GUITAR HERO 2: Bands Doing Battle benefit for Driving For Donors

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 27th, 2007

WHAT: PS/2 AND XBOX360 GUITAR HERO II TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT DRIVING FOR DONORS (http://www.drivingfordonors.com)


WHEN: Fri. May 11th, 2007, Sat. May 12th, 2007 8-11pm and Sun. May 13th 6pm to 9pm (Finals)


WHERE: Jake’s Java Joint, 3644 W. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609


ENTRY FEES:

$5 donation for each daily attempt to qualify for nightly tournament or $5 to attend event. Blood donors, and those who register for the National Marrow Registry in support of Driving For Donors at the NPPL Tampa Pro Paintball Championships(http://www.nppl.tv) will gain a free qualification attempt.


REGISTRATION/QUALIFICATION:

Qualification/Entry Fee is due at registration/qualification time.

PS/2 CLASSES - MEDIUM - HARD - EXPERT

XBOX360 CLASSES - MEDIUM - HARD- EXPERT

Top 8 Highest Scores, each day, in each class, will qualify for nightly tournament

Medium Song - TBA Hard Song - TBA Expert Song - TBA

May attempt to qualify in only one class/one system each day.

Those failing to qualify Friday and Friday night’s non-finalists, may attempt to qualify on Saturday for an additional $5 donation

Friday night’s finalists may not attempt to qualify for Saturday night’s play.


SCHEDULE:

11-6 pm Qualification - NPPL Tampa Pro Paintball Championships, Raymond James Stadium

8:00pm tournament begins (Fri/Sat) 6:00pm Championship (Sun)

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:

1. 1v1 Guitar Hero II pro setting

2. 48 person field Friday, 48 person field Saturday. Tournament seeding based on qualification score. Six Class winners from Friday and Six Class Winners from Saturday will advance to Sunday’s Championship event.

3. Best 2 out of 3 matches

4. High score wins. Tie scores will be resolved by highest

percentage, and then if needed, note streak.

5. Players alternate to select a song each. First person to choose

song determined by qualifying score, or coin toss. If needed, a third song is

chosen at random.

6. Sunday - 12 Finalists - Winners of Medium Friday vs Winners Hard Friday (Hard) Winners of Medium Saturday vs Winners Hard Saturday (Hard) - Winners advance to play Expert Friday and Saturday winners in Semi-Finals & Finals (Expert) - Final Face off XBOX360 vs. PS/2 - 1 battle on PS/2 1 battle on XBOX - highest combined score wins

7. Players encouraged to bring their own guitar controllers, especially XBOX.

PRIZES: Finalists - 1st - Guitar Center Guitar/Tampa Guitar School lessons/Print Empire GHII Champion Business Cards, 2nd, & 3rd place and other prizes TBA.

RAFFLE: All who attempt to qualify will receive a chance at several raffle prizes.

Write GuitarHero@bandsdoingbattle.org with any Questions

GUITAR HERO 2: FOOLISH FRETS FEST

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 24th, 2007

WHAT: GUITAR HERO II TOURNAMENT

WHEN: Sat. May 12th, 2007 5-11pm

WHERE: Sacred Fools, 660 N. Heliotrope, Los Angeles, CA 90004

ENTRY FEES:
$20 to participate in tournament or $5 to simply attend event

REGISTRATION:
Reserve spot in tournament via email (GuitarHero@sacredfools.org)
Entry fee is due at registration.

SCHEDULE:
5-6 pm registration
6:30pm tournament begins

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:

1. 1v1 Guitar Hero II pro setting

2. 32 person field

3. Best 2 out of 3 matches

4. High score wins. Tie scores will be resolved by highest
percentage, and then if needed, note streak.

5. Players alternate to select a song each. First person to choose
song determined by coin toss. If needed, a third song is
chosen at random.

6. Round 1 (Medium)
Rounds 2-3 (Hard)
Semi-Finals & Finals (Expert)

7. Players encouraged to bring their own guitar controllers.

PRIZES: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place prizes TBA.

Write GuitarHero@sacredfools.org with any Questions

Guitar Hero Tournament

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 20th, 2007

Where:
The Furnace (Downtown)
121 W Center St
Whitewater, WI 53190

When:
May 3 2007, 5pm-1am

What:
We’re having a campus wide Guitar Hero Tournament to close out the semester. There will be a couple hundred people here; easy, medium, hard, and expert divisions will be played. There will be prizes (good ones, not sucky ones), soda, and random food… Come show your skills and invite your friends. It’ll only cost $2 to cover kegs of root beer and the prizes.

We might have to limit the number of players to 100 people per skill level. Just so we don’t go crazy.

