I welcome all submissions from reputable sources (or as close as we get in video games journalism). This does not include you getting TKed by ChckNrs074 online. Please send any info or corrections to rick at citizen gamer dot com. Think of this as the list of who to call when you make it big in Hollywood and want to know who you can get your Halo on with.
- Dave Chappelle: “‘You know what I’ve been playing a lot of?’ the comedian reportedly asked the crowd. ‘World of Warcraft!’ When a few cheers broke out, he reportedly responded, ‘I knew I had some geek brothers and sisters up in here!’ Chappelle also was said to have expressed his amusement seeing WoW characters with names referring to his most famous sketches, including a rogue with a name inspired by the famous ‘I’m Rick James, B****” sketch.’”
- Vin Diesel: “‘I’ve been playing videogames forever,’ admits the budding Diesel, ‘This project is more of a hobby than a business venture to me. I want to see if I can actually create a game that I personally would enjoy playing.’ While a full range of products from Tigon has yet to be confirmed, Diesel cites titles with a cinematic component as his favorite, so it’s a safe bet those who enjoy Max Payne and are looking forward to Sony’s upcoming The Getaway will find the corporation’s upcoming productions a good fit.”
- Dominic Monaghan: “The hobbish duo were first spotted sneaking in through a back door to the Playstation 3 unveiling at Sony Studios. Apparently Wood, who hosted the MTV Xbox 360 unveiling last week, went fanboy when the PS3 took to the spotlight, wooing and clapping with the rest of the room.”
- Patton Oswalt: “As for the videogame show, Rob Cohen has been beavering away in his bungalow for weeks. He has a script. He has hosts – Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn, two standups who are also longtime gamers. He has his Playboy playmate. He even has a title: Happy Game Fun Bomb.”
- Brian Posehn: “As for the videogame show, Rob Cohen has been beavering away in his bungalow for weeks. He has a script. He has hosts – Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn, two standups who are also longtime gamers. He has his Playboy playmate. He even has a title: Happy Game Fun Bomb.”
- Trent Reznor: “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. Almost every night in his New Orleans studio, Reznor leaves his work on the upcoming Nine Inch Nails album (which he cheekily refers to as “More Songs About Oppression and Slavery”) for the Nazi shoot-’em-up game Return to Castle Wolfenstein. For the 36-year-old, games and gadgetry aren’t just diversions; they’re a vital means of artistic exploration.”
- Wil Wheaton: See his ongoing series Games of Our Lives.
- Robin Williams: “Quite familiar with the most popular games, Williams adds, ‘They start off with a kind of primitive version where people were off wandering around conducting quests but now with Morrow Wind and Never Winter at Night and Dark Age of Camelot, people are in there creating characters and building up the characters to the point where if they build up a character with enough points they’ll sell it on ebay.’”
- Elijah Wood: “The hobbish duo were first spotted sneaking in through a back door to the Playstation 3 unveiling at Sony Studios. Apparently Wood, who hosted the MTV Xbox 360 unveiling last week, went fanboy when the PS3 took to the spotlight, wooing and clapping with the rest of the room.”
