Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Harrisons at the launch of "The Beatles: Rock Band"

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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Harrisons at the launch of "The Beatles: Rock Band"
Topic Started: Jun 2 2009, 05:18 AM (65 Views)
I am the Paulrus	Jun 2 2009, 05:18 AM Post #1
Posts: 667 Group: Members Member #57 Joined: May 11, 2006	Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Olivia and Dhani Harrison at the launch of "The Beatles: Rock Band" Monday, June 1, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090602/ennew_afp/usitinternetmusicvideogamese3beatles_20090602030127 Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Sir Paul McCartney played an air guitar as he and Ringo Starr strode on stage for the world debut of a videogame that lets players pretend to be The Beatles. The legendary surviving members of the band, and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, got standing ovations during a Microsoft press conference premiering new titles poised for release for Xbox 360 consoles. "The Beatles: Rock Band" promises "a revolutionary tour" of the Fab Four's music, career and legacy. "We love the game," McCartney said as he and Starr joshed in the spotlight. "Who'd have thought we'd end up like androids?" The videogame will launch with 10 of the band's songs including "I Saw Her Standing There," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Day Tripper, and "Back In The USSR." In the spirit of the "Rock Band" franchise, The Beatles game lets players using controllers resembling guitars or drums score points by staying in time with colored "notes" streamed along on-screen guitar necks. Vocals are also rated on screen to determine whether the singing measures up. A story mode in the game lets players become band members of their choosing and start the group's career in its early days playing at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. Players will go on to perform virtual versions of The Beatles television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States in 1964 and a sold-out show in Shea Stadium in New York City a year later. The videogame story includes a major Tokyo concert, studio sessions and a final 1969 performance on the roof of the headquarters of Apple Corp., the band's recording label. "The game is good; the graphics are very good," Starr quipped. "We were great." Microsoft executives announced that "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles will be released as a download for Xbox 360 consoles, with proceeds going to humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders. The nonprofit group was chosen by Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, who opened up personal archives to aid development of the videogame. "We had the huge honor of meticulously reworking each classic song for this game," said Giles Martin, music supervisor on the videogame. "It features never-before-heard studio chat by the band." Versions of "The Beatles: Rock Band" have been tailored for Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii consoles as well as Xbox 360. The game is to be released worldwide on September 9. "In the early 1960s there were two bands, The Beatles and everybody else" said Van Toffler of MTV Networks music services. "The Beatles were always innovating and everyone was trying to catch up."



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