GamesRadar - The Beatles: Rock Band

PlayStation Store Global Update 11/19/09 (News)

Nov 20, 2009

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what's new in this week's PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Now Available for The Beatles: Rock Band (News)

Nov 17, 2009

Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix have today released The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) as Downloadable Content (DLC) in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is available now for Xbox 360 and Wii, and set to be released this Thursday, November 19th 2009, for PlayStation 3.

The Beatles: Rock Band - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Video)

Nov 16, 2009

The best music game around brings the Beatles into your living room in one of the fullest band-specific experiences around. Unless you hate the Beatles, this is for you.

Sgt Pepper Available for Beatles: Rock Band Next Week (News)

Nov 13, 2009

GOONL!NE: EA's just announced that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available for The Beatles: Rock Band next week for the PS3, 360 and Wii.

PlayStation Store Global Update 10/29/09 (News)

Oct 30, 2009

Analysts: September Game Industry Success "Not a Cause for a Victory Lap" (News)

Oct 23, 2009

September showed an increase in sales for most formats, led by the PS3, but analysts warn that this is not a cause for celebration.

Rumored PlayStation Store Content for 10/22/09 (News)

Oct 21, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "This week, after numerous delays, Trine finally makes it to the North American PlayStation Store. If you didn't buy Critter Crunch (shame on you!) then make sure to try the demo releasing this week. With the Halloween theme going on right now in the PS Store, we hope to see Burn Zombie Burn 2D! and possibly the long rumored Resident Evil 2 PSOne Classic. PSP owners should be on the lookout for Half Minute Hero, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars."

The Beatles: Rock Band Abbey Road DLC Now Available (News)

Oct 20, 2009

Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix today announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first The Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as Downloadable Content (DLC) in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. With "Come Together," "Something," "Octopus's Garden," "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," "Here Comes The Sun" and "The End" already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album.

The Beatles: Rock Band: Abbey Road hits PSN and XBL (News)

Oct 20, 2009

EA announced the Beatles Abbey Road Album for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Over Xbox Live the album will be available from today, over PSN from October, 29th. Wii owners are able, beginning from today, to download different singles from the album.

Rock Band DLC Update for week of October 19, 2009 (News)

Oct 20, 2009

DefaultPrime.com has all of the Rock Band updates for the week starting October 19, 2009. Artists include Abbey Road, which will be the first downloadable album for the Beetles: Rock Band.

Debut Beatles: Rock Band DLC Leads to Abbey Road (News)

Oct 19, 2009

Via Official Press Release, "Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, today announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store."

No guarantee of more albums in The Beatles: Rock Band (News)

Oct 8, 2009

Speaking with Harmonix at X09 Toronto, theBBPS asked about the future of Beatles DLC after the three announced albums. Much to everyone's surprise, there's nothing firmly in place at this point.

The Top 7… weirdest music games ever (Feature)

Oct 5, 2009

Is everyone loving The Beatles: Rock Band? In this new age of lifelike mo-cap, crisp digital audio and video games being more mainstream than ever, we’re finally seeing the most famous rock gods and musical heroes take to the polygonal stage in games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. ...

Iggy Pop Snaps Onto LEGO Rock Band (News)

Sep 20, 2009

Gameinformer: "Who would you say is the one music superstar who's a natural fit for LEGO Rock Band? How about 62-year-old punk rocker Iggy Pop? The Iguana himself is going to appear in all his plastic glory in Harmonix's upcoming family friendly music game."

The Beatles: Rock Band: SingStar Out Now In The U.K. (News)

Sep 17, 2009

OneLastContinue writes:

For the serious gamer out there who really thinks the Rock Band microphones aren't up to scratch for that three part harmony we've found that you can now purchase The Beatles Rock Band - Microphone Bundle, or Singstar if you prefer, via several online retailers for delivery today.

Beatles Sales Beating Expectations, But Activision Says Guitar Hero 5 Leading (News)

Sep 17, 2009

"Terrific" sales of The Beatles: Rock Band are outpacing MTV/Harmonix parent Viacom's own expectations a week after its launch, says CEO Philippe Dauman.

"Sales have exceeded our internal projections and we've sold 25 per cent of our inventory in the first week," said Dauman, speaking at New York's Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference.

