MTV Games and Harmonix Reveal All But One Track Featured In
The Beatles™: Rock Band™
19 More of the 45 On-Disc Tracks Announced Including “Lucy in the Sky
with Diamonds,” “Helter Skelter,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”
“Ticket to Ride” and More
New York, NY – August 18, 2009 – MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s
leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV
Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed 19 more of the 45 on-disc
tracks that will be featured in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ - 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
.
The newly announced 19 songs represent a cross-section of hits and
favorites that span The Beatles’ storied career from “A Hard Day’s
Night” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” to “Ticket to Ride” and
“Something,” bringing the total number of announced songs to 44.
The Beatles: Rock Band 19 New Songs Revealed With Featured Venues:
“Boys” / Cavern Club
“A Hard Day’s Night” / Ed Sullivan Theater
“I’m Looking Through You” / Shea Stadium
“If I Needed Someone” / Shea Stadium
“Ticket to Ride” / Shea Stadium
“Drive My Car” / Budokan
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Getting Better” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Good Morning” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Hello, Goodbye” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Hey Bulldog” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Dear Prudence” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Helter Skelter” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Something” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Come Together” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Don’t Let Me Down” / Rooftop Concert
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” / Rooftop Concert
“I Me Mine” / Rooftop Concert
The Beatles: Rock Band allows fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or
drums to experience The Beatles’ extraordinary catalogue of music
through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy
and evolution of the band’s 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’s footsteps as they
traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania.
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.
As previously announced, the entire Abbey Road album will be available
for future download purchase. In addition, “All You Need Is Love” will
be released Sept.9, 2009, 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/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
In conjunction with the release of the entire, original, digitally
re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue, The Beatles: Rock Band will be
available Sept. 9, 2009, simultaneously worldwide in North America,
Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for the Xbox®360
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
(SCEI), and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game will be compatible
with all Rock Band instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar
Hero® and other authorized third-party music video game peripherals
and microphones.
North American and European fans who pre-order any version of the The
Beatles: Rock Band at a participating retailer will be given an access
code to officially join the Pre-Order Club. After entry of the code,
consumers will gain access to breaking news and exclusive
behind-the-scenes elements. For a list of participating retailers or
to learn more about The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club, please
visit
www.thebeatlesrockband.com/preorderclub/
.
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’s 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.
For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band, as well as art and
video assets, please visit
http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press
.
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About Apple Corps. Ltd.
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to look after the
group’s own affairs. The London-based company has administered the
catalogue of The Beatles releases of the 1960s that have sold to date
more than 600 million records, tapes and CDs. Since the 1990s, Apple
has piloted new Beatles projects that have become benchmarks for
pioneering accomplishment and which have included The Beatles
Anthology projects, the 28-million selling album The Beatles 1 and The
Beatles LOVE show and CD. Further information on The Beatles’ projects
can be found at
www.thebeatles.com
.
About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) is one of the
world’s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that
engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online,
mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company’s
portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital
media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, LOGO,
Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, Addicting Games,
Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Aton, GameTrailers and
Xfire.
About MTV Games
MTV Games is dedicated to creating, marketing and publishing
high-quality, innovative interactive products that are relevant to the
MTV audience and complement the core values of the MTV Networks
brands.
About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge , MA , and
established in 1995, is the leading developer of ground-breaking
music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and
Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for
non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making
music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US . For more
information please visit:
www.harmonixmusic.com
.
About Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City , California
, a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded
in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers,
wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its
products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and
POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and
had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage
and online game site is
www.ea.com
. More information about EA's
products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet
at
http://info.ea.com
.
© 2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Harmonix,
Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and all related titles and logos are trademarks
of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., an MTV Networks company. Rock Band,
Rock Band 2, and The Beatles: Rock Band are developed by Harmonix
Music Systems, inc. MTV: Music Television, MTV Games and all related
titles and logos are trademarks of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom
International Inc. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts, Inc. in the U.S. and/or
other countries. Guitar Hero is a registered trademark of Activision
Publishing, Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the
Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation” “PLAYSTATION” and the “PS”
Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners.
‘Höfner ' and the design of the Höfner bass guitar are the trademarks
of KARL HÖFNER GmbH & Co. KG, Germany . All rights reserved.
Ludwig is a registered trademark of Conn-Selmer, Inc.
Rickenbacker, the Triangular Name Crescent Design, and logotypes are
among the trademarks and service marks in the United States and other
countries of Rickenbacker International Corporation.
GRETSCH, BIGSBY, and DUO JET are the trademarks of Fred W. Gretsch
Enterprises, Ltd. and used herein under license. All rights reserved.
The photo of The Beatles from "A Hard Day’s Night" is part of the
private collection of, and appears courtesy of, Mr. Bruce A. Karsh.
