It reads like so many rhythm/music game releases in the past — the ubiquitous track listleak. The Beatles: Rock Band is still a few months off from its September 9 release date but Ripten has gotten its hands on a leaked list of the possible tracks from the game (found after the break).
The list does include the three tracks we checked out in our hands-on with the game at E3, though it also looks an awful lot like a list of Beatles singles across their career. Ripten notes that the ten tracks found in the glorious opening to the game are all included in its leaked list — and it is approximately the same amount of tracks we know the game will be shipping with — though we’ve yet to receive any official confirmation or denial from MTV Games, Harmonix, or EA.
Update: A Harmonix spokesperson has confirmed to us that this leaked list of songs is definitely not the track list for The Beatles: Rock Band, saying, “The rumored ‘leaked’ list is not the disc track listing for The Beatles: Rock Band. We’ll be announcing more tracks throughout the summer. Stay tuned to thebeatlesrockband.com for the most up to date information about disc songs and downloadable content!”
The latest issue of Nintendo Power is reporting that Capcom’s other crossover fighter, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, is coming Stateside. According to scans of the issue (via NeoGAF), Nintendo Power claims the fighter — which Capcom has said (on numerous occasions) it was attempting to bring to North America — is headed to American shores.
For the uninformed, Tatsunoko vs Capcom is a fighting game for the Nintendo Wii — currently available only in Japan — that pits characters from Capcom’s vast library versus characters from the Japanese animation studio, Tatsunoko Production. Joystiq has contacted Capcom for a comment.
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If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: Sneaking cameras into concerts is illegal, folks. And so it’s with sheer bravado that we’ve posted the Paul McCartney performance from two days ago at Coachella in California, playing “Got to Get You Into My Life” above. You’ll understand though — we had to — as you’ll see on the Beatles-sized screen behind Mr. McCartney some awfully interesting Rock Band-esque characters backing him up.
Though we can’t confirm anything, and there certainly aren’t any streaming note charts in sight, we’re going all the way out on a limb here and guessing the footage may be our first glimpse at The Beatles: Rock Band (again, sans gameplay). We’ve asked publisher MTV Games for confirmation and will update this post when we hear back.
Update: Thanks to commenter Comtar for pointing out official confirmation of The Beatles: Rock Band video during Mr. McCartney’s set at Coachella, via McCartney’s website: “It was a night of firsts and was the unexpected, unannounced world premiere of the images from the coming Beatle Rock Band game which played on vast screens throughout “Got To Get You Into My Life.” Looks like it wasn’t a rumor after all!
A GoNintendo reader by the name of Maxemillian_X recently snapped a picture of an upcoming release list from an Amsterdam-based gaming retailer which reveals two interesting pieces of Wii news. The first (and somewhat more reasonable) item is a supposed July 10 release date for the Wii Sports Resortand Wii MotionPlus bundle, as well as the standalone MotionPlus peripheral.
The second eye catching release date on the list is for Wii Fit Plus, which is apparently due out November 19, giving us plenty of time to find out what the hell it is. Given the pictured release list’s dubious origins (we don’t know what store it came from), we’re taking it with a healthy dose of trepidation. Still, a summer release for Wii Sports Resort and a follow up to Nintendo’s exergaming cash cow don’t seem beyond the realm of possibilities.
According to the latest issue of Japanese mag Famitsu, the Wii’s Resident Evil fans indeed have something to be “very happy” about. Well, at least if they’re keen on another round of super-speed Resident Evil nostalgia, likely presented in the form of another first-person point-and-shooter. Though Capcom USA has yet to officially announce the game nor any specific details, Biohazard: The Darkside Chronicles looks to feature Resident Evil 2’s protagonist pair, Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Oh, and zombies. Lots of ‘em.
We’ll update with more information as soon as we can.
The rumor mill has been spinning off its axis since Capcom project manager Matt Dahlgren told us that Wii-owning Resident Evil fans will be “very happy, very soon,” inciting feverish speculation on what project will instill said happiness. Game Focus’ recent interview with Dahlgren might put said speculation to rest — according to him, fans of Resident Evil Code: Veronica should pay close attention on March 12 for “news you should be very pleased with.”
The date that the pleasing announcement will apparently be made coincides with Capcom’s San Francisco launch event for Resident Evil 5,a perfect opportunity for the unveiling of a new project — but is an updated Wii version of Veronica the project everyone was hoping for? To tell the truth, we were holding out hope for a Resident Evil: Survivorremake. Oh, well.
Capcom hasn't announced anything official, so take this news with a grain of salt, but Spencer Yip over at Siliconera pointed out some highly suspicious activity on the part of online retailers. Evidently, Amazon and EBgames both list Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law with a January release date, while Gamefly has the game's date listed as "TBD." Hmmmmmm.
This is disappointing, considering that the game is supposed to come out in mid-November. If they need more time to tweak the controls for the newly added Wii version, though, we'll gladly (grumble, grumble) deal with it. We definitely want everything perfect for this tasty point-and-click treat.
We'll keep you updated on the status of this game, but we recommend being prepared for the worst. Of course, if this turns out to be true, at least we have another Capcom lawyer game to keep us busy in the meantime.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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