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Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park

Published June 19, 2009

Frontman Mike Shinoda of noted alt-metal band Linkin Park will play Xbox LIVE® Gold members June 26 in TRANSFORMERS™: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN™ THE GAME.

Linkin Park.

Linkin Park.

If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold Member (if not, upgrade now!), and you want a chance to play with Mike Shinoda, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (3:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts on Friday, June 26, 4:00 P.M. ET.

Linkin Park's three studio albums, Hybrid Theory (2000), Meteora (2003), and Minutes to Midnight (2007), have all gone multiple platinum, and the band has sold more than 60 million records worldwide. Frontman Mike Shinoda, vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, and turntablist Joe Hahn have combined to form one of the most successful bands of this decade, scoring eight separate number one hit singles, including "New Divide," reaching number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks list.

The New Divide CD single.

The New Divide CD single.

"New Divide" was written for the Michael Bay film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and the band collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer to work the song into the film's score.

If you want a taste of Linkin Park's music, we have a lot of tracks available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Check these out:

If you get a chance to play with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, we want to hear about it! Send us an e-mail with the subject: "GWF – Linkin Park." Be sure to include your Gamertag and home town.

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Who: Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. ET/1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. PT
Game: TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN THE GAME
Gamertags: Mike LinkinPark

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