Bret Michaels Saves the Day in Guitar Hero 3

Published: August 16, 2007, 11:55 pm

Tags: activision, games industry, sony, nintendo, microsoft, game consoles, bret michaels, guitar hero, neversoft, poison, rock band

Late one day at the Neversoft development office: Developer 1: Man, Rock Band looks amazing. Developer 2: Totally. How are we going to compete with that? Developer 1: Hmm Not sure Maybe a celebrity endorsement! Developer 2: Nice! But who? Developer 1: Hmm Who do the kids like these days . AHA! I got it!” Poor Neversoft, it's going to be a rough year. They are basically going up against the original creators of the series they have been so successful with. (Harmonix developed both Rock Band and Guitar Hero) They are certainly being creative, adding various labels and classic hits to Guitar Hero 3's growing library. The latest of these is the endorsement and in-game persona of none other than Bret Michaels, the former front man to the 80's band Poison. New screens have just been released showing Brett in all his pale glory rocking out in the game. I can't imagine this will be enough to take some of the wind out of Rock Band's sails, but I

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