{"id":24647,"date":"2012-09-27T20:24:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T10:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=24647"},"modified":"2012-09-27T20:25:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T10:25:53","slug":"rocksmith-now-available-in-australia-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24647","title":{"rendered":"ROCKSMITH\u2122 NOW AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA &#038; NEW ZEALAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA <\/strong>\u2013Ubisoft<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> announced that Rocksmith\u2122 &#8211; an innovative, efficient and fun way to learn how to play the guitar &#8211; will be available in stores from today in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the Sony PlayStation\u00ae 3 computer entertainment system.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZHyMx5TxWA?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Highly acclaimed in North America, Rocksmith is a revolution in the music game genre: for the first time ever, players can plug <em>any<\/em> real electric guitar or bass into their Xbox 360 or PlayStation<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>3 console. Rocksmith is the real thing for those who are serious about guitar learning and playing, with a proven method of learning which automatically adapts to the players\u2019 ability so they can progress at their own pace, and the possibility to play simultaneously guitar and bass with a friend in local multiplayer. Thanks to Rocksmith\u2019s fun and instructive method, players will actually be able to play the guitar, even without the game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/rocksmithnew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The local version of Rocksmith will include the original game already released in North America plus exclusive additional content, such as the brand new bass guitar mode.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Players will be able to learn while they play over 50 songs for the ultimate guitar tracklist with the latest hits and classic rock songs, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blur \u2013 Song 2<\/li>\n<li>David Bowie \u2013 Rebel Rebel<\/li>\n<li>Eric Clapton \u2013 Run Back To Your Side<\/li>\n<li>Franz Ferdinand \u2013 Take Me Out<\/li>\n<li>Incubus \u2013 I Miss You<\/li>\n<li>Interpol \u2013 Slow Hands<\/li>\n<li>Lenny Kravitz \u2013 Are You Gonna Go My Way<\/li>\n<li>Lynyrd Skynyrd \u2013 Sweet Home Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Muse \u2013 Unnatural Selection<\/li>\n<li>Nirvana \u2013 In Bloom<\/li>\n<li>Pixies \u2013 Where Is My Mind?<\/li>\n<li>Queens Of The Stone Age \u2013 Go With The Flow<\/li>\n<li>Radiohead \u2013 High And Dry<\/li>\n<li>The Rolling Stones \u2013 (I Can\u2019t Get No) Satisfaction<\/li>\n<li>The White Stripes \u2013 Icky Thump<\/li>\n<li>Velvet Revolver \u2013 Slither<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Players will be able to further enjoy their rock experience with the DLC available at the release of the game:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2 Gear packs<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gear Time Saver Pack: gives immediate access to all the standard effects pedals, amplifiers and cabinets included in Rocksmith<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Metal Gear Pack: new additional effects pedals, amplifiers and cabinets dedicated to metal songs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stand alone songs<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Radiohead \u2013 Bodysnatchers<\/li>\n<li>T. Rex \u2013 20th Century Boy<\/li>\n<li>Megadeth \u2013 Symphony of Destruction<\/li>\n<li>Megadeth \u2013 Hangar 18<\/li>\n<li>blink-182 \u2013 Dammit<\/li>\n<li>blink-182 \u2013 What&#8217;s My Age Again?<\/li>\n<li>blink-182 \u2013 All the Small Things<\/li>\n<li>3 Doors Down \u2013 Kryptonite<\/li>\n<li>B.B. King \u2013 The Thrill is Gone<\/li>\n<li>Foster the People \u2013 Pumped Up Kicks<\/li>\n<li>Pat Benetar \u2013 Hit Me With Your Best Shot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional DLC packs are planned for Rocksmith (more information coming soon):<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Classic Rock DLC pack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Alternative Rock DLC pack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Metal DLC pack<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on Rocksmith, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocksmith.com\">www.rocksmith.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA \u2013Ubisoft\u00ae announced that Rocksmith\u2122 &#8211; an innovative, efficient and fun way to learn how to play the guitar &#8211; will be available in stores from today in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the Sony PlayStation\u00ae 3 computer entertainment system. \u00a0 Highly<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24647\">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":[1,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news","category-trailers-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24647","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=24647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24652,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24647\/revisions\/24652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}