Viacom also says it is currently expecting about a 20 percent profit margin on the title, even though the royalty payout for the game is believed to be unusually costly to the company. Up to $40 million is possible for band representative Apple Corps, recordings owner EMI, and catalog publishing rights owner Sony/ATV Music Publishing -- "not even comparable to anything that has been done before," according to Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman Martin Bandier.

Eversheds works eight days a week for Beatles (News)

Sep 16, 2009

The Lawyer writes: "Eversheds has advised Apple Corps, one of its longest-standing clients, on two headline-grabbing deals relating to legendary pop group The Beatles.

Last week saw the release of The Beatles' entire digitally remastered back catalogue, along with the release of computer game The Beatles: Rock Band on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

The launches were timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the release of the group's final studio album Abbey Road..."

UK All Formats Chart - Week Ending 12 September 2009 (News)

Sep 14, 2009

Guitar Hero 5 has taken the top spot in this week's UK All Formats Chart, beating out The Beatles: Rock Band, which debuts in fourth place.

NPD: Music Genre Sales Down 46 Per Cent Year-To-Date (News)

Sep 11, 2009

Sales of music videogames are down 46 per cent year-to-date in the US marketplace, according to the NPD Group.

However, the category remains the third bestselling genre of 2009, and will see a boost in the coming months following the release of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 in September, said NPD analyst Anita Frazier.

"With the introduction of Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 in September, a lot of folks have inquired about the performance of these titles and the music/dance genre," she said. "While sales of this genre are down 46 per cent year-to-date, unit sales are down much less because lower prices are playing into the dollar sales decline. It's still the third bestselling genre for the year after general action and multiple/other sports (where Wii Fit resides)."

TalkRadar 68 - the Dream(pod)cast (Feature)

Sep 11, 2009

Quote of the week: “I was too old to be stupid enough to buy an Activator.” ...

The Beatles: Rock Band PS3, Xbox 360, Wii now price cut (News)

Sep 10, 2009

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut EA Inc.'s The Beatles: Rock Band for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii below MSRP in the latest video game promotion.

Limited Stocks of The Beatles: Rock Band in Australia? (News)

Sep 9, 2009

XboxInsider: "Australia has had a series of complaints when it comes to Rock Band in all its shapes and forms. The fact Rock Band 2 has even yet to be released (or announced to be released) here is a very sore point, and it seems that times are not changing this time."

The Lost Gamer: The Beatles Launch Event (News)

Sep 9, 2009

The Lost Gamer writes: "At the stroke of midnight last night whilst the pubs and clubs around the UK were playing all the latest songs from the current popular music generation, one club was playing the music that made it famous over 40 years ago. With the latest digital equipment and today's gaming genius, one game is about to bring back so many memories and once again bring the house down on a small little Club down a side street in Liverpool City Centre. The Beatles made 'The Cavern Club' their home and whilst many musical artists of the generation played at the venue and have their names forever etched on a wall of fame outside, it was four young men that packed the place to bursting time after time..."

Critical Reception: MTV/Harmonix's The Beatles: Rock Band (News)

Sep 9, 2009

This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to The Beatles: Rock Band, a Harmonix-developed music simulation title that "sets a new standard by which all band-specific game experiences will be judged." The Beatles: Rock Band currently earns a score of 89 out of 100 at Metacritic.com.

The Beatles Rock Band deal round-up and launch events for 09.09.09 release (News)

Sep 9, 2009

Tomorrow is the worldwide debut of The Beatles: Rock Band game and guitar controllers, alongside the digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalog. Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix take you on trip to experience The Beatles history through their, and now your, performances at various venues. The Beatles: Rock Band will be available for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. See a listing of the 45 tracks and venues here.

If you haven't already been part of pre-order club, check out a round-up of various launch events and deals going on. There are free t-shirts, Beatles DVDs, gift cards and even sweepstakes for an all-expense paid trip to Abbey Road. Don't miss out on some last day opportunities!

The Beatles Rock Band: Official Word on the 3 Free Gamestop Songs You Won't Get Them until Oct 20th (News)

Sep 8, 2009

For those that pre-order The Beatles Rock Band at Gamestop and are wondering about the 3 free songs. You won't be getting these songs until October 20, 2009.

