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post #1 of 389
7/21/09 at 10:17am
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Yeah, it's awesome. Hands-on impressions coming shortly! Whet your appetite with this new trailer of just-announced songs!
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post #2 of 389
7/21/09 at 11:20am
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Here you go- http://tinyurl.com/mgagbe
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post #3 of 389
7/21/09 at 11:29am
Damn, trailer looks great.
This is really a must get. Curious about the stuff you Can't talk about. Wondering what Harmonix has up their sleeves.
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post #4 of 389
7/21/09 at 11:46am
I got my hands on this back at E3 (played "I Want to Hold Your Hand) and had a blast. But I think I mostly amused the Harmonix group when I said that I'm really not a very good player and therefore I was just going to stick with the guitar and not provide backup vocals. They tried to get me to sing anyway but I explained "Look, the best I'll be able to do is sing 'red. . . red red blue. . . red blue red blue greeeeeen. . . '".

I want them to release "Within You Without You." They could sell tabla and sitar accessories. . .
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post #5 of 389
7/21/09 at 11:46am
We have ways of making him talk.
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post #6 of 389
7/21/09 at 11:55am
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I want them to release "Within You Without You." They could sell tabla and sitar accessories. . .
Ask and you shall receive...

I can't help it-- I am positively giddy for this thing. I know it's not going to be as challenging as a lot of folks would like, and drummers might be a bit disappointed by the lack of fills... but it looks like exactly what it needs to be: a Beatles game based on Rock Band, not the next iteration of the main Rock Band game.

I do continue to think that they've front-loaded it pretty heavily with the best guitar riffs, and that future DLC may feel a bit lacking in that regard, but that's a pretty minor quibble.
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post #7 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:05pm
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“Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows (New)
I didn't know what this was, since those songs come from different albums. But this must be the remix from the Love album. I'll have to check out that track.

Very much interested in this game, whereas GH5 falls flat to me.
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post #8 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:14pm
Damn, completely missed Within You when I scanned the list.

At E3 they mentioned that they plan to release DLC in albums. I think Abbey Road is the first one that will become available. No idea if their agreement covers the entire discography.
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post #9 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:18pm
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All that's been announced so far is Abbey Road and the 360 exclusive of All You Need Is Love. Course, people don't know if there are any Abbey Road songs in the game already.

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Originally Posted by rabigjb View Post
I didn't know what this was, since those songs come from different albums. But this must be the remix from the Love album. I'll have to check out that track.
Yep, that's exactly what it is!
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post #10 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:37pm
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No idea if their agreement covers the entire discography.
According to the early press releases, it does.
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post #11 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:44pm
Great write-up. I'm thrilled they're included some "Love" songs. I wouldn't really want to play "Within You/Without You" by itself, but I love the version that melds into "Tomorrow Never Knows" and it means you get more Beatles for your buck. Good deal.
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post #12 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Wondering what Harmonix has up their sleeves.
You can kill Paul McCartney early in the game and replace him with an impostor.
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post #13 of 389
7/21/09 at 12:56pm
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You can kill Paul McCartney early in the game and replace him with an impostor.
I heart Egg.
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post #14 of 389
7/21/09 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by Egg View Post
You can kill Paul McCartney early in the game and replace him with an impostor.
The Walrus was Paul...
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post #15 of 389
7/21/09 at 2:33pm
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You can kill Paul McCartney early in the game and replace him with an impostor.
If ONLY it was so easy on these boards.
...or maybe it's ALREADY happened.
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post #16 of 389
7/21/09 at 3:47pm
I almost want to get this (I don't have Rock Band nor GH for my PS3, only GH for the PS2) just because of the available instruments that mimic the Beatles' equipment. And I'm not even a huge Beatles fan.
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post #17 of 389
7/21/09 at 9:56pm
Oh man, look at those visuals. Imagine if Activision had bagged the Beatles catalogue.
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post #18 of 389
7/21/09 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by Egg View Post
You can kill Paul McCartney early in the game and replace him with an impostor.
which of course leads us to this website, amazing stuff really..

