The great people at Harmonix and MTV games recently sent me the Beatles Rockband game (instruments sold separately) to test out (THANKS GUYS!!) for my CES/Holidays round up of products to review.  When I first found out that they were sending me Beatles Rockband I was overjoyed and jumping around my condo like a kid in a candy store.  

 I played it twice at E3 but frankly I wanted to play all the songs and see how I would progress in the game as I became better. I kept wondering what cool things could I unlock with my mad Rockband skills.  I also recently hooked up my microphone stand next to my drums (Phil Colins style) so I could sing and play.  One would think I am taking Beatles Rockband to another level by doing this but actually I saw on the Beatles Rockband Stage at E3 and have been dying to get to a level where I could sing and play at the same time. 

This game is truly for all ages especially those who love the Beatles (which I do) and believe it can be a great bonding experience between grandparents, parents and kids. If your into Rockband like I obviously am it’s the perfect gift. I actually have visions of parents waiting till their kids are asleep to play the game themselves; like my parents did.

The introduction to the game was phenomenal and quite a visual trip! At first we did a couple rounds of the quick play as our typical Rockband band. The neat thing about this game is that you can harmonize with up to 3 singers, play 2 different guitars (bass and electric), and of course the drums. This gave this game a whole new aspect; more challenging and engaging more people to participate in the game all at once. See the screen shot below of what it would look like if you played the game.

We had some friends over fo my pal Mel’s birthday and we all had a chance to play Beatles Rockband as a real band (instead of the puny band of just my husband and I).  First we got all the girls together to see how well we could do and show the boys whats up! I have to admit Mel, Lauren, Colleen and I rocked it and all had a chance to try different instruments. Check us out!

We then let the boys join; I guess that is fair right? Everyone had a blast; I have to be honest Rockband can get old at parties but not the Beatles! One of my guy pals, Jeff, decided to really play the game instead of quick play and went through the “story” portion. What was neat about that portion is if you do well you win video clips and photo’s of the Beatles. That made me a tad fanatical and had to play all the chapters of the story which sadly meant I had completed the game. For those that make it to the end of the game there is a nice surprise that I will not spoil; just realize you have to go through all the ending credits (and there is allot)!

So gather up all your gift cards from the holidays and get Beatles Rockband. This by far is one of my favorite games currently and believe its definately a 5 star experience…if only I had the special drum set.  Stay tuned for a seperate post of all our youtubes of playing Beatles Rockband (be warned there is hours and hours of videos).

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Today Harmonix and MTV released Beatles Rockband; frankly its about time!  I tested out the Beatles Rockband game at E3 (see youtube here) and have been dying for it to be released. I had hoped for a copy before the release date but I am apparently not cool enough…yet (do I sound bitter?). 

A true Beatles fan I watched VH1′s classic channel tribute to the Beatles all Labor day; including all their movies and the George Harrison Concert that Eric Clapton arranged. Till this day I start my morning with “Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head…”

So there is a pretty cool demo here but if you want to see us cutegeekers rockin’ it I suggest checking out this link!

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Yippee skippy!  I cannot wait till September to get the Beatles Rockband!!!  Always been a huge fan even though I am an 80′s baby, my parents played music from the 50′s and on since I was a child!  Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is clearly one of my favorite Beatles albums (it helped my parents had the CD)! I recall I use to listen to that CD nightly in high school (unlike everyone else in HS listening to pop rock, no offense I am just an old schooler)!  Till this day I swear I sometimes I start my morning with…

“Woke up, fell out of bed, Dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, And looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat.” (Beatles Song: A Day In The Life)…and yes I literally sing this with a lil’ dance! I should have a reality show since I am such a dork! I swear I have been meaning to do a youtube of this reenactment! BUT I am hoping one day this song will be available for Rockband!

 So yesterday I got a list of more songs for Beatles Rockband! 

Per the press release, see below…and I believe the list will grow…to see full press release go here!

“Following the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band at the Microsoft press briefing at the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit last month, the newly announced 15 songs represent a cross-section of hits and favorites that span The Beatles’ storied career from Can’t Buy Me Love and Paperback Writer to With A Little Help From My Friends and Yellow Submarine, bringing the total number of announced songs to 25.”
 
The 15 new songs for The Beatles: Rock Band and the venues they are featured in are:
 
·         Twist And Shout / Cavern Club
·         Do You Want To Know A Secret / Cavern Club
·         Can’t Buy Me Love / Ed Sullivan Theater
·         I Wanna Be Your Man / Ed Sullivan Theater
·         Eight Days A Week / Shea Stadium
·         Paperback Writer / Budokan
·         And Your Bird Can Sing / Budokan
·         Yellow Submarine / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         With a Little Help from My Friends* / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Revolution / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Birthday / Abbey Road Dreamscape
·         Dig A Pony / Rooftop Concert
·         I’ve Got A Feeling / Rooftop Concert
 
Additional on-disc songs will be announced at a later date.  Stay tuned kids; I think this can only get better!!!!

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On day 2 I woke up sore, I forgot to let you all know I am pretty sure I sprained my foot.  I was limping all through E3 and like a dummy I walked around on it. So day two was a late start (my nick name was gimpay)  but we headed off to the convention center for our first meeting.  Check out one of the displays in front of the convention center, this year truly had some creative outdoor displays and games.

