• more about #acting
    ReconToaster misses garnett :(: Why is there a picture of Alyx Vance? Valve has worked to create some of the best voice acting in games! more »
    TheGreenMan: Waaa..Waaa...I see a lot of griping about this. I understand where the yare coming from, but the thing is, if you get a session musician in for a reco... more »
    Tenacious_Z: If we could get Gary Oldman to do some serious voice acting in games outside of Spyro, we may be on to something. more »
    topheavy: Acting typically fails by the script, or perhaps it fails the product itself. Sorry, but it seems to me developers are leaning hard on the lack of goo... more »
    stranger: Good story, but something that's been painfully obvious for a very long tome. Voice acting in videogames is still generally awful. There are very, ver... more »
    Mike Gutierrez: It's pretty easy to tell which games are going to have good voice acting and which won't. Plenty of games today are obviously meant to utilize generi... more »
    Jason Wesley: Considering how ingrained the original Ghostbusters writers/actors are in their new game, I'm hoping that the dialogue in that game will be awesome. I... more »
    TRT-X: This would explain why so many characters these days seem derivative or cliched. They're being TOLD to "just be _____" from the last thing they did. I... more »
    Flabyo: Developers would love to work that way. But that would cost significantly more cash than they currently spend, and it's hard to justify a full voice c... more »
    wulfsaga2: how about japanese dubbed game? Maybe the reason why they sound terrible? more »
    Slap Bet: Wait,Wasn't there an interview that said the guy doing the voice of Nico in GTA IV wasn't even aware he was doing a video game? It was back when that ... more »
    Makidian: Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank have the best voice acting I have heard so far this gen. I thought FFX was pretty to notch when it came out. Games wit... more »
    CosmicElement: If this prevents (lovable) abominations like the original Resident Evil, then I'm all for it. more »
    -MasterDex-: The man makes a point. For games to truly evolve and become more than just entertainment, developers need to start treating them as such and involve v... more »
    Gyaruson: It really surprises me that developers kind of blow off one of the most compelling aspects of game design. When you believe the characters you're inte... more »
    Chalkdust: Awesome, so this is why Ric was rumored to be working with EA earlier. Bear fight confirmed? more »
    Harfold: Malcolm McDowell? Sounds like it's time for a little bit of the old ultra-violence. :D more »
    Chanaluss: no yuri? sadness =( more »
    xAnarChisTx: Woah, woah, woah! Ric Flair, in my C&C? What, has the world gone mad? I mean, I love The Nature Boy, but god dammit, I don't feel like watching ... more »
    auron990: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! more »
  • #acting

    How Dumbed Down Acting Is Creating Dumbed Down Games

    There's an interesting story over at The Brainy Gamer that discusses the techniques of voice acting and how it rarely applies to voice acting in games, mostly because of time and money constraints. More »
  • #moreflair

    C&C Red Alert 3: Uprising Cast Has A Certain Flair

    EA has announced the live-action cast of the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising expansion, adding in a little ultra-violence, a bit of unfortunate anime adaptation, and a whole lot of Flair. More »
  • #gtaiv

    Extended Audio Interview with Niko Bellic's Voice Actor

    This interview sounds like it's taken from the Big O & Dukes radio show on WJFK-FM in Washington. It's a long and in depth talk with Michael Hollick, the voice actor for Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV. More »
  • #breaking

    Live-Action Halo 3 Commercial Hits Next Week