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Gamers get chance to be real guitar hero (The New Zealand Herald)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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NEW YORK – An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.Power Gig: Rise of the SixString is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45…

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Moog Music Presents Garaj Mahal’s "Discovery", Showcasing the Moog Guitar (All About Jazz)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

DISCOVERY: Garaj Mahal and Fareed Haque Present The Moog Guitar When top musicians play innovative instruments, magic happens ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March, 2010) – Take the guitar considered by many to be the most innovative instrument of the decade; put it in the hands of a musical visionary and you’re sure to embark on a voyage of discovery. Moog Music did just that and the soundtrack to this …

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (Detroit News)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

New York — An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.

‘Guitar Hero’ Picks TBWACD (AdWeek)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Activision Blizzard is shifting U.S. creative duties on its Guitar Hero franchise to TBWA\Chiat\Day from Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the client has confirmed.

Guitar star Isbin teams with violinist O’Connor (Albany Times Union)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Perhaps there’s something about the humble guitar that brings people together. Take the case of Sharon Isbin.

Brewer High School eyes rock ‘n’ roll guitar course (Bangor Daily News)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

BREWER, Maine — There are a number of budding guitar heroes in the city, and school officials want to tap into their talents and will soon offer an after-school rock ‘n’ roll guitar …

New Guitar Game Features Real Guitar (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A new twist to the popular music game genre will bring players one step closer to the rock icons they seek to emulate — Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring features a guitar controller with real strings (instead of buttons).

Power Gig: it’s a rhythm game… with a real guitar (Ars Technica)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

There is a point when playing rhythm games such as Rock Band or Guitar Hero where you hit a kind of wall; there is only so much to learn hitting buttons as notes flow down the screen. Power Gig: Rise of the Six String —in addition to having a terrible title—wants to break that wall by teaching you actual guitar skills if you choose to move past what the tradition rhythm game has offered. The …

New Music Game Uses Real Guitar Instead of Colored Buttons (Digital Trends)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, will let users plug in their real guitar to compete with each other.

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings (Boston Herald)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

NEW YORK – A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons…