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Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison have announced the major features of The Beatles: Rock Band, to be released Sept. 9, 2009:

The Beatles: Rock Band story mode will take fans on an interactive, experiential journey through The Beatles career. Along the way, venues, set lists, clothing and instruments will replicate the band‘s rise to fame, represented in The Beatles’ touring period from 1963 to1966 and their studio days from 1966 to 1969.
The game begins during the band‘s earliest days at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. Gamers will then travel across the Atlantic to experience the band‘s unforgettable 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the sold-out concert at New York‘s Shea Stadium in 1965, and conclude at The Beatles‘ memorable concert at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in 1966.
The Beatles‘ studio years will come to life in legendary Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios. Highlighting the studio years are inspired artistic visual expressions known as Dreamscapes, intended to transport players to imaginative environments that capture the essence of The Beatles‘ genre-busting musical and fashion transformations during their later years.
Three-part vocal harmonies will allow gamers to revel in the unparalleled vocal stylings of the Fab Four
Previously unreleased authentic voice recordings from John, Paul, George and Ringo chatting between takes during studio sessions recorded at Abbey Road more than four decades ago
45 songs will be available on-disc: Those announced so far include “I Saw Her Standing There,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “I Feel Fine,” “Taxman,” “Day Tripper,” “Back In The USSR,” “I Am The Walrus,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “Here Comes The Sun” and “Get Back.” Additional songs will be announced at a later date
The entire Abbey Road album will be available for future download purchase, as will additional music from The Beatles‘ catalogue
“All You Need Is Love” will be released exclusively on Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft as a downloadable song for The Beatles: Rock Band through Xbox LIVE on September 9, 2009 with all Apple Corps Ltd, MTV Games and Microsoft proceeds benefitting Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
The game follows The Beatles to 1969 where story mode culminates with their final performance on the rooftop of the Apple Corps Headquarters
The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a new set of hardware replicas 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 included is a Höfner bass controller—a large-scale replica 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 replica Beatles kick drum head
The Beatles: Rock Band will be available simultaneously worldwide in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from Sony, and the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo on September 9, 2009.
The game will be compatible with all Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other third party music video game peripherals and microphone.
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 agreed to present The Beatles music in an interactive video game format.
The Beatles: Rock Band will be 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) will serve as distribution partner for the game. In addition, Giles Martin, co-producer of The Beatles innovative LOVE album project, is providing his expertise and serving as Music Producer for this groundbreaking Beatles project.

Source: TheBeatlesRockBand.com

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Guitar Hero Metallica track list and features

Tom Kessler — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:35:21 +0000

Available Versions

Game Highlights

Over 20 Superstar Guest Acts – Featuring acts chosen by Metallica ranging from Queen, to Alice in Chains, Lynrd Skynrd and the Foo Fighters, jam to a wide variety of high-energy rock for Guitar Hero. Go beyond the music of Metallica to bands they collaborated with, the music that inspired them, and acts they admired.
Authentic Metallica Experience – full on Metallica by playing as the band with their motion captured moves and likeness capturing the full presence and intensity of James, Lars, Kirk and Robert. Take the stage on amazing, epic venues featuring famous Metallica stages and iconic imagery. All tracks and content are “Metallica Approved.”
Full Guitar Hero World Tour Feature Set – All the instruments are back in the next Guitar Hero: rock on guitar, bass, vocals and drums. Up to 4 players can join together and rock locally, or battle other bands online with up to 8 players. Guitar Hero Metallica includes the “Rock Star Creator,” playing with friends online, the full Music Studio and the user-created music sharing service, GH Tunes. Finally play the Death Magnetic downloadable content as Metallica.
New Content and Gameplay – The game supports two kick pedals in a new “Expert +” mode, letting you drum like Lars on two bass drums. Go deeper into Metallica with videos straight from Metallica concerts and the option to test your Metallica know-how on any song you beat with facts on the band’s history, and how guest acts are tied to Metallica. Metallica has added their own touch from the attacks in Battle Mode to the effects in the Music Studio.

