Harrah's Casinos herald in month-long Rock Band competition

by Dustin Burg { Feb 18th 2009 at 8:15PM }

Harrah's Casinos is inviting gamers to visit its gambling hotspots and ~~spend all their cash on slots~~ show off their Rock Band skills during the free, MTV Games-sponsored Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition. The seafood buffet, however, will cost extra.

The musical event kicks off in March at 17 Harrah's casinos in the US and Canada, with weekly Rock Band competitions offering up various prizes. Come April, four regional contests will take place, with the most talented group receiving $10,000 and the opportunity to open for The B-52s in Atlantic City. Registration details and a list of participating casinos can be viewed here.

Note that no Harrah's Rock Band competition band of any talent level will match the musical prowess that was Robin and the Stiqers or the E3 '08 Joystiq Band. Just be glad that team Joystiq isn't entering the casino rock-off.

Tags: casino, ea, harmonix, harrahs, mtv-games, rock-band, rock-band-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

slycooper_rocker @ Feb 18th 2009 8:34PM

wait so a group of rock band players are gonna be opening for a real band? or are a group of rockers who also are amazing at rock band are gonna open for a real band? i'm confused. clarification please?

slycooper_rocker @ Feb 18th 2009 8:36PM

oh and who's the fat guy with the annoying voice? (no offense, dude!)

phillipsteak @ Feb 18th 2009 9:20PM

umm...no JUSTIN MCELROY IS GOD!

slycooper_rocker @ Feb 18th 2009 11:07PM

ohh that was justin...

no! no! keep the banhammer away...

[OOPS I HAVE BEEN BANNED FOR INSULTING JUSTIN MCELROY]*

*not yet

dmg @ Feb 18th 2009 8:46PM

Rock Band is not meant to be taken seriously. Coming from a guy who has beaten GH II, GH III, GH Aerosmith, Rock Band and rock Band 2 on expert.

BobTheElephant @ Feb 18th 2009 10:40PM

seconded

bluezy @ Feb 18th 2009 8:54PM

So there happens to be a Harrah's casino in my city...

j.howlett @ Feb 18th 2009 10:17PM

there are a bunch in mine

MuDvAyNe @ Feb 18th 2009 9:19PM

interesting..

Mazrael @ Feb 18th 2009 9:34PM

I may have only had the game 3 weeks.. but I can't do hard yet for the strum bars dead zone.. it seems to work best with just down strokes/strums.. on a real guitar I usually alternate pick, where I can play for ages, but RB2 kills me within a few tracks...

slycooper_rocker @ Feb 18th 2009 11:08PM

in hard and expert, you can't survive by just down strumming. you gotta alternate. even bass is really hard.

Mazrael @ Feb 19th 2009 10:45AM

I have been trying to alternate, but the green bar drops to yellow so quick, I have to downstrum just to get back to green.. I tested it before a song started, how far it needs to move before it triggers, and its pretty much all the way to the plastic either way.. I don't even need to think about it on a real guitar,, although RB is helpful with finger independance..