Power Gig: Rise of the SixString Guitar Shot 1

The special guitar that is being developed for Power Gig: ROTSS is a fully functioning real electric guitar produced by First Act (company known for making beginner-level musical instruments). It is 2/3 the size of a normal electric and uses a special string dampener that will hold the strings in place to prevent them from actually ringing out during gameplay. The dampener can be removed and the guitar will function like a normal electric guitar when plugged into an amplifier.

In-game, the guitar will have two modes. On the neck of the guitar are colored frets similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. In the normal mode, colored frets will appear onscreen and you have to play that fret on any string. In advanced mode, the colored frets will also include a number telling you which string you have to play. It isn't nearly as advanced as Rock Band 3's Pro Guitar mode, but it is certainly a step up from typical plastic instrument music games.

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Current-Gens Lack The Power For Beyond Good & Evil 2 News

When Michel Ancel said at E3 last week that Beyond Good & Evil 2 may not see a release until next-generation consoles arrive, we'd assumed it was because development of the game was coming along slowly when, in fact, it might just be because current machines just aren't powerful enough.
"I think we are still thinking about what we have to cut to fit on today's consoles, what we can improve. We really want to make the game perfect and as good as possible without cutting things. There is special gameplay that we really want to keep but it needs a certain power," said Ancel, who created the original Beyond Good & Evil in 2003.
Speaking about the development process on BG&E2 to Eurogamer, Ancel continued, "After working on Rabbids, I then jumped into Beyond Good & Evil 2 for a long time. The development is advanced but we need more time to go further because with the hardware and the engine we have to improve it."
With recent reports indicating that Nintendo's Wii U may offer a leg-up on the PS3/Xbox 360's hardware, perhaps it's a platform Ubisoft will consider for BG&E2...
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