Ubisoft showed off their upcoming music-based rhythm game, Rocksmith, at this year’s SXSW event. The game that lets users plug in a real guitar into their consoles as opposed to plastic controllers with five different colored buttons. This way, players are doing more than just playing a game – they’re actually learning how to play songs as well.
The game is set to be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC in fall 2011 for $79.99. Ubisoft has announced some new tracks that will be featured in the game:
- Best Coast – When I’m With You
- Blur – Song 2
- The Black Keys – Next Girl
- The Boxer Rebellion – Step Out Of The Car
- Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love
- The Cribs – We Share The Same Skies
- The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
- Jenny O – Well OK Honey
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
- Nirvana – Breed
- Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
- Radiohead – High and Dry
- Red Fang – Number Thirteen
- The Rolling Stones – The Spider and the Fly
- Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
- Soundgarden – Outshined
- Spoon – Me and The Bean
- Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline
- Taddy Porter – Mean Bitch
- Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union
- White Denim – Burnished
- The White Stripes – Icky Thump
- Yellow Moon Band – Chimney
In addition to the previously announced:
- The Animals – House of the Rising Sun
- The Black Keys – I Got Mine
- David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
- Interpol – Slow Hands
- Nirvana – In Bloom
- The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
With the music rhythm video game genre somewhat dead at the moment, can Ubisoft bring it back to life with Rocksmith?