Fuckin Big Bo!
Jeff is probably the best interviewer ever, he never, ever makes the interview feel awkward.
@mowcrosoft said:
Why is everyone raving about that John Drake fellow?? I found him sort of annoying, and I have a feeling Jeff was quite un-amused with his antics as well. In fact I'll bet he is who jeff is referring to with the, 'depressingly familiar faces' bit.
I can't tell if you're joking or just new here. John Drake is a good friend of the site. He used to be Alex's boss and gets the band together for every Giant Bomb PAX panel.
Tony Hawk was a pretty cool dude. He clearly knew the series and was enthusiastic. Or, as enthusiastic as he's capable of being.
Also glad to hear that Usher was really nice, because hearing him sing was fuckin terrible. Sure he can dance, if not in a way I can appreciate beyond the technical level, but dear god he cannot sing. It was bad.
@Robaota said:
Man, Jeff just pulled an awesome Tony Hawk interview out of his ass. That's outstanding work.
Yeah, noticed the same. That was some skills there - dudes were talking like they would've scripted the whole thing, but no, totally impro. :) Good interview. Jeff Gerstmann Pro Interviewer ;)
Man, you had to freakin' improvise an interview with Tony Hawk and the only sign of you being nervous I could see is you being a little more red than usual, I'm impressed honestly.
@clovy said:
Love the ending. The best of xbox.... and Dance Central 3
and John is STILL excited :D
@demazin said:
Tony Hawk.
He's Tony Hawk.
I'm gonna make a t-shirt with this on it.
Can I have one?
@demazin said:
Tony Hawk.
He's Tony Hawk.
I'm gonna make a t-shirt with this on it.
Arrow pointing down.
@zaglis said:
Jeff is probably the best interviewer ever, he never, ever makes the interview feel awkward.
except when he wants it to be awkward.
John Drake and Dave Lang both seem like pretty cool dudes. I appreciate that they were being laid back and silly instead of being overly cautious and PR about everything.
''Jeff you want to talk to Tony Hawk?' 'Yeah sure'
Love how that went down... so casual.
Dave Lang is hilarious! He would've made for a much better presenter at Microsoft's conference than that lady.
Tony Hawk was looking at Jeff like, 'Who is this dude?' But once he started talking about the Tony Hawk games, he got really into it. He knows his games, too.
Haha Lang was epic, and Jeff does well interviewing with Tony Hawk! Stopping himself seeming awkward because he's slightly starstruck
Very nice. A lot of great interviews in here. Lang and Drake of course kind of steal the show but the whole showcase had quality presentations I'd say and Jeff always excels at the interviews in my opinion anyway.