Xeni Tech on NPR: Gaming Goes to Hollywood

Xeni Jardin 11:24 am Fri May 20, 2005

For today's edition of the NPR program "Day to Day," I visit the annual E3 electronic game convention to report on the movie industry's increasingly tight link with the gaming biz, and current tension between game makers and Hollywood talent unions. I wandered the LA Convention Center halls with geek pals Sean, Macki, Jake — and Wil Wheaton, the blogger and actor (film, TV, and stage) who is also a celebrity in the world of video game voice-overs.

Link to archived audio. Link to more archived "Xeni Tech" segments on NPR.

Shown here: after a long day of booth babes and nerd herds, Wil and I collapsed on the floor to play video games on our phones. (image: Jacob Appelbaum)

Previously: E3 Snapshots for NPR by Jake Appelbaum, E3 snapshots by Sean Bonner

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