Next from Harmonix: Chroma

There has been rumours flying around that Harmonix , creators of {Guitar Hero} and {Rock Band}, have been working on something very different recently and it turns out it's a multiplayer shooter for PC. Naturally it's musically driven. An alpha sign-up page has been launched along with the first screens and a trailer.

"{Chroma} has been a dream project of mine for some time," said Harmonix co-founder and CEO Alex Rigopulos. "Watching the teams at Harmonix and Hidden Path begin to bring this vision to life has been tremendously exciting. We're also thrilled to release an alpha version of this game and to evolve it in collaboration with our players. We can't wait to hear what people think of this new approach to both first-person shooters and music games."

"Truly new experiences in video games are very rare," says Mark Terrano, Chief Creative Officer/Founder of Hidden Path Entertainment. "At Hidden Path Entertainment we were delighted to help Harmonix realize their dream of a musical shooter, and are looking forward to the next step - seeing it continue to evolve with the energy, input and creativity from the game community!"

The game is free-to-play, but not "pay-to-win" or as Harmonix put it "Free to jump in and play with deep customization, but smartly designed to preserve a fun and fair experience for all players".

If you want to sign up for the alpha follow this link.