Abbey Road DLC in Beatles: Rock Band this week

19.10.2009

Additional Beatles albums that have been announced as upcoming downloadable content include Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) in November and Rubber Soul (1965) in December. The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content will be available for purchase on the Xbox(r)LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, PlayStation(r)Network and via the in-game The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store for Wii(tm) 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(r) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation(r)3 computer entertainment system and Wii(tm) console from Nintendo. The game is compatible with all The Beatles: Rock Band and Rock Band(tm) instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero(r) 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, coproducer 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.

For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band, as well as art and video assets, please visit http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press.