The Beatles: Rock Band Was the Peak of Rhythm Games
The existence of The Beatles: Rock Band is something of a sliding doors story in video games. Following the split between Harmonix and RedOctane, which resulted in Activision purchased RedOctane and the Guitar Hero IP, while MTV purchased Harmonix to develop a new music game, Dhani Harrison had a chance encounter with then MTV president Van Toffler in 2006.
Dhani, son of Beatle George Harrison, suggested that MTV’s new rhythm game feature multiple instruments, not realizing that exact concept was already in development leading up to the release of the first Rock Band game the following year. Harrison’s further conversations with Harmonix president Alex Rigopulos helped cement the idea, and after showing an early proof-of-concept using pre-existing Rock Band assets with the Beatles music, they were given the all clear to move ahead with development. With one of the most famous band names behind it, the game’s legacy in regard to other band-based rhythm game titles had a substantial leg up.
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