411mania: The Release List for the Week of September 7, 2009 (News)

Sep 8, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days, Raiden IV, and The Beatles: Rock Band.

The Beatles: Rock Band (Review)

Sep 8, 2009

Let’s face it: one’s enjoyment of a game in a popular franchise is always partly dependent on one’s familiarity with said franchise. So as much as we’d like to make a universal statement regarding the enjoyment you’ll get out of The Beatles: Rock Band, doing so does the game a disservice. ...

Rhythm Action Rivalry: Beatles Vs. Stones (News)

Sep 8, 2009

NowGamer: Paul McCartney has revealed in a new interview that he, Ringo Star and Olivia Harrison took some convincing to make The Beatles: Rock Band; Rolling Stones bassist dismayed at rhythm-action games

Rolling Stones star slams Rock Band (News)

Sep 8, 2009

MCV: Bill Wyman can't get no satisfaction from music games… a day before Beatles title hits shelves

Electro-Harmonix Overdrive Pedal Coming to Europe (News)

Sep 7, 2009

Mad Catz has revealed a new officially licensed Rock Band peripheral, the Electro-Harmonix Overdrive Pedal for Rock Band 2 Guitar Controllers. Set to arrive in Europe in late September, Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band players will never miss a beat with this durable accessory fro PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.

Retail Scoop: New Releases Week of September 8, 2009 (News)

Sep 7, 2009

In affiliation with Amazon.com, TripleChat is happy to bring you the new releases each week for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.

Along with new game releases TripleChat also highlights the top five bluray releases each week that they feel will best suite movie and TV show fans alike. This is region specific to North America.

This Week: TripleChat previews the newest installment of Rock Band - which is sure to top the charts, as well as preview the re-release of LBP, the new DiRT, as well as many others.

For Bluray fans, several TV shows make their debut this week, including hit comedy The Office and newcomer Fringe. On the movie front they show off the newest Crank as well as a couple of catalog titles, one of which is going for under $10!

Weekly Releases: 6th September - 12th September (News)

Sep 5, 2009

Weekly Game Releases - 6th September – 12th September for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS.

This week's new video game releases (week of 9/6/09) (News)

Sep 5, 2009

This week's new videogame releases include:
(subject to change)

Xbox 360
The Beatles: Rock Band
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2010
Capcom Platinum Hits Triple Pack
Darkest of Days
Dirt 2
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Mini Ninjas
Raiden IV GameStop Exclusive Limited Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
The Beatles: Rock Band
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2010
Dirt 2
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Little Big Planet: Game of the Year Edition
Mini Ninjas

Wii
The Beatles: Rock Band
Arcade Zone
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2010
Cruise Ship Vacation Games
Dirt 2
Go Play City Sports
Mini Ninjas

PC
Darkest Of Days
Fallen Earth: Welcome to Apocalypse
Mini Ninjas
Time of Shadows
Trine

DS & DSi
Nintendo DSi - Pink
Nintendo DSi - White

Ant Nation
Dirt 2
IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Imagine: Detective
Mini Ninjas

PSP
Dirt 2
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey GameStop Exclusive

'The Beatles: Rock Band' Complete Song List (News)

Sep 2, 2009

Russ Frushtick of MTV Multiplayer writes:

"Confirming earlier rumors, the final song has been revealed in "The Beatles: Rock Band." Alex Rigopulos, CEO of Harmonix, revealed the final song, "The End," at a GameStop managers convention in Las Vegas. This announcement rounds out the song list for "The Beatles: Rock Band.""

SingStar: The Beatles Rock Band Rumoured (News)

Sep 2, 2009

Electronic Arts will be partnering with Sony Computer Entertainment to distribute a companion to the forthcoming The Beatles: Rock Band, it is currently believed.

ION Drum Rocker Core now available for $199.99 (News)

Sep 2, 2009

The ION Drum Rocker was released around the time Rock Band 2 came out and provided an alternative method of playing Rock Band with a set of very sturdy and durable drum pads. However, the cost of $299.99 may have been cost-prohibitive to some gamers.

Well, there is now another option. ION Audio has announced that you may buy a drum pad set without the cymbals, called the ION Drum Rocker Core. The set is now available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and soon for the Wii. This set is priced at $199.99 ($100 less than the ION Drum Rocker) and features the same great features of the original Drum Rocker, except without the cymbals. As an option, you can later upgrade it with the ION Drum Rocker 3-Cymbal Kit,which you can purchase for $129.99.

