It’s Guitar Hero Day in New York

September 2007

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The City of New York has proclaimed Sept. 26 Guitar Hero Day, in honor of the impending release of the Activision game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.”

The festivities included Activision executives ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, a city official will read a proclamation, and fans will “storm the streets,” Activision said in a statement. The game will also be featured at the DigitalLife Conference, which will take place Thursday through Saturday at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.

Set for release Oct. 28 on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii, as well as Mac and PC platform, “Legends of Rock” will include appearances by such rock luminaries as Slash, Bret Michaels and Tom Morello.