NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Tags > beatles

Stories about: beatles


The Beatles Rock Band DLC Might Come to an End

Everything that involves the Beatles is unique as if it acts in a world of itself. The DLC packs for The Beatles Rock Band are no exception and it seems that the work that needs to be done to create one is far greater than that required for any other updates. Harmonix will continue to provide downloadable content for...

12 October 2009
04:34 GMT

Rock Band DLC, New Songs, More Fun

There's a new DLC coming to Rock Band next week and it brings even more songs. The pack includes three tracks from both The Raconteurs and Electric Six. The latter's famous “Gay Bar” is included, so prepare to drop your prejudice and jam along on this totally addictive song. Among other artists ...

5 October 2009
05:55 GMT

When It Comes to Charity, All You Need Is Love

In spite all the violence people complain the media is conveying into the mind of the young, it seems the fuzzy “Hello Kitty” feeling is still well rooted in people's soul. The “All You Need is Love” DLC for Harmonix's Beatles Rock Band has become the fastest selling DLC in the Rock...

21 September 2009
04:22 GMT

The Beatles Game Will Track the Band's Different Periods

Music games are becoming more and more popular these days thanks to their high value of entertainment and the fact that you can play them with your friends of families. This has resulted in a lot of profit for companies that create such titles, especially Harmonix, which is keen on tackling new subjects. A few month...

16 February 2009
02:46 GMT

No Rock Band 3 in 2009 Says Harmonix

Alex Rigopulous, one of the co founders of Harmonix and its Chief Executive Officer, has emphatically declared that Rock Band, the multi million dollar selling franchise created in collaboration with MTV Games, would not be getting a new entry in 2009.The developer made the remarks as part of a speech that he deliver...

8 January 2009
04:39 GMT

Here's Why The Beatles Didn't Choose Guitar Hero

The music-games genre is one of the most rapidly expanding on the market nowadays. It has already surpassed the sports genre, and is becoming more and more popular, with titles such as Wii Music or SingStar emerging on the market.However, the true innovative games in this genre were Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These t...

4 November 2008
08:01 GMT

Harmonix Talks About the Beatles Game

Lately, the Internet has been filled with rumors that Harmonix, the developer of the extremely popular Rock Band series of games, would develop, in partnership with Apple, a game based on songs from the cult band, the Beatles.We reported on these rumors, which turned out to be true, after Harmonix released an officia...

3 November 2008
05:45 GMT

Ultimate Collector's Beatles iPod Set Up for Grabs

Bloomingdale's is featuring an exclusive offer on a Limited Edition Ultimate Collector's Box: Beatles iPod Set. The box includes a numbered 120G iPod in classic black, etched with the Beatles' logo on the front and Abbey Road on the back, and over a dozen original Beatles CDs including two masters and ...

22 October 2008
06:37 GMT

Will the Beatles Choose Guitar Hero or Rock Band?

Could The Beatles decide the competition between Rock Band, coming from MTV Games and Harmonix, plus Guitar Hero, coming from Activision? There's an interesting report from the Financial Times that suggests this might be the case.Representatives of the surviving members of the band are even now talking with both...

26 June 2008
19:06 GMT

Rock Band Comes to Europe With New Songs

For now only the North Americans living in their land of honey and milk are fortunate enough to play Rock Band, drumming on plastic drums and riffing on fake guitars. The music loving nations of Europe (we have Mozart and Chopin, Americans!) have to do with playing Guitar Hero for the third time and collecting block...

18 March 2008
09:40 GMT

Beatles on iTunes Dismissed by Apple

Rumors of the Beatles appearing on iTunes have been circulating for a few years now. Both Steve Jobs and Paul McCartney had 2008 in mind for the iTunes release. Despite all this, Steve's guys have recently dismissed rumors that iTunes users will be able to download the entire Beatles' back catalog, followin...

11 March 2008
03:37 GMT

Entire Beatles' Back Catalog via iTunes. McCartney Cashes in

UPI is reporting that Paul McCartney has recently signed a $400 million deal with Apple for the distribution of the the Beatles' back catalog via iTunes. The deal doesn't just acquit the former Beatles legend, but former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (drummer) and the families of late Beatles stars George Har...

10 March 2008
07:16 GMT

Scientists to Broadcast the First Space Ad

And as if we weren't all full of advertisements, someone had the bright idea to broadcast one into space. The campaign was initiated by the University of Leicester and is called Doritos 'You Make It, We Play It', which basically means that some lads in the United Kingdom will have the opportunity to cr...

10 March 2008
04:48 GMT

iPod Touch Bears John Lennon's Face

This is the third time Apple has updated the packaging for its iPod touch lineup, following iPod touch box models featuring Corinne Bailey Rae and, later on, Macy Gray. This time around, The Beatles' John Lennon is featured on the package, which shows that the song Imagine is playing, as part of artwork from Len...

18 February 2008
05:06 GMT

Beatles Online

The Beatles is surely one of the most popular rock groups in the entire world with millions of fans all around the planet. As expected, many of the fans are also Internet users, a matter which obviously creates the need of digital content concerning their favorite music genre. The only problem was that the parties wh...

19 November 2007
15:06 GMT

The Fab Four VST without Any Actual Fab or Four

I am not so much into the Beatles' music and sometimes I grow rather angry with them and all they stand for, just because of the "semi-divine aura", which seems to surround them. Take this fact, for example: how do Apple Corps. drag their feet when it comes to the digital format for their albums; Elton John has ...

14 April 2007
05:51 GMT

Is Beatles Going MP3? EMI and Beatles Settle Court Disagreement for $59M

The dispute between EMI and Apple Corps. (Beatles society owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison) has finally come to an end. A $59 million end, to be more precise. After an audit on EMI, which has somehow revealed that they were not fulfilling exactly all terms of the...

12 April 2007
11:13 GMT


Windows tabGames tabDrivers tabMac tabLinux tabScripts tabMobile tabHandheld tabGadgets tabNews tab

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM