Activision today announced that work has begun on the next Guitar Hero game. This next game is titled Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and unsurprisingly focuses on the band composed of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer. The game will take players through the titular band's career, from its first gig to rock legends.

"Any band that can go from Don't Want to Miss A Thing to the ass-kicking Sweet Emotion to the cheekiness of Love in an Elevator, to the classic ballad Dream On shows why Activision chose us to headline this game based on the diversity of the Aerosmith catalog," says Aerosmith frontman Tyler. "Not only is songwriting a bitch, but then it goes and has puppies."

"We are extremely excited that Aerosmith chose to team up with Guitar Hero, bringing one of the world's all-time best-selling artists together with one of the biggest video game brands, to deliver a new and unique interactive way for our customers to connect with artists and their music," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing for Activision/RedOctane. "This partnership will give Aerosmith, a band that has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, a powerful and innovative platform to reach their fans and new audiences."

As a bonus, Activision is offering Aerosmith's Dream On for free over Xbox Live and PlayStation Network for Guitar Hero III from February 16 -18. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will release on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 mostly likely sometime in 2008.