CELEBRITY GAMERS ARE HOT THIS WEEK -- especially the Hollywood kind of stars! Access E3 2006 will be the place where Hollywood’s hottest celebrities and leading entertainment media come to see the latest in electronic entertainment.
Last year the red carpet was walked by celebrities including Johnny Knoxville, Jack Osbourne, Jesse Metcalfe and Nicole Richie and was covered by Entertainment Tonight, Us Weekly, SpikeTV and the TV Guide Channel.
INVITE ONLY CELEBRITY EVENT: THIS YEAR --ACCESS E3 AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES:
BEST BUY, electronic entertainment retailer is tying up with Video Game Television VGMTV execs and BPM Magazine to blow out the biggest party of E3 2006.. With performances by top DJs including Z-Trip, BT, Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Samantha Ronson and Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire, Stephen Royes, President of Video Game Television Management.(www.vgmtv.com) “Access E3 is celebrating the collaboration of Hollywood and video games “Access E3 is an opportunity to express our passion for playing video games and to celebrate the great things going on in gaming at Best Buy.” said Jill Hamburger, vice president of video games at Best Buy. “Gaming is a big part of the overall entertainment experience today and this party is proof of that.”
OTHER E3 CELEBRITY EVENTS/APPEARANCES:
GAMESHOUT is promising its VIP members ($$$$$)Celebrity interviews include 50 Cent, Raymond Herrera from rock band "Fear Factory", and many other guests! GameSHOUT E3 coverage will also feature an inside look at E3, complete with documentary videos. To learn more on joining GameSHOUT as a VIP member, go to: http://www.gameshout.com/vip
XBOX LIVE FEATURES CELEB HOSTS AND GUESTS:
For the first time ever, Xbox brings E3 – the biggest video game event of the year – to the people, by inviting the world to engage in the full Xbox Live experience free for an entire week. The Fray, whose single “Over My Head (Cable Car)” cracked the Top-25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, are the latest Xbox Live Artist of the Month. Their current album “How to Save A Life” peaked for 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Heatseekers chart and is currently the #29 album in the country. 2K SPORTS CELEBRITY APPEARANCE INFO: - At booth #324 in the South Hall of the Entertainment Electronic Expo, 2K will be featuring autograph sessions with Adam West, who plays himself as the Mayor of Quahog in the Family Guy video game and TV show, and Marc Silvestri with Paul Jenkins, the famed comic book artist and writer who are also the talents behind the cult-comic hit, The Darkness. In addition, 2K will be hosting a competitive prize-based multi-player tournament with Prey, a groundbreaking first person shooter that raises the bar and turns the genre upside-down. OTHER CELEBRITY GAMERS -- no reports that they will attend but Hollywood2020's research shows that these celebs are gamers too-- okay, we don't know how serious gamers they are -- but they have been listed online as gamers and/or appeared at gamer awards shows in the past! Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Tony Hawk, Jenna Jameson, Hal Sparks, David Gallagher, Gena Lee Nolin, Traci Bingham, Colin Hanks, Brande Roderick, Hayden Panetierre, Shaun Murray and Mia St. John (appeared at G4 Awards events) WILL ROBIN WILLIAMS BE AT E3? Here's Robin talking about gaming on the road in a 2002 interview XBOX CELEBRITY FANS INCLUDE: Yellowcard, Simple Plan and "X-Men" Iceman Shawn Ashmore are just some of the celebrity gamers who have customized Xbox 360 faceplates for charity. Starting Friday fans will be able to bid on the faceplates over at eBay.ca/XboxCelebrityFaces, with all proceeds going to the Children's Miracle Network of Canada
MORE CELEBS APPEARING ON G4 TV AWARDS SHOWS IN THE PAST INCLUDE:Anna Nicole Smith, Casper Van Dien, Mekhi Phifer, Tony Hawk, Aisha Tyler, Stan Lee, Hal Sparks and Bai Ling presented awards. www.g4techtv.comG-Phoria featured a plethora of celebrity gamers Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Tony Hawk, Jenna Jameson, Hal Sparks, David Gallagher, Gena Lee Nolin, Traci Bingham, Colin Hanks, Brande Roderick, Hayden Panetierre, Shaun Murray and Mia St. John. The show also featured music performances by Public Enemy and A Flock of Seagulls.
