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“The Beatles: Rock Band” Set to Hit Stores September 9, 2009

3/5/09, 10:00 am EST

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty

The music of the Beatles will arrive as a playable video game for the first time on September 9, 2009 when The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The game, which will be available for Xbox, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii on the same day, “takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career,” according to a press release issued by the title’s makers, Apple Corps, Harmonix and MTV Games. While there’s no playlist or word about venues and avatars, there will be a limited number of instruments issued that are modeled after guitars, basses and drums John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr used (regular Rock Band peripherals will be compatible, too).

Three offerings will be released on September 9th: The Beatles: Rock Band software ($59.99); standalone guitars ($99.99); and a limited edition premium bundle that will presumably include the game and some configuration of instruments ($249.99). And there’s an incentive to pre-order now: the game’s makers say exclusive content will be accessible to those who reserve the game in advance through major retailers over the next few months. The game’s official Website is active and promises updates.

McCartney, Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison are all backing the game, which is being overseen by Love co-producer Giles Martin. Rumors that Beatles music would finally come to Rock Band or Guitar Hero fired up in June 2008 after insiders speculated that the appearance of the Fab Four’s music in American Idol, the film Across the Universe and the Cirque du Soleil Love production indicated Apple Corps might be willing to loosen their famously tight grip on the band’s catalog. In October 2008 the game’s makers made it official, announcing, “This game will take you on a journey from the Beatles first album Please Please Me until the last album at Abbey Road,” as Apple Corps CEO Jeff Jones put it. “It will span samples of the whole catalog all the way through.” At the time, McCartney added, “I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out.”

The game will be the first Rock Band title specifically branded to a band, though the game does offer full albums; the Guitar Hero series includes special versions for Aerosmith and Metallica (exclusive preview here).

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Hunter Hawkins | 3/5/2009, 10:49 am EST

Finally a reason to buy Rock Band!! I can not wait.

Michael Duffy | 3/5/2009, 10:59 am EST

September is the 40th anniversary of the release of Abbey Road.

Jungleland2 | 3/5/2009, 11:14 am EST

I have no interest in butchering Beatles songs on my TV (I do that at my gigs!) but the opportunity to separate the tracks by instrument (for use for remixing) will be fantastic!

Musician of the world, this will be great for creating music

Pretend musicicans of the world can get drunk and sing “Birthday” off key…sad

??? | 3/5/2009, 11:47 am EST

I thought Michael Jackson owned much of the Beatles catalog.

Nathan | 3/5/2009, 12:18 pm EST

To hell with the Metallica and Aerosmith releases, THIS is the one to get!

Lobstrocities | 3/5/2009, 12:19 pm EST

I wonder there will be a way to incorporate all the songs from rock band 2 AND the new Beatles songs so that you dont have to change disks?

Brian Quinn | 3/5/2009, 12:58 pm EST

Another way for the remaining Beatles and Yoko Ono to make more money. Rip-off.

Ximena Cabrera | 3/5/2009, 1:54 pm EST

This news made my day!!! I Can not wait to know what songs will be included, I can think of some.

Kenneth | 3/5/2009, 2:02 pm EST

The Beatles suck. There, I said it.

Anonymous | 3/5/2009, 3:12 pm EST

Kenneth sucks

Kenneth sucks.

There, I said it twice.

Jesus Lincoln | 3/5/2009, 3:13 pm EST

Thought there was an ACDC rock band game. So this is the second band specific one.

Anonymous | 3/5/2009, 4:25 pm EST

CHRIST!What is our world coming to?

= ) | 3/5/2009, 4:29 pm EST

cant wait to play riffs like hey Bulldog while my guitar gently weeps and try my high vocals on Twist and Shot. This game will rock!!!! Go beatles

Someone | 3/5/2009, 4:41 pm EST

All though I’m not a Guitar Hero or Rock Band fan, I now have a reason to play. I only wish it could be released earlier, but things like this need time.

Anonymous | 3/5/2009, 5:08 pm EST

Yeah, Kenneth is a moron.

Steve | 3/5/2009, 5:33 pm EST

I have been delaying buying the new rockbands, but this seems like the one to get!