Best Buy Celebrates the 9-9-09 Release of The Beatles ROCK BAND with In-Store Events (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Beatlemania is in full swing at Best Buy Co., Inc. to celebrate the release of The Beatles: ROCK BAND and The Beatles' remastered studio albums. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the nation's leading entertainment destination will celebrate the launch by giving away all-expense paid trips to London to tour The Beatles' famous stomping grounds, including an exclusive tour of Abbey Road Studios plus all access membership to its Reward Zone Premier Silver program. Fans can enter to win the trips throughout the day with a variety of other Beatles memorabilia and giveaways occurring during live broadcasts with top morning show DJs in 10 cities across the country– Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Customers will also have the opportunity to experience the unique entertainment access benefits Best Buy provides its best customers with complimentary Reward Zone Premier Silver memberships being given away throughout the event.

The Beatles Rock Band coming to a bar near you On Sept 8th (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Harmonix and MTV Games are providing bars that sign up before September 8th with an exclusive five-song preview disc from The Beatles: Rock Band, allowing their customers to experience the highly anticipated game before it hits stores on September 9th.

The Beatles: Rock Band Trophy List Revealed (News)

Aug 31, 2009

PS3Trophies.org have just published the trophy list for The Beatles: Rock Band.

The list has 51 trophies; 31 bronze, 12 silver, 1 gold 1 platinum and 6 secret... and it is looking like a tricky platinum!

PS3: Top Games of September (News)

Aug 31, 2009

The holiday avalanche of video game releases has already begun this month for PS3...

Highlights for the month of September 2009 include Guitar Hero 5, The Beatles: Rock Band, Need for Speed: Shift, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Dirt 2, NHL 10, NHL 2K10, Katamari Forever, plus a few more gems...

What titles are you looking forward to?

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the month of September 2009 on PS3!

The Beatles: Rock Band - Come Together (Video)

Aug 31, 2009

The best music game around brings the Beatles into your living room in one of the fullest band-specific experiences around. Unless you hate the Beatles, this is for you.

The games of fall '09 (Feature)

Aug 28, 2009

The end of summer means the beginning of the game season, and today is the last Friday before the game industry’s big holiday push. Publishers jam the fall with games to challenge the true worth of your credit card – a double dog dare in the uncertain economy of 2009. ...

Viacom Bets on Beatles to Ride Out Video Game Slump (News)

Aug 27, 2009

"The Beatles: Rock Band," Viacom Inc.'s latest challenge to the "Guitar Hero" video games, will test whether the company can attract new players and revive sales with the band's 1960s hits.

The game, tracing the Beatles' career from Liverpool in 1963 to their final rooftop performance in 1969 on Apple Corps' headquarters in London, will be released on Sept. 9 by New York- based Viacom, the owner of MTV and VH1. The band's label, EMI Group Ltd., will issue remastered CDs the same day and collect royalties from game sales.

"Rock Band" is the backbone of Viacom's MTV Games, and the franchise needs a hit to reverse slumping sales and stem projected losses through 2010. Falling purchases of earlier versions led to a 41 percent drop in second-quarter revenue at the division that includes games. Jesse Divnich, an analyst with Electronic Entertainment Design & Research, said the entire music category is running out of ways to attract new players.

Beatles Rock Band 'Value Edition': $160 (News)

Aug 27, 2009

Wired: Apparently Harmonix has had some second thoughts about the Beatles Rock Band special edition's $250 price tag, because this just appeared on Amazon: a "special value edition" of the game that includes the old Rock Band instruments.

It's got an MSRP of $160 and an Amazon price of $140 - much more affordable as an entry-level setup.

I pinged Harmonix to find out which instruments are in there - the first-gen wired ones or the second-gen wireless - but from the language on the Amazon listing it seems like it's the former.

The Beatles: Rock Band May Make or Break the Franchise (News)

Aug 26, 2009

Koku Gamer writes: "Viacom, owners of MTV Games, are hoping to hit it big with The Beatles: Rock Band…but if it fails, it could mark the beginning of the end for Rock Band.