TOM HANKS SON A GAMER TOO! GTA3" has been talked up by celebrity gamers like Colin Hanks (the acting offspring of Tom Hanks) and, thanks to being banned in Australia, has received ... XBOX CELEBRITY PALS: The Halo 2 Council is an offshoot of another Xbox group, the PLAYAZ CLUB, which features 50 members including BRITNEY SPEARS, CHARLIZE THERON and SNOOP DOGG. CNN SAYS THESE CELEBS GOT GAME! CNNfn.com takes a look at who's playing what these days – and what gaming system they're playing with Tiger Woods (Golfer) – Woods prefers the PlayStation 2 and first-person shooter games such as 'The World is Not Enough' in the James Bond series Jeff Probst (Host, "Survivor") –but for Survivor 2, I was ready," he said. "I brought a Sony PlayStation 2 as my luxury item. Karen Duffy (Actress, model, author, former MTV VJ) her favorite game at present is Eidos' "Tomb Raider 4". ("I really like Lara Croft," she said and can't wait to see what Electronic Arts has in store with "Majestic." Kane (WWF wrestler) Kane prefers the relatively docile "RollerCoaster Tycoon" from Hasbro Interactive (a division of Infogrames) and EA's KNOCKOUT KINGS.... Coolio (Musician) – One of rap's most avid gamersbut his current obsession (and obsession is the right word here) is Capcom's "Onimusha Warlords" for the PS2. Erik-Michael Estrada (Musician - O-Town) – The PlayStation 2 has been the most popular item on O-Town's tour bus this year Gary Coleman (Actor) he is currently engrossed in "Unreal Tournament" (published by Infogrames Steven Richards (WWF wrestler) – The head of the WWF's "Right to Censor" gang says he is generally a PC gamer, Boston Red Sox ace pitcher Curt Schilling is a known gamer and has been seen wearing an Everquest II OTHER REPORTS OF CELEBRITY GAMERS INCLUDE THESE BIGGIES: Dave Chappelle: “‘You know what I’ve been playing a lot of?’ the comedian reportedly asked the crowd. ‘World of Warcraft!’ Vin Diesel: “‘I’ve been playing videogames forever, (who is launching his own games and has written the preface for gaming books). Dominic Monaghan: “The hobbish duo were first spotted sneaking in through a back door to the Playstation 3 unveiling at Sony Studios Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn, two standups who are also longtime gamers. Trent Reznor is not only a critically acclaimed rock star — he’s also Pooper Sniffer. That’s the alias he uses while engaging in his other lifelong passion: computer games. STAR TREK'S Wil Wheaton: See his ongoing series Games of Our Lives. FROM EGM MAGAZINE COMES PROFILES ON GAMERS: EGM, with Halo on the cover, in the 'Celebrity Gamer' section, that featured Jonathan Davis from KoRn OTHER NEWS REPORTS SAY THAT DARYL HANNAH IS CREATING GAMES: That's because Hannah and her best friend, fellow actress Hilary Shepard, have taken their passion for board games to store shelves with the new game "Liebrary." Designed for ages 12 and up, "Liebrary" asks players to come up with that first line after a Liebrarian reads to them the book's title, author and a short summary. Consisting of 350 titles from the Random House library, the game has five categories of books to pick from: Children's, Classics, Fiction/Nonfiction, Horror/Mystery/Sci-Fi and Romancegame's box, in fact, looks like a big book SNOOP DOG LAUNCHES HIP HOP GAMING LEAGUE: , Snoop promised that his new league would "change the face of sports and video gaming forever."For more information, visit www.HHGL.com far the league's roster consists of Method Man, Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony, B-Real, Krayzie Bone, Paul Wall and D12's Proof, among others.SoCelebs such as teen R&B sensation Chris Brown, former Ms.USA/actress Kenya Moore, and radio personality Steph Lova came through to watch party-goers go head-to-head in EA Sports' "Madden '06" and other sports games. OTHER CELEBRITY GAMERS AND THEIR FAVORITE GAMES (culled from online research by Hollywood2020 from news reports: Julia Roberts: HALO
EAGran Turismo 3 SPORTS BIG game that features the voices of Lucy Liu, Oliver Platt, David Arquette and Macy Gray. Gran Turismo 3 Favorite PlayStation 2 game of the band N.E.R.D. and Big Boi of Outkast? Madden NFL 2002
Which NBA rookie plays video games in his car while waiting for basketball practice to start? Quentin Richardson What game stars Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne?
From 8th May at 08:01 GMT until Monday 15th May at 07:59 GMT, connected gamers can access the best of E3 content, including the first-ever Gears of War high-definition game trailer on Xbox Live Marketplace, the playable demo of Capcom's Lost - Planet: Extreme Condition, and Game with Fame multiplayer sessions live from the floor with celebrities like Dave Navarro (Panic Channel), Method Man and Jenny McCarthy.
The Xbox Live "Game with Fame" program gives Xbox Live subscribers the unique opportunity to meet, chat and play against some of today's biggest athletes. Past "Game with Fame" celebrity players include Ludacris, Ryan Cabrera, Outkast, P.O.D. and Green Day. For further information on other Xbox Live events, be sure to visit the "Game with Fame" Web site at http://www.xbox.com/gamewithfame.
Autograph Sessions:
Wednesday, May 11th
Time: 1-2:30, 3:30-4pm, 4:30pm-5pm
Who: Marc Silvestri and Paul Jenkins are the co-creators of the comic book The Darkness, as well as contributors to the upcoming, gritty, action/adventure game for next generation consoles that is based on the comic.
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