Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Introduce 'The Beatles: Rock Band' at E3

The Beatles: Rock Band was introduced at E3 in Los Angeles today according to CBC Canada's Web site in what is expected to be an extremely well-received video game release.

The Beatles: Rock Band allows gamers to play more than 45 tracks from the uber-popular quartet and E3 was the place to be to hear all about the new game in LA.

The Beatles: Rock Band Release Hype

The game is expected to be one of the biggest music game releases of all-time because of the immense popularity of the band. Expectations are already high for the game, which should combine the quirky fun and cartoony style of Rock Band's graphics along with the psychadelic Beatles themes featured in many of their songs such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" among light-hearted and upbeat tunes.

It might even look something like those Vegas Cirque du Soleil-type shows if the early screen shots are any indication.

The Beatles: Rock Band at E3: Popularity and Expectations

It goes without saying that The Beatles: Rock Band will be a big hit on the video game consoles XBox 360 and Playstation 3.

But will it be an expectations-shattering debut that sucks in Beatles fans across the globe and gets them to try something they may not have tried otherwise, thats something being the interactive music game genre?

Most likely, it will come close to doing just that in many circles. Beatles fans are quite maniacal about their favorite band and many of them are not above buying things like toys, figurines, t-shirts, and other similar merchandise as well as every single CD or vinyl release they can get their hands on.

Getting a copy of this momentus occasion in music video game history by purchasing The Beatles: Rock Band will be important to the hardcore Beatles collectors. Also, because the Beatles' music is so catchy and enduring and spans generations in terms of its popularity, parents who see their kids playing might not be able to fight the urge to join in and sing along, and they will in turn tell their friends about the game, assuming it's a good one, of course.

My father for instance is a big-time Beatles fan who owns most of their records on vinyl, and while he doesn't like Rock Band all that much, he will always stop in and watch me play or sing a song that he likes on the game, such as "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath or "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The music game industry has been cranking out tons of Rock Band and Guitar Hero concept games for the past year or so trying to milk the cash cow for all its worth, especially since there doesn't seem to be much innovation in the genre at this point.

But the beautiful thing in the eyes of Rock Band and Guitar Hero developers in terms of the games' potential longevity is the fact that the games are content-driven and there will also be music fans dying to play their favorite bands' music on the video game with their ominpresent plastic guitars.

The Beatles: Rock Band is easily the biggest single-band release in Rock Band and/or Guitar Hero history, trumping the Guitar Hero: Metallica game as well as similar AC/DC and Aerosmith games.

Expect The Beatles: Rock Band to blast off from this point, following its E3 unveiling in Los Angeles, and hype to build among the music community until its release. The band is simply too popular and universal to not be a big seller in the Rock Band universe.