Apple Corps Ltd. and MTV announced this morning that, along with Rock Band creators Harmonix, they'll create a new interactive video game built around the Beatles' music. In the Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero battle, that counts as a huge victory for MTV and Rock Band. But contrary to reports, the new Beatles game, which is still in development and will be in stores for the Christmas 2009 shopping season, will not fall under the Rock Band umbrella, but be "a new full blown custom game" that will offer "an experiential journey through the band's career," according to Jeff Jones, CEO of Apple Corps. Soon, it seems, you too with be able to play "She Loves You" on the Ed Sullivan show, visit the Maharishi and be interviewed by Larry Kane.
The Beatles have been the great white whale of the digital music age, and the Liverpudlians' music is still not available on online services such as iTunes. There's no new news, however, as to when the digital distribution of the band's music might be made a reality. "We're still working out the details," Jones said, in a teleconference. "We have no announcement to make, no dates or any other information."
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