MTV and Apple Corp. announce Beatles music game [update]

by JC Fletcher { Oct 30th 2008 at 10:16AM }

During a conference call, Apple Corps, administrators of the Beatles' catalog, Harmonix, and MTV officially announced the upcoming release of a Beatles Rock Band standalone game, which features a "visual exploration" of Beatles history. This is the first time the Beatles' music has been featured in a video game, according to the announcement. This will be a separate disc release "built from the ground up" (according to Harmonix president Alex Rigopulos), rather than downloadable content, and features production supervision by Giles Martin, son of longtime Beatles producer.

We'll have more details as they are announced.

[Update: It will "not be a Rock Band title; it will be a custom game," according to Rigopulos. It sounds like it will be visually different, and not just a Beatles skin for Rock Band. It is planned for next year's holiday season. In addition, Harmonix is "not ready to talk about" Rock Band interoperability.]

[Update 2: they're "not prepared to discuss" new peripherals.]

[Update 3: they're also not prepared to specify the platforms on which the new game will be released.]

[Update 4: specifics of the music included in the game are not being discussed, but Harmonix wants to include music from the "span" of the Beatles' career.]

Tags: ea, harmonix, mtv, music, rhythm, rock-band, the-beatles

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Garu @ Oct 30th 2008 10:34AM

I'm not prepared to leave a comment at this time.

Brad Mecoli @ Oct 30th 2008 10:37AM

oh jeez, my girlfriend will cream herself over this news...

...then again, she doesn't like music games. She's one of "those" people. You know, the "play a real instrument" person. I guess this could go either way ;p

Matisyahu Serious @ Oct 30th 2008 12:57PM

"oh jeez, my girlfriend will cream herself over this news..."

pics or it didnt hapen.

mrshl @ Oct 30th 2008 10:45AM

At this time all we're prepared to do is hint cryptically about a game that's a year away. At this time, we're just hoping to convince consumers NOT to buy Guitar Hero.

Mr Khan @ Oct 30th 2008 11:30AM

I once had a girl, or should i say, she once had me
She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood?

Ninbrendo @ Oct 30th 2008 12:01PM

I buried Paul.

Paul IS Dead @ Oct 30th 2008 12:46PM

Who do you guys like more....Real Paul or Replacement Paul (you know, the one with the fake moustache?)

Eric @ Oct 30th 2008 1:08PM

If this is going to be a Rock Band-compatible title, it's probably enough to push me over to buy Rock Band over Guitar Hero. I do wish I could use my Guitar Hero III guitar, though...

c4jones2 @ Oct 30th 2008 1:57PM

So basically they're only prepared to say they are making a game with something to do with the Beatles ... Gotta love the wealth of information Harmonix provided.

Feba @ Oct 30th 2008 2:01PM

Great. Not the band it would take to get me to invest in it, but damn close.

zchry @ Oct 30th 2008 8:21PM

LOVE.

Yossy @ Nov 1st 2008 1:17AM

yup..yup..!
This one is really fanstastic, I have been waiting for this game for a long time, I hope it will be better and much more interesting than the Guitar Hero II which I am playing right now. i think it is gonna be really cool and suitable for all rock fan....