Mansfield Senior Gamer Event

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 18th, 2007

Where:
Mansfield Senior High School
124 North Linden Rd.
Mansfield, OH 44906

Tyger Pwnership Organization is putting on a Console/PC LAN in Mansfield Ohio on May 12th. This LAN will take place from 10am to 5pm. Its located at 124 North Linden Rd. (Mansfield Senior High School) It will be held in the high school commons area. Bring a TV, your systems, your computer, and power strip if you have it. It’ll be $5 to get in

Console tournaments include:
Halo 1v1 and 2v2
Super Smash Bros Melee 1v1
DDR
Guitar Hero 2

PC tournaments include:
Call of Duty 2
Other games based on what is suggested when we get there

Mixed Bag Guitar Hero II Tournament

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 12th, 2007

Sunday, April 29th
Higher Ground
Showcase Lounge
1214 Williston Road
So. Burlington, VT 05403

FREE admission | $7 registration fee to compete doors 1:30 show 2:00 ALL AGES tickets

Think you’re the best Guitar Hero player around?? Think you have what it takes to be a Guitar Hero champion?? Then come show off your skills at HG’s Guitar Hero II Tournament! Bring your fanbase (a.k.a. friends) out to cheer you on as you rock Higher Ground!

Prizes awarded to top 4 finishers, as well as for best costume. Competitors are encouraged to wear mullet wigs, spiked wrist bands, and any other prop that makes you feel like a rock star!

Tournament Set-up and Guidelines:
The tournament will be setup in a 1 vs. 1 format with rounds consisting of a “best 2 of 3 songs” format for the winner to advance to the next round.

The songs being played in each round will be determined by the participants in the round. A coinflip will be used to determine who gets first song choice. The loser of the coinflip will choose the 2nd song and in the case of a 3rd song tie-break, the tournament organizer will pick a song at random.

Song difficulty will begin at the Medium level for the opening round of play, and as the tournament proceeds, the difficulty levels will increase to Hard, and eventually Expert for the Quarterfinals through the Finals.

Tournament seeding will be determined at random by the tournament organizers after registration has closed.

Tournament will be single-elimination. Free play will be available after the completion of the tournament.

How to sign-up:
Those wishing to compete need to purchase a $7 ticket and present it on the day of the event to register/join the competition. Tickets are currently onsale and may be purchased either online or at the HG box office. Email info@mixedbagproductions.com for additional information.

CAVA Guitar Hero Tournament

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 9th, 2007

Sunday April 22, 2007 @ Best Western - Canton, New York

90 East Main St., Canton , NY , 13617Noon - 6:00 pm

$ 10.00 Registration Fee

Only 120 Slots Available

* PRIZES * Will Be Awarded To The Top 4 Highest Scores But There Can Only Be One SHRED MASTER EXTREME !!!

* Round Progression Will Be The Best Out Of Three

* If You Don’t Wanna Play…Come Out And Support Your Local Guitar Hero !!! $ 2.00 For Spectators

To Register Please Send An Email With Your Name And A Contact Number To: 41432@nnymail.com

OR Call : 386-2761 For More Details

Come Join Us As We Crank It Up And Insane Guitar Solos Fill The Screens

GUITAR HERO CHALLENGE

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 9th, 2007

This is a one night only Guitar Hero Challenge! Starting at 8:00pm on 4/28/07
Hosted at Cipher Tech’s Facility (407 North Highland Ave. Upper Nyack, NY)

We will be having a Guitar Hero (on PS2) Challenge with Prizes donated by RedOctane (the maker of Guitar Hero Games!). If you are interested in participating please EMAIL ME your information to kbertolino@ciphertech.us so I can add you to the roster.

Official ACen 2007 Guitar Hero tournament

Posted in Tournament Listings by admin on the April 6th, 2007

Official ACen 2007 Guitar Hero tournament

Date/time: Saturday May 12, 2007, 12:00 PM (subject to change)

Where: Hyatt Regency O’Hare & the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
9300 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018

ACen video gaming room (International Ballroom, basement)

Entry fee: None (but you’ll need a con badge to enter the gameroom).

Details:

This will be a single elimination tournament.

Winners will be determined based on final score per round.

Modifiers may not be used, all rounds will be used with default settings. Guitar mode only will be used (no bass).

Difficulties will be progressive, starting on NORMAL (minimally), final rounds being on EXPERT. Songs used will be announced at the tournament site (so make sure you know ‘em). Qualifier song will be announced a week before the convention.

The tournament will be held on GUITAR HERO II for PS2.

All the specifics (format) are being worked on, please be patient as we work this all out.

Prizes:

Trophies and RedOctane sponsored prizes will be provided.

Contact:

June Ha Kim (BakaOrochi at bemanistyle dot com)

For more updates, keep checking back, more details will be forthcoming!

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Guitar Hero Street Team

Posted in News by admin on the April 6th, 2007

JOIN THE OFFICIAL GUITAR HERO II STREET TEAM

The Guitar Hero II Street Team is now open! Join the Guitar Hero II Street Team now to become a member of the official Guitar Hero II street team and help promote Guitar Hero II for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™.

As a member of the Guitar Hero II Street Team, you will have access to the exclusive team website, www.guitarherostreetteam.com, where you can get involved in team missions, earn exclusive Guitar Hero II merchandise, enter team contests, and more.

Help reach out to existing & potential fans offline and online with news about Guitar Hero II now available on XBOX 360™ and PlayStation®2. To join, sign up now on www.guitarherostreetteam.com!