August 19th, 2008
Guitar Hero Is The Future For 16 year old Dropout
by: Stuart

This is not recommended. Even if you are really good at Guitar Hero, it’s not worth dropping out over.

North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there’s no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. “I usually play till I can’t anymore,” he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.

In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school… in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include “gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches,” Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.

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Info: Posted August 19th, 2008  in Gaming, Home Entertainment, Random News, Stupid People
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2 Responses to “Guitar Hero Is The Future For 16 year old Dropout”
  1. #1 POSTED BY Adam, Aug 19th, 2008 3:28 am

    If people can drop out of school to play CS, they can drop out to play guitar hero :)

  2. #2 POSTED BY fuzzbutt, Sep 2nd, 2008 2:21 pm

    His parents are dumbf*cks too since they let him do this. Great and they are breeders….

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