Apparently the press conference was so bad that our own blogger who covered the event M.I.B. flashy-thinged himself to forget the horror and won't even watch this video. After you watch it, you'll probably understand why. Remember, this is a press conference ... full of press. We're still waiting for video on the Disney press conference, which was apparently worse -- but for different reasons. Descriptions of the Disney event are mostly profanity laced and we'd prefer not to write up quotes where every third word needs to be edited.
Watch Activision alienate E3 audience with Jamie Kennedy
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Jul 19th 2007 3:20PM
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Apparently the press conference was so bad that our own blogger who covered the event M.I.B. flashy-thinged himself to forget the horror and won't even watch this video. After you watch it, you'll probably understand why. Remember, this is a press conference ... full of press. We're still waiting for video on the Disney press conference, which was apparently worse -- but for different reasons. Descriptions of the Disney event are mostly profanity laced and we'd prefer not to write up quotes where every third word needs to be edited.
Reader Comments (60)
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:28PM Triforceowner said
OXM talked about that and I wanted to see it. Thanks Joystiq!
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:30PM (Unverified) said
Watch till the end people.
He gets owned not once, but twice - and deserves every bit of it.
What. A. Douche.
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He gets owned not once, but twice - and deserves every bit of it.
What. A. Douche.
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:31PM (Unverified) said
I don't have sound. Could someon just list like the top 3 worst quotes that make this so bad?
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:59PM (Unverified) said
ehh.. he basically blew off everything tony hawk was trying to say to make erection jokes, called the audience virgins, made stupid noises through the TH:Proving Ground demo, and generally acted like a severe douchebag.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:36PM (Unverified) said
wow, Activision, I'll emcee for free next year, I'm sure whatever material I come up with will be just as lame as Jamie Kennedys
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:37PM (Unverified) said
Its true that if you stand next to jamie Kennedy, you can actually hear his "career" imploding.. its like putting your ear to a conch shell... but it makes this loud sucking sound.
He needs to get his ass to vh1 where all would be celebrities go to die.
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He needs to get his ass to vh1 where all would be celebrities go to die.
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:40PM (Unverified) said
Wow. That was painful. Never a huge fan of Jamie Kennedy (the experiment was occasionally funny), but now I'm not even a minor fan. C'mon man, at least try to be likeable.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:43PM (Unverified) said
Activision is "Down with the bitches and hoes!"
Don't hate!
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Don't hate!
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:44PM (Unverified) said
How can anyone be offended by that shit? He's just an ass being an ass. Sometimes he's funny.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 5:55PM (Unverified) said
Drunk? I didn't think you could get drunk by smoking pot...
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:54PM (Unverified) said
I think its just the same problem that we saw with most of the e3 conferences. Its like the people giving speaches didnt get the memo that instead of hyped up energetic game fans they would be speaking to jetlagged cynical, bored press people who were probably far too old and intelligent for the usual e3 'humour'.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:08PM (Unverified) said
I'd agree with you but I think they would have had to pump nitrous oxide in to the room to get a positive reaction from any audience with these jokes. It's obvious he phoned it in. I guess he needs the money while he waits for those big "Malibu's Most Wanted 2" offers to come streaming in.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:55PM (Unverified) said
Wow that sucked.Jamie Kennedy is not the best comedian around but he is pretty funny,I don't believe he was drunk I think he didn't prepare any sort of material.It looked like he was trying to improvised all the time but he didn't know what to say other than the cliche jokes like "you people are nerds" or "you never are going to get laid" and so on...
Thats why research is so important.Also Jokes about the gaming industry are so lame,combine that with a pseudo-comedian with no props and you get suckage.I bet Jamie is not going to be in more Gaming events from now on.
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Thats why research is so important.Also Jokes about the gaming industry are so lame,combine that with a pseudo-comedian with no props and you get suckage.I bet Jamie is not going to be in more Gaming events from now on.
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 3:59PM Pete C said
Wow, what happened to this guy?!? The JKX was a hilarious show. I'm sorry, but almost everyone I know liked that show a lot. The setups were clever, and he was quick witted and funny. The B-Rad skits were HILARIOUS because it is so damn true. But, wow, it is clear his career is over because this is a joke...he is just a mean spirited drunk now.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:07PM (Unverified) said
I've found it disappears if you vote on a post, but figured it was because I'm on a Mac running Safari.
And, I have to give some credit to Activision for making the rest of the E3 footage I've seen look that much better. Even G4's commentary is great compared to this. Strong work guys, strong work.
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And, I have to give some credit to Activision for making the rest of the E3 footage I've seen look that much better. Even G4's commentary is great compared to this. Strong work guys, strong work.
Posted: Jul 20th 2007 5:22PM Megaqwerty said
I wholly agree. His material wasn't exactly terrible: it was his hideous execution that completely damned him.
If someone with a higher CHR score had delivered those same jokes, it wouldn't have been so bad.
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If someone with a higher CHR score had delivered those same jokes, it wouldn't have been so bad.
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:03PM (Unverified) said
they should have invited Steven Colbert instead to give a speech on the "evil" of gaming
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:19PM (Unverified) said
Yeah just multiply what ever they payed Jamie Kennedy (apparently they payed him entirely in horse tranquilizers) by a few hundred and Activision could have made that happen. Price of an appearance and dignity are inversely proportionate.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:06PM (Unverified) said
This is one of the most painful things I have witnessed. It's almost a trainwreck, but I managed to stop watching it.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:10PM (Unverified) said
The reply button hates me too. (Notice how I didn't even bother with this one)
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 4:30PM (Unverified) said
I'm not a comedian, but I imagine at least one the top 10 rules is "Don't repeatedly point out how few people are laughing at your stuff" and somewhere just below that is "don't thank the pitiful few that are."
Yech.
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Yech.
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 5:11PM youfacethetick said
Not sure what the problem is. Why do companies hire comedians and get upset when they mock the event? Did someone expect him to not take the piss? It's f^cking video games...not something important.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 6:31PM (Unverified) said
You know, I was in that press conference and most of the others. I laughed. You won't believe how boring the other ones were.
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Posted: Jul 19th 2007 10:02PM (Unverified) said
That was just... horrendous.
He should never be allowed anywhere near video game conventions again...
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He should never be allowed anywhere near video game conventions again...
Posted: Jul 19th 2007 10:05PM (Unverified) said
I just watched this with sound. This is awful. He is clearly on cocaine.
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