Licensing agreements are a tricky thing. Releasing licensed songs via some medium typically entails setting term limits for how long those songs can be sold. This is an issue that Harmonix first came across three years ago with content for their games, and it's still an issue today. On May 5, 2016, 32 songs from The Beatles: Rock Band will be removed from the store and will not be available for purchase again.
BAFTA have announced the nominations for their 2010 Video Game Awards. Contrary to popular belief, BAFTA does not stand for Badgers Are Fairly Tense Anglers, but British Academy of Film and Television Art. The BAFTAs are considered the UK equivalent of the American Oscars. Since 2005 they have given out gongs to video games and have become one of the most prestigious awards for the industry. Click on Read More to find out which co-op games have been nominated.
The battle is truly on for your fall gaming dollar as Amazon has unleashed a killer deal for gamers. While normally they offer a $5 or $10 credit for preordering titles through their site, this deal trumps them all.
We normally don't cover track pack releases for music games on here, mostly because they come too frequently and in too small of chunks. We're going to make an exception though for The Beatles, because, well they ARE The Beatles and because it's not your ordinary track pack.
We already knew that Halo 3: ODST has sold like gangbusters, and now we have further proof that the four player co-op title ruled the month of September by a long shot thanks to the latest NPD numbers. While the game has sold over 2 million copies world-wide, in North America alone ODST sold 1.5 million copies
This Thursday, October 15th, we'll be hosting an Xbox Live Co-Op Night featuring The Beatles: Rock Band. So whether you need a John, Ringo, Paul or George - we've got you covered to make your band a little more complete and your harmonies a little more sweet.
The most famous band of all time gets the music game treatment. How does The Beatles Rock Band hold up compared to its predecessors? What about the three part harmonies? Is the song list too short? Find out in our "Fab" review!
If there was one thing holding Rock Band 2 back from being the perfect music game, it would have to be the lack of support for wireless microphones. A patch has just been released that fixes this problem, allowing rockers to use the Lips microphones (also recently released seperately) in a fully wireless environment. We're pleased with the addition of this feature, but curious as to why it took so long. After all, wireless mic support was announced last year!
After an exciting performance of "I want to Hold your Hand" out of Billy and the Co-Opticrew at PAX 2009, it was time for the band to break up and head their respective ways. Sadly when I arrived home from the show there was no Beatles to be found in my house. This simply did not sit well with my wife, and after several not so subtle hints - including her telling our 6 month old to ask me for game - it was time to trade in some games and pick up the Fab 4's videogame debut.
Two releases hit the shelves this week. The first is a little game featuring some indie band called The Beatles, coming in various packages, with premium instruments, standard instruments, and even without instruments at all. Of course, individual guitars are available too. The second release is the Game of the Year edition of popular co-op title LittleBigPlanet. This edition has lots of previous DLC content included, and also a dozen custom levels made by fans. Plenty of good co-op action out there this week!
We're a little more than a week away from The Beatles: Rock Band - and so that means the advertising onlsaught shall begin. As Activision and EA battle for your music game money this holiday season, you can be sure to see one of these almost every time you turn on the telli.
MTV and Harmonix have revealed all but one of the 45 available songs for The Beatles: Rock Band, the latest batch reveals 19 new songs. The songs are listed with their featured venues, from the Ed Sullivan stage to the Abbey Road Dreamscape.
