After the death of Ozzy Osbourne on July 22, not only music fans worldwide are reminiscent of the life and work of Black Sabbath’s front man. Ozzy is also recognized in the gaming community for his presence in video games and advertising campaigns.
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The focus is particularly on a commercial from 2023 for the virtual reality headset “PlayStation VR2”. In the one -minute clip Osbourne plays the game “Horizon: Call of the Mountain”, while his wife Sharon Osbourne tries to move him to the airport. “I am very technical these days,” he says in it before fighting virtual mechanical engineering: “Let me kill me these damn dino machines.”
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The PlayStation trailer with Ozzy Osbourne:
In addition to the PSVR2 spot, fans are also reminiscent of Osbournes in the action adventure “Brütal Legend” (2009), in which he appeared as “Guardian of Metal”-a figure that he embodied together with Jack Black’s game figure Eddie Riggs. Despite its short screen time, the character left a lasting impression. In addition to Osbourne, other metal sizes such as Motörheads Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and Lita Ford (The Runaways) participated in the game.
Osbourne in the video game “Brütal Legend”:
Another example is Osbourne’s contribution to “Guitar Hero: World Tour”. Videos from the motion capturing process, in which the “Prince of Darkness” himself recorded movement data for his figure, were spread again after his death. The figure wears Osbourne’s facial features and is considered one of his most striking digital appearances. The game continued the tradition of integrating rock legends as playable guest characters.
Osbourne at Motion-Capturing:
Remembering Ozzy’s Legacy: When he was in Guitar Hero: World Tour and Did His Own Mo-Cap from his songs from the game.
Besides Guitar Hero, Ozzy what in Another Game Called Brütal Legend 🖤 pic.twitter.com/fawcv5kjpz
– Mandyr0cks (@mandy_r0cks) July 22, 2025
In contrast to other musicians such as Jimi Hendrix or Kurt Cobain, who were posthumously integrated into the game, Osbourne was directly involved in the development process.