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The Beatles: Rock Band price and launch date announced

By Joseph Hanlon on 20 August 2009

(Credit: Harmonix)

You can't buy me love (maybe), but you will be able to buy The Beatles: Rock Band in Australia come 9 September, according to game developer Harmonix.

Like previous Rock Band releases, the game will be sold in a number of differing bundles across the range of current-generation game consoles, and each will attract a different price. The full game kit including a replica bass guitar and drum kit, plus a microphone and stand will retail for AU$369.99 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.

Game-only packs will also be released, priced at AU$89.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and AU$79.99 for the Wii.

The Beatles: Rock Band is the latest in the Rock Band series of rhythm games and will be the first to feature tracks by the Beatles. Players will be able to play from a list of 45 tracks, and can test their singing skills in the new three-part harmony vocal gameplay. Harmonix released the all-but complete track list for the game through the week, announcing the game will include:

  • I Want to Hold Your Hand
  • I Feel Fine
  • Day Tripper
  • Paperback Writer
  • Revolution
  • Don't Let Me Down
  • I Saw Her Standing There
  • Boys
  • Do You Want to Know a Secret
  • Twist and Shout
  • I Wanna Be Your Man
  • A Hard Day's Night
  • Can't Buy Me Love
  • Eight Days a Week
  • Ticket to Ride
  • Drive My Car
  • I'm Looking Through You
  • If I Needed Someone
  • Taxman
  • Yellow Submarine
  • And Your Bird Can Sing
  • 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
  • I Am the Walrus
  • Hello Goodbye
  • Dear Prudence
  • Back in the USSR
  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  • Birthday
  • Helter Skelter
  • Hey Bulldog
  • Come Together
  • Something
  • Octopus's Garden
  • I Want You (She's so Heavy)
  • Here Comes the Sun
  • Dig a Pony
  • I Me Mine
  • I've Got a Feeling
  • Get Back
  • Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows

Topics: beatles, games, playstation 3, ps3, rock band, sony, wii, xbox 360, band, rock

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Comments (8)

  • Robbo commented on 13/10/2009 20:45 Report abuse

    A question is do we get the gretsch or the rickenbacker
    well definetely get pauls hofner bass
    and well get ringos ludwog
    but cant wait big beatles fan
    and i didnt know paul is coming to australia
    yay i need tickets to ride there

  • gggg commented on 06/09/2009 17:48 Report abuse

    Is australia getting the rickenbacker or gretsch guitars?

  • Graffin commented on 26/08/2009 22:24 Report abuse

    How about releasing Rock Band 2 and its instruments instead?

    According to Sony, it should've been released in Australia in March this year... http://au.playstation.com/games-media/games/detail/item149809/Rock-Band%E2%84%A2-2/

    The US gets Rock Band 2 well over a year ago, UK finally got it late last year, yet no retailer has a release date for the game here. They only have dates for Beatles Rock Band and Lego Rock Band.

    Paying $349-369 for a bundle of old-fashioned looking instruments... pass. I think most would much prefer the Rock Band 2 instruments right?

  • krangsquared commented on 21/08/2009 10:30 Report abuse

    Tomorrow Never Knows - FTW

    The drums on this one will RULE. (remember Chemical Brothers' "Setting Sun"? basically that beat was Tomorrow Never Knows but amped up to club levels)

    Paperback Writer, Helter Skelter, Twist and Shout

    Hmm... "Help" would have been a good inclusion - for the vocals and harmonies - but i ain't complaining!

    I wonder if "The End" is the secret last track they haven't mentioned. It's fitting, and it's got an all out jam on it - Ringo's drum solo, along with the 2 other guitars.

  • Carlz commented on 21/08/2009 08:27 Report abuse

    Oh Oh huge Beatles fan!!! SO SO SO KEEN FOR THIS! YES! And soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo xcited about Paul McCartney coming to Australia! GOOD GOOD TIMES!

  • silver bug commented on 20/08/2009 23:39 Report abuse

    Sacrilege!

  • Gregaruss commented on 20/08/2009 18:30 Report abuse

    $369 for the kit - me thinks I'll give this one a pass...

  • gefro commented on 20/08/2009 16:09 Report abuse

    COOOOL!!!!

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