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{{BEMANI Timeline}}
{{BEMANI Timeline}}
= 2018 =
= 2018 =
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KONAMI celebrated the 20th anniversaries of DanceDanceRevolution and pop'n music in September with little events and new songs, even making anniversary pages for both games. On September 28th, KONAMI also started location testing a new BEMANI game, Rizminance.
KONAMI celebrated the 20th anniversaries of DanceDanceRevolution and pop'n music in September with little events and new songs, even making anniversary pages for both games. On September 28th, KONAMI also started location testing a new BEMANI game, Rizminance.


In addition, KONAMI announced a new spin-off project of [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], titled BandMeshi♪ (バンめし♪).
In addition, KONAMI announced a new spin-off project of [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], titled [[BandMeshi|BandMeshi♪]] (バンめし♪).


Unfortunately, 2018 saw KONAMI continuing their practices at the end of 2017 well into 2018 as well. Including:
Unfortunately, 2018 saw KONAMI continuing their practices at the end of 2017 well into 2018 as well, which again can be viewed on the [[BEMANI Sound Team]] page.
 
* The 10th anniversary event of jubeat in [[AC jb clan|jubeat clan]], clan kakumichi original characters & songs (clan各街オリジナルキャラクター&楽曲), exclusively involved commission artists, and all of the jackets for the event were commissioned as well.
** The commissioned jacket trend has continued into [[AC jb festo|jubeat festo]].
* The ENCORE/PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE songs in [[AC GD EXCHAIN|GITADORA EXCHAIN]] don't have unique videos, the first ones that don't since the first two ENCORE STAGE songs in [[AC GD|GITADORA]].
* Around late September/early October 2018, KONAMI removed virtually ''all'' arcade BEMANI pages from their website. They now link to their [https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/ Japanese game page] instead. The following game sites were removed (not including old BEMANI pages previously removed):
** '''All''' beatmania pages.
** All beatmania IIDX arcade pages prior to [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]].
*** '''All''' CS beatmania IIDX pages.
** All DanceDanceRevoution arcade pages prior to [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]].
*** '''All''' CS DanceDanceRevolution pages.
** All GuitarFreaks & DrumMania pages prior to [[AC GD Tri-Boost|GITADORA Tri-Boost]].
*** '''All''' CS GuitarFreaks & DrumMania pages.
** All jubeat arcade pages prior to [[AC jb saucer fulfill|jubeat saucer fulfill]].
** All pop'n music arcade pages prior to [[PnM AC Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]].
*** '''All''' CS pop'n music pages.
*** The pop'n stage page was also removed.
** All REFLEC BEAT arcade pages prior to [[AC RB colette|REFLEC BEAT colette]].
**** Curiously, the [http://bmf.i-revo.jp/beatnation/index.html beatnation records] website was not taken down.
* In the place of the above removed pages, KONAMI has instead placed little one-page websites for their older BEMANI games instead with very basic information and a few screenshots, which can be viewed [https://www.konami.com/amusement/products/search/?cat=am&series=BEMANI here]. All references to any in-house BEMANI staff have been removed from these little pages.
** This has also affected the grand majority of KONAMI's non-BEMANI games as well. For example, all Metal Gear websites (except the infamous ''METAL GEAR SURVIVE'') have been removed, even as recent as 2014/2015's ''Metal Gear Solid V'' games.


== February ==
== February ==
* February 10th: The 7th [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] and [[Tenkaichi otogesai Zenkoku issei nintei taikai|天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会]] 2017 are held at JAEPO 2018.
* February 10th: The 7th [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] and [[Tenkaichi otogesai|第四回天下一音ゲ祭]] finals were held at JAEPO 2018.
* February 11th: After months of rumors, KONAMI officially announces the endings of [[REFLEC BEAT Information|REFLEC BEAT]] and [[MUSECA Information|MÚSECA]] via ''BEMANI Pia'', a 20th anniversary BEMANI book sold at JAEPO 2018.
* February 11th: After months of rumors, KONAMI officially announces the endings of [[REFLEC BEAT Information|REFLEC BEAT]] and [[MUSECA Information|MÚSECA]] via ''BEMANI Pia'', a 20th anniversary BEMANI book sold at JAEPO 2018.
* February 12th: [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] is released to Korean arcades.
* February 12th: [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] is released to Korean arcades.
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* March 7th: ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' released.
* March 7th: ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' released.
* March 23rd: [[AC DRS|DANCERUSH STARDOM]] is released to Japanese arcades.
* March 23rd: [[AC DRS|DANCERUSH STARDOM]] is released to Japanese arcades.
** It is the first BEMANI arcade game with in-game language selection options.
== April ==
* April 1st: [[Yuya Yokoyama]] joins KONAMI.


