The announcement was made by IGN on Wednesday revealing that the oft rumored handheld edition would be coming in quarter 3.
Vicarious Visions is developing the game and has elected to go with a more compact design, rather have a full on guitar attachment that could be rather awakward in travel situations.
More than 20 licensed songs have been confirmed including tracks from Nirvana, OK Go, and No Doubt. A single player campaign and local multiplayer mode have also been confirmed, but no word yet regarding online play, a specific release date, or pricing.
The pictures show a pretty brillant design, if I say so myself.
Activision's, Guitar Hero, is expanding there music catalog this June with addition of Aerosmith. Now rumors are flying that they might be in the works for a deal to secure the Beatles back catalog.
Martin N. Bandier of Sony/ATV – the company who owns the copyrights to the Beatles back catalogue – admitted that, "It's something we have talked about and would like to pursue."