Rock Band is slumping and is in freefall. It seeks a parachute to soften the blow, and The Beatles could be just that; despite projected loses in 2010. As we already know, their second quarter figures aren't good; with a 41% drop in revenue for the time period. Analyst Jesse Divnich has said that the slump is to do with the rhythm genre:"

Play The Beatles: Rock Band at Best Buy right now! (News)

Aug 23, 2009

It looks like Beatlemania has started a few weeks early as Best Buy has announced that they will be placing demo stations of The Beatles: Rock Band on display starting today, August 23. The demo stations will be available at over 800 stores nationwide.

Beatles: Rock Band Value Bundle for sale at $139 (News)

Aug 23, 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band Special Value Bundle for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii is available for pre-order at under $140.

Harmonix DLC Announcements at Gamescom 2009 (News)

Aug 20, 2009

Speaking at Gamescom 2009, Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, today confirmed release details for the three Beatles albums that will be available for purchase as downloadable content in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store by the end of this year. Abbey Road will be released on October 20, 2009, followed by the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

Additionally, Rigopulos revealed that tracks from Queen, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Elton John, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, Pantera, Talking Heads, Korn, The Raconteurs and more will be among the artists coming to the various offerings across the Rock Band platform.

Harmonix Hints At 45th The Beatles: Rock Band Song (News)

Aug 20, 2009

On the official The Beatles: Rock Band Facebook page today, Harmonix asked fans which song they would like to see as the 45th to appear in the game. The choices were Help!, Hey Jude, Yesterday and Flying. Is the final song to be included in the set list amongst these 4, or will Harmonix throw a curve ball and select something else?

New The Beatles: Rock Band Content Announced (News)

Aug 20, 2009

Speaking at Gamescom 2009, Alex Rigopulos, CEO and cofounder of Harmonix, today confirmed release details for the three Beatles albums that will be available for purchase as downloadable content in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store by the end of this year. Abbey Road will be released on October 20, 2009, followed by the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

The Beatles: Rock Band (Screenshots)

Aug 20, 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band execs say Yoko Ono 'gave the designers hell' (News)

Aug 16, 2009

The late John Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, is notorious for a number of somewhat less than pleasant experiences related to The Beatles' career. According to NME, she's still offering a controlling hand in The Beatles' affairs -- notably, The Beatles: Rock Band. "She gave the designers hell," said Paul DeGooyer, senior VP of electronic games and music at MTV.

44 of The Beatles: Rock Band Tracks Now Revealed (News)

Aug 14, 2009

Hot on the back of yesterday's news that Rubber Soul and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band are heading to The Beatles: Rock Band as downloadable albums, comes 44 of the 45 song track list.

The near complete tracklist comes courtesy of September's Game Informer that features the Fab Four on their cover and incidentally scores it 8.75. This could in fact be the full track listing seeing as Game Informer states that the "game ships with fewer songs than they've come to expect." Still, 44 is a pretty good number. I'd hate to see the licensing fees for this title! The tracks and their appropriate albums are as follows.

Sgt. Pepper's and Rubber Soul Coming to The Beatles: Rock Band as DLC (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club and Rubber Soul will be coming to The Beatles Rock band as DLC.

3 free tracks for Beatles: Rock Band pre-order customers (News)

Aug 7, 2009

HMV is offering three free downloadable tracks to customers that pre-order The Beatles: Rock Band via their website.

Customers who order the Xbox 360 or PS3 version of the game will receive "an exclusive code to claim 3 free extra download tracks", the site says, though fails to mention which tracks they'll be.

Activision: 'Guitar Hero genre down significantly' (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Though developers and publishers may be allured by the mass-market potential in making a music game, Activision-Blizzard admitted yesterday that the genre is facing tough times.

Last night during its earnings call Activision Blizzard admitted that the music game genre is "down significantly".

The Beatles: Rock Band to contain support for Lips and Singstar mics and up to 6 players (News)

Aug 6, 2009

Console Monster writes: "Twitter has once again become a source of information, with confirmation that The Beatles: Rock Band will contain support for Lips and Singstar microphones on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively. The news came on the game's official Twitter feed: TheBeatlesRB on the following tweet:

Okay, okay: The Beatles: Rock Band supports Lips and Singstar mics. That is all I know! I am a videogame; I lack a voicebox.

