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MTV GAMES, HARMONIX AND EA ANNOUNCE THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND – TWO MICROPHONE PACK FOR PS3™

Unique Bundle Allows Fab Four Fans to Sing Along to 45 of The Beatles’ Greatest Hits

September 22, 2009 – Harmonix, MTV Games, and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced the The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™, combining The Beatles: Rock Band, the most critically-acclaimed music game of the year, with two SingStar microphones from Sony’s leading interactive singing experience franchise.
 
With an extraordinary catalogue of 45 tracks available, The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ will allow players to enjoy multi-part harmonies in a way never before experienced within a music game through an unprecedented, experiential progression of the music and artistry of The Beatles.
 
The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ will be available in Australia beginning 1 October 2009 for a suggested retail price of $119AUD.

Additional music from The Beatles’ epic catalogue will be made available for purchase and download through The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. Abbey Road will be released on October 20, 2009, followed by the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

The Beatles: Rock Band celebrates the music and artistry of the Fab Four allowing fans to sing along to 45 songs on-disc or pick up guitar, bass, or drums and experience the cross-section of hits and favourites by The Beatles through game play that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career.  
 
The Beatles: Rock Band is available for PlayStation®3, the Xbox 360®, and Wii™ and is compatible with all Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorised third party music video game peripherals and microphones.  
 
The Beatles: Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ is rated “PG” by the Classification Office Board. For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™, as well as art and video assets, please visit http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press.

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For more information please contact:
Mark Roberts / Lisa Knox
DEC for EA Play
02 8014 5037 / 02 8014 5036
mark@deccommunications.com.au
/ lisa@deccommunications.com.au

“PS3” (“Playstation 3”), “PlayStation” and “SingStar” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.
Guitar Hero is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

About Electronic Arts  
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com

MTV GAMES, HARMONIX AND EA ANNOUNCE
THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND – TWO MICROPHONE PACK FOR PS3™

 

Unique Bundle Allows Fab Four Fans to Sing Along to 45 of The Beatles’ Greatest Hits


September 22, 2009 – Harmonix, MTV Games, and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced the The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™, combining The Beatles: Rock Band, the most critically-acclaimed music game of the year, with two SingStar microphones from Sony’s leading interactive singing experience franchise.
 
With an extraordinary catalogue of 45 tracks available, The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ will allow players to enjoy multi-part harmonies in a way never before experienced within a music game through an unprecedented, experiential progression of the music and artistry of The Beatles.
 
The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ will be available in Australia beginning 1 October 2009 for a suggested retail price of $119AUD.

Additional music from The Beatles’ epic catalogue will be made available for purchase and download through The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store. Abbey Road will be released on October 20, 2009, followed by the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

The Beatles: Rock Band celebrates the music and artistry of the Fab Four allowing fans to sing along to 45 songs on-disc or pick up guitar, bass, or drums and experience the cross-section of hits and favourites by The Beatles through game play that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career.  
 
The Beatles: Rock Band is available for PlayStation®3, the Xbox 360®, and Wii™ and is compatible with all Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorised third party music video game peripherals and microphones.  
 
The Beatles: Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™ is rated “PG” by the Classification Office Board. For more information on The Beatles: Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3™, as well as art and video assets, please visit http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/press.

# ENDS

For more information please contact:
Mark Roberts / Lisa Knox
DEC for EA Play
02 8014 5037 / 02 8014 5036
mark@deccommunications.com.au
/ lisa@deccommunications.com.au

“PS3” (“Playstation 3”), “PlayStation” and “SingStar” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.
Guitar Hero is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

About Electronic Arts  
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com