Posted June 2, 200916 yr Tuesday, 2 June 2009 02:33 UK Beatles come together for launch BBC Entertainment News By Daniel Emery Technology reporter, Los Angeles http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45854000/jpg/_45854950_007425799-1.jpg Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the game's launch Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appeared on stage for the first public viewing of Beatles Rock Band. The karaoke-style game lets users use adapted game controllers - lead guitar, bass guitar and drums - to play along to various songs. Yoko Ono and George Harrison's widow, Olivia also attended the premiere of the Harmonix title. The game marks the first time any Beatles music has been licensed to a third party. "The game is good, the graphics are very good, and we were great," said Ringo. The game, which goes on sale on 9 September, will feature 45 songs, along with a bonus track - All You Need is Love - which can be bought online via Xbox Live. Microsoft says all proceeds from the sale of the bonus song will go to Doctors Without Borders, the US branch of the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Both Beatles said they were impressed by the game Beatles Rock Band takes players to a number of locations where The Beatles played, including the Cavern Club in Liverpool and New York's Shea Stadium. There are cut sequences between songs that, say the developers, are "artistic visual expressions intended to transport players to the imaginative environments that capture the essence of The Beatles musical and fashion transformations during their later years". A scrolling screen displays various coloured notes, which players have to match to a musical key on their instrument. Get it right and the musical note is played, miss the beat and the music goes wrong. Get it wrong enough times and players will be booed off stage. The game's musical instruments are based on the ones The Beatles played in the 1960s and there are 3D models of all the Fab Four playing their instruments, in a variety of costumes, within the game. "Whoever thought we would end up as androids?" said Sir Paul. Ms Ono and Ms Harrison also made an appearance, coming out to wave to the audience but leaving the stage before Sir Paul and Ringo appeared. Are any of you interested in buying this console Game or not?
June 2, 200916 yr Author Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison Come Together for World Premiere of The Beatles™: Rock Band™ RockBand.com 01 Jun 2009 Unique Experiential Journey Through The Beatles' Career to Feature Introduction of Three-Part Vocal Harmonies, 45 Songs On-Disc and Reveal of First Downloadable Album, Abbey Road “All You Need Is Love” To Be Released Exclusively as Downloadable Song Through Xbox LIVE on 9/9/09 with Charity Proceeds to Benefit Doctors Without Borders New York – June 1, 2009 – Original band members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, came together today to kick off the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit with the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band. The first-of-its-kind music-based video game offers a revolutionary tour of The Beatles' music, career, and legacy. Presented by Apple Corps, Ltd., and MTV Games’ Harmonix Music Systems, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA), The Beatles: Rock Band will be released worldwide on 9/9/09, as will the release of the entire, original, digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue. Unveiled at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the game represents the first time fans will be able to experience The Beatles’ musical career for themselves. From the early touring days in 1963 Liverpool to the immortal, final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop, fans can follow in the band’s footsteps as they traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania. Adding to the experience is the introduction of three-part vocal harmonies to game play, allowing gamers to revel in the unparalleled vocal stylings of the Fab Four. Beatles fans will also be thrilled to hear previously unreleased authentic voice recordings from John, Paul, George and Ringo chatting between takes during studio sessions recorded at Abbey Road more than four decades ago. Of The Beatles’ epic catalogue, 45 songs will be available on-disc. Giles Martin, co-producer of The Beatles innovative LOVE album project and Music Supervisor / Creative Producer for The Beatles: Rock Band, unveiled the first ten songs that will be available on the game-disc: “I Saw Her Standing There,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “I Feel Fine,” “Taxman,” “Day Tripper,” Back In The USSR,” “I Am The Walrus,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “Here Comes The Sun,” and “Get Back.” Additional songs will be announced at a later date. Along with these 45 songs, the entire Abbey Road album will be available for future download purchase, as will additional music from The Beatles’ catalogue. It was also announced today that “All You Need Is Love,” will be released exclusively on Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft as a downloadable song for The Beatles: Rock Band through Xbox LIVE on September 9, 2009 with all Apple Corps Ltd, MTV Games and Microsoft proceeds benefitting Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, personally selected the international emergency medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971 as the beneficiary of the proceeds from the sales of “All You Need Is Love” for The Beatles: Rock Band. Doctors Without Borders provides aid in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. The