Ah, Q&As, the bane of journalists. While I usually detest this fire-and-forget form of "journalism" occasionally it does manage to impart some interesting tidbits, too bad the reader has to do all of the work and hunt for them.

Gamespot recently had a chance to speak with Joe Kucan, the man rehired to voice and play Nod leader, Kane. Here's some of the better bits of the interview:

GS: Why do you think EA brought you back to appear in the new game? What do you think you bring to the role of Kane that a look-alike or sound-alike might not be able to capture?

JK: The real reason they brought me back was because I'm cheap and easily persuaded to help move heavy pieces of scenery in between shots. In all seriousness, Mike Verdu, the game's executive producer, has made his enthusiasm for the original C&C series and the methodology behind his vision for the game very obvious from the start. He had an early love of the game even before he started working at EA, and when he flew out to my house to pitch the project, I could tell right away that he was a big C&C fan because he had my face tattooed on his chest. I thought that was sweet.

I honestly think that I might be the only one in the world who understands the humor in Kane—the wry sense of absurdity behind a lot of the megalomaniacal snarkiness. It's a fine line to tread between that sort of humor and the over-the-top, hyperdramatic, almost-Shakespearean villainy. It's a really tough distinction that I've worked very hard to create, right from the beginning of the C&C franchise.

If you want to read about his beauty secrets and how he likes to play a 1969 Pontiac GTO in Need for Speed 3, then hit the link. Brian Crecente

Q&A: C&C3's Kane speaks! [Gamespot]