Our first meeting was with Logitech and the first thing I tried was the Logitech® Wireless Guitar Controller and though I am not a Guitar Hero pro and never play the guitar I loved how this instrument played.  It seemed more authentic especially since the neck is real wood. It has a wireless range of up to 30 feet and virtually silent controls, NICE!

My most favorite thing I first tested out on day 2 is not yet released  from Logitech and I cannot give any information on it YET. What I can tell you is it MADE my E3 experience; I fell in love with it and didn’t want to leave after seeing this! I had a perma grin for hours and Radiris had to literally drag me out of the room!! Keep on reading my blog b/c I am hell bent on testing this out and telling you how AMAZING Logitech is! Love love love it! It may have resolved so many gaming issues I had in the past regarding my neighbors!

 HOWEVER I am able to discuss the Logitech G940 Flight System which is AMAZING! Here is the live DEMO from E3! One of my dearest friends flew in the war and also is a pilot now for a major airline so I have so much more interest in this! And yes she is a female pilot; did I just get cool points by association?

So the force feedback effects allow you to feel its movement as well as its reaction to wind shear, buffeting, turbulence, and g-forces. It controls multi-engine aircraft using the two 8-way hat switches or you can lock the levers when you need to operate your engines in sync. It also has true-to-life rudder control, which is needed when performing defensive maneuvers and crosswind landings, or piloting helicopters.The interactive buttons help control and illuminate red, green, amber, or off to indicate the status of critical aircraft systems—gear up, flaps down, and etc.

We also checked out at some Logitech mice.  One model was the V220 which is in a variety of limited-edition patterns and colors; priced at $29.99.

Next we went to City Interactive to test out some new games and my first one to demo was Chronicles Of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple on DS and I have to be frank this game on a plane is Perfect!  We next tested out Chronicles of Mystery: The Three of Life on the PC and Redneck Chicken Riot on Wii; both very cool interactive games.  The ghosts in Redneck Chicken Riot were funny and spooky all at once!

Next we went to the MTV booth again; being a child of the 80′s I honestly cannot get enough MTV! But one of the most thrilling of my E3 experience is PLAYING THE DRUMS FOR THE BEATLES ROCKBAND!! Check out the all chic Beatles Rockband youtube video, I am rockin the drums!  At home I have the standard 4 pod rockband drums but I was up for the challenge and even played on medium first time around. Self hug b/c I rocked it and it was cool to have all chicks the first time! This game is a perfect party game, I should know…I love to throw parties! Nina jammin on Rockband Beatles Drums!

I then ventured over to the PSP Rockband demo…not only do I now need to get rockband Beatles…now it’s a PSP! Michael told me I looked like a huge dork jamming under the PSP Demo pods b/c noone can hear what you are playing! I imagine this is what I will look like once I get this device and you see me on the streets nodding my head with maybe bust out a little dance move…movin’ here and there…who knows! I loved hearing my Rockband songs and being able to play portable was amazing. I want this toy! My birthday is coming up…any takers?! ANYONE?! Its the first of many big 29′s!  (I can’t believe I am admiting this to you all, I was told no women should reveil their age but I think 29 is a big deal or party…ok back to E3)

One thing that made me curious was Xfire.com. Myself being new to gaming besides PS3 the entire explosion of this really cool website/ software Xfire is astonishing. Basically its similiar to facebook’s social media but gaming ONLY instead and also you can create “clans (ie: communities)”. The site has 13.5 million members all over the country! WOW!  We met with the VP of Marketing who was ultra cool (plus uber cute) and he was completely in tune with his audience; he gave us the entire back story. Ideally this site is for those who do online interactive gaming. It has so many short cut tools to continue gaming without even leaving the game! Including and not limited to Chat rooms, voice recording, video broadcasting, web browsing and etc. Also this whole creating clans is a fantastic creation!! Kuddos to you guys! In fact us cutgeek girls will be creating a xfire clan for all you gamers to follow us super cute geeks…I feel like I just became cool even though I am a GEEK! In fact we may even do a demo on building our own little clan and xfire profile.

Overall I had a blast at E3!  I feel like I saw some of the coolest shazza (yeah I said it…shazza) on day 2 and cannot wait to test out some of these amazing products!

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Original band members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, came together today to kick off the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit with the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band.

See Presss Release Here!

Tomorrow will be a huge day for me as I will be testing out the New Beatles Rockband with my fellow cutegeeker Radiris!  I hope to video tape or have our unboss video tape us testing it out!  Follow my tweets and facebook as I embark on my first E3.

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Today Harmonix Music Systems, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts Inc. announced that replica Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars will be made available for The Beatles: Rockband. It will be available on XBox 360, Wii, and Playstation 3. This is awesome news and I am looking forward to checking this out at E3!  Now I just need to learn how to play guitar instead of drums.

Also today The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club also went live in the U.S. and Canada; which will give fans news and access to exclusive game elements till its launch on 09/09/09.  I suggest anyone to become a member of the club who is interested. 

See full MTV Press Release

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