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    In addition to the release of the remastered Beatles catalog, The Fab Four also have their very own video game coming out this week. This is entirely precedented, as Metallica and Aerosmith both have similar titles out. Furthermore, 50 Cent released an action-shooter earlier this year called Blood in the Sand. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come. Are we going to see more video game vehicles for popular bands and musicians? We’ve consulted our oracle, and the answer is yes. Here are some titles you can look forward to:

    Hello. It's me.

    Hello. It's me.

    Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – In Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, the player takes control of singer/songwriter/producer legend Todd Rundgren. Navigating a post-apocalyptic urban wasteland, Rundgren does for the city what he did for XTC, Meat Loaf and The Psychedelic Furs, he makes it better. Conjuring his magic powers, Rundgren converts the chaotic sprawl into a Utopia, block by block.

    Noel quit before the fight was over.

    Noel quit before the fight was over.

    Street Fighter: Oasis - In this old-fashioned brawler, players pick from an Oasis-themed roster of fighters and duke it out to see who’s the true Champagne Supernova of the fighting ring. All of the significant rivals of Oasis members are featured here; George Harrison, Damon Albarn, the Stewardess that kicked Liam off an airplane, the dude that punched Noel onstage as well the Gallant Gallaghers themselves. Featuring lovingly rendered 8-bit versions of all your favorite Oasis songs.

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    Voulez-vous etc...

    Leisure Suit Serge Gainsbourg – A traditional point-and-click adventure starring the person who made being a sleazy-old-man cool (caveat, Ryan O’Neal made it uncool again). Guide Serge through swingers parties, orgies, hot-tub soirees and bikini volleyball tournaments in order to cultivate inspiration for his next classic album.

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    G-G-SPACE-A-L-L-I-N

    Learn To Type with GG Allin – Contrary to the adult nature of the previously listed title, this one’s for the kiddies. Hosted by a digital GG Allin, beginner typers are tutored and entertained in tandem. GG will offer words of encouragement as you type along to the lyrics of a generous selection of his songs.

    Buy the GTC: Special Edition and recieve a Limited Edition GTC Lapel Pin

    Buy the GTC: Special Edition and recieve a Limited Edition GTC Lapel Pin

    Grand Theft Consumer – Gamers can put their morality aside and indulge their darker impulses as a record company executive. The aim of the game? Making money. Over the course of this epic adventure, players will try to break bands that sound exactly like prior label successes, negotiate exclusivity deals with box stores, issue over-priced “special editions” to wring extra cash out of super-fans and cynically exploit the deaths of any artists on their roster, all for maximum profit.