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GamingNexus Green Day: Rock Band give away #1

by: Dan -
More On: Green Day: Rock Band Contests
Today is the first day that we will be giving away five copies of Green Day: Rock Band courtesy of the folks folks promoting the Harrah's Entertainment and MTV Games Total Rock, Total Rewards contest.

Today is real easy, as you just need to head over to Twitter and follow GamingNexus.  Once that is done, just give us a shout out to @gamingnexus in a tweet letting us know you would like to win one of the copies of Green Day: Rock Band.  We will select a winner at random from those that follow the instructions and contact them within the next couple days to get contact and shipping info.

Also, don't forget to visit the Total Rock, Total Rewards pages on Facebook and Twitter in order to keep up on the results or learn where you can participate to possibly win $10,000 and a chance to meet Ringo Starr.

Good luck to everyone!



Harrah’s Entertainment, MTV Games Present

      2nd Annual Rock Band® Competition

      Winning Rock Band band to Win $10,000 and an Opportunity to Meet Ringo Starr

      May 3, 2010 - Leading gaming and music entertainment giants Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. and MTV Games, part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), are once again seeking the best Rock Band® gamers in the United States with The 2nd Annual Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition.  

      Five participating Harrah’s Total Rewards Casinos will host Rock Band Nights.  MTV Games will work with an additional 15 venues across the U.S. to host Rock Band Bar Nights, between May 1 and June 13. The top scoring band from each venue will receive a chance to enter and compete in the exciting event in Bally’s Atlantic City hotel and casino, July 1-2. The winning band will receive $10,000 and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Ringo Starr.

      Additionally, one lucky band will win a wildcard chance from an online competition at Harrahs.com and fly to Atlantic City in a private jet provided by XOJET. A camera crew, and a Rock Band expert will accompany the online winners to the 2010 Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition, which will be produced by MTV Games, and hosted and judged by MTV Games, Harrah’s and local celebrities.

      “Harrah’s is very excited to work with MTV Games and the iconic Rock Band brand again this year and we are looking forwarding to building on the successful events from the 2009 season,” said David Norton, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Harrah’s Entertainment. “Total Rock Total Rewards Rock Band events create a lot of excitement in our resorts bringing in new guests and providing another entertainment option for our returning guests.”

      “For the second year in a row, Harrah’s is helping to extend the Rock Band brand across the nation with innovative and interactive experiences that bring it to life,” said Christina Glorioso, vice president of marketing for MTV Games. “We can’t wait to see how this year’s competition unfolds with Rock Band fans sure to blow us all away.”

      This year's competition builds on the overwhelming success of 2009's Total Rock, Total Rewards contest. The winners, The Gurn Killers from New York City, received $10,000 and opened for the legendary B-52s at the House of Blues in Atlantic City.

      More information and official rules on The 2nd Annual Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition may be found online at http://totalrocktotalrewards.com, a one-stop resource for competing bands and Rock Band fans to register for the competition and find information on event schedules, song lists, special promotions, and videos and pictures from the various events.  Competition updates and information is also available on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TotalRockTotalRewards and on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Total_RockTR  

      Subject to regulatory approvals, the five participating Harrah’s Entertainment casinos will be: Harrah’s Joliet, Bally’s Atlantic City, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon in Las Vegas, Caesars Windsor and Harveys Lake Tahoe.