A decade and a half after releasing its previous album, Guns n’ Roses plans to put out a new song in September — via the video game, Rock Band 2. MTV expects to announce on Monday that the sequel to its popular Rock Band game will include Shackler’s Revenge, a track from the Guns n’ Roses album that has been in the works for more than a decade.

The band’s plan to reintroduce its music to the public in a video game underscores how important to the music business games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero have become. Rock Band 2 will also include songs from marquee acts like Rush and might also feature music by Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan, according to a track listing leaked online. Activision recently released a version of Guitar Hero dedicated to Aerosmith, and a game based on Metallica is due next year.

Source: The New York Times