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Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

Dear Paul,

"I'm looking through you, you're not the same." Really, you're not. You're on my TV screen, dancing around with John, George and Ringo, as I'm fumbling, trying to strum your guitar.

When you agreed to the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band," I thought What Would John Do? Would he appreciate the 10-year-olds who know nothing about music, just trying to win some silly competition against friends? Continue reading Paul's letter on the jump.

Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

Check out the extended trailer for "The Beatles: Rock Band." It drops 9/9/09 and follows the group through each era of it's career. We're excited. Are you? Have you pre-ordered the game? Are you planning to camp out? Share your excitement on The Exchange.

In other Beatles news: Disney's thinking about remaking "Yellow Submarine," the 1968 cartoon based on The Beatles song.

Is Paul McCartney thinking about teaming up with Brooklyn duo MGMT? Maybe the former Beatle wants that "Electric Feel."

I like MGMT. But what have they done recently besides make this disturbing video?

Sir Paul's still tearing it up. He performs July 17 and 18 at Citi Field (home of the New York Mets). Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. June 15. Click here for tickets. Get presale tickets here. "The Beatles: Rock Band" drops Sept. 9. Pre order it here.

You still can't find Beatles music on iTunes, but don't fret: the music will soon be all over the video game world.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison) talked Monday about the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band." Well, Ono and Harrison didn't really talk. They were there for moral support (and perhaps to get paid?).

We've known about the game's release (set for 9-9-09) since March (read ace FlipSide reporter Erin McCracken's blog entry here). But a few more details were released at Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo in southern California. Keep reading for the details.

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson died last week. The games other co-creator Gary Gygax died last year. The two created the game in the 1970s.

YDR reporter Tom Joyce checked in with local players about the game.

I must admit, I don't really get the concept of role playing games, strategy games and any game that takes more than an hour to play. Isn't a game supposed to be quick, easy and fun? Maybe I'm just being closed minded, maybe I have the attention span of a fruit fly or maybe I'd rather role the dice in the real world.

A digitally remastered version of the Beatles catalog drops Sept. 9 -- the same day as "The Beatles: Rock Band" hits shelves.

The set will include a dozen CDs and tons of extras including original album art, new liner notes, documentaries, etc. It's sure to inspire Beatlemania Part II.

Remaining members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr recently reunited for a benefit show and started rumors that they're going into the studio together. Check out the video.