Minutes after revealing the Lips and Singstar microphone support, the same Twitter feed also revealed that the game will support up to six players; three players on instruments and three on vocals..."

The Beatles: Rock Band – hands-on (Preview)

Jul 27, 2009

In terms of bands that could headline a music game, it’s pretty tough to top The Beatles. And considering that The Beatles have one of the most beloved songbooks of all time, fans like us are bound to scrutinize every little detail. ...

The Beatles: Rock Band coming to SA (News)

Jul 24, 2009

Although the Guitar Hero franchise has been in South Africa for quite some time, the Rock Band one has been conspicuously absent from the shelves. This looks set to change with confirmation coming from Kalahari.net that Rock Band will finally be distributed in South Africa with the upcoming rhythm game The Beatles: Rock Band headed to SA shores.

411mania's Release List for the Week of July 20, 2009 (News)

Jul 24, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Little King's Story, Katamari Damacy Tribute, Shatter, and Wii Sports Resort.

15 new songs unveiled for The Beatles: Rock Band, new trailer released (News)

Jul 22, 2009

MTV Games and Harmonix have unveiled 15 more of the 45 on-disc tracks for The Beatles: Rock Band. This brings to 25 the number of announced tracks for the upcoming rhythm game with the publisher promising to reveal the additional on-disc songs at a later date.

The tracks include favourites such as 'Can't Buy me Love,' 'With a Little Help from My Friends' and 'Yellow Submarine.' Watch the gameplay trailer below to see 8 of the 15 new tracks in action.

The Beatles: Rock Band - Trailer 2 (Video)

Jul 22, 2009

The best music game around brings the Beatles into your living room in one of the fullest band-specific experiences around. Unless you hate the Beatles, this is for you.

Harmonix: Beatles: Rock Band is the Brian's Song of videogames (News)

Jul 21, 2009

Destructoid writes: "While at MTV yesterday to see a near-final build of The Beatles: Rock Band, I asked Harmonix PR guru John Drake to elaborate on something I'd heard from community manager Sean Baptiste during E3. According to Baptiste, the final movie for the game's story mode is just as mind-blowing as the opening cinematic that premiered at E3. He went as far as to say, "If you don't cry when you see it, you don't have a soul," calling the entire experience of The Beatles: Rock Band "the Brian's Song of videogames."

Drake agreed with that sentiment ("It is the Brian's Song of videogames! That's well said!"), noting that the end sequence was put together by Passion Pictures, the same production house that created the intro movie. He wouldn't show it to me, but to be honest, I didn't ask, and I would've declined if he had offered; I'd like to see it for the first time in-game. Instead, he told me that the movie "riffs off the beginning and takes it to a different level, and just is ... the best way to end a game I've ever seen." Boy, they sure know how to hype their stuff, don't they?"

Thanks for the music? (Feature)

Jul 21, 2009

John Lennon once said that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Take a look at the current gaming charts and you could draw the conclusion that music games are now more popular than The Beatles. Obviously, music games themselves aren’t a new phenomenon, but their current popularity, and specifically that of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, certainly is. ...

15 songs announced for The Beatles Rock Band (News)

Jul 21, 2009

One of the Most Anticipated Music Video Game of 2009 to Include "Twist And Shout," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Revolution," "Yellow Submarine" and More

The Beatles: Rock Band Bundle Priced in AUS (News)

Jul 21, 2009

JB Hi-Fi have released their initial pricing for The Beatles: Rock Band via their website.

The Bundle will be priced at AUD $349 on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii at JB Hi-Fi. The stand alone disc will set you back $79 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and $69 on the Wii. Once again these are JB's prices which are generally lower than the RRP on launch.

Rock Band Beatles Unaffected By Michael Jackson's Death (News)

Jul 9, 2009

Over the next couple years, the remaining estate of Michael Jackson will be evaluated by creditors and eventually sold or auctioned off to the highest bidder. This includes a 50% stake in Sony/ATV Music, a company that owns the publishing rights to the majority of the Beatles music catalog.

So what does this mean for the upcoming Beatles Rock Band game should ownership switch hands?

