Those who have mad Guitar Hero skillz will now be able to show it off as Activision, Pontiac and Hot Topic are teaming up on a national promotion giving fans, aged 16 years and older, the chance to show off their skills and win a 2008 Pontiac G5 in the process. The tour will hit the following cities:

Date City Mall
11/8 Orland Park, IL (Chicago) Orland Square
11/12 Paramus, NJ (New York/Newark) Garden State Plaza
11/15 Buford, GA (Atlanta) Mall of Georgia
11/19 Austin, TX Barton Creek
11/26 Phoenix, AZ Metro Center Mall
11/29 Las Vegas, NV Meadows Mall
12/3 Northridge, CA (Los Angeles) Northridge Fashion Center
12/5 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Center

Qualifiers will take place from 3-6 pm at each stop on the tour. The top eight scores from the Qualifying Round will proceed to the semi-final rounds which will immediately follow. Winners at each of the eight stops will receive a $100 gift card from Hot Topic. Additionally, winners will submit their high score on an undisclosed song to determine the two national finalists to advance to the final round. The two participants will be flown to Los Angeles where they will compete in front of the game creators at Activision for the right to drive away in the aforementioned car.

Guitar Hero 3 is already out in stores for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii; a PC version is also being developed.

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