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New York – October 19, 2009 – 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 launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to be available for purchase and playable as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store.

With “Come Together,” “Something,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” “Here Comes The Sun” and “The End” already included on The Beatles: Rock Band game disc, players will now be able to play songs from and complete the entire Abbey Road album.

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Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 16, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that legendary rockers Queen will be added to the Rock Band platform, with a 10-pack of songs available next week in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™. Tracks from Blink-182 and The Offspring will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

Queen, composed of Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor and quintessential frontman Freddie Mercury, formed in England in 1970. The group has released 15 studio albums and was known for their epic live concerts. Queen will release Absolute Greatest Nov. 17, featuring 20 of the band’s biggest hits. The Queen pack for Rock Band features 10 of the band’s most loved songs, including “Killer Queen,” “Somebody to Love,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and the Queen/David Bowie collaboration, “Under Pressure.”

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Guitar Hero Van Halen is pretty much the opposite of The Beatles: Rock Band. Where the Beatles game was heavy on the band culture with relatively simple guitar play, …
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today announced the full track list for the upcoming LEGO® Rock Band™ game, including songs from Queen, Bon Jovi, P!NK, Jimi Hendrix and Blur.

In addition, the game will support downloadable content from the massive Rock Band™ Music Store to be played within LEGO Rock Band, while enabling songs from LEGO Rock Band to be exported on Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft or PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and available to play across all game modes in the Rock Band Music Platform.

Filled with chart-topping songs and classic favourites suitable for family members of all ages, the full track list for LEGO Rock Band console versions includes:

All American Rejects, “Swing, Swing”
The Automatic, “Monster”
Blink-182, “Aliens Exist”
Blur, “Song 2”
Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name”
Boys like Girls, “Thunder”
Bryan Adams, “Summer of 69”

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today revealed that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of David Bowie, pop music icon and best-selling music artist, as a LEGO …
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Harmonix has confirmed this to be true. It seems like PS3 and 360 fans caught a break from the price. Do you think the Wii …
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Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 25, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Breaking Benjamin will make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs available for download in the Rock Band Music Store. A five pack of songs from Alice in Chains, as well as songs from Kula Shaker and Just Kait will also be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation^® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii^™. Tracks from Foo Fighters will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP^® (PlayStation^®Portable) system.

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Cambridge, MA – September 22, 2009 — Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band^® Metal Track Pack^™, a standalone disc of 20 face-melting tracks hand-chosen by the gods of metal themselves, is shipping to retailers nationwide.  Available for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system and the Wii^™ from Nintendo, the suggested retail price for Rock Band Metal Track Pack is $29.99.

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Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 17, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that the entirety of Pearl Jam’s new album Backspacer will be added to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation^® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii^™ immediately surrounding the album’s retail release. The album hits shelves Sept. 20, and will be added to the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360 on Sept. 20, for Wii on Sept. 22, and for PlayStation 3 on Sept 24.

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Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 11, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Anvil will make its Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs. Also next week, tracks from Dinosaur Jr., The Guess Who and Tenacious D will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION^®3 computer entertainment system and Wii^™. Additional tracks from Evanescence and Spinal Tap will be available for download for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP^® (PlayStation^®Portable) system.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 System and Wii

Canadian heavy metal band Anvil will make its Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs that includes “666” and “Metal on Metal” from the band’s 1982 album of the same name and “This is Thirteen” from the band’s 2007 album of the same name. This is Thirteen will be released by VH1 Classic Records in the United States day-and-date with the three pack of songs. Anvil has released 13 studio albums since 1973 and was the subject of a documentary this year entitled Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Also this week, additional tracks from American rockers Dinosaur Jr., The Guess Who and Tenacious D will be available for download next week in the Rock Band Music Store.

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Also Jimmy Fallon gave away Beatles Rock Band to an audience member.

When multiple players fail out and you have to start again, there’s no booing; after all, who would boo the Beatles?

I wonder if this was one …
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First-of-its-kind Music Video Game Capturing The Beatles’ Extraordinary Music, Career and Legacy Available 9/9/09 in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Other Territories

New York – September 8, 2009 – 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^™: Rock Band^™ will be available tomorrow in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories. Released simultaneously with the digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue, the music-based video game will offer players an unprecedented, experiential progression through the music and artistry of The Beatles and be available for Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION^®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ console from Nintendo.

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