A news story at GameSpot highlights a staggering business detail in a recent L.A. Times article about The Beatles: Rock Band. The royalties arrangement “guarantees the rights-holders at least $10 million,” says the article. “However, if the heavily hyped title sells well, those payments could increase to a whopping $40 million.”

Check out the whole article for some astute analysis as to why the price tag is so enormous.

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