Beatles Game Dated, Priced

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Beatles Game Dated, Priced

March 5, 2009

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Apple Corps, MTV Games and Harmonix have announced release details for their upcoming Beatles-based music game.

The title is officially titled The Beatles: Rock Band, and will release simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories on September 9 this year. It's the first time that music from The Beatles will be in a videogame.

Like Rock Band 1 and 2, The Beatles: Rock Band will employ the use of guitar, drum and microphone controllers for a full band experience. But there will be more instruments, according to a press statement:

"In addition, The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a limited number of new hardware offerings modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr throughout their career."

No word yet on exactly what those instruments will be. Instruments from previous versions of Rock Band will be compatible with the Beatles game, along with "other current music-based videogame peripherals."

In the U.S., the game will be sold in a bundle and as software-only. Software will sell for the standard $60, standalone guitars will retail for $100, and the bundle will sell for $250 across all versions.

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On March 6th muddville said:

Gimmi a Violin Bass and it'll give me an excuse to pick up a RB guitar.

On March 6th grognard66 said:

I'm 42 and will purchase this Day 1 (on 360 since that's what I have RB and GH for). You guys seem to forget that the Wii version of Rock Band has sold quite well and the demographic for Wii is a perfect match for a Beatles title. This game will easily outsell the dedicated Aerosmith/Metallica/ACDC releases. Not all gamers are 15-30 years old.

On March 6th SaintJude said:

Aren't the Beatles a little too old to appeal?

On March 7th DoubleTap said:

Yeah i'm a 39 year old gamer and grew up with hip-hop and the massive dance scene then again i'd take the stones over the beetles any day.

On March 8th SaintJude said:

Come to think of, if Led Zeppellin were released I would definitely buy the game. I'd take Led over Stones and Beatles put together and doubled.

On March 5th DubsTF said:

BORING.

On March 5th Ozzman_79 said:

agreed!

On March 5th toadwarrior said:

Yeah, like your mom was last night.

On March 5th DubsTF said:

EVEN MORE BORINGER.

On March 5th lifeat30fps said:

I am not surprised they want to sell you brand new Beatles-themed instruments. The extra controllers is where the money lies.

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On March 5th savagehenry said:

It's certainly an interesting way of reselling you the same product over and over. Why couldn't this a downloadable pack?

I do wonder what band will get the Rockband or Guitar Hero treatment next?. It's all getting a bit out of hand isn't it?

On March 5th N1njaSquirrel said:

£20 on new peripheral being keyboard.
september will be a good month to carry on loving rockband and harmonix.

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