http://digilander.libero.it/jamespaul/fc1.html
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post #19 of 389
7/22/09 at 12:10pm
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I almost want to get this (I don't have Rock Band nor GH for my PS3, only GH for the PS2) just because of the available instruments that mimic the Beatles' equipment. And I'm not even a huge Beatles fan.
They had McCartney's Hofner there and I wanted to try it out, but apparently they had taken it to their events at Citi Field last week and the people playing just went nuts and broke it. But it sure looked nice.
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post #20 of 389
7/22/09 at 2:03pm
I'm assuming the bass isn't left handed, right? Becuase that would be a bitch...
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post #21 of 389
7/22/09 at 2:36pm
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I'm assuming the bass isn't left handed, right? Becuase that would be a bitch...
It's a right-handed bass. And I read somewhere that there was a concession made, that allowed Harmonix to add a whammy bar to the Hofner.
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post #22 of 389
7/22/09 at 4:54pm
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Oh man, look at those visuals. Imagine if Activision had bagged the Beatles catalogue.
The Beatles, featuring the Axe Body Spray Girls, at Shea Stadium! Woooo!
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post #23 of 389
7/22/09 at 8:10pm
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It's a right-handed bass. And I read somewhere that there was a concession made, that allowed Harmonix to add a whammy bar to the Hofner.
I'm of the mind that the first 3rd party to release a leftie rockband guitar will make a killing.
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post #24 of 389
7/24/09 at 2:59pm
Well, it would help if Rock Band made switching to lefty mode as easy as GH does.

We finally added another button to one of our Strats to make it easier to switch the strap for lefties.
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post #25 of 389
7/24/09 at 3:06pm
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They actually did. When you choose what instrument you're playing you can just hit the back button (I believe) to change it, and it says if you're playing righty or lefty directly above your chosen difficulty. With no more characters to pick it makes getting in games really quick and easy.
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post #26 of 389
8/13/09 at 12:35pm
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Hah, first screenshot of Abbey Road Studio 2 is up on their facebook- http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...id=95548426804
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post #27 of 389
8/13/09 at 5:13pm
There are too many Beatles songs in this Beatles anthology!
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post #28 of 389
8/13/09 at 11:12pm
This is pretty cool: I read we'll get Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Rubber Soul some time after Abbey Road is released. Wonder what album comes after that. Evolver, most likely. I'm sure they'd save Let It Be and the white album till later on.

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Anyone know how often they'll be releasing content? I think I read somewhere that Abbey Road will be out a month after release. So I'm assuming one album per month.
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post #29 of 389
8/13/09 at 11:26pm
Not that I'm complaining about the content released so far, but, you know, seeing as we're less than a month away, a tracklist of what's actually coming with the game would be awesome about now.
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post #30 of 389
8/13/09 at 11:29pm
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I can't help you out there (yet) but tomorrow morning part 2 of my extensive hands-on coverage will be going up. It's been tough to sit on some of this for so long...
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post #31 of 389
8/13/09 at 11:42pm
So here's a question I had, spurred by the NY Times article:

Is there some sort of band quickplay where you could play, say, a later Beatle song (i.e. Get Back) in Shea Stadium?

I suppose I'm curious because of the DLC --- will they be coming with new "settings" or slotted in with the most appropriate era?

That article also mentioned the one thing that hadn't (but should have) occurred to me: no crowd noise or antics once they get to the studio. That's too bad. It will be sort of weird.
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post #32 of 389
8/13/09 at 11:52pm
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I'm fairly certain that each song is rooted in a certain area. They're got specific animations and effects for each section (or era) so I don't believe they're interchangeable. Not sure if they've decided what to do with the DLC, but I'll ask... I know people are wondering if there will be new locations or if they'll just be plugged into existing ones from the game, but they weren't saying when I met with them.
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post #33 of 389
8/14/09 at 12:00am
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Not that I'm complaining about the content released so far, but, you know, seeing as we're less than a month away, a tracklist of what's actually coming with the game would be awesome about now.
**POOF***

Singles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Revolution
Don't Let Me Down

Please Please Me (1963)
I Saw Her Standing There
Boys
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Twist and Shout

With the Beatles (1963)
I Wanna Be Your Man

A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love

Beatles For Sale (1964)
Eight Days a Week

Help! (1965)
Ticket To Ride

Rubber Soul (1965)
Drive My Car
I'm Looking Through You
If I Needed Someone

Revolver (1966)
Taxman
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Good Morning Good Morning

Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
I Am The Walrus
Hello Goodbye

The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Dear Prudence
Back In the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Birthday
Helter Skelter

Yellow Submarine (1969)
Hey Bulldog

Abbey Road (1969)
Come Together
Something
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun

Let It Be (1970)
Dig a Pony
I Me Mine
I Got a Feeling
Get Back

Love (2006)
Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows


***Credit to Kotaku and Game Informer***
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post #34 of 389
8/14/09 at 12:11am
......


......Monica Bellucci spread eagled across my bed holding a turkey sandwich and a Magic Wand would be awesome about now.
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post #35 of 389
8/14/09 at 12:15am
Holy fuck.

As if this thing wasn't sold enough to me... wow...
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post #36 of 389
8/14/09 at 12:21am
No Happiness Is A Warm Gun makes me sad panda, but otherwise, PERFECT.