The Beatles Get Stuck In With New Rock Band Game (News)

Jun 26, 2009

PS3-News.co.uk Writes: The legends, The Beatles, are helping closely with the new Rock Band The Beatles game. The remaining Beatles and wives of the ones passed away are advising on the new Rock Band game. Paul, Ringo, Olivia and Yoko are all helping make the game better and have been described by lead...

Rumored: 3 more Beatles Rock Band songs confirmed! (News)

Jun 15, 2009

While the full Beatles Rockband game which will include 45 master tracks doesn't come out until September 9th. We've got word from an unknown source that 3 more songs will make the list from the following ten already announced.

E3 Thoughts: "Beatles Rock Band" for the Xbox360 (News)

Jun 15, 2009

News10's Game Guy Barry White gives his thoughts concerning Harmonix's upcoming "The Beatles: Rock Band" game for the Xbox360 and PlayStation 3, due out September 9th. Posted along with his assessment is the entire behind-closed-doors live demo of the game straight from E3.

Harmonix Dismisses "Leaked" Beatles Tracklist (News)

Jun 15, 2009

A Harmonix spokesperson has confirmed that this leaked list of songs is definitely not the track list for The Beatles: Rock Band. That's not to say that some of the songs won't appear on the disc.

Rumor: The Beatles: Rock Band Set List Leaked? (News)

Jun 15, 2009

Well, it was pretty obvious "Hey Jude" wasn't going to make it into the game, but you'll be pleasantly surprised as to what did.. Get excited!

The unspoken truths of E3 2009 (Feature)

Jun 11, 2009

E3 is an explosion of information, and if you’re at its epicenter you’re likely to be momentarily blinded by the brilliant flash of gaming dynamite. But as the smoke clears and the debris falls back to Earth, the smoggy LA landscape becomes littered with questions. Now that we’ve had some time to pick through the remains of E3’s decadence, here’s what we’ve deduced.

Exclusive announcement deals are ...

Bitmob Comes Together with the Beatles (News)

Jun 10, 2009

Throughout most of this year's E3, the Bitmob.com crew got pulled in every different direction trying to cover the show with our shorthanded staff. But The Beatles: Rock Band was the one time (well, outside of the requisite Big Three conferences) that most of us came together to enjoy a game. It's definitely my Game of the Show -- I already gushed about it over at 1UP (warning: obsessive Beatles fan mode ahead), but I made a return trip to MTV Games' booth when I heard Bitmob managing editor Greg Ford, staff writer Michael Donahoe, and Mobcast contributor Robert Ashley would be there. After all, while it was great to impersonate John Lennon with a few strangers, I knew the experience would be that much better with Robert as Paul McCartney, Greg as George Harrison, and Donahoe as Ringo Starr.

E3 09: The Beatles: Rock Band - Interview (Preview)

Jun 8, 2009

Lead Designer Chris Foster describes the new features and beautiful art direction in The Beatles: Rock Band, and we quiz our own Brett Elston with Beatles trivia to expose his shameful ignorance. ...

E3 09: TalkRadar E3 Special 2 (Feature)

Jun 4, 2009

Rock Band's lead designer exposes Brett's staggering Beatles ignorance, we ambush Ubisoft to get the inside dirt on Assassin's Creed II and Mikel talks about the joys of gutting centaurs in God of War III. More games, more info, more updates from E3 ...

E3 09: Why wait? E3's hottest games reviewed NOW! (Feature)

Jun 3, 2009

We don’t make a big deal about it, but we here at GamesRadar actually live several months in the future. It’s pretty cool, although we should warn you that we still won’t have flying cars or laser cats come Christmas – shocker, we know. But we do have review scores for the games you’re most looking forward to playing. ...

E3 09; Beatles Rock Band "All You Need Is Love" not so exclusive after all (News)

Jun 3, 2009

PS3 Attitude writes, "It looks like the recently announced Xbox 360 exclusive song for Beatles Rock Band, "All You Need Is Love," is not so exclusive after all. In speaking with Jeff Castaneda of MTV Games, PS3 Attitude asked if the PlayStation 3 would be seeing any love. Instead of the usual 'no comment' we expected, we were actually surprised by what he said..."

George Harrison's son Dhani talks The Beatles: Rock Band (News)

May 29, 2009

Dhani Harrison, son of late ex-Beatle George Harrison talks about his new band, his father and The Beatles: Rock Band ...