James | 3/5/2009, 6:19 pm EST

“The game will be the first Rock Band title specifically branded to a band” oh snap, you guys forgot AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

Vinnie L Riviera | 3/5/2009, 6:21 pm EST

Everyone Loves them. They are the original gangsters oright oright. They could do with some tracksuits I reckon – some nice velour and maybe they can make a comeback. Beatles rock. There’s some stuff on rivastakeout .com which could be cool for the beatles to check out as well. But seriously seriously I love yellow submarine. Play it all the time in the van.

Anonymous | 3/5/2009, 8:48 pm EST

They seriously need to stop this shit. Lennon is rolling over in his grave.

I fucking hate Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Pick up some real instruments and make real music you lazy fucks.

ak | 3/5/2009, 9:04 pm EST

yeah, the kenneth dude and brian quinn are idiots. BEATLES ROCK!!!

dag | 3/5/2009, 10:16 pm EST

The Beatles are the lest importents bans in histroy. they gots know talint.

katie | 3/6/2009, 4:52 am EST

I can’t wait.

Bob | 3/6/2009, 7:56 am EST

“Purists” (term used loosely) need to get over the “Lennon is rolling over in his grave.” stuff. The man was a capitalist. That man was in a band that totally revolutionized who you market a band. If he were alive, I’m sure he would be wondering what his cut is going to be. And you know, you there is nothing wrong with that!

sidman10 | 3/6/2009, 9:48 am EST

ok, the beatles rule the fucking universe and this will be hacking awesome.finally some right proper good music on rock band and real guitar heros.they should get more 60s stuff like zeppelin and the stones the the who.kenneth,ur a real bitch.

TheCoz | 3/6/2009, 9:53 am EST

Weren’t the Beatles featured on lunchboxes etc. during their prime? I hardly see how being featured in Rock Band is lower than that. At least the game is celebrating their music instead of their image.

Anonymous | 3/6/2009, 10:07 am EST

really? the beatles have no talent. hmmmm.. thats funny cause i seem to remember that they shaped the music world into what it is today. they were revolutionaries. so fuck you dag. they are one of the most important bands of all time. well. them, radiohead, and nirvana.
oh and… pick up a real instrument? just because you play rock band and guitar hero does not mean in any way that you dont play any real instruments.. personally i play rock band and at least eight other real instruments so yea… whoever said that.. you can go fuck yourself.

Anonymous | 3/6/2009, 10:07 am EST

really? the beatles have no talent. hmmmm.. thats funny cause i seem to remember that they shaped the music world into what it is today. they were revolutionaries. so fuck you dag. they are one of the most important bands of all time. well. them, radiohead, and nirvana.
oh and… pick up a real instrument? just because you play rock band and guitar hero does not mean in any way that you dont play any real instruments.. personally i play rock band and at least eight other real instruments so yea… whoever said that.. you can go fuck yourself.

ant | 3/6/2009, 11:19 am EST

i love & respect the Beatles but this is going to ultimately fail. guitar hero’s exclusive aerosmith and metallica discs failed because it limited the experience & just added more discs & instruments to the already excessed catalog.

they should have just released Beatles songs as album packs/tracks that could be purchased and added to the existing Rock Band set list. especially if they want to reach a wider audience.

what will happen is hardcore Beatle fans will buy the disc & maybe even the instrument package, but for those who already have RB or GH, they’re just going to pass this by. it’s a shame because they would actually make more $$$ by charging $1.99/track or $9.99/album on Rock Band because a wider audience would be more willing to do that instead of plunking down $59 for “The Beatles Game Experience” that doesn’t sound as great to the general public.

dag | 3/6/2009, 5:52 pm EST

P – Diddy better then beetlz. he and kayne wst are reel rok stars. pece out. d-a-g

dag | 3/6/2009, 5:53 pm EST

wurst bandd in histroy. defnittely

= ) | 3/6/2009, 8:39 pm EST

Dag when you learn how to spell ill listen to you. I bet you didnt know that Kanye West is done with music and is moveing into fashoin. Hey thats a real rock star =P.

