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The Beatles finally go digital for MTV's Rock Band

arstechnica.com — The battle between Activision, makers of Guitar Hero, and MTV-Harmonix, makers of Rock Band, has been a battle for the bands, quite literally. The two have for years now been engaged in a war for exclusivity with some of the world's all-time greatest musicians in an effort to build the ultimate set lists for their respective music-based video games

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  • samanathon, on 10/30/2008, -5/+39Exclusivity is going to ruin this genre.
    :'(
  • feyded, on 10/30/2008, -2/+34This is going to be awesome.
  • JasonAdams13, on 10/30/2008, -2/+27It's not on Rock Band, it's going to be a separate Beatles game. Still awesome though.
  • BigSabowski, on 10/30/2008, -3/+27I love me my Rock Band. Beatles will be a great addition!!
  • oflarity, on 10/30/2008, -3/+23Never was a fan of this or Guitar Hero - but this news may make me change my mind about the former
  • steger, on 10/30/2008, -1/+20Abbey Road first please.
  • SEANWOOKIE, on 10/30/2008, -0/+19Now all there needs to be is a Sitar Hero.
  • blackhole82, on 10/30/2008, -0/+18While my guitar gently weeps
  • ChrisPetterson, on 10/30/2008, -1/+18Helter effing Skelter, anyone?
  • BoneheadFarker, on 10/30/2008, -0/+11Better for them to be into the Beatles then some manufactured emo-punk band. Or worse...Nickelback...
  • Brenky, on 10/30/2008, -1/+11I'm so glad Guitar Hero didn't get them. None of their exclusive artists will compete with this. Even if you don't like the Beatles, you can't deny this is pretty big.
  • Brenky, on 10/30/2008, -0/+9Why would Rock Band compete with themselves?
  • inactive, on 10/30/2008, -1/+10I can't wait to hella rock out on "Taxman". That song has one killer-ass bass line. Paul was a genius.
  • joeyhndc, on 10/30/2008, -1/+9I think most of the good songs would be unplayable in rock band because of the experimental nature of their music. It would be rather difficult to chart Eleanor Rigby, for example. Also, singing is gonna be a chore. How are they gonna break up the harmonies?

    Aside from that, totally psyched for Day Tripper and Paperback Writer, among others.
  • inactive, on 10/30/2008, -0/+8I'm just waiting for Revolution 9 ;)
  • PabloIV, on 10/30/2008, -0/+8First one of these games that I'll know every song in the playlist!
  • Sherman901, on 10/30/2008, -0/+8i don't think you know exactly what concur means....

    if you concur, that would mean abbey road comes BEFORE white album.
  • WillSunrider, on 10/30/2008, -3/+10I expected the article to be a bigger waste of time than Ringo's song writting.

    Good to hear the Beatles are going digital though.
  • Clark3934, on 10/30/2008, -0/+7Actually, if you want to get technical, Harmonix "made" both Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
  • seraph582, on 10/30/2008, -1/+8what a dramatic crybaby
  • hokeywebb22, on 10/30/2008, -0/+6As long as the full album of Sgt Pepper is available I will never leave my console.
  • Trebis, on 10/30/2008, -0/+6Great news! Next stop: Led Zeppelin!
  • BellaVitaGirl, on 10/30/2008, -0/+5Ringo's song writing is NOT a waste of time! It just makes good fridge art! :-p
  • robEstyles, on 10/30/2008, -1/+6Will you have to play the songs backwards too
  • mywhitenoise, on 10/30/2008, -1/+6this isn't for Rock Band or Guitar Hero...but will be made by Harmonix, who made GH, GHII, Rock Band, and Rock Band 2.
  • enoshixi, on 10/30/2008, -0/+5http://xkcd.com/37/
  • marcus1060, on 10/30/2008, -0/+5Yes yes yes yes! That is all.
  • inactive, on 10/30/2008, -5/+9I love me my?

    I me mine, I me mine, I me mine?
  • angelgabe, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4I have every intention of being at the midnight release party for this game.
  • Hobbes24, on 10/30/2008, -5/+9....i...wow

    the first time the Beatles will be released in a digitally-distributed format, and IT'S IN A VIDEO GAME!?

    brb, watching the world end.
  • inactive, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4Revolver first please, and then Rubber Soul.
  • inactive, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4Can't wait.
  • Setreal, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4I trust Harmonix, the original makers of Guitar Hero and several other very creative games, to make this game as fun and unique as possible. The fact that we'll be getting songs from the first through the last album is awesome.
  • spikewilbury, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4number 9... number 9... number 9...
  • LookAnOwl, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4MTV-Harmonix released Rock Band and will release this Beatles game. I think Activision is the company that needs to worry about competing.
  • LookAnOwl, on 10/30/2008, -0/+4Agreed, but is it really a bad thing? If everyone young got into the Beatles now, there might be hope for mainstream music yet.
  • seraph582, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3I say Rubber Soul first, myself. Either way, we all win!
  • mywhitenoise, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3Why wouldn't it use Rock Band instruments? GH instruments work on RB, and vice versa. It only makes sense that RB (made by Harmonix) instruments would work on the Harmonix Beatles game.
  • Rethcir, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3English not for djonkovic!
  • ferretpants, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3It's not actually going to carry the Rock Band name. It sounds like it's going to be it's own stand alone thing
  • Tomamama, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3There's still plenty of fairly conventional songs that would work - And Your Bird Can Sing, Revolution 1, I Want You (She's So Heavy) and basically any of their early songs. Though I am curious to see how they'd try to pull off something like Strawberry Fields.
  • sadisticmind, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3we need to teach them the roots of rock.
  • terracottapai, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3That was my first thought too, but, alas, 4-track and probably won't work out.
  • MarkOfTheDead, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3Why even bother to post in the comments section?
  • mywhitenoise, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3^my bad.

    You're right, it is ruining the genre. But ***** Activision/Neversoft, they started it.
  • Fiestardi, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3Obviously, you need to hear the White Album or Let It Be or Abbey Road and stop being so ignorant.
  • doshindude, on 10/30/2008, -2/+5Hell ***** yes. Now I have no reason to get GHWT and will stick with RB instead.
  • Sherman901, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3i agree with bonehead. it really doesn't matter, as long as they get into music that isn't complete garbage.
  • PhoenixAvatar2, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3It wasn't ruled out though and MSNBC says that the current instruments will be used.
  • KSUdesigner, on 10/30/2008, -0/+3Please note: Apple Corps. ≠ Apple, Inc.
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