Time to take that walk in the historic Abbey Road as MTV Games, Harmonix and Apple Corps, Ltd. announced today the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first of the Beatles' album to be released as downloadable content. The DLC will be landing in The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii)Music Store on October 20 for the Xbox 360 and Wii, and October 22 for the PS3.

The Gorillaz will be headlining next week's Rock Band update with three songs being made available as DLC for the game's PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. The Wii version is also getting its own update in the form of eleven tracks taken from the Rock Band back catalog, while Rock Band Unplugged will play host to a pair of new Iron Maiden songs.

The online retailer has just opened up a new gimmick, selling online game codes for the Xbox Live. You might be going, "Huh? Why bother?" But on closer inspection, this might not be a bad idea after all. Details after the link.

Tattoo-clad drumming icon Travis Barker is alive and kicking, and he's kicking a few songs into Guitar Hero World Tour (360, PS3, Wii) for January. He'll be joined by Oasis, Hinder, Rev Theory, and Nickelback. Didn't Chad Kroeger (of Nickelback) tell us to put Guitar Hero away? Anyway, check out the songs in the full article.

New DLC now available for Smackdown vs. Raw 2009  (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS) on Xbox Live. As if over 60 characters on your roster isn't enough, you're gonna get three more, plus an alternate attire for one of them. Find out what's in store in the full article.

It's DLC time for Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii) for the week of 12/17. Next week's pack is all about country, so you can add a different flavor to your track list if you want to. That's a big IF. Check out the songs in the full article.

You're sure to get a jolly, rockin' good time this Christmas with this awesome downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) this month. Classic gods of rock has indeed come down to join us mere mortals, such as The Eagles, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana, and a pinch of Reggae is added to for taste.

Thanks to rookmasterwiz for the tip!

Jimi Hendrix and The Raconteurs will be appearing in Guitar Hero: World Tour (Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii). They will be bringing three songs each and Jimi's gonna be a playable character. All I can say is: it's about time.

Tired of sifting through rumors concerning the release date of the European version of Rock Band? Worry not, gamers. MTV Games, Harmonix and EA have announced the official release date for it. Care to find out when it is? Then turn to the full article after the jump to find out!

One edge of the Xbox Live Arcade over Nintendo's Virtual Console system is the fact that XBLA allows prospective buyers to demo the game before spending precious Microsoft points on them. Nintendo doesn't have that policy, but tries to ease the burden a little by letting their crowd see videos of games they have ready for download.

 

While it isn't as good as having the privilege of sampling a classic title before purchasing it, this is a lot better than throwing your Nintendo currency to get a game that you have no idea of what it looks like and how it plays. Younger gamers who didn't run through the NES and SNES days can see what early The Legend of Zelda titles looked like and decide later on whether they want to travel back in time or stay with their generation.

Each game video will last for about 25 seconds which is enough for most people to get a feel of what they may get into. Nintendo has just put up a site dedicated to this service and you can see it if you follow the read URL.