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December 11th, 2009 at 11:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Okay, you’ve probably heard by now that Mass Effect 2 has a lot of big-name voice talent. But have you SEEN them? This video trailer for BioWare’s upcoming space opera features the all-star cast talking about their roles, and what it is about sci-fi (and not SyFy) that gets them so excited.
Tricia Helfer, Martin Sheen talk up their voice roles in Mass Effect 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 10th, 2009 at 02:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Mass Effect 2 is bound to have some recognizable actors, what with 90 actors voicing 546 characters with 31,000 lines of dialogue. EA revealed today that the cast includes … oh, by Grabthar’s hammer, here’s the list:
- Martin Sheen (Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez’s dad) — Illusive Man commanding Cerberus
- Shohreh Adhdashloo (sexy voice lady from FlashForward) — Admiral Shala’Raan vas Tonbay
- Seth Green (hand in your geek card if you don’t know) — Joker
- Yvonne Strahovski (wiener lady, lust of Chuck) — Miranda Lawson
- Adam Baldwin (a man named Jayne… or the man they call Jayne) — Kal ‘Reegar
David Keith Keith David (Halo’s Arbiter) — Admiral David Anderson- Michael Dorn (Star Trek TNG’s Worf) — Gatatog Uvenk
- Tricia Helfer (2020 Oscar winner after people stop treating her like meat) — EDI, voice of the “new Normandy”
- Michael Hogan (Colonel Saul Tigh) — Captain Bailey
- Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity from The Matrix, singular, no sequels exist — especially not Revolutions) — Aria T’Loak
We also can’t forget Jennifer Hale, who is reprising her role as the real Commander Shepard, nor Mark Meer, the male Shepard and known expert at cutting the council off at weird times.
Mass Effect 2 cast bolstered by Battlestar, Star Trek actors originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 7th, 2009 at 06:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
[Update: Abyssal Chronicles has updated their story, reporting that Mr. Koyama has updated his original blog post with the following clarification: "When I mentioned being on sale for the Wii, I meant Tales of Graces, and not Tales of Vesperia! I truly apologize to everyone for the misunderstanding!!!!" Well, we can see how that would be confusing. You'll find our original post below.]
Lock the doors and board up the windows, folks. Considering the seismic backlash to the announcement that the (formerly) 360-exclusive Tales of Vesperia would be coming to the PS3, we fear for what might happen when this story gets out. Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama, who provided the voice for Vesperia’s pseudo-antagonist Duke, recently mentioned on his blog that, “Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale even on the Wii.”
While this may deeply excite RPG-loving Wii owners, keep in mind that it’s entirely possible Koyama meant to say Tales of Graces, the franchise’s next installment which is, in fact, coming to the Wii. Just think about that before you start snapping the pieces of your already-snapped 360 Vesperia disc in protest. Those edges can get pretty sharp.
[Via Kotaku]
Tales of Vesperia voice actor says game is coming to Wii [update: Oops! He meant Tales of Graces!] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 16th, 2009 at 03:00pm
Under PSP
With fingers crossed, we turned to the latest Kojima Productions podcast, hoping beyond hope that the studio had taken our recommendation to refresh the voice of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker’s bearded protagonist. Our nominee for Solid Snake’s new pipes? Bobcat Goldthwait. Sure, Mr. Goldthwait would likely take the series in an unexpected direction — but what unsuspecting player wouldn’t be swept up in an exploration of Snake’s rarely discussed history as a rabid, nigh-incomprehensible stand-up comic? Now there’s a 90-minute cutscene we can get behind.
Alas, Konami’s recently announced voice cast for Peace Walker is actually (gasp!) sans-Goldthwait. Of course David Hayter will reprise the role for, like, the hundredth time. The rest of the totally unsurprising list can be found after the jump — but why not watch this beautiful excerpt of the Peace Walker that could have been instead?
[Via Kotaku]
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker English voice cast announced originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 7th, 2009 at 03:15pm
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Okay, a little background: Dynasty Warriors 6 is being ported to the PSP. The same Dynasty Warriors 6 that was the basis for Strikeforce, which came out on the PSP first and is now being ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3. This PSP version of DW6 includes elements of Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires. This isn’t totally relevant to the news at hand, but it’s really complicated and we’re kind of proud of ourselves for (presumably) untangling it.
