Celebrities Talk Video Games
LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2006 -- -- ABCNEWS.com has been telling you about the bevy of celebrities who came out to promote games, products and themselves at the biggest video game trade show in the world, the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Some, like Steven Spielberg, just came to play and were in and out before most of the show's 60,000 attendees even knew they were there.
Others, like Paris Hilton, made scheduled appearances, and even though not all showed up on time -- Hilton was reportedly an hour-and-a-half late to promote her own game -- they still drew large crowds and flashing cameras.
Both on the show floor and at the many red carpet parties surrounding the event, celebrities used to talking about movies, TV shows, music and sports, spent the week talking about one of America's favorite pastimes: video games.
50 Cent
Rap superstar, film actor and all-around huggable teddy bear, 50 Cent made an appearance at E3 to promote Gamer Graffix, a company that makes skins to personalize video game consoles and handhelds.
No stranger to video games, 50 has his own title, "50 Cent: Bulletproof" available for current generation consoles.
Though he admits he's not as skilled a gamer as he is a rapper, he says he has powerful means of persuasion that help him end up on top when he plays.
Click here to see ABCNEWS.com's E3 interview with 50 Cent.
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk has a hugely popular series of skateboarding games available for virtually every conceivable video game console and handheld on the market, but with all the other celebrities around, you still might think his presence at E3 would go almost unnoticed. But the 38-year-old father of three drew some of the biggest crowds at the show -- especially when he was shredding up the half-pipe Activision had set up for him and a few other pro-skaters and BMXers.
Surrounded by cameras and microphones, Hawk spoke about how his sons love playing his games, but mostly because they get to control their father, making him wear ridiculous costumes and falling down -- in the games of course.
