Oscar Bernard, Author at The Riff Repeater

Song Speculation: Bad Religion infects Rocksmith 2014 next week!

August 5, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Hello Rocksmith fans! It’s that time of week for us to take a look at Jason’s clue for this week’s DLC. Fans of casino games may instantly recognize this as adding up to 21, or a winning hand in Blackjack.…

Rocksmith 2014 Remastered coming in October!

August 4, 2016December 29, 2022 Oscar Bernard

It’s been a while since we got a new Rocksmith game, hasn’t it? Well, that looks like it’s all about to change soon. Sort of. Eagle-eyed Reddit user Sorkwelin discovered the image above on the Rocksmith website which looks to indicate that an updated version of Rocksmith 2014 is coming to current-gen consoles and PC.…

Rocksmith newsletter hints at August DLC

August 4, 2016December 29, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Hello Rocksmith fans! It’s August! It’s my birthday month! And we have a new newsletter with three fresh hints! Let’s see what hints we have on tap, shall we? Some interesting stuff is definitely in the pipeline.…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 8/2/2016 – Variety Song Pack III

August 1, 2016December 29, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Hello Rocksmith fans! Our third dose of variety comes to us this week, and this time we’re getting some instrumental virtuoso guitar work, a hugely requested indie rock anthem, giants of progressive rock, and one of the greatest metal bands of all time.…

Setlist Sunday: Band Hero

July 31, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

The Guitar Hero train kept on rolling through 2009 with yet another side game. This time, however, the focus was almost completely off of the rock music seen in previous Guitar Hero games, instead having a more pop oriented feel designed around vocalists.…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 07/26/2016 – Pixies

July 25, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Hey Rocksmith fans! This week’s DLC sees the return of one of the greatest alternative bands of all time: Pixies! The last time we saw them was ALL THE WAY back in 2013 when we received Here Comes Your Man as one of the final bits of content for the original Rocksmith.…

Rocksmith 2014 DLC 7/19/2016 – 60s Mix Pack

July 18, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Greetings Rocksmith fans! The decades packs continue with the groovy 60s pack coming to us today. Featuring three classic psychedelic rock tracks, including two debuting artists, you aren’t going to want to miss this one! First up, we have the return of The Doors with their 1967 classic Love Me Two Times from the album Strange Days.…

Setlist Sunday: Guitar Hero 5

July 18, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

In September of 2009 the Guitar Hero series would get a major makeover. Not only did a new engine come in to take the place of the somewhat iffy World Tour one, a new logo was also brought in to reflect the series shift in focus away from purely hard rock and heavy metal.…

Setlist Sunday: Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

July 10, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Someone was clearly buying these Guitar Hero On Tour titles, because within a year Activision had released three of them. The third title in this series was Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits, with the unique selling point this time around being that all of the songs would hail from the 2000s.…

Setlist Sunday: Guitar Hero Smash Hits

July 3, 2016December 30, 2022 Oscar Bernard

Guitar Hero was still on top of the world in June of 2009, so it made sense that Activision would continue pumping out title after title. Enter Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits in Europe and Australia), the 2nd game in the series released in 2009, and in the eyes of many casual fans the turning point against the Guitar Hero franchise.…

Author: Oscar Bernard