And I'll gladly bet vital organs on that 45th song being Hey Jude.
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post #37 of 389
8/14/09 at 1:04am
I guess I'm the only one who is finding it extraordinarily difficult to want to buy a game that won't mesh with my voluminous Rock Band 1 and 2 library, regardless of the band featured.
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post #38 of 389
8/14/09 at 1:09am
I guess so.
...it's the fucking Beatles, man.
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post #39 of 389
8/14/09 at 1:39am
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Originally Posted by Overlord
I guess I'm the only one who is finding it extraordinarily difficult to want to buy a game that won't mesh with my voluminous Rock Band 1 and 2 library, regardless of the band featured.
You're not. I'll be renting it. If it exported into RB2, it'd be an instant purchase.
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post #40 of 389
8/14/09 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
I'm fairly certain that each song is rooted in a certain area. They're got specific animations and effects for each section (or era) so I don't believe they're interchangeable. Not sure if they've decided what to do with the DLC, but I'll ask... I know people are wondering if there will be new locations or if they'll just be plugged into existing ones from the game, but they weren't saying when I met with them.
Thanks for the info! Not a big deal, just got me wondering.
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post #41 of 389
8/14/09 at 8:49am
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Originally Posted by Overlord View Post
I guess I'm the only one who is finding it extraordinarily difficult to want to buy a game that won't mesh with my voluminous Rock Band 1 and 2 library, regardless of the band featured.
Read that NY Times article. Making everything exportable would cheapen what they're trying to do with this game.
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post #42 of 389
8/14/09 at 9:10am
Are the guitars in the full bundle wireless?
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post #43 of 389
8/14/09 at 10:52am
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Yep.

The second part of my hands-on is up! All about drum training, the story mode, and the multitude of bonus features- http://chud.com/articles/articles/20...ND-/Page1.html
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post #44 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:04am
Sounds fantastic. Clearly a must-buy for me, and I'm not even that big a Beatles fan.
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post #45 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:06am
great article, can't wait to get my hands on this game next month.
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post #46 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:12am
Good God. There is nothing but pure unconditional LOVE going into this game.
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post #47 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:14am
Excellent write-up Alex... totally jealous.

I do have a quick question. How much is the entire set? I heard rumors of 200 dollars and I nearly crapped myself. I love the Beatles, but that's way too much money for a law student to spend on a video game.

Is the game going to be sold without the bundle on 9/9? And if so, I would assume Rock Band peripherals will work, right?
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post #48 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by Pompoussory Estoppel View Post
I do have a quick question. How much is the entire set? I heard rumors of 200 dollars and I nearly crapped myself. I love the Beatles, but that's way too much money for a law student to spend on a video game.
Heh. Try $250.

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Is the game going to be sold without the bundle on 9/9? And if so, I would assume Rock Band peripherals will work, right?
Yes and yes.
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post #49 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:22am
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Heh. Try $250.
Ugh. That's a total deal breaker. Too bad.


Maybe I'll just buy an extra mic or something.
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post #50 of 389
8/14/09 at 11:24am
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Here's the pricing, and yes, it's ridiculously expensive. But there's no reason not to just get the game by itself unless you're a superfan or don't have plastic instruments already. Don't forget, you don't even need an extra mic if you don't all mind piling on one- it'll pick up all the different harmonies on just one mic.

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* Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $249.99, continental Europe MSRP €199.00, UK MSRP £179.00

+ Includes: The Beatles: Rock Band software, Höfner Bass controller: Large scale replica of the Bass famously used by Sir Paul McCartney, Beatles-inspired and Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drums with classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head, Microphone, Microphone Stand, Additional special content

* Rickenbacker 325 Standalone Guitar for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $99.99, continental Europe MSRP €99.99, UK MSRP £89.99

* Gretsch Duo Jet Standalone Guitar for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $99.99, continental Europe MSRP €99.99, UK MSRP £89.99

* The Beatles: Rock Band Software for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3: US MSRP $59.99, continental Europe MSRP €69.99, UK MSRP £49.99

* The Beatles: Rock Band Software for Wii: US MSRP $59.99, continental Europe MSRP €49.99, UK MSRP £39.99
And these are the instruments-

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* Höfner Violin Bass – This large-scale replica is modeled after the bass made famous by Sir Paul McCartney.

* Rickenbacker 325 Guitar – This guitar controller replica is hailed as one of the signature guitars famously used by John Lennon.

* Gretsch Duo Jet Guitar – This guitar controller replica is modeled after one of the most beloved guitars played by George Harrison during his career.

* Ludwig Pearl Finish Rock Band Drum Set – The Ringo Starr inspired and Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drums, with a classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head.
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