August 13, 2009
The Rock Band Network is so potentially consequential that Harmonix went to great lengths to keep its development secret, including giving it the unofficial in-house code name Rock Band: Nickelback, on the theory that the name of the quintessentially generic modern rock group would be enough to deflect all curiosity.

While My Guitar Gently Beeps - The Beatles - Rock Band - NYTimes.com

LOL

Also, this is a pretty good article about the making of The Beatles: Rock Band in the New York Times.

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