The Beatles: Rock Band Final Song List/Pricing

"All together now:" Who's not even the least bit curious about how this game will affect the interest level in both the music games genre and video gaming in general. With media outlets covering this as if it's some sort of alien spacecraft making first contact and interest in the game from plenty of non-gamers who grew up listening to the Fab Four, it'll be quite interesting to see how this translates at retail starting tomorrow.

Anyway, here's a chunk of the press release that just landed in my inbox. Gallery to come in a separate post.

The Beatles: Rock Band features 45 songs on-disc representing a cross-section of hits and favorites that span The Beatles’ storied career. Additional music from The Beatles’ epic catalogue will be made available for purchase and download through The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. Abbey Road will be released on October 20, 2009, followed by the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

The 45 songs included in The Beatles: Rock Band and the venues in which they are featured in are:

Cavern Club (1963): Twist And Shout Boys Do You Want To Know A Secret I Saw Her Standing There	Ed Sullivan Theater (1964): I Want To Hold Your Hand Can’t Buy Me Love A Hard Day’s Night I Wanna Be Your Man
Shea Stadium (1965): Ticket to Tide I’m Looking Through You Eight Days A Week If I Needed Someone I Feel Fine	Budokan (1966): Day Tripper And Your Bird Can Sing Drive My Car Taxman Paperback Writer
Abbey Road (1966-1967): Yellow Submarine Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Getting Better Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows Good Morning Good Morning	Abbey Road (1967-1968): I Am The Walrus Hello Goodbye Hey Bulldog Back In The U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Abbey Road (1968-1969): Helter Skelter Revolution Birthday Octopus’s Garden Something Come Together Here Comes The Sun	Rooftop Concert (1969): Dig a Pony I’ve Got A Feeling Don’t Let Me Down I Me Mine I Want You (She’s So Heavy) Get Back
Encore: The End

As previously announced, “All You Need Is Love” will be released tomorrow, September 9, 2009, exclusively through Xbox LIVE for a limited time as a downloadable track for The Beatles: Rock Band. All Apple Corps Ltd, MTV Games, Harmonix and Microsoft proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a new set of hardware representing the instruments made famous by John, Paul, George and Ringo. Featured in the set are the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars—hailed as two of the celebrated, signature instruments played by John Lennon and George Harrison throughout their careers. Also available is a Höfner bass controller—a large-scale representation of the bass famously used by Sir Paul McCartney. Rounding out the set is a Ringo Starr inspired Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drum set with a classic pearl finish and vintage model Beatles kick drum head.

Pricing for The Beatles: Rock Band is as follows:

· Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $249.99, continental Europe MSRP €199.00, UK MSRP £179.00

· Includes: The Beatles: Rock Band software, Höfner Bass controller: Large scale representation of the Bass famously used by Sir Paul McCartney, Beatles-inspired and Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drums with classic pearl finish and vintage model Beatles kick drum head, Microphone, Microphone Stand, additional special content

· Rickenbacker 325 Standalone Guitar for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $99.99, continental Europe MSRP €99.99, UK MSRP £89.99

· Gretsch Duo Jet Standalone Guitar for Xbox 360/PS3/Wii: US MSRP $99.99, continental Europe MSRP €99.99, UK MSRP £89.99

· The Beatles: Rock Band Software for Xbox 360/PS3: US MSRP $59.99, continental Europe MSRP €69.99, UK MSRP £49.99

· The Beatles: Rock Band Software for Wii: US MSRP $59.99, continental Europe MSRP €49.99, UK MSRP £39.99

The game will also be compatible with all 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 is rated “T” for Teen with the descriptors “Mild Lyrics” and “Tobacco Reference” by the ESRB.

Get it? Got it? Good! No go clear out the living room for that big ol' box set!