Amazon.com has discounted The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Bundle for Playstation 3 to $139.99. That $60 off retail price and matches the best price ever available for limited edition bundle. The Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition Bundle includes The Beatles: Rock Band software, Sir Paul McCartney's exclusive Höfner bass guitar controller, The Beatles branded Rock Band drums, a microphone, microphone stand and additional special game content.
Musicians take on other media all the time. Madonna was in A League Of Their Own. Ice-T is in Law & Order. MC Hammer has an Instagram account. But surprisingly few have dedicated themselves to starring in video games.
"The rhythm action game is probably the best example of a genre which killed itself through market saturation. "
The Marb looks back on The Beatles: Rock Band and assess whether the rhythym action game did the legnedary band justice.
VGW's Brian Shea: "The notion of downloadable content is commonplace in today’s landscape of launch-day DLC and season passes, but prior to 2007, to have a legitimate, laid-out plan to support a console game post-launch was not a common occurrence. Harmonix, a company that was in the midst of a transition away from the most popular franchise in the industry at the time, Guitar Hero, had a vision for a brand new IP that would eventually revolutionize the concept of downloadable content."
