{"id":11380,"date":"2011-03-16T16:26:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T06:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=11380"},"modified":"2011-03-16T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T06:29:38","slug":"ubisoft-unveils-rocksmith%e2%84%a2-a-revolutionary-new-music-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11380","title":{"rendered":"UBISOFT UNVEILS ROCKSMITH\u2122,  A REVOLUTIONARY NEW MUSIC VIDEO GAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sydney, Australia \u2013 March 16, 2011<\/strong> \u2013 Today, Ubisoft announced the development of Rocksmith, a new video game franchise that is set to revolutionise the music genre. Rocksmith is the first and only game where players can plug <em>any <\/em>real guitar with a standard quarter-inch input jack into an Xbox 360<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, a PlayStation<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>3 computer entertainment system or PC, and play through an in-depth library of music including everything from the latest hits to classic rock songs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/rocksmith01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Featuring gameplay that automatically adjusts to the player\u2019s skill level and innovative game design that makes reading music visually fun and intuitive, Rocksmith engages experienced musicians and those who are picking up a guitar for the first time. The game includes a sizeable library of music from classic rock bands to current artists, such as The Animals, The Black Keys, David Bowie, Interpol, Nirvana, and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSx1R-kKuM4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRocksmith is the most authentic and addictive music game ever created,\u201d said Geoffroy Sardin, HQ Chief Marketing &amp; Sales Officer at Ubisoft EMEA. \u201cWhether a beginner or a seasoned guitar vet, players progress at their own speed and walk away from the game with the ability to play songs by memory. Rocksmith is the only video game that gets players stage ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/rocksmith02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Developed by Ubisoft, Rocksmith is slated to be released in the <strong>second half of calendar year 2011<\/strong>. For more information on Rocksmith, please follow the game on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rocksmithgame\">www.facebook.com\/rocksmithgame<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocksmith.com\/\">www.rocksmith.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia \u2013 March 16, 2011 \u2013 Today, Ubisoft announced the development of Rocksmith, a new video game franchise that is set to revolutionise the music genre. Rocksmith is the first and only game where players can plug any real guitar with a standard quarter-inch input jack into an Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11380\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11390,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380\/revisions\/11390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}