Rock Star Cameos in Video Games

Rock music and video games make for a brilliant marriage. Anyone who has ever sat down to play a Tony Hawk skating game has left with a library full of new favorite song. So, when one of your favorite musicians appears as a character within one of your favorite video games, even the most season gamer can't help but feel giddy like a teenage girl before prom.

From well-known cameos, to surprise appearances and unlockable characters, there are a myriad of rockers who have been immortalized in video game form, including members of Metallica, Nirvana, Limp Bizkit and many more. We've teamed up with Ultimate Classic Rock, Arcade Sushi, TheDrop.fm, ScreenCrush and StarCrush for a list of musicians and celebrities who have starred in video games. Click below to check it out: