Details on the Beatles: Rock Band

Details on the Beatles: Rock Band

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Some details have surfaced today about the accessory bundle for the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band game.  For those that are slightly out of the loop, here’s a brief rehash of the game:

  • Early last year, we discovered that the Beatles were in talks to partner with a game company for an officially licensed Beatles rhythm game.
  • Late last summer, Harmonix broke the news that they had won the license for the Beatles game, claiming that it would not be a Rock Band game, but a new game, with potentially new/different peripherals.
  • This past winter, Harmonix officially announced The Beatles: Rock Band… a Rock Band game with Rock Band instruments.

This brings us to today, where we received the semi-official word (via Gamestop) that the game would come bundled with the usual plethora of Rock Band instruments, branded for the Beatles.  These do include a few tweaks, however.  For instance the microphone will now come with a mic stand, the Rock band drums with a pearl finish, metal kick pedal, and replica drum heads, and the guitar controller will be shaped like a Höfner Bass.  There will also be a few other “extras included”, possibly along the lines of fan service such as photo books or bell bottom pants.

The kicker (no pun intended… or maybe it WAS intended): The bundle rings in at $250 when it releases this September 9th for the Wii, PS3, and 360.  No word on if the game will be sold with a minimal bundle, a la Guitar Hero: Metallica or GH: Aerosmith (w/guitars only).

[Via Kotaku]