Rocksmith is the first and only game where players can plug any real guitar with a standard quarter-inch input jack, and play through an in-depth library of music including everything from the latest ...

Playing "Rocksmith" this weekend, I handed a guitar to a friend and watched him play through the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" a few times. Though a novice - he had never so much as played a song - ...

You'd be surprised how much space one needs to appropriately rock out. We'd suggest at least three or four feet of space around you to be left clear when rocking, but if you're willing to risk rocking ...

I'm not a true video game enthusiast. There is one game, however, for which I have a nearly religious reverence (in fact, I actually maintain a whole blog about it here): Rocksmith. Admittedly this ...

Anyone who has owned or even played Rock Band has encountered that one friend who, despite numerous attempts to convince otherwise, absolutely refuses to believe that the game has any musical merit at ...

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I'm no guitar hero. But after a weekend spent playing "Rocksmith 2014," I could be well on my way. "Rocksmith" came out in 2011, following in the footsteps of "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" in look if ...

Play Learn a Song for 10 hours 0.1% of the 10,000 Hour Rule Play Learn a Song for 25 hours 0.25% of the 10,000 Hour Rule Clear 15 songs on Score Attack Master Clear 15 songs on Score Attack Master ...

One of the big criticisms leveled at rhythm-based guitar games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band was that they don't actually teach you to play guitar. Ignoring the fact that this was never the intention ...

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 ...

News of the title, which will feature an electric guitar and songs from the Rolling Stones and Nirvana, comes on the heels of Activision's pulling the plug on "Guitar Hero." By Paul Bond A little more ...

Rocksmith has a ridiculous number of modes that offer guitar and bass instruction. It includes the in-depth Learn A Song that teaches you how to play popular songs, as well as Guitarcade, which ...