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In addition to featuring the Fab Four in the game, the other big new feature of "The Beatles: Rock Band" is the ability to have a real-world band sing with the legendary group in three-part harmony. Players can also buy true Beatles-like replica instrument peripherals.

For those who listen closely while playing, the tracks includes some never-before-heard impromptu chatter from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

"When we were going back through all the archives to get the multi-track masters, we found all this amazing studio chatter of the guys tuning their instruments or just talking back and forth," says Josh Randall of Harmonix. "So when you're actually playing in Abbey Road Studio Two, you'll hear the guys getting ready to play that actual song."

Though it may be impossible to beat the Beatles' reputation, the chief rival of "Rock Band," "Guitar Hero," has teamed up with possibly the most legendary electric guitar-driven group in "Guitar Hero: Van Halen."

"It comes with 48 songs and the best part I think is you get to play the band as they were in 1978," says Scott Bandy of Activision. "Of course, with Wolfgang we took some liberties, but long hair, jump suits - the whole thing."

"Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" aside, 2009 may be remembered as the year that ushered in an entirely new method of turning us all into sort of "fake" musicians. The makers of "Guitar Hero" have now unveiled "DJ Hero."

"It's all about taking two tracks, mixing them together, throwing some sample streams over the top," says Jamie Jackson of Freestyle Games. "Gameplay is very similar to 'Guitar Hero,' only thing is we only have three streams coming down. You've got a hold and a scratch on the turntable."

A friend can even join in and lay down a track with a "Guitar Hero" guitar. "DJ Hero" also has a Jay-Z and Eminem version in the works.

Another title in the space, "Scratch," touts itself as offering a more creative virtual-DJing experience.

"While all those guys are over here doing 'Simon Says' gameplay and saying, 'Hey, make it sound like it does on the radio,' we give the player the ability to interact with the music in a much more meaningful way," says Michael Rubinelli of Genius Products. "Add their own beats, scratch, add their own voice samples, scratch their voice samples if they want to."

Scoring points aside, both games also tout themselves as an easy way to DJ one's own parties.