Outside of its release date and peripherals, not much has been revealed about the upcoming Harmonix game, The Beatles: Rock Band… until now. Microsoft unveiled the game for the first time in its playable form on the morning of June 1 during their press conference at the 15th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Viewers were able to see the game being played with all the new peripherals including three singers harmonizing their way through “Day Tripper.”
Joining the game’s developers on-stage after the performance (I can call it a performance, right?) was
Olivia Harrison and
Yoko Ono Lennon who both expressed their support of the game. The real surprise, however, came when
Ringo Starr and
Sir Paul McCartney took the stage to also express their support.
“What do you think of the game?” McCartney asked Starr. “I love it,” he replied. “The game is good. The graphics are very good. And we look great.”
McCartney adds, “We love the game, it’s fantastic. Who’d ever thought we’d end up as androids?”
Giles Martin, music supervisor for The Beatles: Rock Band, also took the stage to reveal ten Beatles tracks that fans could expect to play when the game releases on September 9, 2009. These songs are:
01.I Feel Fine
02.I Want to Hold Your Hand
03.Day Tripper
04.Taxman
05.I Am The Walrus
06.Back in the USSR
07.Octopus’s Garden
08.Here Comes the Sun
09.Get Back
10.I Saw Her Standing There
Additionally, the game will support full album downloads shortly after its release with the first being Abbey Road. Microsoft also announced that the song “All You Need Is Love” will be available to download exclusively on the Xbox 360 with all proceeds going to the Doctors Without Borders charity.
You can check out the first ever trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band here. The trailer shows off gameplay footage of the band in their full three-dimensional glory performing in various milestone venues from the Ed Sullivan Show to their performance on the rooftop of Apple Corp. Headquarters.
The Beatles: Rock Band releases internationally on September 9, 2009 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii video game consoles.
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