Be A Guitar Hero Competition

Press release
Source: RedOctane

Sunnyvale, Calif., June 15th, 2005 -- RedOctane®, a leading creator of music video games and peripherals, today announced its Be A Guitar Hero Competition. Bands nationwide are invited to submit original music for potential inclusion in Guitar Heroâ„¢ the innovative new video game scheduled for release on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system in the fall of 2005.

The Be A Guitar Hero Competition is a way for aspiring bands to gain incredible exposure by having their song included into the video game Guitar Hero!

"This is the first time a competition winner has ever had a song actually playable in a video game. Potentially millions of gamers could be jamming to the winning band's song," said John Tam, game producer for Guitar Hero.

RedOctane will announce one Grand Prize winning song, and the winning band will take their place in the Guitar Hero song list alongside songs made famous by such artists as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Boston, The Donnas, Black Sabbath, The Ramones, White Zombie, and Jimi Hendrix.

All interested parties need to visit www.BeAGuitarHero.com for competition rules and to download an entry form. The deadline for entries to the Be A Guitar Hero Competition is August 1st, 2005.

Guitar Hero is a guitar simulation game that puts you at the center of your very own rock band. By pressing down on fret buttons on a specially designed guitar controller, players can form notes and chords to be played by strumming in time on a "strum bar" representing the strings of an electric guitar. These notes and chords are represented onscreen by scrolling note markers. Players can choose from multiple rock characters and play at concert venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses.

For more information on Guitar Hero, please visit www.guitarherogame.com.

About RedOctane
Based in Sunnyvale, California, RedOctane® is an innovative new video game publisher, specializing in music and rhythm games. RedOctane is also the leading provider of unique, high-quality video game peripherals and accessories. For more information on RedOctane please visit www.RedOctane.com.