The Beatles: Rock Band Coming September … In the Rain

We’ve known for a few months now that the makers of Rock Band were planning a Beatles music game, but now it’s got a name, a price and an availability date. The Beatles: Rock Band is scheduled for a September 9 release, and the game alone will cost the usual $59 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii. Standalone guitars, including replicas of George and John’s classic axes, will cost $99. There’s also a “Limited Edition Premium Bundle,” which will cost $249.99. Even though I’m not a huge Beatles fan, I’m excited, unlike Charlie White at Dvice. He’s groaning because “it’s a sorry state of affairs when the only way to legally get digital files of Beatles tunes is in a silly pretend-musician pantomime/karaoke game.” Yeah, too bad a new generation will get into the greatest band of all time by playing along. Charlie, no one’s stopping you from buying one of those newfangled CDs and ripping the audio yourself. [via Dvice]