winners, platinum recording artists, teen popsensations, and music icons, Audition, the free-to-play online dancesensation,can be downloaded for free at http://audition.nexon.net.
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Nexon America knows Audition is ready to rock with the addition of populartrio Lifehouse and the lead track, Disarray, from its album Who We Are.Lifehouse is bound to earn heavy requests from the 200,000+ dancers in thegame.
"Audition gives us a new medium to get our music heard," said Jason Wadeof Lifehouse. "Now these gamers, who might not have heard us on the radio orbeen to one of our shows, can get a taste of some of our songs, like Disarray,and even rock out with a little dance off in the game."
The addition of Lifehouse ushers in several new sounds in Audition,including those from Swedish rock band The Sounds, whose definitive New Waveappeal manifested in Tony the Beat and Dance with Me, a perfect fit for thegame's dancing environment.Jennifer Lopez is also expecting players to Do it Well, the aptly namedtitle of her prominently featured new single in Audition. And you can expectAudition to keep Poppin off with Chris Brown lending his mega-hit single withthe same name. Yellowcard also makes a highly anticipated debut in Audition.
The diverse range of songs recently added to Audition include:
Armin Van Buuren -- Communication
Billie Holiday -- Spreadin' Rhythm Around
Chris Brown -- Poppin
Earth, Wind & Fire -- Boogie Wonderland
Fantasia -- When I See U
Lifehouse -- Disarray
Jennifer Lopez -- Do it Well
Jim Jones -- We Fly High
Joss Stone -- Headturner
Junkie XL -- Yesterdays
Mandisa -- Only the World
MIMS -- Like This
The Sounds -- Dance with Me
Tobymac -- Gone, One World
Yellowcard -- Light up the Sky
With simple directional and space bar keystrokes, Audition players performhip-hop style dance steps and choreographed routines which require precisetiming and rhythm. Players compete in various dance modes, each with its owndistinctive features and objectives. Audition's in-game reward system givesdancers, 'Beats,' or currency used to purchase a variety of items from thecash shop.
North American gamers are quickly learning why Nexon Games such asAudition are among the most popular games in the world. With the option toplay entirely for free and the alternative to spend money for in-gameenhancements at the cash shop, Nexon America is offering casual gamers thebest in free online entertainment.
About Nexon America
Nexon America Inc. is the North American publishing arm of Nexon Group, apioneer of interactive entertainment software and the world's leader inmassively multiplayer online games. Based in Los Angeles, Nexon America wasfounded in 2005 to bring the best of online entertainment to the NorthAmerican audience. The company's growing library of titles includes the worldfamous, smash-hit franchise, MapleStory, the motion-captured dance battlegame,Audition, and the enormously-popular racing game, KartRider. The foundation ofall Nexon America titles is the Item Selling business model, in which usersaccess the full game for free and can later opt to play for game enhancements.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Hillary L. Lyons
Nexon America Inc.
213-858-5930
hlyons@nexon.net
Bob Holtzman
Nexon America Inc.
213-858-5930
rholtzman@nexon.netSOURCE Nexon America Inc.Hillary L. Lyons, hlyons@nexon.net, or Bob Holtzman rholtzman@nexon.net,+1-213-858-5930, both of Nexon America Inc.
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