19 More of the 45 On-Disc Tracks Announced Including \u201cLucy in the Sky with Diamonds,\u201d \u201cHelter Skelter,\u201d \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d \u201cTicket to Ride\u201d and More <\/p>\n
18 August 2009, Australia \u2013 MTV Games and Harmonix, the world\u2019s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom\u2019s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed 19 more of the 45 on-disc tracks that will be featured in The Beatles\u2122: Rock Band\u2122 – leaving all but one song a mystery. A gameplay trailer featuring ten of the 19 newly announced songs can be viewed by visiting www.thebeatlesrockband.com.<\/p>\n
The newly announced 19 songs represent a cross-section of hits and favourites that span The Beatles\u2019 storied career from \u201cA Hard Day\u2019s Night\u201d and \u201cLucy in the Sky with Diamonds\u201d to \u201cTicket to Ride\u201d and \u201cSomething,\u201d bringing the total number of announced songs to 44.<\/p>\n
The Beatles: Rock Band 19 New Songs Revealed With Featured Venues:<\/p>\n
\u201cBoys\u201d \/ Cavern Club
\n\u201cA Hard Day\u2019s Night\u201d \/ Ed Sullivan Theater
\n\u201cI\u2019m Looking Through You\u201d \/ Shea Stadium
\n\u201cIf I Needed Someone\u201d \/ Shea Stadium
\n\u201cTicket to Ride\u201d \/ Shea Stadium
\n\u201cDrive My Car\u201d \/ Budokan
\n\u201cLucy in the Sky with Diamonds\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cGetting Better\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cGood Morning\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cHello, Goodbye\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cHey Bulldog\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cDear Prudence\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cHelter Skelter\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cSomething\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cCome Together\u201d \/ Abbey Road Dreamscape
\n\u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d \/ Rooftop Concert
\n\u201cI Want You (She\u2019s So Heavy)\u201d \/ Rooftop Concert
\n\u201cI Me Mine\u201d \/ Rooftop Concert <\/p>\n
The Beatles: Rock Band allows fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums to experience The Beatles\u2019 extraordinary catalogue of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band\u2019s legendary career. From the early touring days in 1963 Liverpool to the immortal, final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop, fans can follow in The Fab Four\u2019s footsteps as they traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania. <\/p>\n
For the first time in a music videogame, The Beatles: Rock Band introduces three-part vocal harmonies to gameplay, allowing players to revel in the unparalleled vocal stylings of The Beatles. <\/p>\n
As previously announced, the entire Abbey Road album will be available for future download purchase. In addition, \u201cAll You Need Is Love\u201d will be released 9 September exclusively through Xbox LIVE for a limited time as a downloadable song for The Beatles: Rock Band, with all Apple Corps Ltd, MTV Games, Harmonix and Microsoft proceeds benefitting Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF). <\/p>\n
In conjunction with the release of the entire, original, digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue, The Beatles: Rock Band will be available 9 September, simultaneously worldwide in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for the Xbox\u00ae360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), and the Wii\u2122 system from Nintendo. The game will be compatible with all Rock Band instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero\u00ae and other authorised third-party music video game peripherals and microphones. <\/p>\n
The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Harrisongs Ltd, and Sony\/ATV Music Publishing, 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\u2019s premier music video game company and creators of the best-selling Rock Band. Electronic Arts (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.<\/p>\n
For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band, as well as art and video assets, please visit http:\/\/www.thebeatlesrockband.com\/press. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
19 More of the 45 On-Disc Tracks Announced Including \u201cLucy in the Sky with Diamonds,\u201d \u201cHelter Skelter,\u201d \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d \u201cTicket to Ride\u201d and More 18 August 2009, Australia \u2013 MTV Games and Harmonix, the world\u2019s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom\u2019s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed<\/p>\n