What was once known as Band Mashups, the upcoming Wii rhythm game developed by Planet Moon and published by THQ, is now going by another name: Battle of the Bands.

The name is the only thing that's changing about the game: Battle of the Bands is a one or two player music game where players wave the Wii remote to the beat of thirty licensed songs recorded five different ways: rock, hip-hop, country, mariachi, and marching band.
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17 Nov 2009

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

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Now Available for The Beatles: Rock Band

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.
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13 Nov 2009

Sgt Pepper Available for Beatles: Rock Band Next Week

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Sgt Pepper Available for Beatles: Rock Band Next Week

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.
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23 Oct 2009

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

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Analysts: September Game Industry Success "Not a Cause for a Victory Lap"

September showed an increase in sales for most formats, led by the PS3, but analysts warn that this is not a cause for celebration.
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20 Oct 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band Abbey Road DLC Now Available

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - The Beatles: Rock Band Abbey Road DLC Now Available

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.
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20 Oct 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band: Abbey Road hits PSN and XBL

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - The Beatles: Rock Band: Abbey Road hits PSN and XBL

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.
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20 Oct 2009

Rock Band DLC Update for week of October 19, 2009

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Rock Band DLC Update for week of October 19, 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.
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19 Oct 2009

Debut Beatles: Rock Band DLC Leads to Abbey Road

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Debut Beatles: Rock Band DLC Leads to Abbey Road

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."
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8 Oct 2009

No guarantee of more albums in The Beatles: Rock Band

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - No guarantee of more albums in The Beatles: Rock Band

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.
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20 Sep 2009

Iggy Pop Snaps Onto LEGO Rock Band

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Wii - The Beatles: Rock Band - Iggy Pop Snaps Onto LEGO Rock Band

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."
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