When Kanye or pdiddy become the best selling artist in the worlds maybe ill listen but thats the beatles record

dag | 3/6/2009, 9:38 pm EST

mayne… kayne and p-diddy in fashion our bettur than beetlez in music. they mo rok stor then them.
they sellz mur albums to whiteys. that ain’t count.

womb | 3/7/2009, 4:46 pm EST

The Beatles do not rule the universe. The universe has no ruler. The Beatles are just the greatest band that happened so far. Maybe someday in a million years or so an even better band will come along. If the circumstances are right.

= ) | 3/7/2009, 9:01 pm EST

If they rock so much why dont they have a rockband game? Its not just whites who like the beatles. I know many people who love the beatles of many races

beatlefreak | 3/8/2009, 12:41 pm EST

i thought there was a rock band dedicated to the who also? thats why they had the who rock honors right? oh well, im so excited

Anonymous | 3/9/2009, 6:02 am EST

It really pisses me off but kind of makes me laugh that someone even has the nerve to say that the beatles are crap.
Get your head out of your ass and start listening to real music. Music that transends time and space. Music that means the world to so many people. Music that changed the world. Music that will never get old or go out of style. This is the beatles!
To even put kayne west and pdiddy in the same sentence with the beatles is absurd lol.

Johnny Miller | 3/9/2009, 3:47 pm EST

Dag’s spelling teacher must sniff airplane glue, someone get him off the computer and and give him a dictionary.

dick | 3/9/2009, 5:31 pm EST

so amazing.

Dude Man | 3/9/2009, 6:29 pm EST

Dag you cannot even spell talent. Second, Sean Combs doesn’t even know how to keep a name for more then 6 months. Third, you are a uneducated racist. Fourth, do some research,the Beatles have sold more albums than any other band in history. Fifth, if you actually read this do not say,”Whi uuu bee hatin cracka”. Finally have a nice day, you moron.

Garseed | 3/9/2009, 9:40 pm EST

Good job dag. Good troll. Good job for everyone who fell into his trap. Anyway this is good that the Beatles got their music on a video game. It should be better than Across the Universe (the movie)

Watchdog | 3/10/2009, 11:16 am EST

Screw this. Just get us the “Let It Be” movie on high quality DVD already! Jeez.

Leisure hive | 3/12/2009, 1:11 pm EST

Sounds like it should be fun-looking forward to seeing how it all looks.
Incidentally, did you know that a “dag” is Australian/new zealand slang for a llittle bit of poo that hangs off a sheeps’ rear end?
Enough said…..

BEATLES | 3/13/2009, 12:15 am EST

NOT VERY MUCH TEENAGERS ARE GOING TO BUY. THEY WANT NEW MUSIC. SORRY. BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO SELL VERY WELL

Anonymous | 3/13/2009, 8:17 pm EST

im getting that shit asap limited as possible man beatles rule anybody says otherwise doesnt like girls cuz they dont know how to love love is like all the beatles lat names lol they rule the unverse too.. lol shun the non believes shuuuun!! bitches unless you like the beatles then ur cool and u actually like real music

Anonymous | 3/14/2009, 11:24 am EST

Most video game players are in their 30’s I think this will sell quite well. I will definately pick up the standalone software version,and maybe a bass guitar if it looks sweet.

anonymous | 3/15/2009, 2:17 pm EST

Kenneth you should go burn in hell because the Beatles have had the most number one hits more than any other band in a 7 year period in the U.S. and the U.K.

anonymous | 3/15/2009, 2:23 pm EST

alright dag the beatles are the most important band of all time because no other band is close to what they accomplished

Anthony Drake | 3/15/2009, 3:48 pm EST

I agree this won’t sell great with teenagers, im 15 but i want this so bad,im like a crazy beatles fan and when i told my friends that they should make a beatles rock band they just laughed at me but i still love them. I cant wait deff a buy.

beatlesone | 3/16/2009, 12:16 am EST

I’m a retail promotion guy working on initial creative concepts for this launch. Doe the forum have any cool ideas for promoting this in-store or through mobile network?
This will have huge pre launch sales but looking for way to help retailers create a buzz around launch through display, give away ideas, mobile blasts etc…..Your feedback is welcome!

