“Revolution” is one of 45 songs on “The Beatles: Rock Band” game hitting stores today.  Many in the gaming industry are hoping the Beatles will revolutionize how video games are played!  Creators hope game-loving teens and Beatles-loving parents will strum along to the Fab Four songs together.

Getting parents to pick up the game is key, since the biggest gamers — teenage boys — might not know much about the biggest band of the British Invasion.  Remember American Idol contestant David Archuleta during Lenon-McCartney week last year?  The then-17 year old failed to wow the judges with his rendition of “We Can Work it Out.”  He explained that he wasn’t too familiar with the Beatles, but did know the Stevie Wonder version of the song!  Of course, shows like American Idol are introducing Beatles song to a new generation of potential fans … which game distributor Electronic Arts is probably very happy about.

The Fab Four tell us “All You Need is Love.” But to play this game, you also need a console, microphone, a plastic guitar and drum set!   The console can sell for up to $300 dollars — it’s another $250 for a package with the game and instruments.  If fans actually shell out for all that, it could mean a boost to the video game industry.  Total sales for hardware and software are down about 30% from last year.

We want to hear from you.  Click “comments” below and tell us:

• Are you a Beatles fan?
• Do you play many video games?
• Will you pick up this game?
• And, if you don’t mind … are you closer in age to Paul McCartney or David Archuleta?