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10-03-2010
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New Music Game 'Power Gig' Uses Real Guitar
Shacknews | Due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the fall, the game uses a specialized six-string controller across its two main modes. The first mode is said to be ...
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Seven45 Studios, a “music industry-born publisher and developer”, has announced Power Gig: Rise of the SixString for PS3 and Xbox 360 today. The game will use a new guitar controller issued by music instrument giant First Act; this controller will have strings rather than buttons, and what’s more, they’ll work as regular guitars when you’re not playing the game.
“Power Gig: Rise of the SixString is meant to be the answer for all of those gamers who have wanted to take their band game experience to the next level; we’re confident that players will agree that the transition from the existing games is both seamless and exhilarating,” said Seven45 Studios Chairman and CEO, Bernard Chiu.... Open »
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Announced Tuesday at the start of the Game Developers Conference, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString is a novel approach to the well-trod music game genre.
Instead of using plastic simulations of guitars that are essentially just dressed-up plastic game controllers, the game uses fully functional six-string guitars that control the game, but can also be played in real life.
As one might imagine, the game is being developed by a company connected with the guitar business.... Open »
" 'Power Gig: Rise of the SixString' is meant to be the answer for all of those gamers who have wanted to take their band game experience to the next level; we're confident that players will agree that the transition from the existing games is both seamless and exhilarating," Seven45 Studios CEO Bernard Chiu said in the release.
The game is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the fall. A preview is being shown today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.... Open »
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