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Sam | 3/19/2009, 12:44 pm EST

I wish I knew how to make video games. The first time I played rock band I wondered why it did not have a beatles version. They are only the best thing ever to happen to anyone. Cant wait for this game. Day preorder starts Im orderin it and anyone who is hatin on the beatles get a life and listen to all you need is love

Sam | 3/19/2009, 12:44 pm EST

I wish I knew how to make video games. The first time I played rock band I wondered why it did not have a beatles version. They are only the best thing ever to happen to anyone. Cant wait for this game. Day preorder starts Im orderin it and anyone who is hatin on the beatles get a life and listen to all you need is love

Jenna | 3/19/2009, 5:26 pm EST

I am TERRIBLE at this kind of game, but I always wondered why there wasn’t a Beatles Rock Band! This is groovy, I’m gonna save my money and get that game. I will play it every second…just how I’m watching my Beatles movie every second…lol :D Obsessed, sorry.

Zeppelin | 3/26/2009, 11:06 pm EST

I CANT BELIEVE THERE ISNT A LED ZEPPELIN ROCK BAND/GUITAR HERO YET!!!!

THEY NEED TO GET ON THAT VERY SOON!!!!!

Miles Davis | 3/27/2009, 9:55 am EST

Despite a career of only 8 years (1962-1970),the songs of the Beatles are the most covered songs in the world.

me | 3/29/2009, 6:17 pm EST

the best RB/GH game so far… can’t wait to get my hands on this one

Kari Lynn | 3/30/2009, 10:50 pm EST

First off, those of you who say teens don’t like the Beatles are crazy… I fell in love with them when I was in 8th grade, so, 13? I am only 27 now, John Lennon was already dead when I was born, yet I am a HUGE fan. I will buy this the second I can as well as many other generations of people. The Beatles have a much broader fan base then Metallica or Aerosmith… my 6 year old daughter loves them too… timeless. Can’t wait to get this in my 360.

Aimee | 4/2/2009, 12:33 am EST

I am 19 and will be 20 when the game comes out. I fell in love with The Beatles when I was 9. I have waited sooo long to be able to play a gay that incorporates The Beatles. Thank you Rock Band you have made my life complete!!!! =]

beatle1960 | 4/5/2009, 4:50 am EST

nooooooo, if only Lennon was alive, he wouldn’t have wanted this- selling out. Is it all about the money?

STFU | 4/7/2009, 4:58 pm EST

If you want poser shit look at Guitar Hero. Harmonix created Guitar Hero and now posers are in charge of it. This is great can’t wait till it’s relesaed.

John Jensen | 4/8/2009, 4:50 pm EST

I think its the greatest thing they ever did. There music will always live on.

? | 4/9/2009, 9:18 am EST

WTF 60$ :o

could b anybody | 4/11/2009, 9:17 pm EST

I wonder if Neil Young would permit his songs on Rock Band?

I have read that he won’t. Otherwise I would play Cowgirl In The Sand.

Jamie Fitz | 4/12/2009, 1:25 pm EST

I hope this game lives up to the expectations that most have for it. Gotta agree with Zeppelin, a Zeppelin Rock Band/Guitar Hero would be great, but Robert Plant is pretty tight with allowing anyone to use Zep’s music so I dont think its going to happen anytime soon.

eric | 4/12/2009, 1:44 pm EST

the beatles suk guitar hero metallica is gonna blow them out metallica or beatles uhhhhh this is not even a challenge rock band was doing good until this dum ass game

Dag Sucks | 4/13/2009, 5:16 pm EST

I hear Micheal Jackson left Macca the song catalog in his will. This is great new.

Kris | 4/16/2009, 2:53 am EST

Zepplin,i agree with You 100% of the way but Led Zepplin isn’t letting them make a GH/RB with there music 8/ idk why rockstars pride maybe

They need to make a Rock Band:Boston or Guitar Hero:Avenged Sevenfold :D That’d be amazing….

