Rumor: The Beatles in Rock Band; MTV & Apple Corps. tease 'unprecedented project' [Jo

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Apple Corps Ltd., the company founded by The Beatles to administer the band's music catalog, and MTV today teased "an exclusive agreement to develop a global music project." The two camps are scheduled to make an official announcement tomorrow, Thursday, October 30th at 10 am ET (2 pm in the UK). No further details have been presented, save for tomorrow's, um, presenters: Apple Corps CEO Jeff Jones, MTV CEO Judy McGrath and President of MTV Networks Van Toffler.

While we'll have to wait until tomorrow to know for sure, it sounds like MTV has landed a deal to get The Beatles in Rock Band, either as a standalone product (à la the AC/DC Track Pack) or as DLC -- or both. In June, FT.com reported that MTV and Activision were both in talks with Apple Corps for The Beatles rights.Rumor: The Beatles in Rock Band; MTV & Apple Corps. tease 'unprecedented project' originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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[joedick]

Wall Street Journal is making it sound like a done deal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122531701276881747.html

All that remains to be seen is whether this will be a stand-alone game or DLC.

[jcalder8]

Great, now I need a new towel.

[Matt-El]

I'm hyped up for it. I just hope it's MORE than just a track pack.

[Oobgarm]

Must be a big deal, as I heard about it this morning on the local talk radio's Wall Street report.

[slip81]

can't friggin wait. playing the beatles with freinds will be awesome. here's hoping they utilize the whole catalogue and not just the super popular stuff like sgt. pepper.

[joedick]

I'm hyped up for it. I just hope it's MORE than just a track pack.

I'm sure it's more. They're probably paying out their asses, so they'll need more than three tracks to make it worthwhile. Plus, I doubt they'd hold and hype up a press conference for a track pack.

[Nebagram]

This will undoubtedly be awesome- The Who track pack for RB sees more use than any other DLC in any of my rhythm games- but where's my 'Rock Band: Queen'?

[Lady Jaye]

I wouldn't be surprised if it were a full edition rather than a few tracks. Considering all the classics by them, there's enough material for a full game. A Rock Band: Beatles would definitely be on my to-buy.

@Nebagram: There's a SingStar: Queen edition being released in Europe. Unfortunately, it's not coming to North America. But I agree: a Rock Band: Queen edition would be amazing too.

[Nebagram]

@Nebagram: There's a SingStar: Queen edition being released in Europe. Unfortunately, it's not coming to North America. But I agree: a Rock Band: Queen edition would be amazing too.

I would be all over that were it not for the fact I can't get past the first tier of songs on Rock Band vocals... on easy.

[GrandAmChandler]

Paperback Writer or GTFO.

[joedick]

It's not Rock Band.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/...log-the-b.html

[Gapporin]

Paperback Writer or GTFO.

This man speaks the truth.

[mnkysuit]

The game will not be branded with the Rock Band name. It is a brand new game that does take advantage of some aspects of the Rock Band platform, but is a musical and visual journey through the Beatles' entire career.

This sounds too cool.

[dendawg]

Revolution or GTFO.

Fixed.

[mnkysuit]

I guess this means Rock Band fans will most likely never see Beatles content?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I guess this means Rock Band fans will most likely never see Beatles content?

Probably not in a big way, if ever.

[joedick]

I guess this means Rock Band fans will most likely never see Beatles content?

Well, it does sound like this could be a Rock Band game under a Beatles skin. If they did that though, I don't know why they wouldn't give it the Rock Band brand. Maybe it's more lucrative for the Beatles this way?

[Rob2600]

It's not Rock Band.

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/...log-the-b.html

For a minute, I thought I was going to have to buy Rock Band 2! Thanks for the link.

I'm really curious to find out more about this upcoming project. What if it's like a Beatles version of Dead Rising where they must hack through crowds of screaming girls? What if it's a Beatles first-person shooter where they have to snipe Blue Meanies?

here's hoping they utilize the whole catalogue and not just the super popular stuff like sgt. pepper.

There's one problem with that: the way their earlier albums were recorded, it'd be impossible to implement them in a game like Rock Band. Most of the instruments were recorded simultaneously live in the studio and many of the overdubs were sound-on-sound...meaning very few, if any, of the instruments and vocals could be separated into individual tracks.

Even transferring their later albums would be difficult because of the tons of bounce-downs and reductions. The audio engineers would have to sift through hundreds of four-track tapes to find the individual instrument tracks.

[SegaAges]

For a minute, I thought I was going to have to buy Rock Band 2! Thanks for the link.

I'm really curious to find out more about this upcoming project. What if it's like a Beatles version of Dead Rising where they must hack through crowds of screaming girls? What if it's a Beatles first-person shooter where they have to snipe Blue Meanies?



There's one problem with that: the way their earlier albums were recorded, it'd be impossible to implement them in a game like Rock Band. Most of the instruments were recorded simultaneously live in the studio and many of the overdubs were sound-on-sound...meaning very few, if any, of the instruments and vocals could be separated into individual tracks.

Even transferring their later albums would be difficult because of the tons of bounce-downs and reductions. The audio engineers would have to sift through hundreds of four-track tapes to find the individual instrument tracks.

That is true. The joy of bringing in one of the innovators or recording music.