Greetings Rocksmith 2014 fans, hope you enjoyed the heaviness of Mastodon last week because next week is going a totally different direction!
Here’s how the reveal went down as explained by @DanAmrich:
Actually, you got it. And in my mind there were many steps. You just blew through them faster than I expected. So let me break it down:
The password is the same as Anna Cruise’s.
“Anna Cruise’s” is a homonym for “anacrusis” — the technical term for a pickup note, or the upbeat. FWIW, Upbeat is the indie label Cake founded.
Entering the password anacrusis to clue.zip reveals a WAV file with Morse code. The Morse code translates to:
prfctforlayringwithoutthndfortortingandardsigndtof itintomostovnsatthsamtimnonsticksurfacnsurscompltr lasandasyclanup
This string of letters is English, albeit “disemvoweled,” with the letter E removed throughout. I wanted to remove all four letters of CAKE but that struck me as a giveaway, so I went with just the most common letter of the alphabet.
Restoring the vowel and punctuation leads you to this:
perfect for layering without the need for torting and are designed to fit into most ovens at the same time. Nonstick surface ensures complete release and easy cleanup
That is part of a description from a five-piece set of cake pans found at
And you found all of that, working together, amazingly quickly. Well done!
These things are tricky because there are tons of you and one of me, and you are all armed with Google. I want you to win but I want you to enjoy getting there. I always try to build something that is worth your time and fun to solve, but I can’t underestimate the power of people working together in large groups. And I did not anticipate the automated morse code translator; I was kind of banking on people working that out more slowly, by ear. Lesson learned — I will find a different way to make you suffer longer next time.
The “five-piece cake set” is not accidental, either…so feel free to start throwing song guesses around. It’s a large pack, but I’m not confirming anything else until Tuesday.
For those that don’t know, CAKE has never been in any music game. It almost seemed like a given they would show up eventually but fans of both, Guitar Hero and Rock Band have been requesting the band to no avail. So here we are in 2014 expecting CAKE to release at the very least a 4 Pack!
What songs would you hope to see? Here’s our picks.
Are you excited for CAKE to hit Rocksmith 2014? Do you think they might surprise us with one of their covers? Let us know in the comments below!
Also, you like Creed, so your comment is invalid.
Interesting choice. There are certainly a few I wouldn't mind playing bass or guitar along with. Of course, it will take a while to fill all the gaps (The BIG Rush songs(length, not popularity), Tool, Scorps, AC/DC, blah blah blah, some decent punk rock, etc. Nothing to sweat, however, as more songs each week is pretty damn sweet! Eventually we all get something… Thanks for the updates Riff Repeater!
May the month of DLC saving's for June's
I second I will survive. That would just be plain awesomesauce!
Steve Monish Fuck No!
*sigh*
John Doeson so john what your answer for rock ??????????????????????????????????????? beiber
John Doeson Hilarious. Fits perfectly.
Yeah, Cake is one of the few bands I can honestly say I get no kind of enjoyment out of. They're garbage…no offense to Garbage. I'm sure they're all really cool guys, but the "music" they make is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Christoffer Waage The term bitch is only for women. I'm not going to listen to a fedora guy.
John Doeson How is it not ironic, friend. You saying that her comment makes her sound like "an annoying bitch" makes you sound like an annoying bitch. Funny that. Made my ironysenses tingle.
Steve Monish Don't give us that real rock crap you elitist snob.
Christoffer Waage How is it ironic?
John Doeson Ironic.
absolutely alan more real rock from70s/80s/90s !! Why not Foreigner,Toto,AC/DC Cheap trick ETC Yep pass again for the 3rd week running
Electric Six would be nice. Think about it.
oh man, rocksmith is pathetic because theyre catering to what the people want. Grow up Tina.
There are plenty of genres out there that will get Rocksmith lovin. Give it time. We only have, oh, EVERY WEEK for the next few years for new DLC.
Any of those songs would be great. Let the haters hate.
I don't like some music on here, so I hope no one else gets to play this game ever again because of that.
Rubbish another pack i wont be buying. What happened to Def Leppard. There are plenty of great bands why not use them ffs. More classic rock please there's hundreds of great songs from the 60's 70's and 80's to use.
You sound like an annoying bitch with that comment.
Well Cake does have a song called "MR. MASTODON FARM"
Oh dayum! Take my money!