As if this week hadn’t already been awash in news and announcements, there’s this: Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, a project by Boston-based newcomers Seven45 that aims to narrow the distance between game and instrument.

Power Gig is a music-rhythm game that uses a specialized controller: an actual guitar. Or, well, close enough — it’s a specially designed guitar that can be plugged in and played like any other, only it also comes with integrated wireless controller capabilities, a color-coded neck, and a special mute that locks down the strings for playing the accompanying game (or, it seems, pretty much any other music game).

This all seems very early — the game and guitar are expected to release this fall — so the company isn’t showing off gameplay footage or revealing any songs in the setlist. Continue reading →