Video Gaming News - May 2005
New York, NY (May 31, 2005) - GameRiot and MySpace.com today
announced a joint Battle of the Bands promotion.
From GameRiot:
 
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Taking place in ten of the nation’s musical hotbeds, the competition was
conceived to enable video game enthusiasts to discover a great new band and put
them in an upcoming video game. At each stop on the highly-anticipated Nesquik
GameRiot summer tour, two top local bands will compete onstage, with video game
competitions interspersed onstage throughout the evening. Once all ten bands
advance, their tracks can be reviewed and voted upon at the myspace.com/gameriot
page. The winner will be announced August 15.
In addition, the winning band will have their song featured on the 2K Sports
College Hoops 2K6 soundtrack – the number one rated* college basketball
videogame.
Now in its third year, GameRiot has mastered the formula for delivering a
diverse entertainment experience by fusing the top video game releases with
popular local music talent. The Battle of the Bands competition takes this
experience to an all-new level as it gives music and video game fans the chance
to launch the career of an unsigned band and participate in programming the
music for a AAA video game franchise.
“The intense gaming atmosphere of the GameRiot tour, coupled with the excitement
of pulse-pounding live music, makes for a truly unique entertainment
experience,” said Matt Ringel, Executive Producer of GameRiot. “We’re excited to
team up with MySpace.com and 2K Sports to offer a musical and interactive
experience like no other.”
The GameRiot Battle of the Bands contest kicks off June 12th in Cleveland at
House of Blues. For more information visit www.gameriot.com.
Cities participating in the Battle of the Bands tour include:
Sun, Jun 12 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Tue, Jun 21 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
Wed, Jun 22 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Thu, Jun 23 Philadelphia, PA TLA
Fri, Jun 24 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
Sat, Jun 25 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Tues, Jul 12 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Thurs, Jul 21 Scottsdale, AZ Cajun House
Sun, Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
Thurs, Jul 28 Portland, OR Roseland
For more information on 2K Sports titles, please visit
www.2ksports.com.
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