Is your band ready to star in a video game?

RedOctane® and Harmonix want to put your band’s best rock song in the upcoming game Guitar Hero™. The winning band will have their song playable in the game alongside songs made famous by such artists as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, White Zombie, and Jimi Hendrix!

Details on how to enter will be available shortly!

Official Press Release

REDOCTANE MEDIA CONTACT:

Tracie Snitker

Reverb Communications

(209) 586-1495 x104

Tracie@reverbinc.com

REDOCTANE® ANNOUNCES GUITAR HERO™ FOR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 17th, 2005 – At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), RedOctane® announced today it has signed an agreement with Harmonix, acclaimed developers of Frequency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution and EyeToy: AntiGrav, to release GUITAR HERO, the guitar playing simulation game that makes you the star of your very own rock band.

“There is no better type of music game for the American audience than one focused on rock music and guitar-based rhythms.” stated John Tam, game producer at RedOctane. “When you pick up the guitar controller and jam down on the strum bar, you really do feel like a total Guitar Hero!” GUITAR HERO is a guitar simulation game that puts you at the center of your very own rock band. By pressing down on fret buttons on a specially designed guitar controller, players can form notes and chords to be played by strumming in time on a “strum bar” representing the strings of an electric guitar. These notes and chords are represented onscreen by scrolling note markers. Using button combinations, sustains and the whammy bar, players will experience the essence of what it’s like to actually play some of the coolest rock songs of all time. Players can choose from multiple rock characters and play at concert venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses.

“People who actually play guitar are amazed at how well Harmonix has captured the electrifying thrill of playing the guitar into the game,” continued Tam. “Your rock star dreams can come true with this game.”

About RedOctane®

Based in Sunnyvale, California, RedOctane is an innovative provider of unique, high-quality video game peripherals and accessories. RedOctane has now applied that same philosophy to their new video game publishing division. RedOctane is quickly becoming the innovative leader of dance and music video game publishing. RedOctane is also the top online retailer of dance games and dance accessories in the US. For more information on RedOctane please visit www.RedOctane.com.

About Harmonix® Music Systems, Inc

GUITAR HERO is being developed by veteran music videogame creator Harmonix. (http://www.harmonixmusic.com) Based in Cambridge, MA, Harmonix® previously developed Frequency, Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution and EyeToy: AntiGrav.

Karaoke Revolution™ is a registered trademark KONAMI CORPORATION. ©2004 KONAMI. Developed by Harmonix Music System. Harmonix is a registered trademark of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Frequency and Amplitude are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Note to Editors: To book a private demonstration at E3 of RedOctane’s latest games In The Groove and Guitar Hero, please contact tracie@reverbinc.com or call 209-586-1495 x104.