With the astounding score of 398,000, Eric Miller blew away his rivals on stage last night in Boston, winning the booty in the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock competition. His prize?

The 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock' contest returned to California last night (Aug. 12) for the last of 15 dates before winners selected at tournaments nationwide travel to Boston for a final showdown. Devout gamers took over San Francisco's Hard Rock Cafe and battled intently, much to the bewilderment of diners munching on ribs and burgers.

Guitar-wielding gamers and their entourage of rock 'n' roll revelers came out last night (July 28) for the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock contest – sponsored by Spin and the Hard Rock Café.

A mix of Guitar Hero fanatics and adventurous newbies battled it out for dominance and supreme bragging rights when the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock contest—sponsored by SPIN and the Hard Rock Café—stopped at downtown Atlanta's Hard Rock last night (July 23).

Last night (July 8), participants in the opening stop of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock contest -- sponsored by Spin and the Hard Rock Café -- looked more like those professional pretenders (translation: actors) working at nearby Universal Studios, rather than the real life rockers who perform regularly at

Flex those fingers and strap on your axe: In celebration of the recent release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Spin has teamed up with Hard Rock International and rock 'n' roll legends Aerosmith for a 16-date nationwide tournament -- dubbed Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Rocks the Hard Rock -- seeking t