Ok yes or no-Rock Band:My Chemical Romance? It’d be fun to me =)

arsonist: flame war | 4/16/2009, 9:32 pm EST

guitar hero is better than rock band by far and the Beatles seem a little outdated to make a game out of

Really? | 4/18/2009, 12:27 pm EST

Ok so obviously Rock Band Is pioneering the classics with this one, just like they pioneered the drum set. Guitar Hero is just a step behind, its too bad because they were in the industry first, Im a huge beatles fan and i can’t believe this is happening, A band with their reputation is only gonna tip the balance more towards Rock Band. Its the progression that makes Rock Band better, the beatles haven’t had a single song in a guitar hero or rockband game before, so this is groundbreaking stuff. How many Metallica songs have been in both rockband and guitar hero? now add the dlc to that….and now theres a Metallica guitar hero game? pretty much more of the same stuff. I can’t believe that some people are more hyped on songs from a band that’ve already been heard rather than an entire game from a band that hasn’t been used before and isn’t even on itunes. If you really want to play as fast as metallica then stop strumming and pressin buttons and get yourself a guitar, leave all the people that want to enjoy rockband to our beatles game.

nick | 4/19/2009, 4:26 am EST

everyone who thinks this idea is dumb is completely stupid…the beatles are one of the most popular bands ever created, rock band is gonna make a shit load of money of this, and the beatles are 10X more popluar than metallica (and yes i do like metallica) so everyone who thinks that the beatles rock band wont be able to stand up to the metallica guitar hero is wrong as well. everyone i know is siked about this

I am the walrus | 4/19/2009, 4:27 am EST

SWEEET!!!!!

Jon In Mass. | 4/20/2009, 3:08 pm EST

This game is going to make history with one of the greatest bands ever. It will sell very well and there are generations of fans up to today and so many classic songs will be featured on here. Im not sure which songs will be included but ill have to say probrably “Come Together”, “Let It Be”, “Helter Skelter”, “Revolution”
& “Taxman” would be included. But i like to see songs such as “A Day In The Life” & “I Am The Walrus” in the game but im not sure how that can be played. It will be songs that will included alot of guitar playing and drums.

Jon In Mass. | 4/20/2009, 3:31 pm EST

Also,, to Nick,, yes The Beatles are indeed 10x’s better than Metallica. I do like Metallica myself but people cant compare Metallica to The Beatles.

Comparing Metallica to The Beatles is like saying the city of Atlanta is a better city to visit than New York City.

The Beatles have sold more singles and albums than Metallica will ever sell, let alone one of the most popular bands in music history.

In 2000, the Beatles compilation album “1″ was released with Beatles hits from 62-70 and it sold 3.6 million copies in its first week (3 copies per second). It sold 25 million copies by 2005, making it the 9th fastest selling album of all time. In 2009 it reached 30 million sold. “Abbey Road” today has sold over 30 mill. and “Sgt Pepper” sold over 32 mill. copies.

Metallica’s 1991 album “Metallica” has sold over 22 million copies to date. So whoever says Metallica is better than The Beatles needs to see a a doctor, lol

May | 4/22/2009, 12:09 am EST

Someone commented that the Beatles seem outdated to make a game out of.
Are you serious!?
The Beatles’ music is a WORLD by itself.
It’s been passed on from generation to generation.
I grew up listening to their albums over and over again.
The melody, the lyrics, every single song is a work of art.

Of course, people will “butcher” their songs, as some say.
Not everyone can sing well.
But these people intend to have fun.
It is wrong to think that way in my opinion.
Music is meant to bring people together.
If a game would bring us closer in that way, why criticize those bad singers?
Is it because they’re not as good as John or Paul?
I dare you to name someone who made as big an impact on the world as the Beatles.
You can’t possibly compare gamers to such legends. xD

I’m definitely buying it.
If you think it’s a rip-off, then simply don’t buy it.
Other games also make profit, why not go judge them also?
There’s only about thousands of games around the world. If not millions.(:

Cat | 4/27/2009, 5:31 pm EST

Coman mierda

anonymous | 4/30/2009, 8:08 pm EST

the beatles are a sad excuse for a band they have no real talent and metallica is a much better band. they r over rated and outdated and they had no use for half of the instruments they used and making a beatles rock band is retarded

tkoe | 4/30/2009, 10:13 pm EST

without the Beatles there would not be rock

joe-joe | 5/1/2009, 7:14 pm EST

This looks SWEET!

name j-rig | 5/1/2009, 11:37 pm EST

anon you have zero taste! anyone who would say metalicrap is better than the beatles. does not deserve air!!!!

