He cheated in order to claim world records, earn fame and admiration, and to collect cash bounties.

It's not just a casual "he cheated in a video game", like it was some small thing someone did to beat an end boss. It was a fairly elaborate fraud/deception over a long period of time.

I didn't say he wouldn't be outside of a Guitar Hero context. But I only met him the one time, and so it is a past tense event.