Grapevine-based GameStop seeks to immortalize the next Guitar Hero superstar in national contest

by PegNews wire

GRAPEVINE — GameStop, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced the GameStop Avatar Contest in search of the newest character for a future Guitar Hero video game.

From now until December 22, 2008, fans are encouraged to visit the official website to submit an original video or photo of their best rock pose and qualify for a chance to win immortal fame as a character in a future Guitar Hero game. Video submissions must be of the entrant and no more than three minutes in duration and photo entries are required to be unaltered and taken within the last six months.

One lucky grand prize winner will get an opportunity to have his/her likeness crafted into a character by Guitar Hero designers, Neversoft Entertainment, and included in a future release of the game.

The winner will get a massive package of cool, including: a tour of Neversoft HQ; participation in a photo shoot, where winner will select his/her own rock outfit and have his/her likeness captured for a chance to be incorporated into a future game's "Create a Rocker" section; a chance to try out your rock moves on a professional motion-capture rig; and $1,000 in spending money.

Source: Gamestop