Sam | 5/4/2009, 4:19 pm EST

I know the Beatles are pretty much the founders of rock and roll, but there’s a million bands that have more fans than them. They should have started with a band like Van Halen (even though a couple days after the announcement of The Beatles: Rock Band, Guitar Hero came out with GH:VH) Van Halen just has more publicity and more people know their songs. You have to actually get into the Beatles to appreciate them. This is still going to be a great game though.

All YOU NEED IS LOVE!!! | 5/4/2009, 7:36 pm EST

This is going to be great! I dont even play video games and I want to get this man! [I play guitar and know nearly all The Beatles songs on guitar.] And who says this isnt going to get a lot of publicity? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAN? Screw Metallica, they suck. The Beatles changed the face of the entire music world FOREVER. And without them there wouldnt be your crappy Metallica. and Kenneth? YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK YOU SUCK!!!!!

THE BEATLES!!!! THE BEST BAND EVER!

All YOU NEED IS LOVE!!! | 5/4/2009, 7:47 pm EST

yeah anonymous..yeah once again what are you talking about? The Beatles have EXTREME talent…take on good to And Your Bird Can Sing for example. That intro and solo is mind bending to almost any of us here. And for what little instruments and technology they had they were amazing and revolutionized the world forever. Without them your piss-ant Metallica would not be able to do anything in the recording studio, let alone exist! I hate Metallica but out of the few songs I’ve listened to oddly sound like chord progressions and riffs by The Beatles. They also use some backwards stuff in their work to and that was basically created by who? Thats right, The Beatles.

Yeah Metallica is better….at sucking.

DanielJennings | 5/6/2009, 3:17 pm EST

anon i can’t even believe what you just said, yeah you may prefer mettalica to the beatles like a freind of my does. But you can never actully say metalica are better then the beatles because they are’nt. And also i think mettalica are overated american emo crap. So right back at ya.

DanielJennings | 5/6/2009, 3:19 pm EST

also if you don’t think my post changes your mind look at all you need is loves post cos who ever that is ahas got it perfectly right. but any way it’s going to be great and i can’t wait.

Alan Moore | 5/8/2009, 12:12 pm EST

THE BEATLES MUSIC IS TIMELES.
The bands of today and tomorrow owe their success to them.
THE GREATEST BRITISH BAND ON EARTH!

Alan Moore | 5/8/2009, 12:12 pm EST

THE BEATLES MUSIC IS TIMELES.
The bands of today and tomorrow owe their success to them.
THE GREATEST BRITISH BAND ON EARTH!

Alan Moore | 5/8/2009, 12:12 pm EST

THE BEATLES MUSIC IS TIMELES.
The bands of today and tomorrow owe their success to them.
THE GREATEST BRITISH BAND ON EARTH!

BOB DOE | 5/19/2009, 1:09 am EST

ABOUT FUCKING TIME!!!!

asianmanxD | 5/21/2009, 1:09 am EST

omg!! i cant wait to buy this game with the guitar and i’m only 14 and i like the beatles alot :D woo hoo
and lmao everyone is saying stuff about dag
and he is a dumbass. I bet he’s a lil racist kid.
(gh sucks :D )

Burn baby Burn | 5/23/2009, 7:03 am EST

“The Beatles want to hold your hand, but the Rolling Stones want to burn your town.” Tom Wolfe

Says it all, the Beatles made good pop but the Stones are from around the same time, and a pure rock n roll. beatles got to arty and wanky and broke up after 8 year, Stones still stogether for nearly 40 years still traversing the planet and holdiing their own. I love the music from both bands but you can not deny how awrsome the stones are. make a stones guitar hero.

Austin Adams | 5/24/2009, 9:18 am EST

I’m only 14 also & I love the beatles!!! It iz about time!! The next should be Rock Band: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers!!!! R.I.P. George & John!!!

zizi | 5/26/2009, 3:29 pm EST

what a long wait! I want this game now! lol This’ll be the first time I’ll buy a rock band game.

C | 6/1/2009, 1:07 pm EST

whoever said this is not going to sell because teenagers dont like or heard their music…. ????