This latest Dynasty Warriors 6, Dynasty Warriors 6 Special, won’t require users to install data to the Memory Stick, but will have benefits for those who do. If you install the 260MB data, the speech in the game will be voiced. If you don’t, your allies and enemies on the battlefield will communicate via text windows.
Actually, now that we think about it, not having a thousand dudes yelling at you all the time seems a lot better. Thanks for the option, Koei!
Stoic silence on the battlefield unless you install Dynasty Warriors 6 PSP data originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 27th, 2009 at 03:00pm
Under Xbox 360
EA and BioWare have made the obvious — and quite correct — choice in casting Tim Curry as Arl Rendon Howe, a man whose insatiable lust for power puts him at odds with the heroes of November’s swords-and-sultry-sorcery epic, Dragon Age: Origins. Those keeping count on Curry’s “calculating villain” roles will remember his appearance as Premier Cherdenko in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, as well as his forthcoming part as Doviculus in Brütal Legend, slated for release a few weeks before Halloween (when anything can happen).
Dragon Age: Origins, which BioWare describes as having the largest cast of characters in any of its games to date, will also feature the vocal talents of Tim Russ, Claudia Black (you’ll spot her in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves this October), Steve Valentine, and Kate Mulgrew, who was last seen slurping coffee and balking at the Prime Directive in Star Trek: Voyager.
Tim Curry provides voice of ‘calculating villain’ in Dragon Age: Origins originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 8th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under PC+ Xbox 360
There are many places one can find Mr. 50 Cent: In any number of clubs, as referenced by his chart-topping song; in his numerous self-titled video games, one of which has become a cult classic among the Joystiq staff; and according to entertainment news site ThisIs50, he can be found at Infinity Ward’s studios, doing voice work for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Robert Bowling confirmed to Kotaku that Fiddy will be supplying “one of many squad voices” featured in the game’s multiplayer and Spec Ops modes. Bowling mentioned 50 Cent’s lines will be standard shooter fare — “Reloading,” “Tango Down,” and the like. We pray he’ll also sneak in a reference to his precious jewel-encrusted cranium.
50 Cent to make cameo appearance in Modern Warfare 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 15th, 2009 at 08:45pm
Under Xbox 360
We’ve already seen the new, grizzled face of Max Payne in upcoming sequel Max Payne 3, and found out a few details on the game from Game Informer’s preview of the title. More news coming out of July’s GI today (via Eurogamer) says that the game’s titular character will lose the first two games’ voice actor, James McCaffrey, and be replaced by, well, we’re not quite sure yet.
“We’re good at casting,” Jeronimo Barrera of the game’s developer, Rockstar Games, points out. “All the Max Payne themes will remain intact – manipulation, betrayal, and the stuff that really made Max Payne,” art director Rob Nelson backs the decision up with. And so it seems that, while the various themes may stay intact, the main character’s look and sound have absolutely changed. Here’s hoping Rockstar doesn’t change the title to “Minimum Pleasure!”
Max Payne 3 gets different, older voice actor originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 14th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Xbox 360
The “Holy Diver” himself, Ronnie James Dio of heavy metal band Dio, has reportedly been cut from Brütal Legend’s voice actor list. Dio’s management confirmed to Blabbermouth the removal of the lead singer’s voice from the game, not citing any specific reasons, though it noted that actor Tim Curry will be filling the position.
Speculation surrounding the cut points to a longstanding feud between Brütal Legend’s “Guardian of Metal” Ozzy Osbourne and Dio, though we’re not so sure that their feud would carry over into the Double Fine-developed, EA-published title. To be honest with you though, we’re still reeling from the lack of inclusion of any members of Slayer. “Raining Blood” playing while the act itself takes place in game — these things write themselves, people!
[Thanks, The Weaponeer]
Dio cut from Brutal Legend, replaced by Tim Curry originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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