Metallica Tracks

All Nightmare Long
Battery
Creeping Death
Disposable Heroes
Dyers Eve
Enter Sandman
Fade To Black
Fight Fire With Fire
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Frantic
Fuel
Hit The Lights
King Nothing
Master of Puppets
Mercyful Fate (Medley)
No Leaf Clover
Nothing Else Matters
One
Orion
Sad But True
Seek And Destroy
The Memory Remains
The Shortest Straw
The Thing That Should Not Be
The Unforgiven
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Wherever I May Roam
Whiplash

If you downloaded the “Death Magnetic” album for Xbox and PS3, those 10 songs will play in their entirety in the full game mode. PS2 and Wii versions (coming in the Spring, most likely in early May) will include “Broken Beat & Scarred,” “Cyanide” and “My Apocalypse” since they are not compatible with the Death Magnetic downloadable content.

Other Artists

Alice In Chains – No Excuses
Bob Seger – Turn The Page
Corrosion of Conformity – Albatross
Diamond Head – Am I Evil?
Foo Fighters – Stacked Actors
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather
Kyuss – Demon Cleaner
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesdays Gone
Machine Head – Beautiful Mourning
Mastodon – Blood And Thunder
Mercyful Fate – Evil
Michael Schenker Group – Armed and Ready
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Queen – Stone Cold Crazy
Samhain – Mother of Mercy
Slayer – War Ensemble
Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster
Suicidal Tendencies – War Inside My Head
System of a Down – Toxicity
The Sword – Black River
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town

Popular free casual games

Amazon.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:42:01 +0000

The following popular games are available for free or as free trial versions. Download free games now.

1. Jewel Quest 2 — A story of adventure, love and betrayal

2. Airport Mania: First Flight — Flying fun for everyone

3. Mah Jong Quest — Mah Jong with a story twist

4. Risk II — Play this classic strategy game in a new way

5. Cradle of Rome — See if you can build Rome

6. Jewel Quest III — Find the fabled golden jewel board

7. Virtual Villagers — How will you lead your tribe?

8. Totem Tribe — Visit more than 20 different islands

9. Big Kahuna Reef 2 — An explosive ocean adventure

10. Boggle — Oodles of words

Video Game Awards 2008

GetListy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:26:28 +0000

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV took home the Game of the Year award at Spike TV’s sixth annual Video Game Awards (VGA). Other winners included two awards for LittleBigPlanet and developer Media Molecule (Best PS3 game and Studio of the Year), as well as titles ranging from World of Goo (Best Independent Game) to Metal Gear Solid 4 (Best Performance by a Human Female, Best Original Score and Best Graphics) to Gears Of War 2 (Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Shooter).

Here’s the complete list:

Best Independent Game: World of Goo (2D Boy)
Studio of the Year: Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet)
Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
Best Team Sports Game: NHL 09 (EA Canada)
Big Name in the Game Female: Jenny McCarthy (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
Big Name in the Game Male: Kiefer Sutherland (Call Of Duty: World at War)
Best Performance by a Human Female: Debbie Mae West (Metal Gear Solid 4)
Best Performance by a Human Male: Michael Hollick (Grand Theft Auto IV)
Best Multi-Player Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
Best Original Score: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
Best PC Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
Best PS3 Game: LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Wii Game: Boom Blox (EA Casual Studios)
Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
Best Soundtrack: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
Best Action Adventure Game: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
Best Driving Game: Burnout Paradise (Criterion)
Best Music Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: Lego Indiana Jones (Traveller’s Tales)
Best Graphics: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
Best Handheld Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Level-5)
Best Individual Sports Game: Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubisoft Montreal)
Best Fighting Game: SoulCalibur IV (Project Soul)
Best RPG: Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios)
Best Shooter: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)

Source: Gamasutra

Release Dates For Holiday ‘08 Video Games

Business Wire — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:08:45 +0000

From Amazon.com

Amazon.com Inc. has announced that it will offer release-date delivery for “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09,” “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,” “Fable 2” and “Gears of War 2.” For $5.98, Amazon customers can upgrade their shipping option for guaranteed delivery of these titles on the first day of availability to all addresses within the continental United States. Additionally, Amazon Prime customers will receive release-date delivery for free.

Here are the upcoming release dates for popular video titles:

“Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09” will be released on Aug. 26, 2008
“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” will be released on Sept. 16, 2008
“Fable 2” will be released on Oct. 21, 2008
“Gears of War 2” will be released on Nov. 7, 2008

For more information, visit Amazon.com Videogames.

Source: Amazon.com