LOL… teenagers do not have the money or the will to recognize this.
people in their late 20, 30 and 40s are the market who has the money, the will and the knowledge to buy.

C | 6/1/2009, 1:10 pm EST

how can anybody compare and decide if metallica or aerosmith or the beatles are better…
This is ridiculous… they are all different styles, ages and even rhythms..

Anonymous | 6/2/2009, 9:00 am EST

YAY
I can’t wait for this to come out, i’m counting down the days ! :D BALLLIN

Anonymous | 6/2/2009, 9:00 am EST

YAY
I can’t wait for this to come out, i’m counting down the days ! :D BALLLIN

Reserve it NAO | 6/2/2009, 12:52 pm EST

I can’t wait to put my reservation on BATTLETOADS.

CN | 6/3/2009, 3:07 pm EST

You people need to understand that yoko and the others didn’t just say” make this game for us ” microsoft would have asked thier permition. The Beatles songs are very very well liked that’s why you never see the being used other then to promote the beatles ….. only one time was thier song in a damn commercial. Other than that you never hear them anyother time unless you have thier CD’s

All the music now a days are always on TV and what not. They don’t care about thier music if their going to let thier song promote shoes, stores.

The beatles loved thier music and would never let thier music just be used for crap like that.

number nine..number nine..number nine

ME | 6/7/2009, 9:37 pm EST

YES!!!! This will be the best game of all time, the Beatles are the greatest band of all time!!!

Next they need a Zeppelin Rock Band

Crystal H. | 6/9/2009, 10:00 pm EST

I have every Rock Band and Guitar Hero that have been made so far!!! I think this is the absolute best idea they have ever had, I mean come one what person in their right mind doesn’t like the Beatles!!! I’m only 19 and think aside from Alabama the Beatles are the greatest band of all time! I cant wait to play this game! Rock out to the classics…that’s what Rock Band is all about!

Wimpy Kid | 6/22/2009, 3:58 pm EST

They need to make a Rush: Guitar Hero next. This game is going to be awesome!

elementarypenguin | 6/24/2009, 11:44 pm EST

This game looks like it’s gonna be great! I just hope they have songs like “I’m Only Sleeping”, “The Fool On The Hill”, and of course, “Yesterday”.
Now, of course this opinion won’t be agreed upon by everyone, but I think Mr.Lennon (too much respect to call him John) would enjoy and love the game.
Number 9, Number 9, Number 9

ed | 7/16/2009, 11:17 pm EST

who cares about metallica metallica is a piece of shit compared to the beatles

some guy | 7/30/2009, 8:42 pm EST

ok heres what i think:

this will probably be the best selling video game for a while, how come aerosmith and metallica were thought of before this? no offense to aerosmith and metallica but the beatles are way bigger than either of them. i’m not saying this game will even be fun to play on guitar or drums, but on mic it will be good, so really its just the fact that theyve come out with a beatles videogame that everyone will assume it will be amazing except it will be a mediocre game

A View | 8/6/2009, 7:12 am EST

I love these “this or that band is bigger than the Beatles” posts.

I guess it is testimony to the Liverpudian quartet that the bar they set was so awesomely high that fans of the bands that followed, sometimes 30-40 years after the Beatles broke up, like to be compared to the them even to this day.

Like them or not, they have set the standards by which all acts that followed are judged and measured.

bubanee | 9/3/2009, 3:38 am EST

About time the beatles crawled out of that cave, digital remasters and game. who cares if there better than aerosmith or metallica.. i say open the flood gates for other bands and solo artists, cheers

albert | 9/6/2009, 9:04 pm EST

I do not have any addition to my precidors, but I like to mention, most of them and most of human beings including russians, agree to considering this music is the best of human history,no taking apart of Beethoven and all of them, but this music is part of us, it is part of our souls, otherwise listen In my life to counter to this.

walrus root | 9/8/2009, 8:19 am EST

Dag you are an idiot, Beatles are the best group ever

Fool on the Hill | 9/9/2009, 9:46 pm EST

Stones were great, Led Zep and the Who were awesome too, but the Fab 4 had more talent in their pinkies than the lot of them. Alabama? well, “Horse with no Name” was a good song, but the Beatles wrote hundreds of really good songs.

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