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Review: Rocksmith

December 8, 2011December 30, 2022 Elliott 21 Comments

On October 18th, 2011 a new music game was released, although to call it a game might be a disservice. Rocksmith is probably the best way for a beginner to figure out guitar since “Come As You Are” was put into tablature.…

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Rocksmith DLC 12/13 – Megadeth Pack

November 29, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 21 Comments

You asked for metal? You got it! Rocksmith just announced via Facebook that December 13th will bring three tracks from Megadeth to Rocksmith DLC! Once again it’s feeling very Guitar Hero 1 / 2 with this DLC release featuring: Countdown to Extinction‘s “Symphony of Destruction” (previously on Guitar Hero and through Guitar Hero 5 DLC),”Rust in Peace‘s “Hangar 18″ (Previously in Guitar Hero 2 and through Guitar Hero 5 DLC), and off their latest album, Th1rt3en “Public Enemy No.…

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PC Version of Rocksmith Delayed (May 2012?)

November 28, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 94 Comments

In completely unsurprising news @NaoHigo producer of Rocksmith posted on Rocksmith’s Facebook page that the PC version is most definitely being delayed, as for how long “The current plan is to have the PC version ready in May.”…

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Rocksmith DLC 11/29 – Vampire Weekend/ T. Rex / Three Days Grace

November 15, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 9 Comments

Rocksmith has just received their second set of DLC and with it came the announcement of the next three tracks you’ll be rocking out with on November 29th. For the hipsters we have “Cousins” by Vampire Weekend which will be sure to help you with your tremolo picking, glam rock fans will be sure to recognize the iconic riff of T.…

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Rocksmith DLC 11/15 – Rock Hits 1970’s

November 1, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 12 Comments

Just when you thought that the Rocksmith news today was over, Facebook posted an update which revealed the next three songs to be released! The post also confirms that DLC will be bi-weekly. Rock Hits 1970′s (Singles): Deep Purple – “Smoke on the Water” (1997 Remix)| [XBL] / Steam Boston – “More Than a Feeling” | [XBL] / Steam The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica” | [XBL] / Steam The Allman Brothers Band Song Pack – [XBL] / Steam Of course one thing is troubling, the lack of any kind of mention of a “pack” which means this DLC will cost you $9.00.…

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Rocksmith’s First DLC Week!

November 1, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 1 Comment

So Rocksmith has now been out for a few weeks and reviews have been pouring in. The forums across the internet have been abuzz with joy that this game indeed “doesn’t suck” (hey I told you!)…

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Rocksmith Reviews at a Glimpse

October 24, 2011December 30, 2022 Brian 8 Comments

The reviews are slowly trickling in for Ubisoft’s “learn to play real guitar n00b,” and, according to MetaCritic, the response has been pretty positive! The 84/100 score places it just behind Dance Central 2‘s 86/100, and far behind Arkham City’s stellar 95/100 for the top games of last week.…

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Rocksmith Europe Release: “Not until 2012.. Import at own risk.”

October 11, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 34 Comments

Today was a sad and albeit frustrating day for anyone outside of North America that decided to pre-order Rocksmith. After months of avoiding the thousands of Facebook posts inquiring about Rocksmith’s Europe release the silence finally ended today with an update on both the Rocksmith page and Rocksmith Canada‘s page.…

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Exclusive: Rocksmith @ Ubisoft San Francisco

September 22, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 16 Comments

Recently I had the opportunity to go to Ubisoft San Francisco to not only check out Rocksmith but also to be in an upcoming promotional video. For the video I played Radiohead’s “High and Dry” (terribly) and shared some of my thoughts as a fan of plastic instrument games and guitar in general.…

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Gamestop Pre-Order Reveals Rocksmith DLC

August 23, 2011December 30, 2022 Tommy 14 Comments

Gamestop had posted the details for their pre-order bundle for Rocksmith for both Xbox360 and Playstation3 awhile ago but it’s only till now that we find out what the two “bonus” songs coming with the “Deluxe Jam-Pack Edition!”…

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Alex B on Rocksmith 2014 DLC 8/23 – Rush IIAugust 30, 2026
These need to be made available for download, as the song packs have been pulled from the store and there's…
mattee on Guide: Importing Rocksmith 2011 to Rocksmith 2014 RemasteredAugust 22, 2026
As of August 2026, the import is not possible on the PlayStation 3 version of Rocksmith 2014. I was able…
Elliott Author on Rocksmith+ brings another Metallica album to the library, plus more Hidden GemsApril 24, 2026
We did have a lot of Triumph but it was delisted, Ubisoft only charted "Lay it On the Line" so…
Ted on Rocksmith+ brings another Metallica album to the library, plus more Hidden GemsApril 21, 2026
I’m getting tired of all the Metallica. There’s a million other metal bands that don’t have a single song in…
Elliott Author on Rocksmith+ celebrates Valentines Day with Variety DropFebruary 16, 2026
Yes, covered last week. Massive delisting of content: https://theriffrepeater.com/rocksmith-adds-songs-from-john-fogerty-and-completes-incubus-album-guitar-bass-piano-ps5/