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E3 2021 will take place from June 12th to 15th and is a newly designed, completely virtual online event. Nintendo, Xbox, Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, Capcom and more will be attending, promising new video game announcements, trailers, release dates and more.
Ubisoft’s ten-year-old Rocksmith franchise becomes an “interactive music-learning subscription service” with its next entry, Rocksmith Plus. This is according to an email The Guitar maker Gibson slipped before Ubisoft could announce the video game at its E3 keynote on Saturday.
According to the marketing email, Ubisoft is apparently working with Gibson again as the Epiphone, Kramer and Gibson models of acoustic, electric or bass guitars are specifically mentioned as compatible. A closed beta on PC will also start shortly, registration is open today.
Newcomers and returning musicians will find “an extensive library” of songs in Rocksmith Plus‘s catalog. The program’s riff repeater, which can control the speed of a song to help players practice, also returns.
The first Rock smith It was launched in 2011, but only for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This followed two years later Rocksmith 2014, viewed as a replacement rather than a continuation. This game was released for PC platforms in addition to the two consoles and their successors.
Rocksmith 2014‘s song library contained 66 playable tracks on the disc, more of which is available as downloadable content. Saturday’s email didn’t specify how many songs would be available with the base game, or how deep the subscription service was or its prices.
