In Real Life

Paul McCartney Marvels That Games Outsell CDs

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney tells the Express (or was it Zeit?) that he’s making music for an unnamed video game: “A new computer game sells so much better than a new CD these days. Young people will hear my music for the first time in a game.”


February 3, 2011
Xbox

Ringo Starr Ready To Drum Out A Video Game?

Ringo Starr might be “absolutely crap” at Rock Band, but that isn’t going to stop him from trademarking the crap out of his name, Ringo. Rather, Ringo.


November 16, 2010

WSJ Reports Tomorrow’s iTunes Event Is Beatlemania

We’ve been waiting. And waiting. And, really, sort of gave up. But after years of speculation and dispute, the Wall Street Journal says The Beatles are arriving on iTunes, tomorrow. Streaming will have to wait for another day. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.


June 8, 2010
News

E3 2010 Preview: These Are The Big Music Games, We Think

You might not be ready to rock, but the E3 gaming expo is ready to rock you.


May 25, 2010
In Real Life

Abbey Road, The Video Game

As seen on I Heart Chaos NSFW.


September 9, 2009
In Real Life

Buy A Custom Beatles’ Xbox 360, Help Doctors Without Borders

Harmonix is kicking off today a series of eBay charity auctions for Xbox 360s painted with an illustration from the amazing introduction to The Beatles: Rock Band.


August 19, 2009

SingStar Beatles False, The Beatles: Rock Band True

Kotaku has learned (again) that there isn’t a SingStar for the Beatles, but you will be able to play the next Beatles game—the one we knew about—like SingStar. Maybe with special mics, even.


July 23, 2009
News

Real Beatles Compared To Beatles Screenshots

What are those people doing in that brick building in Massachusetts? They’re ensuring that the virtual Beatles look like the real Beatles.


July 22, 2009
News

The Beatles: Rock Band Track List Expands To 25

The list of officially confirmed songs for The Beatles: Rock band grows to twenty-five this morning, as today’s trailer reveals are joined by seven more tracks by way of official EA decree.


July 21, 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band Preview: Get Back In Harmony

What differentiates The Beatles: Rock Band from Rock Band games that have come before it? Harmonix and MTV Games are releasing more than an artist track pack, with this standalone Rock Band akin more to a playable band biography.