“Advance Into Overdrive” with Rock Band & Energizer
Wow. This… looks… awesome!
Starting tomorrow, all of the Rock Band faithful can visit rockband.com/energizer to learn additional details about the forthcoming contest and to create a band profile within the challenge Facebook Application (Energizer Rock Band “Advance Into Overdrive”). Groups will have until November 3rd to populate their page and gain fans. Once the entry period ends, the band with the most creative, interactive, entertaining, and fan driven page will get the chance to perform live at the Energizer “Advance Into Overdrive” event on Friday, November 13th for 20 straight hours! The winner receives rock star treatment throughout their visit including luxury ground transportation, a hotel suite, and dinner at one of New York’s hottest restaurants. The winner will also be streamed live online during their performance at rockband.com/energizer.
The Times Square performance signals the start of the Energizer “Advance Into Overdrive” Battle of the Bands series. The Battle of the Bands is an in-game feature that allows the “Rock Band” community to play against one another remotely in themed battles. The “Advance Into Overdrive” Battle marks the first Battle of the Bands series and the longest online Battle of the Bands in “Rock Band” history. Players from across the country will compete against each other on the longest songs in the “Rock Band” catalogue to see who, at the end of the day, is the most Advanced “Rock Band” star.
Starting Nov. 16, in the Battle of the Bands’ section of “Rock Band 2,” users will see the Energizer “Advance Into Overdrive” Battle, which will be divided into three stages (battles) by difficulty level: Battle One: Tune-Up (Nov. 16), Battle Two: Power Through (Nov. 18), Battle Three: Advance Rock (Nov. 20). All battles will be available for multiplayer bands and single players, where solo players and bands alike can compete for prizing.
The top scoring band and most Advanced rock stars of the series will receive the entire “Rock Band” DLC catalogue of over 800 songs and a year’s worth of batteries to power their game play, as well as an Energizer “Rock Band” prize pack including an Energizer branded, one-of-a-kind guitar cap for your “Rock Band” guitar, “Rock Band” t-shirt and other cool swag items. The top-five scorers from the series will also receive DLC tracks as well as the Energizer “Rock Band” prize pack.
Upon entry and completion of any level, players will be entered into the Energizer “Rock Band” “Advance Into Overdrive” Battle Sweepstakes, which includes prizes like The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Bundle, the Ion Drum Rocker, DLC tracks and much more.
Wait to hear more from Harmonix and Energizer, but start tuning your plastic guitar now!
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Awesome. But what I need to know is this: are only local bands allowed, or can you also play with other people on XBL?
For the Times Square contest, or the Battle of the Bands contest? I still haven’t had a chance to read all the official rules yet, but it looks like you can play with others over XBL.