Beginning November 2, fans 13 years old or older will be able to participate in a number of exciting activities online including a 72-hour Play & Win Sweepstakes where every hour winning axe shredders who register and play are awarded with special prize packages, such as a limited edition guitar faceplate signed by Slash, as they battle in a multiplayer showdown against the developers of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, as well as an exclusive Xbox Live leaderboard tournament to crown the top Guitar Hero player.
Before Guitar Hero fans sign up for this gnarly shredfest, they will have the rockin’ opportunity to practice their skills with a free game demo available for download on Tuesday, Oct. 23 exclusively through Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The free game demo, playable with either the X-Plorer guitar or Xbox 360 controller, will include the following 5 finger-melting songs:
- Even Flow (by Pearl Jam)
- Lay Down (by Priestess)
- The Metal (by Tenacious D)
- Hit Me with your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benatar)
- Rock You like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions)
To kick off Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Weekend, fans will have the coveted opportunity to secure the rare and elusive “Meet Your Maker” Xbox Live achievement, where axe-shredders can beat the creators at their own game, while competing online against the developers from Neversoft on Friday, November 2 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm EST. Be on the look-out for the following development team Gamertags:
- GH DesLead, Alan - Design Lead
- GH AsstProd, Lee - Asst Producer
- GH SrProdTech, Clive - Sr. Producer Technology
- GH OnlineEng, Mario - Online Engineer
- GH OnlineEng2, Tim - Online Engineer
- GH MidiDes2, Chris - Midi Designer
- GH MidiDes3, David - Midi Designer
- GH MidiDes4, Geoffrey - Midi Designer
- GH MidiDes5, John - Midi Designer
- GH MidiDes6, Brian - Midi Designer
- GH MidiDes7, Kyle - Midi Designer
More details on registering for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Weekend, and information regarding terms, conditions, and official rules will be available on Tuesday, October 23 through the official event page: www.xbox.com/gh3weekend. Open registration will begin when the site goes live and will end at 11:59pm (EST) on November 4, 2007.
Thanks Killboy for the heads up.
