The Beatles: ROCK BAND - Rumors and Facts

[Sayburr]

I'm hoping this is just a question of licensing. I mean, if you're going to blow it out and make it a whole new game, you need to have the Fab Four playing and singing their respective parts (with maybe some fudging on the tracks where individual Beatles recorded multiple instruments).

While HMX would not comment on it, I would find it very hard to believe the Beatles would not be playable characters during sections where the RB controllers are being used.

[CONAN9845]

The game cannot be "experiential", and not include playing as them. You start out in Liverpool clubs, and end up at Abbey Road Studios. To me, that means BEING the Beatles. I cannot wait for this game.

[Electric_Zen]

In addition to Marty Bandier's previous claim that there will be a keyboard in the game, Th Escapist wrote up the following exchange at CES with Alex Rigopolous:

As for the need to include a keyboard in The Beatles game for songs like Yesterday "that has occurred to us."

Keyboard is far from confirmed, but it is certainly a persistent rumor.

[itzJV]

I sense disappointment coming from this game.. I hope people don't get over-hyped about this game, just like with Halo 3, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and GH:WT.

[Headcase]

I sense disappointment coming from this game.. I hope people don't get over-hyped about this game, just like with Halo 3, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and GH:WT.

Brawl's the best, shut your mouth

If we don't get a keyboard, I hope we at least get a key-tar (that uses the guitar controller but it defined as a different instrument, like bass is)

[Fizzeler]

Even though I doubt it will happen I hope that in the future the tracks would be exportable so after I have overplayed the game I can play it again on RB2
I also, hope they have most of The White Album on their

[Sayburr]

I also, hope they have most of The White Album on their

Yeah, except for Revolution #9.... Speaking of Revolution, I hope its the single and not the album version. I like the hard rocking single version better.

[elitemastersam]

Yeah, except for Revolution #9.... Speaking of Revolution, I hope its the single and not the album version. I like the hard rocking single version better.

They would obviously use the electric version. And about the White Album, there is a handful of songs that wouldn't be so fun to play.

[i_c_weiner]

They better have harmony as a feature on the game. Every time I play a Nirvana song on Rock Band I notice Dave Grohl's harmonies and note how important they are to the songs. If they sound that important to me on a "lowly alternative rock song" (I personally do not prescribe to this belief and feel that Nirvana has some very Beatlesque elements to them, especially with harmonies), I wonder how they could go as far as to do a full Beatles game without using harmonies. I would love for A Day in the Life to feature the ability to have two singers.

[baldassbat]

They better have harmony as a feature on the game. Every time I play a Nirvana song on Rock Band I notice Dave Grohl's harmonies and note how important they are to the songs. If they sound that important to me on a "lowly alternative rock song" (I personally do not prescribe to this belief and feel that Nirvana has some very Beatlesque elements to them, especially with harmonies), I wonder how they could go as far as to do a full Beatles game without using harmonies. I would love for A Day in the Life to feature the ability to have two singers.

This is a needed feature anyway. RB is limited to single singers and that takes out a lot of great duet songs. As one of those that actually liked the idea of introducing country songs I think duets would be a great addition. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton did a lot of great songs together. Jackson with Johnny Cash and June Carter together would be another fine addition.

Frankly I wouldn't even mind having a backup singers option so some jazz and blues could be added and still do it justice.