Posted by Miles on Sunday, 28 September, 2008 @ 12:34 pm

Fun, feminine with a rock’n'roll twist

Performance Designed Products hopes female gamers will say about the design of a signature line of Aly & AJ video-game guitar controllers.

Last week, the Los Angeles-based company released images of two guitars that it has been developing for the past six months with the pop teen stars. The girls unveiled the guitars at a recent North Hollywood photo shoot, which became an “E! News” video byte.

PDP said Aly’s guitar features a heart-and-crossbones print in pink and brown — a “rocker chick” style. The AJ controller is in the shape of the Aly & AJ heart logo with a bright pink and purple zebra print scheme.

The $70 guitar controllers were developed to be compatible with Activision’s “Guitar Hero,” but they’re also compatible with MTV’s “Rock Band,” on Wii and PS2 consoles. The company’s goal was to develop one appealing to ages 8-12 and the other for teens and older.

The consoles are expected to reach stores in mid-October.

~Miles