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| SCEA and the Bruce Willis Foundation Announce BANDtogether PlayStation Generation Gives Back to the World's Youth With the Help of Bruce, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis, Tony Hawk, Dave Navarro, Bam Margera, and More by Raising Money for Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children, and Awareness for ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced it is joining forces with the Bruce Willis Foundation, a charitable organization aimed at improving the lives of young people, to produce PlayStationBANDtogether. Taking place December 10, PlayStation BANDtogether music and gaming festival will bring celebrities and teens together to compete for a cause and raise money and awareness for Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children, and to support ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History. Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis will host the event and hope to empower today's youth to give back to their communities. With more than 30 percent of gamers under the age of 18, this holiday the PlayStation generation is not only enjoying themselves with the advent of new technologies such as PlayStation(R)2 and PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable), they are reacting to the needs of their country and making a difference through donation. According to a recent G.A.P (The Gamer Advisory Panel) survey conducted by the PlayStation Loyalty Group, 73 percent of the PlayStation community recently donated time or money to a charitable cause. Additionally, 80 percent of the PlayStation community plans to donate time or money to a charitable cause this holiday season. Sony Computer Entertainment America and the Bruce Willis Foundation hope to use PlayStation BANDtogether as an additional opportunity for teens and young adults to support and educate themselves on organizations that are dedicated to bettering the lives of young people in need. PlayStation BANDtogether features and events include: -- Competition to Benefit Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Bruce, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Willis, and a team of celebrities will compete through four challenges that will test their gaming, athletic and artistic abilities. Dave Navarro and Sal Masekela will emcee as competitors race, duck, slap and sing their way to win the first place charitable contribution to benefit Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children. -- Half-Pipe A live sports area will bring gaming to life and offer kids a chance to watch the hottest skateboarders pull the coolest tricks. -- Scratch DJ Academy Hosted by LP Kids will be able to count DJing as one of their skills after they hit the Scratch DJ Academy and learn how to scratch from one of DJing's brightest stars, LP. Kids will get to take their mixes home on CD to share with all their friends or download to their PSPs. -- Musical Performances by Hot Hot Heat, The Bravery, Travis Barker and DJ AM, The Like, and Driveblind PlayStation BANDtogether guests will be entertained throughout the day with energetic live performances from some of music's most buzzed-about acts, including indie rock stars Hot Hot Heat and The Bravery, as well as rising stars The Like and Driveblind. In addition, the event will feature an electrifying dual performance by spinning's biggest star, DJ AM, and one of rock's most inventive drummers, Blink-182's Travis Barker. -- Gaming and Activity Areas Interactive activity areas include PSP and PlayStation 2 gaming, that will give attendees the chance to play some of the latest and hottest games, including Tourist Trophy, Ape Escape(R) Academy, The Con, Ratchet: Deadlocked(TM) and Jak X: Combat Racing(TM). Additionally, creative expression will flow at the Quiksilver t-shirt customization booth, where kids can design their own tees, the henna tattoo station, and at Smashbox make-up booths where they can try out the latest trends in cosmetics. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |