Whenever people discuss the greatest bad guys of all time, they usually go by evil deeds, or powers, or how many spikes are on their outfits. But what about their voices? Would anyone be scared of Voldemort if he sounded like Gilbert Gottfried? Of course not! So let's celebrate the people who make bad sound so good. » 1/09/15 2:21pm 1/09/15 2:21pm

Danganronpa 2 hit Western shelves this week, and while it has an English voice track, which fellow Kotaku author Kirk Hamilton tells me is “decent with a few standouts,” the Japanese voice cast is—let me assure you—an anime fan’s dream. » 9/09/14 6:00am 9/09/14 6:00am

Actually, half is probably a conservative estimate. » 6/12/13 3:39pm 6/12/13 3:39pm

Sentai Filmworks surprised fans at Anime Boston this weekend by announcing that the original English voice cast for Persona 4 would be reprising their roles for the North American release of the anime based on the PlayStation 2 role-playing game. Even more surprised were the voice actors themselves. » 4/10/12 9:30am 4/10/12 9:30am

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the sort of game that requires top-tier voice talent to work, so Bethesda Softworks has pulled out all the stops, recruiting a cast comprised of three Academy Award nominees, several highly recognizable science fiction actors, and the wife of ZeniMax Media CEO Robert A. Altman. » 9/27/11 12:40pm 9/27/11 12:40pm

What could possibly link Sega's speedy blue hedgehog with a founding member of the Bio-terrorism Security Assessment Alliance and a Renaissance-era Italian assassin? Meet Sonic the Hedgehog's new voice actor, Roger Craig Smith. » 7/15/10 3:20pm 7/15/10 3:20pm

What's this then about a new Rock Band game? » 1/21/09 6:00pm 1/21/09 6:00pm

There's a neat feature up on Gameplayer at the moment. It's pulling back the veil on the voice actors behind 70 of gaming's greatest characters (though they cheat on some, and others aren't so great). » 1/08/09 9:00am 1/08/09 9:00am

While we might not know too much about D3Publisher's upcoming video game farce Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, today's voice talent announcement is nearly enough to warrant must-buy status. Stepping into the throat of faux-iconic hero Matt Hazard is Arrested Development's Will Arnett. Will plays the classic 80's… » 10/27/08 11:40am 10/27/08 11:40am

What would a futuristic first-person shooter be without top-notch Hollywood voice talent? Why it would be High Voltage Software's The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii, which dipped a few notches below top in their search to find the voice to match the characters in their upcoming game. Not that the actors they snagged… » 10/14/08 2:00pm 10/14/08 2:00pm