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Opinion: The most controversial Rocksmith moments

June 4, 2020December 30, 2022 Elliott

Hello Rocksmith fans! Over the years of Rocksmith, there have been some questionable moments when it comes to content offered, here’s a few of the instances that stick out. Song 2’s lyrics One of the first things people noticed with Rocksmith (2011) was the lyrical discrepancy between what Ubisoft SF used for the lyrics on Blur’s Song 2, and what Lego Rock Band had.…

Phase Three: Shane Gann returns to Ubisoft SF

May 19, 2020December 30, 2022 Elliott

Hello Rocksmith fans, One of the biggest impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic is it’s decimation of the live music/event industry. So it probably comes as no surprise that @HailTheShane who left to do @HailTheSun and @suffererband full time (August 2018) tweeted yesterday that he is returning to @Ubisoft.…

Opinion: Will the new Rocksmith be revealed in July?

May 11, 2020December 29, 2022 Elliott

Hello fans of Rocksmith! Hope everyone is well and still striving to master the 1565 songs available for Rocksmith Remastered! There hasn’t been much news to talk about, but today there was a tweet from @Ubisoft that was then quoted by @UbisoftStudioSF (the studio that brought us Rocksmith).…

Rocksmith Rewind – 10 successful artists who really deserved a pack

May 1, 2020December 30, 2022 ted

We’ve had some massively massive artists in game. And some of those artists were lucky enough to receive multiple packs, or even mega ones! But there’s a lonely bunch of sadly only ever managed to sneak one song in to the Rocksmith DLC library.…

2019, a Rocksmith DLC Year in Review

December 31, 2019 Elliott

Hello Rocksmith fans! Hope you are getting ready to celebrate the coming of 2020 with your friends and family (or your Guitar and Bass). Either way we thought we’d look back on some of our personal favourite selections from the past year!…

Opinion: the next Rocksmith and Session Mode

September 8, 2017December 30, 2022 RMc

We all know that Session Mode as it stands now is a version 1.0 product. An interesting and fascinating addition to a music game, but one that hasn’t had the kind of time to develop into a fully featured suite – in the same way that established titles have had.…

Opinion: Rhythm Guitar on Rocksmith Remastered

June 29, 2017December 30, 2022 Daniel

We’re all familiar with the greatest lead guitarists in Rock; I’m sure any of you reading this could name at least 50. And in spite of all of those jokes about how oft forgotten the bass guitarist is in Rock, there’s a good chance you could name at least 10-20 notable ones that have helped to shape the rhythm section of rock and pop for generations to come.…

21 Rocksmith Songs to try on Acoustic

March 9, 2017December 30, 2022 Elliott

You might remember a previous article where we talked about what songs in the Rocksmith library would be best to make you into a Campfire Guitarist. Now, that we have a Microphone Mode specifically for acoustic guitars we’d like to revisit some of the available content in the past three years.…

Rocksmith Remastered Screenshots – December 2016 Update

December 29, 2016December 29, 2022 RMc

Hello again Rocksmith fans! If you have all been spending plenty of time with the family over the last few weeks, you may have missed the fact that @UbisoftStudioSF haven’t finished with the tweaks and fixes to Rocksmith 2014 Remastered just yet.…

Setlist Sunday: Lego Rock Band

October 16, 2016December 30, 2022 Daniel

On the exact same day that Guitar Hero took a stab at a younger audience with Band Hero – November 3rd, 2009 – Harmonix launched its corresponding attempt in collaboration with Lego video game developer TT Fusion: a title as bizarre, and ostensibly kid-friendly, as it sounds.…

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