Beatles: Rock Band story mode will take fans on an interactive, experiential journey through The Beatles career. Along the way, venues, set lists, clothing and instruments will replicate the band’s rise to fame, represented in The Beatles' touring period from 1963 to 1966 and their studio days from 1966 to 1969. The game begins during the band’s earliest days at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. Gamers will then travel across the Atlantic to experience the band’s unforgettable 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the sold-out concert at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965, and conclude at The Beatles’ memorable concert at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in 1966. The Beatles’ studio years will come to life in legendary Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios. Highlighting the studio years are inspired artistic visual expressions known as Dreamscapes, intended to transport players to imaginative environments that capture the essence of The Beatles’ genre-busting musical and fashion transformations during their later years. The game follows The Beatles to 1969 where story mode culminates with their final performance on the rooftop of the Apple Corps Headquarters. The Beatles: Rock Band will be displayed during the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit in the MTV Games booth in the South Hall # 2023. As previously announced, The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a new set of hardware replicas representing the instruments made famous by John, Paul, George and Ringo. Featured in the set are the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars—hailed as two of the celebrated, signature instruments played by John Lennon and George Harrison throughout their careers. Also included is a Höfner bass controller—a large-scale replica of the bass famously used by Sir Paul McCartney. Rounding out the set is a Ringo Starr inspired, Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drum set with a classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head. The Beatles: Rock Band will be available simultaneously worldwide in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from Sony, and the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo on September 9, 2009. The game will be compatible with all Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other third party music video game peripherals and microphone. The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Harrisongs Ltd and Startling Music Ltd has agreed to present The Beatles music in an interactive video game format. The Beatles: Rock Band will be published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company and creators of the best-selling Rock Band. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) will serve as distribution partner for the game. In addition, Giles Martin, co-producer of The Beatles innovative LOVE album project, is providing his expertise and serving as Music Producer for this groundbreaking Beatles project. For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band, as well as art and video assets, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press" http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press.
June 2, 200916 yr The trailer is awesome,pity I have no idea how to use these games consoles :lol: oh well I will have to see if my teenage son wants it, and maybe I can have a go :D . It looks pretty good, better than I thought to be honest, looks like a lot of time has gone into the development.
July 21, 200915 yr Author “The Beatles: Rock Band” Announces 15 New Tracks 7/21/09, 9:38 am EST Rolling Stone.com http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/2/7/2/2/29252272-29252277-slarge.jpg Photo: Reverb The debut of The Beatles: Rock Band is still well over a month away, but early glimpses of the video game suggest another wave of Fab Four hysteria can’t be far off. On his current tour (and at Coachella), Paul McCartney has already revealed some charming animated footage from the game. And at a recent preview session at MTV in Santa Monica, California, Rolling Stone got an up-close look at the most exciting version of Rock Band yet. As RS previously reported, the game comes with 45 remastered tracks, and Abbey Road will become available for download at the same time as the title’s September 9th release for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Fifteen more tracks — and their venues — have been announced today, including “Can’t Buy Me Love” at the Ed Sullivan Theater, “Paperback Writer” at Budokan and “I’ve Got A Feeling” at the rooftop concert (full list below). wqcHGMG374Q The newest trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band, featuring eight of the 15 newly announced tunes. A hands-on test of the game suggests it could sometimes be a challenge to keep up with George Harrison’s guitar on “Day Tripper” and “Here Comes the Sun.” And your luck singing along (and actually hitting the right notes) with John Lennon and McCartney is measured within the game. As previously reported, The Beatles: Rock Band allows for three-part harmony (a vocal training session in the game will help with that) and rocking on the Beatles’ signature instruments: a Höfner bass, Rickenbacker and Gretsch guitars and Ludwig drums. Fans will also find rare bits of Fab ephemera otherwise unavailable on the albums embedded in the game. According to a spokesman for MTV Games/Harmonix, McCartney personally did some unofficial fact-checking for the game, making small adjustments in the chronology. Before now, the Beatles have been totally unavailable to fans of Rock Band (or rival Guitar