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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:05 am
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The Beatles made their first foray into digital music yesterday with a video game that will allow fans to play along to their hits.

The surviving members of the band have been resistant to new technology, refusing to allow their music to be downloaded from online stores such as iTunes. Instead, in the band’s first significant move into the digital world, fans will be able to transform into any member of the quartet and sing, drum and strum along with their favourite Beatles songs.

Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono-Lennon and Olivia Harrison have given their blessing to the new game. They will all be involved in its development and design before it is launched sometime next year.

“The project is a fun idea which broadens the appeal of the Beatles and their music,” Sir Paul said. “I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out.”

The game will be made by the creators of Rock Band, the bestselling video game in which players can live out their dreams of stardom, playing a plastic guitar or drums to tracks by the likes of David Bowie, The Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The Beatles game is expected to be similarly interactive, taking players on a journey from the first Beatles album, Please Please Me, to the last one they recorded, Abbey Road. Negotiations continue, however, as to whether the entire back catalogue will be included.

Rock Band was released two years ago and has been a surprise success, selling about 3.5 million copies so far. Sir Paul and Starr were said to have been persuaded to approve a Beatles game after being given demonstrations on Rock Band.

Giles Martin, son of the band’s producer Sir George Martin and co-producer of Love, the Beatles musical project, will also give input into the game’s development.

The exclusive deal between MTV Games, owners of the Rock Band franchise, and Apple Corps, the company established by the Beatles to oversee their business interests, was announced yesterday. Jeff Jones, chief executive of Apple Corps, said that there were still no plans to make Beatles music available for digital download.

The two surviving members of the band have been cautious about iTunes, fearing that digital downloads can be pirated too easily. In the past they have dabbled with offering streams of an album from their website and running trailers on YouTube.

Video games can also be pirated. However, it is extremely hard to copy only the individual elements of game, such as a game’s background music or its graphics. This means there is little threat that individual songs from the Beatles game could be pirated.

The creators of the game would not disclose its title or its price. They did say that it will be a standalone game, not an add-on to Rock Band or Rock Band 2, which was released this month. Even so, Rock Band musical instruments will be compatible with the game.

Analysts estimate that the market for music-based video games, such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero, are worth about $1.2 billion (£730 million) in the US alone. The music download market was worth about $2 billion in America last year.

“The Beatles continue to evolve with the passing of time and how wonderful that the Beatles’ legacy will find its natural progression into the 21st century through the computerised world we live in,” Starr said. “Let the games commence.”

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Post subject: Re: Rock Band: The Beatles
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:20 am
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jbond1013g wrote:
Sir Paul and Starr were said to have been persuaded to approve a Beatles game after being given demonstrations on Rock Band.


Or to put it another way, Sir Paul and Ringo were said to have been persuaded to approve a Beatles game after being given demonstrations of the royalties.

Cheers - C


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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:22 am
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*ock Band, Guitar Zero, all that crap needs to be nuked. Its nice to hear the Beatles have found another way to cash in, and I'm surprised cash w*ores KISS haven't jumped in on this yet...

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ian sheridan wrote:
What do you call a dog with wings......??


No, no: don't answer that question! She's officially a saint now (in light of recent developments). And since the doctor spoke the dread word "cholesterol" I now know her sausages better than I'd ever expected to.

I won't hear a word against her...

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It would have been nicer if they put the entire Beatles catalog on ITUNES first! Not that I don't already have it, but music FIRST, games later!

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That boy threw my mail away,
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But this boy wants you to buy Rock Band today.

That boy isn't good for you,
Tho' he may want you too,
This boy wants your money again.

Oh, and this boy would be happy,
Just to snub you, but oh my-yi-yi-yi,
That boy won't be happy,
Till he's seen you cry-hi-hi-hi.

This boy wouldn't mind the pain,
Would always feel the same,
If this boy gets your money again.
This boy. This boy. this boy.

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Ceri wrote:
ian sheridan wrote:
What do you call a dog with wings......??


No, no: don't answer that question! She's officially a saint now (in light of recent developments). And since the doctor spoke the dread word "cholesterol" I now know her sausages better than I'd ever expected to.

I won't hear a word against her...

:D - C


Okay, okay......

What do vegetarian worms eat?

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Yeah, I don't need Guitar Hero tp play along with them
or iTunes for their music.

I bought their CDs


And if these guys want to make more money off of their creative efforts, more power to 'em!
I can think of worse ways to make money and worse people to send my hard earned cash

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Rock Band was boring enough, a Beatles version could put you into a coma!

I guess Paul and Ringo need the cash

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ringo sucks balls
He was the least talented member of the band and he is an absolute twat of a person

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I think it's a good way to get their music to more people who were not aware of much of their sounds and songs.

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Do you think the Beatles would be a big seller to today's youth?


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stratmansteve wrote:
Do you think the Beatles would be a big seller to today's youth?


It depends on how they are marketed. These days, with the right marketing, advertising, promoting, and hype you can be very financially successful with a minimum amount of talent, AND these days you can also have a maximum amount of talent, but if you are not marketed, advertised, promoted, and hyped correctly, you may find minimal financial success. So would the Beatles be successful today? I say yes, but only if they were marketed correctly.

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stratmansteve wrote:
Do you think the Beatles would be a big seller to today's youth?


In the context of having a good "pop sensibility" and being just a bit edgy as far as parents were concerned, etc., yes I think The Beatles would sell today. I hear quite a few songs today that still follow the basic format: moderate rock, lyrics and vocals oriented but not quite your dad's music type thing.

That said, I don't think any group could have the overall impact they did in their time because the music and cultural scene are too fragmented today, at least in the US.


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Actually what I meant was would today's youngsters buy a Beatles game. I assume it's being marketed to young people.


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