Aspiring DJs can put their skills to work at the Lumines II online Video Mixer contest. As announced by Buena Vista Games, the contest will see DJs creating a new music track, utilizing loops, beats and other sound effects from the Junkie XL song “Breezer,” along with visual elements, including Lumines II gameplay footage and prerecorded footage of a dancer executing various moves.

December 31 is the last date for entries, which can be shared with friends and other users. The finalists will be selected and judged by Junkie XL, who will choose a winner based on creativity, overall sound/visual appeal and feeling. The lucky winner will receive a trip for two to Miami for the Winter Music Conference, a VIP experience with Junkie XL, hotel accommodations, round-trip airfare, car rental and $500 spending cash. Unfortunately, the contest is open only to US residents, although anyone can create a remix.

Licensed music is the in-thing these days, and puzzle games aren’t too far behind! The soundtrack listing for Lumines II was sent out yesterday, revealing tracks from Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Missy Elliott and many others. Below is the full list:

• Beck - “Black Tambourine”
  
• Black Eyed Peas - “Pump It”
  
• Chemical Brothers - “Star Guitar”
  
• Fatboy Slim - “Gangster Trippin’”
  
• The Go! Team - “Bottle Rocket”
  
• Gwen Stefani - “Hollaback Girl”
  
• Hoobastank - “Born to Lead”
  
• Junior Senior - “Take My Time”
  
• Missy Elliott - “Lose Control”
  
• New Order - TBD
  
• Junkie XL - “Breezer”
  
• Stigmato Inc - “Reality Check”

Music videos from the above artists will be available in the PSP title that will hit North America this November. In addition to the above, Lumines II also features music written exclusively for the game by Japanese artist Shinichi Osawa, also known as MONDO GROSSO (yes, all capital letters), who provided the opening track for the original title. Tracks from Ken Ishii and TECHRIDERS, both from Japan, are also in the game.

BVG unveiled its E3 2006 lineup, revealing a next-gen Turok among other titles. Here’s the full list:

They will be set up at booth #1024 in the South Hall.

• Turok (PS3, Xbox 360)
  Turok is an epic, story-driven FPS game set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet. After the ship is shot down while approaching the planet, Joseph Turok must use his instincts and elite military training to elude an army of well-trained soldiers, and the ravenous, unpredictable creatures that populate the dangerous environment. Joseph Turok’s mission? Survive at all costs.
  
• Lumines Plus
  
• Disney’s Meet The Robinsons
  
• Disney’s Chicken Little: Ace in Action
  
• Disney’s Kim Possible: What’s the Switch?
  
• Desperate Housewives: The Game
  
• Spectrobes
  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
  
• Lumines II
  
• Every Extend Extra
  
• Meteos: Disney Edition
  
• Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long, Attack of the Dark Dragon
  
• Disney’s Kim Possible: Global Gemini
  
• Hannah Montana
  
• That’s So Raven: Psychic on the Scene
  
• Disney’s The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
  
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble
  
• Games for the Game Boy Advance include:
  
• The Cheetah Girls
  
• Phil of the Future.
  
• W.I.T.C.H.
  
• Disney Pixar Cars
  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

First screenshots from Lumines 2, the upcoming sequel to the hit puzzler:

From BVG comes word that it has entered an agreement with Q Entertainment to pubish four new titles in all regions except Asia.

The first title is the highly anticipated sequel to Lumines for the PSP, along with Lumines Plus, a new version of the original title for the PS2. Every Extend Extra, a puzzle shooter game for the PSP and Meteos: Disney Edition, another action puzzle game featuring Disney characters, for the DS round out the announcement.

No other details were announced, except that all the above titles are set for release this Fall.

In their signature “triple question mark” report, TVG is reporting that an internal Ubisoft release schedule has been leaked, revealing a surprising number of new sequels and next-gen titles.

Most notable to the list are Tom Clancy’s Firehawk, Lumines 2 and Rayman 4, all of which haven’t been announced yet. It’s good to see Lumines getting a sequel, which will also land on the PS2. It’s also good to see Michael Ancel (hopefully) return to the Rayman 4 series, which has been sitting in the freezer for some time now.

Below is the full list ripped from TVG:

• Tom Clancy’s Firehawk (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PSP)
  
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 4 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox, PS2)
  
• Assassin (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PSP)
  
• Lumines 2 (PS2, PSP)
  
• Game 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  
• Alive (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  
• Naruto (Xbox 360)
  
• Rayman 4 (PS3, Xbox 360, Rev, PC, PS2, handheld)
  
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)