Hero), but the delay has led to a Beatles version of the game that pushes the technology further, finally offering a digitized magical mystery tour that is a vivid, multi-layered experience for a new era. Confirmed songs for The Beatles: Rock Band: “Twist And Shout” / Cavern Club “Do You Want To Know A Secret” / Cavern Club “Can’t Buy Me Love” / Ed Sullivan Theater “I Wanna Be Your Man” / Ed Sullivan Theater “Eight Days A Week” / Shea Stadium “Paperback Writer” / Budokan “And Your Bird Can Sing” / Budokan “Yellow Submarine” / Abbey Road Dreamscape “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” / Abbey Road Dreamscape “With a Little Help from My Friends” / Abbey Road Dreamscape “Within You Without You” / Tomorrow Never Knows / Abbey Road Dreamscape “Revolution” / Abbey Road Dreamscape “Birthday” / Abbey Road Dreamscape “Dig A Pony” / Rooftop Concert “I’ve Got A Feeling” / Rooftop Concert “I Saw Her Standing There” “I Want To Hold Your Hand” “I Feel Fine” “Taxman” “Day Tripper” “Back In The USSR” “I Am The Walrus” “Octopus’s Garden” “Here Comes The Sun” “Get Back” :wub:
August 5, 200915 yr Author The first Rock Band track has leaked in its entirety: 5DOUjYXjZdM The Beatles Rock Band - Birthday Impressive stuff!!!! :D
August 7, 200915 yr Shame that has been taken down now :( I would be interested in this, but it's so expensive getting all the instruments and stuff, and I don't know how many of my mates would want to play it :(
August 14, 200915 yr Author 'Beatles: Rock Band' track list revealed Friday, August 14 2009, 16:43 BST Digitalspy.co.uk By Matthew Reynolds, Gaming Reporter The full track listing, except from one song, for Beatles: Rock Band has been revealed in the latest issue of US games magazine Game Informer (via Kotaku). While the list seems rather comprehensive, it's missing the likes of 'Hey Jude', 'Help', 'All My Loving' and many more, but seeing that Abbey Road, Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available to download at launch, additional songs can always be released further down the line. Here's 44 of the 45 tracks that will be on the disc come September 9 on 360, PS3, Wii and PS2. Please Please Me (1963) I Saw Her Standing There Boys Do You Want To Know A Secret Twist and Shout With the Beatles (1963) I Wanna Be Your Man I Want To Hold Your Hand (Single) A Hard Day's Night (1964) A Hard Day's Night Can't Buy Me Love Beatles For Sale (1964) Eight Days a Week I Feel Fine (Single) Help! (1965) Ticket To Ride Rubber Soul (1965) Drive My Car I'm Looking Through You If I Needed Someone Day Tripper (Single) Paperback Writer (Single) Revolver (1966) Taxman Yellow Submarine And Your Bird Can Sing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Getting Better Good Morning Good Morning Magical Mystery Tour (1967) I Am The Walrus Hello Goodbye Revolution (Single B-side) The Beatles (White Album) (1968) Dear Prudence Back In the U.S.S.R. While My Guitar Gently Weeps Birthday Helter Skelter Yellow Submarine (1969) Hey Bulldog Don't Let Me Down (Single B-side) Abbey Road (1969) Come Together Something Octopus's Garden I Want You (She's So Heavy) Here Comes the Sun Let It Be (1970) Dig a Pony I Me Mine I Got a Feeling Get Back Love (2006) Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows Are you pleased with the final track list? What would you like to see as downloadable content?
August 14, 200915 yr Author I wonder if the bonus 45th track if you have completed all the other 44 tracks to the required standard is the finished version of this? qcOBb1yEedk The Beatles - Now And Then (1995 version re-edit)
August 20, 200915 yr Author Some more videos are in: lKRyKVDvO6U The Beatles Rock Band - Sgt Pepper/With A Little Help From My Friends PfvKKZABemc The Beatles Rock Band - Ticket To Ride Are they Fab or are they Fab? :D
January 23, 201015 yr The Beatles Rock Band Reaches 1.7 Million in Sales Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that The Beatles Rock Band managed to sell about 357,000 units during the month of December, reaching a grand total of 1.18 million copies sold in the United States and about 1.7 million worldwide since it was released in September 2009. Harmonix has already outed entire The Beatles albums as downloadable content for the game and there are probably plans for more to come. The good news for the Rock Band franchise is that The Beatles videogame managed to perform better than the most recent Guitar Hero title, which only sold about 1 million copies overall. Usually, the Guitar Hero series performed better at retail than Rock Band but the fifth iteration in the series has not succeeded in introducing enough innovation to offset the star power that The Beatles lent to Rock Band. The bad news is that Rock Band 2, which was released in 2008 at about the same time as The Beatles title, sold 1.7 million units only in the United States in a similar time frame, which suggests that music titles are slowing down overall and not even the appearance of big bands can change that trend. http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Beatles...es-132587.shtml
January 25, 201015 yr Interesting considering the gaming site I browse all the time says it's sold over two million (these are sales and not shipped btw) Format Japan America Others Total Wii 0.00 0.76 0.27 1.03 Xbox 360 0.00 0.61 0.16 0.77 PS3 0.00 0.37 0.16 0.53 Source: Vgchartz.com Considering Guitar Hero 3 did 14 million across all formats just over two years ago and now the latest version is limping over 2 million and The Beatles haven't made half as much of an impact as everyone thought they would shows just what oversanitising the market can do!
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