Newsflash:
Xbox 360 Sets the Stage for Beatlemania with Fab Exclusives
Published September 4, 2009
Xbox 360, Apple Corp, MTV Games and Harmonix are giving the world new ways to relive the magic of Beatlemania with the launch of The Beatles™: Rock Band™ (Harmonix/MTV Games) on 09.09.09. Beginning at launch, Xbox 360 will give Beatles fans, rockers, and gamers alike the chance to download an exclusive Beatles track to benefit Doctors Without Borders and receive an exclusive Beatles T-shirt for their Avatar – only on Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE.
“All You Need Is Love” and more coming exclusively
to Xbox 360 and The Beatles: Rock Band
All You Need is LIVE
This fall, Xbox 360 will harness the passion of its more than 20 million Xbox LIVE members for charity. “All You Need Is Love” will be released exclusively on the Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system as a downloadable song for The Beatles: Rock Band” through Xbox LIVE® on September 9, 2009 with Apple Corps Ltd, MTV Games, Harmonix, and Microsoft proceeds benefitting Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison personally selected the international emergency medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971 as the beneficiary of the proceeds. The track will be available for 160 Microsoft Points.
As if that wasn’t enough, you'll also be able to fill even more of your entertainment time with music videos, documentaries and movies inspired by the Fab Four on Xbox LIVE. From classic tunes from band members to the best of the Mersey's music from today and the critically acclaimed documentary, "Imagine: John Lennon," it's all there for you at the touch of a button.
In addition, The Beatles: Rock Band owners will be able to download the full Abbey Road album beginning on October 20, along with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Rubber Soul following in November and December respectively. The albums will be available for 1360 Microsoft Points, with individual tracks at 160 Microsoft Points each.
You will also be able to share your Beatles pride on Xbox LIVE with an exclusive Beatles T-shirt for your Avatar, made available with the purchase of the game.
More to come
Coming soon, music fans and gamers will also get the chance join the "Fab Four Mystery Tour" – an interactive look at the Beatles and the many twists and turns of their career. The website was created using artwork and animations from the eye-popping intro cinematic for The Beatles: Rock Band created by Passion Pictures, that debuted at E3 this year.
