Rock Band creators Harmonix and publishing partner Tilting Point have finally announced the release of Beat Sports for the new Apple TV. Revealed on stage at Apple’s event in September, Beat Sports is a collection of music-infused mini-games inspired by sports like tennis, volleyball and golf. Designed exclusively for the new Apple TV, the game combines the joy of playing sports while staying on beat to the song.

Features:

• Four unique and whacky rhythm-based sports mini-games.
• Simple and intuitive motion and touch controls.
• Unlock new difficulty levels and compete for high scores.
• Customize your slugger’s outfit and bat as you unlock new sports equipment.
• Play Buddy Ball with up to four players using iPhone or iPod touch as extra controllers.

The game uses the brand-new Siri Remote to swing, volley and score to the beat of the music. Players can also download the free Beat Sports Remote App from the App Store to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into an extra controller, allowing up to four players to compete against each other. Additionally, Beat Sports features an original soundtrack composed by Harmonix and Masaya Matsuura, the creator of PaRappa the Rapper.

Harmonix, creators of the hit game Rock Band, and publishing partner Tilting Point have announced Beat Sports, an original game for the new Apple TV. Beat Sports is a collection of mini-games based on sports like tennis, volleyball, and golf with music mixed in. Because this game is designed exclusively for the new Apple TV, Beat Sports will be controlled using the brand new remote.

“We’re delighted to reveal Beat Sports today as the first game from our partnership with Harmonix,” said Dan Sherman, co-founder and president of Tilting Point. “Harmonix embodies the creative spirit and cutting-edge innovation of a truly great independent developer. It’s an honor to work with them to debut Beat Sports on Apple’s amazing new platform.”

Here’s a video of the announcement from the Apple conference (via DTOID on Youtube):

Like always, we’ll keep you updated when more information becomes available.

Late last month, we spotted that EA would be bringing a new installment to the Rock Band series for the iPhone and iPod Touch sometime later this year, well, now the wait is finally over folks. Earlier today, EA released Rockband Reloaded onto the App Store for $4.99 and features:

** ALL-NEW VERSION! ** ROCK & RELOAD WITH UP TO 29 FREE SONGS & VOCAL RECOGNITION! Rock the BIGGEST PLAYLIST of songs by legendary artists. Plus – FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER – let it all out on vocals. You’ve never rocked it like THIS on iPhone® & iPod® touch. Get the ultimate band experience on the App Store!

PLAY UP TO 29 FREE SONGS FROM REAL ROCK STARS
Immediately launch into EVERY TRACK available in Quick Play and World Tour modes. Also check out MORE FREE DOWNLOADS in the Music Store. Spanning 6 rock music genres, your FREE PLAYLIST includes:
• “Kryptonite” / 3 Doors Down
• “Your Decision” / Alice in Chains
• “So What’Cha Want” / Beastie Boys
• “White Wedding” / Billy Idol
• “Bodies” / Drowning Pool
• “Hungry Like the Wolf” / Duran Duran
• “Call Me When You’re Sober” / Evanescence
• “Peace Sells” / Megadeth
• “The Perfect Drug” / NIN
• “In Bloom” / Nirvana
• “Hella Good” / No Doubt
• “Heartbreaker” / Pat Benatar
• “Remedy” / Seether
• “Rockn’ Me” / Steve Miller Band
• “A-Punk” / Vampire Weekend

GET SOME VOCAL RECOGNITION – ONLY WITH ROCK BAND RELOADED!
Get the only full band experience with real vocals! Go beyond guitar, bass, drums, and tap vocals. Give voice to the rock star within you and add a “5TH WAY TO PLAY” for more gameplay depth than ever.

ENJOY MORE CROWD PLEASING FEATURES
You asked. We’ve delivered. Now go wide in LANDSCAPE MODE…Push it to the limit in the new EXPERT MODE…Rock 6 cities and 36 events in the revamped World Tour mode…and earn up to 50 awards and achievements. Made to maximize the RETINA DISPLAY, we didn’t overlook the eye candy, either!

KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE IN NEWS CENTER
Use your Facebook login to access News Center and check out the latest action. Find out when new songs launch. Follow your friends’ exploits and directly challenge their accomplishments – just touch and you go right to the same song, instrument, and difficulty level! Rock it, and then throw it back at them!

GET THE BAND TOGETHER ON LOCAL WIFI OR BLUETOOTH
Rock the house via local WiFi and Bluetooth. Play live on guitar, bass, drums, or vocals with up to 3 other bandmates!

As of now, there is no iPad specific version available, however, PocketFullOfApps will let you know if one is released. Rockband Reloaded costs $4.99 and weighs in at 153 MB.

Here’s a little known fact — apparently EA is planning on releasing, Rock Band Reloaded, a sequel to their popular iPhone and iPod Touch game, Rock Band, onto the App Store sometime in the future. The only details that we have is that it is going to be released “soon”. How soon? Who knows, you’re guess is as good as mine. However I speculate that it will be released sometime in December just in time for Christmas, or early next year, but who knows though. It will be interesting to see what EA will do this time around, but nonetheless, PocketFullOfApps will keep you updated as time progresses.

Later back we announced the release of EA’s famous game ‘Rock Band‘, which is similar to the actual game for the consoles (Wii, XBOX 360, PS3). Well, when EA’s ‘Rock Band‘ was first released, it was originally $9.99 USD. Now, EA has dropped the price of Rock Band to $6.99 this Halloween weekend only. Rock Band does have in-app purchases, which allows you to download additional songs for 99¢.