== May ==
== May ==
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== July ==
== July ==
 
* July 24th: [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] gets heavily censored in the South Korean version of the game. Due to interference from South Korea's video games board, Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC), '''all''' songs added after November 16th, 2017 were temporarily removed from the game (except for BLASTER GATE charts for older songs).
* July 24th, 2018: [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] gets heavily censored in the South Korean version of the game. Due to interference from South Korea's video games board, Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC), '''all''' songs added after November 16th, 2017 were temporarily removed from the game (except for BLASTER GATE charts for older songs).
** Song updates were paused as well until August 23rd, 2018, when all missing songs were restored. However, the censorship of the jackets remained.
** Song updates were paused as well until August 23rd, 2018, when all missing songs were restored. However, the censorship of the jackets remained.
*** On August 2nd, 2018, a similar censorship happened with [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], with EXTRA SAVIOR song [[ALGORITHM]] temporarily absent from the Korean release of the game.
*** On August 2nd, 2018, a similar censorship happened with [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], with EXTRA SAVIOR song [[ALGORITHM]] temporarily absent from the Korean release of the game.
*** The [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] event, which started on August 10th, cannot be accessed in the Korean version of [[AC GD Matixx|GITADORA Matixx]], unfortunately suggesting the censorship issues with GRAC have not yet been fully resolved.
*** The [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] event, which started on August 10th, cannot be accessed in the Korean version of [[AC GD Matixx|GITADORA Matixx]], unfortunately suggesting the censorship issues with GRAC have not yet been fully resolved.
* July 31st:
* July 31st:
** [[e-amusement|eAMUSEMENT]] support for [[AC MSC 1+1/2|MÚSECA 1+1/2]] ended, marking the end of the series.
** support (though not online) for [[AC MSC 1+1/2|MÚSECA 1+1/2]] ends, marking the official end of the series.
** Patent no. 2922509, which mainly covered elements of the [[beatmania Information|original beatmania series]] such as keysounded notes and vertical note scrolling, reaches the end of its term.
** Patent no. 2922509, which mainly covered elements of the [[beatmania Information|original beatmania series]] such as keysounded notes and vertical note scrolling, reaches the end of its term.


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== October ==
== October ==
* October 10th: ''pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 Original Soundtrack'' and ''pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition'' will be released.
* October 10th: ''pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 Original Soundtrack'' and ''pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition'' released.
* October 11th: [[AC NST Op.2|ノスタルジア Op.2]] is released to Korean arcades.
* October 17th: [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]] is released to Japanese arcades.
* October 25th: ''Amusement IC'' service is implemented for a selection of arcade games released by KONAMI, SEGA, and BANDAI NAMCO.


== November ==
== November ==
* November 7th: ''EDP presents ここなつワンマンライブ2018 ミライコウシン'' will be released.
* November 7th:  
** [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] is released to Japanese arcades.
** ''EDP presents ここなつワンマンライブ2018 ミライコウシン'' is released.
* November 8th: [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]] is released to Korean arcades.
* November 12th: [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] is released to Korean arcades.
* November 15th: KONAMI announces on their official ''Tokimeki Idol'' (ときめきアイドル) [https://twitter.com/tokimekiidol573 twitter] that the game will be taken offline on January 15th, 2019, and will include an offline patch.


== Upcoming date ==
== December ==
* [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] will be released to arcades.
* December 5th: [[BandMeshi|BandMeshi♪]] single [[Bitter escape (single)|ビター・エスケープ]] is released.


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== Unknown ==
* [[HARDCORE TANO*C]] severs all ties with KONAMI. With the sole exception of [[Shohei Uno]] (RoughSketch), no members of the group wrote BEMANI original compositions after [[F4SH10N]]'s debut in [[AC DDR A20|DanceDanceRevolution A20]].


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