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MTV Games and Harmonix
Release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band As
Second Downloadable Album For The BeatlesTM:
Rock BandTM
On November 17th
Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and
Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of
music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV
Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced The
Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band (1967) will be available in its entirety
for purchase and playable as downloadable
content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store
starting November 17, 2009.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band becomes
the second full album from The Beatles to hit
The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store since the
video game’s launch on September 9, 2009. Last
month MTV Games and Harmonix released Abbey Road
(1969) as the first full downloadable album for
use in the game. Additionally, “All You Need Is
Love,” the first downloadable track available
for the game, has shown similar success with
more than 100,000 downloads to date on XboxLIVE®
online entertainment network and all Apple Corps
Ltd., MTV Games, Harmonix and Microsoft proceeds
benefiting Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF).
With “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,”
“With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Lucy In
The Sky With Diamonds,” “Getting Better,” and
“Good Morning Good Morning” already included on
The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will
now be able to play songs from, and complete,
the entire Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
album.
Available for Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft (Nov. 17)
and PlayStation®3 System (Nov. 19):
Individual Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
singles: “Fixing A Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,”
“Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!,” “Within
You Without You,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely
Rita,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)” and “A Day In The Life.”
Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox
360) per each individual track
The “Complete The Album Pack” features:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band singles:
“Fixing A Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,” “Being
For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!,” “Within You
Without You,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely
Rita,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)” and “A Day In The Life.”
Price: £7.49 (1080 Microsoft Points for Xbox
360) for “Complete The Album Pack”
Available for Wii (Nov. 17):
Individual Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
singles: “Fixing A Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,”
“Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!,” “Within
You Without You,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely
Rita,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)” and “A Day In The Life.”
Price: $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per each
individual track
As previously announced the complete Rubber Soul
(1965) album will be released as downloadable
content in December. The Beatles: Rock Band
downloadable content is available for purchase
on the Xbox LIVE, PlayStation®Network and via
the in-game The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store
for Wii™ using Wii Points purchased through the
Wii Shop Channel.
The Beatles: Rock Band offers players an
unprecedented, experiential progression through
the music and artistry of The Beatles and is
available for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and Wii™ console from
Nintendo. The game is compatible with all The
Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band™ instrument
controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and
other authorized third-party music video game
peripherals and microphones.
The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that
Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Sony/ATV
Music Publishing, Harrisongs Ltd and Startling
Music Ltd has presented The Beatles music in an
interactive video game format. The Beatles: Rock
Band is published by MTV Games and developed by
Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game
company and creators of the best-selling Rock
Band. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) serves
as distribution partner for the game. In
addition, Giles Martin, co-producer of The
Beatles’ innovative LOVE album project, provided
his expertise and served as Music Producer for
this groundbreaking Beatles project.
The Beatles: Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen
with the descriptors “Mild Lyrics” and “Tobacco
Reference” by the ESRB. |
