The age of the plastic guitars is over, thanks to the death of the fad-like Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Now it’s time for the age of real guitars in video games. Above: Nao Higo and Nick Bonardi ...

With Rocksmith's release date moving ever closer, it's time to draw on everything we've learnt so far and channel it into that one killer performance. Last month we added chord play to our repertoire, ...

A new trailer for Rocksmith 2014 Edition focuses on its comprehensive new "Lessons" mode designed to teach players how to rock the six-string. Rocksmith 2014 has over eighty new individual lessons ...

Ubisoft San Francisco wants Rocksmith 2014 Edition to be a “fully responsive personal teacher,” and a post on the Ubiblog today outlines the Lesson system’s expansion in the sequel. In the original ...

Rocksmith 2014 has a new video available which shows how the 80 lessons in the game will work. It't not all about riffing: you'll learn how to hold a pick, tune your guitar, and more advanced ...

During the incredible rise -- and subsequent rapid decline -- of rhythm games, a few aspiring plastic-instrument aficionados wondered what it be like to take their skills to the next level and learn ...

When Rocksmith was released in 2011, it had all the ingredients of a gaming pie capable of satisfying kings of Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers wanting to learn how to play a real instrument in a ...

A blog post on Ubiblog announced this week that Ubisoft San Francisco would want the latest title in their Rocksmith franchise – Rocksmith 2014 – to be a ” fully responsive personal teacher”. “In the ...

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Take a look at this Lessons Trailer which dives into the advanced guitar teaching Rocksmith 2014 Edition provides the player.

Now that Rocksmith has two games with different music libraries, it has the chance to give Rocksmith+ a huge library that includes all the songs that were released on older versions. Players have ...

As musical novices, last month's Rocksmith lessons were limited to learning the basics, which covered everything from holding the guitar and how to strum, to playing riffs and performing solos - badly ...