10 Crazy Celebrity Cameos In Video Games You Forgot About

6. Phil Collins - GTA: Vice City Stories

Phil Collins Vice City Stories
Rockstar

No, you did not mishear that, I did say Phil Collins in GTA. For the uninitiated, Vice City Stories featured the “In The Air Tonight” quest, where your job is to take out swarms of gangsters who are trying to kill Collins for... reasons.

Assuming you decimate the prog-rock hating goons, Collins is able to go on with his concert.

Later on in the game you’re able to splash out 6,000 in-game bucks to buy yourself a ticket to see Collins sing “In The Air Tonight” in all his polygonal glory.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.