Rocksmith Windmills its Way to the UK This September

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Lee Bradley

Ubisoft has announced that Rocksmith is finally making its way to the UK. But you’ll have to wait until September 14th.

The music game that eschews plastic peripherals for proper six string guitars, Rocksmith picked up some decent reviews when it launched in North America last October. It’s basically a gameified way to learn to play guitar, with mini-games helping you to move between frets, learn chords, riffs and harmonics. There’s more than 50 tracks to wrap your fingers around too.

The game works with just about any guitar, but special edition bundles will also feature an Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitar. 

Ubisoft has also revealed that the UK version of the game will launch with exclusive content, details of which are yet to be revealed.

Comments
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  • Good news
  • They stopped making guitar hero for this.. What a fail !! BRING BACK GUITAR HERO !!!
  • @2 This is a completely different company... Anyways, Really not in the UK yet? Weird.
  • While this at least gives a real world skill, is it actually more fun than Guitar Hero? I play piano, maybe I'd have enjoyed it more if I got to learn via videogame rather than smelly old woman.
  • This game is extremely fun. Not only do you get the satisfaction of actually playing real songs on real guitars, but there are mini arcade games that are not only fun but help you with your positioning and speed in playing. Theres only one major issue that keeps me from playing this game. The sound delay. You hit a string and you hear it a millisecond afterwards in the game making it very hard to be accurate or enjoy playing. It has caused me to put this game down. I have tried many things to fix it but none prevail. I used the recommended set up and it also does not work.
  • Im glad We've finally got a set date but september is really a long time to wait, me and my mates were planing on rocking japan in august
  • @3. The reason it's not in the UK yet is cause there was a band over there that claimed ownership of the name "Rocksmith". Pretty sure it was scheduled to release with the American version till the whole name dispute came about
  • @3 & 7, I read it was to do with music licensing over here
  • I got the ps3 version which is region free september seems an awfully long way away if I had to wait
  • @8. That's probably part of it too. I know there's at least 1 Nirvana track in the game so I'm sure Ubisoft had to fight tooth and nail with that evil bitch Courtney Love to be able to use the song
  • how does your guitar connect, i've got a standard electric can i use that?
  • i am a real guitarist, and have been playing for over 10 years now. i think this is a great idea it teaches people to play properly but it wont be in depth enough it wont teach you intonaton, keys, scales etc.
  • @11. The game comes with a usb cable that has a usb on one end and the other end has a standar 3/4" input jack on it so yes you can use your guitar. As long as it has a standard input jack on it you'll be good
  • oh i know what i want for my birthday this year!
  • SEP-BLOODY-TEMBER!! Oh man!!! I wanty, I wanty NOWWWWW!!!
  • Does the game actually teach you how to play, or does it just mark you on how well you can play the song on there? So someone that has never played a guitar or read music actually gain anything?
  • Nevermind, I watched the trailer after typing the message and it answered my question xD
  • @5 i was reading a review of it ages ago, i think on gamestop or something (hardly anyones reviewed so should be easy to find) that suggested using an external amp and speakers to negate the sound delay. Maybe you could try that.
  • Glad to hear it! This game is phenomenal. I've been playing it almost daily. Any friends from Europe want impressions, feel free to message me on XBL.
  • Not soon enough, My Buddy in Austrailia Has been waiting for it since last summer. The only gripe I have is it only has local Multiplayer. Come on people, we have been past this for a long time. This is what Live & PSN are for, to play with friends where ever they are in the world. Get with the times.
  • @21 GTFO this website we dont want to buy any of your shit rocksmith is going to be awesome good buy plastic, hello really guitars!!!
  • I have been watching out for this game for what seems like forever. September is a hell of a long way away, but it is great to know it is definitely coming out over here. I was planning on importing the PS3 version as it is region free, but I didn't want to miss out on upcoming DLC. I suppose we will just have to wait. @19 I want impressions, can you do Willie Nelson?
  • @13 awesome sauce thanks dude, now i can look forward to this!
  • Nice, their even bringing out a copy with an actual guitar with it http://tinyurl.com/cb8hh6j
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