Always been curious as to what goes on behind the glamour and fame of rock stars' lives? Now, you don't have to settle for front row tickets no more 'coz Gilligames will take you right to the back AND front stage with Shady O'Grady's Rising Star!

The genre-bending music career RPSim game for the PC will allow you to take on the role of a struggling musician and follow your career as you get into the industry and fill up stadiums of screaming fans. To have that realistic feel to it, the game will also have you working odd jobs while you struggle to make your band known.

And when you're finally rockin' stages and getting mobbed by fans and groupies, you can also adopt that rockstar attitude of getting dead drunk and trashing hotels and motels. (We're not sure about the sex and the drugs though, we suggest you don't get your hopes up.) Here are some more features you can expect from the game:

• RPG-style experience/leveling system, with six assignable skills: Songwriting, Playing, Stage Presence, Production, Repair, and Business.
• Make band decisions based on your musicians' Inspiration, Health, Happiness, and Ego levels.
• Over 800 different types of customizable equipment (via the Equipment Editor), over 120 cities to roam and conquer, 50+ paint jobs to customize your van
• Customize your band's appearance with thousands of combinations of hairstyles, hats, glasses, shirts, pants, pants, and wrist/hand wear.
• Built-in tutorial to help beginners understand the wealth of information and options.
• Soundtrack of original music from real independent bands.
• Map editor, allowing you to add, delete, or modify existing cities.

Shady O'Grady's Rising Star is developed by Gilligames and is now available for purchase (digital download and/or boxed) at the game's official site which you can access via the read link below.