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2010

Summary to be updated.

January

January 20th: pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 is released to Japanese arcades. Daichi Watanabe takes up sound direction role alongside Jun Wakita.
January 28th: Sota Fujimori's second album, SYNTHESIZED2, is released.

February 4th:
- Sanae Shintani's fifth album, ボクをさがしに, is released.
- pop'n music portable is released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable.
February 25th: うたっち is released in Japan for the Nintendo DS.

March 10th: A new spin-off series of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, titled GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG, is launched.
March 18th: jubeat ripples APPEND is released to Japanese arcades.
March 24th:
- The second album of The Epic of Zektbach media project, The Epic of Zektbach -PIANO COLLECTION-, is released.
- Kosuke Saito's second album, Ways For Liberation, is released. It is, to this day, his only album published under beatnation Records.
- beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
March 25th: GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7 are released to Japanese arcades.
March 28th: The Epic of Zektbach -FRAGMENTS OF ARIA TE'LARIA- is released. It contains several books covering the world of The Epic of Zektbach media project, as well as a drama CD and an original video animation.

April 8th: 乐动魔方 is released to Chinese arcades.
April 21st:
- GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG Original Soundtrack beginning edition released.
- jubeat ripples APPEND ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.

September 15th:
- beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem is released to Japanese arcades. First BEMANI title to support PASELI. With Yoshitaka Nishimura stepping down to focus on REFLEC BEAT, Toshiyuki Kakuta is now the sole sound director. Tatsuya Shimizu returns, albeit only as a commission artist.
- beatnation Records undergoes a temporary hiatus. This hiatus would last a few years.
- Arata Iiyoshi's first album, FANTASCAPE - Act.1, is released.
- DJ Mass MAD Izm*'s first album, I AM NOT A DJ, is released.
September 22nd: jubeat knit ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.

October 27th: GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG Original Soundtracks rising edition released.

December 9th: pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET is released to Japanese arcades.
December 31st: DanceDanceRevolution X2 is released to North American arcades. Whereas previous North American entries back to SuperNOVA were distributed by Betson, this release was distributed by Raw Thrills Entertainment.