The power of the celebrity...

We had ringo and paul, yoko and olivia harrison, spielberg, james cameron, pele, tony hawk (celeb even though its his game). what else have i missed so far. i wonder what tommorrow will bring with ninty and sony celeb wise.

it seems its bigger this year then in the past. what do you think of games and celebrities being interacted and what not?

well nobodies going to top MS's celebs...ninty will probably have some though

sony, not so much

celebs prove good when you're marketing for casuals. i mean, how many people here would get interested in a game because matt damon was endorsing it?

They can leave the celebs at home for all I care.

PEte Sampras was also there at EA's conference.

It's all money. Games are big business.

PEte Sampras was also there at EA's conference.

It's all money. Games are big business.

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I think bringing inPete Samprasto playGrand Slam Tennis was a really nice touch.

yeah i have no problem with it. It makes the conferences fun and more interesting.. But it is a business. These companies have pull and games are the new entertainment and it's part of that draw and marketing. It's nothing new. I wasn't saying it's bad. It's just what it is. Ms's conference was like watching hte emmy awards in a lot of ways. These developers have become celebrities themselves. Kojima is the new James Cameron. It used to be anyone could go to the conferences but now too many people want to and it's more of a show for the priviledged is all.