Your party will be rocked by Guitar Hero III and Xbox Live, assuming you’ll have a party sometime on or around Feburary 1-3.
A press release tells us of a special event called the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – Rock Your Party Weekend. This 72-hour event will give gamers the chance to win several prizes as well as the chance to take on Neversoft, the developers of Guitar Hero III.
What kind of prizes, you ask? You can nab Guitar Hero gear, Microsoft points, or a Xbox 360 faceplate signed by Slash. The grand prize includes a LG 50″ flat-panel HDTV, an Xbox 360 Elite, and a BoomChair Wi-FX gaming chair.
There are two ways to enter: You can register your gamertag now, and you’ll get an entry into the sweepstakes every hour when you play a multiplayer game of Guitar Hero III on XBL. You can also enter by simply downloading the free “Rock Your Party” gamer picture on Marketplace.
More details and rules here. Full release after the jump.
GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK —
ROCK YOUR PARTY WEEKEND ON XBOX LIVE® ANNOUNCED
Fans Celebrate the Culmination of the Football Season as They Play for Prizes and Play with Game Developer Neversoft
SANTA MONICA, CA. – Jan. 18, 2008 – Gridiron fans get ready to rock out and win prizes on Xbox LIVE® with Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock! Activision announced today that Xbox LIVE will host the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – Rock Your Party Weekend, a special event happening the weekend of the big game, February 1-3, 2008 for U.S. and Canada residents. The 72-hour event gives players the chance to prove their axe grinding skills and includes a Play & Win Sweepstakes that offers gamers who register and play, the chance to win a multitude of prizes. Before the big game, fans can test their talents against Neversoft, developers of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, from 12 – 4 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 3.
Some of the prizes up for grabs include Microsoft points, Guitar Hero® Gear and an Xbox 360® wireless guitar faceplate signed by Slash. One lucky grand prize winner will take home the Ultimate Home Gaming Center, which includes an LG 50″ 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV, an Xbox 360 Elite and a BoomChair – Wi-FX Wireless Gaming Chair.
Fans can register for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – Rock Your Party Weekend on Xbox LIVE by downloading the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock GamerPics exclusively through Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Players can also register by visiting http://www.xbox.com/rockyourpar
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock offers the ultimate rock experience with new wireless guitars, freshly added content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer modes allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true rock status as they riff through a star-studded soundtrack including master tracks by legendary artists such as Aerosmith, Guns ‘N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam, as well as original songs by guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is now available and is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more information visit http://www.guitarhero.com/.
