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The Beatles: Rock Band DLC 'All You Need is Love' coming to PS3, Wii
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Feb 11th 2010 at 11:00AM } 
All you need to download the track and start singing along is $2, or 200 Wii Points.
The Beatles: Rock Band raises $217,780 for charity (so far)
by David Hinkle { Jan 28th 2010 at 10:30PM }
Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox-exclusive track "All You Need Is Love" managed to procure $217,780 to date for the Doctors Without Borders charity, an international humanitarian outfit that specializes in assisting those in need in impoverished and war-torn countries. That figure comes from both the DLC and the custom Xbox 360 auctioned off for $17,400.
Oh, and if you didn't know all that about the charity stuff and just wanted to download a Beatles song, then there it is: you're making the world a better place, one harmony and hot guitar solo at a time. All proceeds from "All You Need Is Love" will go to Doctors Without Borders up until January 31.
Video: Beatles: Rock Band's 'Sgt. Pepper's' DLC
by David Hinkle { Nov 16th 2009 at 6:05PM }
Beatles: Rock Band 'Sgt. Pepper's' DLC debuts Nov. 17
by Xav de Matos { Nov 13th 2009 at 10:15AM } 
- "Fixing A Hole"
- "She's Leaving Home"
- "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
- "Within You Without You"
- "When I'm Sixty-Four"
- "Lovely Rita"
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
- "A Day In The Life."
($13.50) or 160 ($2.00) individually on Xbox 360; and 200 Wii Points ($2.00) per track on Wii. PlayStation 3 players get a few extra days to grow out their glorious mustaches when the pack lands on PSN on Thursday, November 19 for $13.49 (or $1.99 per track).As previously revealed, Beatles fans can look forward to next month when 1965's Rubber Soul will become available as the game's third full-album DLC.
Harmonix employees harmonize during a cappella Paramore song performance
by Ben Gilbert { Nov 9th 2009 at 7:02PM }
Winning first "among mid-size companies" and third overall in The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" survey, the 320 employee-strong music/rhythm-game studio was praised for its studio-wide a cappella singing competition. "I would do a lot to stay here," says senior writer Helen McWilliams. "It's really hard to imagine going from this company to any other company." That whole "making successful games" thing probably doesn't hurt either.
(Thanks, DarkArchon)
Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will make you better at actual rocking
by Griffin McElroy { Nov 7th 2009 at 1:00PM }
We wish Harrison and the entire Harmonix crew the best of luck in this endeavor, if only so they can finally stymie the infinitely deplorable "why don't you learn how to play a real instrument" contingency. Man, we hate those guys.
Viacom: The Beatles: Rock Band sales strong, overall RB growth slow
by David Hinkle { Nov 4th 2009 at 8:29PM }
Despite tanking sales, the music genre still remains one of the best in the industry and The Beatles: Rock Band shows us that the right approach could still determine financial success in the space. Its September debut was very fortuitous and it even managed to best Guitar Hero 5 in the US -- which not only came with a free game, but is also one of the most recognizable brands to the mainstream.
Source - USA Today
Source - Viacom earnings report
Here comes the trailer for Abbey Road from The Beatles: Rock Band (do do do)
by Ben Gilbert { Oct 20th 2009 at 2:00PM }
The trailer above offers a medley sampling of the whole album, should you not be acquainted with it. But then, we must ask, what planet are you from where "Abbey Road" is an unfamiliar album?
The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' album DLC detailed
by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 19th 2009 at 3:30PM }
The full Abbey Road DLC setlist and pricing details can be found after the break.
Harmonix taking 'wait and see' approach with The Beatles DLC
by Andrew Yoon { Oct 9th 2009 at 3:41PM }
"It's not like Rock Band where we wait for the masters to come in and just author them ... its like, send people to Abbey Road, use the original tape, separate them out," Drake detailed. In addition to the audio work that must be done, Harmonix has also promised to include original dreamscapes for future downloadable content as well.
It seems likely Harmonix will find the sales necessary to produce more DLC, considering the retail success of the game so far. "If they sell well, we'll have a lot more content," Drake promises.
Activision: Guitar Hero beat Beatles because it's 'fun as hell'
by Justin McElroy { Oct 7th 2009 at 7:30PM }
Rosensweig went on to tell GamesIndustry.biz that "internally we always talked about the Fab Five - Guitar Hero 5 - was going to beat the Fab Four." So, we've also discovered Activision's real secret weapon that keeps it ahead of the competition: Hilarious wordplay.
EA confirms The Beatles: Rock Band SingStar mic pack for UK, other territories
by Ben Gilbert { Sep 22nd 2009 at 5:59PM }
We asked EA, who gave us a laundry list of launch dates for various European and African countries (listed after the break). Unfortunately, we were told that the exclusion of North America from the list means that the publisher currently has no intention of bringing the microphone bundle Stateside. Sorry, aspiring North American crooners!
'All You Need is Love' becomes fastest-selling Rock Band song
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Sep 18th 2009 at 3:45PM }
A limited edition Beatles-themed Xbox 360, bearing artwork from the game's introduction video, was also sold by Microsoft during an online charity auction. After ten days, the system took off for $17,300.
If you've yet to expand the legendary band's in-game lineup or hope to gain entry in the on-going Beatles sweepstakes, keep in mind that revenue from "All You Need is Love" is still going to charity. All you need is 160
.Nick Mason: We'd consider Pink Floyd Rock Band or Guitar Hero
by David Hinkle { Sep 16th 2009 at 12:45PM }
While he isn't a big supporter of the genre (he thinks it deters kids from learning real instruments, just like other celebs do), he did add, "Everyone's looking at new ways of selling the music because the business of selling records has almost disappeared." Especially those vinyl ones, which (gasp!) weren't even interactive.
Rock Band Stage Kit compatibility not being patched into The Beatles: Rock Band
by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 11th 2009 at 4:40PM }
There's been some back and forth on the Rock Band forums about whether the smoke machine and disco ball-ish device -- originally $100 (but cheaper now) -- would be patched into The Beatles game. We hope this settles it -- not that you have a choice, apparently.
[Thanks, Jeremy F]
