The battle is truly on for your fall gaming dollar as Amazon has unleashed a killer deal for gamers.  While normally they offer a $5 or $10 credit for preordering titles through their site, this deal trumps them all. 

When you spend $80 on qualifying games, they are going to give you $40 in credit towards future game purchases.  The list of eligible video games is about 600 titles deep, and titles like Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Operation Flashpoint 2, and The Beatles: Rock Band are all on the list.  

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We normally don't cover track pack releases for music games on here, mostly because they come too frequently and in too small of chunks.  We're going to make an exception though for The Beatles, because, well they ARE The Beatles and because it's not your ordinary track pack.

The Abbey Road track pack, named from their album of the same name, not only has the rest of the tracks missing from The Beatles Rock Band - but also includes the 16 minute B-Side medley of "You Never Give Me Your Money," "Sun King,"  "Mean Mr. Mustard," "Polythene Pam," "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window," "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight" and "The End."

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We already knew that Halo 3: ODST has sold like gangbusters, and now we have further proof that the four player co-op title ruled the month of September by a long shot thanks to the latest NPD numbers.  While the game has sold over 2 million copies world-wide, in North America alone ODST sold 1.5 million copies

The other interesting tid bit of information was that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold Guitar Hero 5, with only the 360 version of GH5 barely cracking the top 10.  All told seven of the top ten in terms of software sales for September were games that supported co-op.  They say you want a revolution...

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This Thursday, October 15th, we'll be hosting an Xbox Live Co-Op Night featuring The Beatles: Rock Band.  So whether you need a John, Ringo, Paul or George - we've got you covered to make your band a little more complete and your harmonies a little more sweet.

If there was one thing holding Rock Band 2 back from being the perfect music game, it would have to be the lack of support for wireless microphones.  A patch has just been released that fixes this problem, allowing rockers to use the Lips microphones (also recently released seperately) in a fully wireless environment.  We're pleased with the addition of this feature, but curious as to why it took so long.  After all, wireless mic support was announced last year!

The patch also includes several other fixes, incorporating some of the tweaks from The Beatles Rock Band.  The change most relevant to gameplay is improved hammer-on and pull-offs for chords.  For those who download a lot of music (raises hand), you no longer have to wait for a song to download, and can just queue as many songs up as you like while you play.  There are a few other minor features as well.  Nice to see the support still going strong for a year old game!

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We're a little more than a week away from The Beatles: Rock Band - and so that means the advertising onlsaught shall begin.  As Activision and EA battle for your music game money this holiday season, you can be sure to see one of these almost every time you turn on the telli. 

This particular commercial is pretty interesting, being shot at the famous Abbey Road that The Beatles album of the same name made so famous.

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You'll recall that The Beatles: Rock Band will be released on 9/09/09, just about a month and a half from now.  As with most other music games, there are all sorts of bundles, including limited edition guitars, drums, etc.  When you multiply all of those bundles times three, one for each console, there's going to be a lot of Beatles product out there.

Adding to the boatload of Beatles stuff are remastered releases of all their albums, including the obligatory boxed sets (stereo and MONO versions? wow).  How is one supposed to keep track of it all?  And what if you want a Beatles T-shirt, board game, or other cool swag?

Lucky for you, Amazon has all your Beatles stuff in one place.  The recently launched Beatles Store is the place to go for all things Beatle.  The video game is featured prominently, and there are several screenshots for you to check out as well.  Remember, purchasing anything from Amazon supports Co-Optimus!

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