To Live and Game in L.A.

We chat with All-Pros A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals and LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles about the new Call of Duty: Ghosts Devastation DLC that recently launched on Xbox Live.  Well, we tried amidst all the fun trash talking and sneaker talk, but it was a good time nonetheless.

During this past week's Call of Duty Championship in Los Angeles, we spoke with Ghosts Multiplayer Designer Joe Cecot about the popularity of the franchise and what makes a great map for these professional gamers to play on.

We chat with the CEO of Oink Dr. Jo Webber during GDC about the path that took her from being a parent with children into gaming in the UK to the founder of a digital wallet service aimed at parents looking to help control and educate the online spending habits of their kids.

Hello and welcome to another "first" episode of the To Live and Game in L.A. podcast. After months of traveling around the world (again) and dealing with the business of real life (again), Ash and Juan reunite to put together a podcast for their loyal listeners. Well, what's left of them...In this episode, the guys lay out their picks for the best game of not only 2013, but the best game of the past console (and handheld) generation. It's been eight months since their last proper episode so sit back and enjoy as they have a lot to cover in two and a half hours. Yeah, you can tell Juan's been itching to talk about video games for a long time.Don't forget to listen (and subscribe while you're at it) to past episodes of the To Live and Game in L.A. podcast and follow Ash and Juan on Twitter.

We get a chance to chat with two players from the Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Blake and Jordan Hill, during a Best Buy Ultimate Gamers Showdown event about Madden NFL 25, the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, the recent launch of the Nike Kobe 9 and Juan Dixon.

Check out our interview with renowned actor Stephen Lang as he talks about his role as Elias Walker in the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Renowned actor Stephen Lang chats with us about his role as Elias Walker in the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts. Hear what he has to say about doing voice over work and its unique intricacies, his familiarity with the Call of Duty franchise prior to working on the game and how life has changed for him since he became so entrenched in the sci-fi world with Avatar and now in video games with CoD.

Check out these interviews Juan put together with adidas athletes Kenneth Faried and Harrison Barnes during a recent commercial shoot. While not video game-related, they are fun chats that are worth a listen for their candidness, something you rarely seen with athletes these days.Don't forget to listen (and subscribe while you're at it) to past episodes of our gaming podcast, To Live and Game in L.A., and follow Ash and Juan on Twitter.

Hey, it's been a long time and we've been really bad about not updating you on what's going on but Ash and Juan have been pretty busy with other projects that they haven't found the time to record a podcast together. Rest assured the day will come and To Live and Game in L.A. will ride again, but for now enjoy these interviews Juan conducted at the Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer reveal in Los Angeles a few weeks ago.Don't forget to listen (and subscribe while you're at it) to past episodes of our gaming podcast, To Live and Game in L.A., and follow Ash and Juan on Twitter.

We got a chance to sit down and talk with Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert during E3 at the Activision booth.  Hear what he has to say about Call of Duty: Ghosts, Skylanders Swap Force and even Destiny.  We also deviate into sneaker talk (because why not?) for a brief while before ending with a prediction for the NBA Finals.  Actually, it's not so much a prediction as much as a rooting interest.  Good times, really...

Call of Duty: Ghosts was shown to the gaming media for the first time during a Pre-E3 event last week.  We got a chance to talk with Yale Miller, Senior Producer for Infinity Ward, and get his thoughts on how the game presented, what is the deal with the dog and much more. Interview was part of a group session where people were able to speak with Miller and get his take.

During an Activision E3 Judges event last week, we were able to talk with Josh Taub and John Coyne about Skylanders, one of the biggest gaming franchises and success stories of this console generation.  Learn more about how the franchise came to be, their perspective on what led Skylanders to become the mainstream hit that it has become and what concerns - if any - they now that Disney is launching essentially a competitor with Infinity. Interview was part of a group session that also included another interviewer asking questions.

Check out this brief audio-only version of our interview with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith.  Listen as Juan hits him with the hard questions about Call of Duty (ok, not really, it was kind of loud and uber-casual) while also getting in a few words about his favorite kicks because also writes about sneakers on Examiner.com.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the To Live and Game in L.A. Podcast.  After a few months of traveling and working and traveling and working, Ash and Juan are back to talk about one game.  Ok, Ash has had a lot of games on his plate lately, Juan has one game he wants to talk about, but it's a pretty good one if you're into JRPGs.  The guys share their thoughts on the announcement of the PlayStation 4, the struggles of the Wii U, the future of the Xbox (in a minute), the struggles over at Square Enix, the SEGA fiasco with Aliens Colonial Marines, the end of Lucasarts, the HD remakes of Final Fantasy X, X-2 and Kingdom Hearts, the viability of a Shenme 3 Kickstarter and much more. Don't forget to also listen to past episodes of our gaming podcast, To Live and Game in L.A., follow Ash and Juan on Twitter and like our Video Games Examiners Facebook page.

Hello and welcome to the audio version of our interview with San Francisco Giants pitcher and two-time World Series champion Matt Cain during a recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Grudge Match event at Treyarch's Southern California studio.  Prior to his battle against Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria on the new "Revolution" DLC Map Pack, Matt spent a few minutes chatting with us about his love for Call of Duty, when he gets a chance to play with the game, who are some of the best players on the team and other games he loved playing when he was growing up.  Later on, Juan also got a chance to talk with Matt about is association with Mizuno, who provides him with his gameday gloves and cleats, and his favorite athletes growing up, including one Penny Hardaway.