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Odin
11/12/09

In reply to This Is Activision's New James Bond
I don't know about this guy but he probably can't be worse than Craig. To be fair it's not entirely his fault, more the writers that decided to mix up the Bond franchise too much.

Being used to much more suave witty Bonds and then having Casino Royale dumped in your face is just disappointing. It's been too modernized, losing that classy fantasy element the previous Bonds had. New Bond doesn't even quip at all. Near the end of CR he shoots a guy in the face with a nailgun and doesn't even go:
"That nailed him" before straightening his bowtie.

Made me die a little inside. #jamesbond
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Jonn
11/11/09

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Couldn't he just hair at the bad guys? Doesn't even need a weapon, just that haircut.
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busterbluth
11/11/09

In reply to This Is Activision's New James Bond
You're one of those fancy lads! #jamesbond
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tim rogers
11/11/09

In reply to This Is Activision's New James Bond
oh god! are they franchising bond games? fahey, plz contact activision / bizarre and tell them that i have written maybe sixteen literature-quality james bond fanfiction novels since age fourteen and i will gladly write stories for their future games ok???

(85% srs) #jamesbond
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doubtful
11/11/09

@tim rogers: I think I would only play a Bond game if it were written by you, so you can add that to your sales pitch.

Instead of side quests, it will have tangents, and lots of them.

And about half of the reviews for the game will simply consist of, 'Too long, didn't play.' #jamesbond
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Ouisch
11/11/09

@tim rogers: God, really. I agree with doubtful in that I would 100% rather play a Bond game written by a fan than one written by a focus group. #jamesbond
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pashaveliki
11/11/09

@tim rogers: post links on Kotaku. I am a huge Bond fanatic (namely the Fleming originals) and would love to read them/give you feedback. #jamesbond
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colewheeler
11/11/09

@tim rogers: you have your novels to share? peeked my interest. #jamesbond
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Svend Joscelyne
11/11/09

@colewheeler: Silence you fool, posting them online will devalue them! Tim needs a bargaining chip. #jamesbond
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dahaka
11/11/09

@tim rogers: tl;dr #jamesbond
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Lordd_G
11/11/09

@colewheeler: "piqued my interest." FIXED #jamesbond
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Emulated
11/11/09

@doubtful: They will be beautifully written but the vocabulary will be too much for most of their target audience. #jamesbond
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(Starman) Starman
11/11/09

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Aww jeez is this going to be like the Eighth Doctor situation again? (Doctor Who TV Movie his only appearance) #jamesbond
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Alessar
11/11/09

@(Starman) Mudkip : Actually, that actor did a number of 8th doctor radio plays/audio dramas. #jamesbond
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Paradox me
11/11/09

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Sean Connery.

It can't hurt to dream. #jamesbond
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ninjaDance
11/11/09

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I don't mind this so much. As much as I like Daniel Craig, it's generally a good thing when companies are given artistic license with a concept instead of trying directly follow a movie, or even one actor's portrayal of a movie character. #jamesbond
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Chirotera
11/11/09

@ninjaDance: Everything or Nothing turned out to be a pretty solid game because of this - though that game still used Brosnan. #jamesbond
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Strangelove
11/11/09

In reply to This Is Activision's New James Bond
Wow, that guy looks like a douche. Really, they need to stick with Daniel Craig.

Although maybe if the game is developed outside of the sphere of the movie release, they'll actually make a decent game. Quantum of Solace's demo, though, seemed pretty cool, but it's definitely a bargain-bin pickup for me. #jamesbond
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Lake Somerset
11/11/09

@Strangelove: "Wow, that guy looks like a douche. Really, they need to stick with Daniel Craig."

Wow. Demanding Daniel Craig must really make this guy a total waste... which says a lot. #jamesbond
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Strangelove
11/11/09

@Lake Somerset: @ColinStein:

I turned off Quantum of Solace about 15 minutes after renting it, but Casino Royale is by far the best Bond movie (save for the parkour crap in the beginning) and one of my favorite movies of all-time.

Craig is also good in Munich, which is an awesome movie. #jamesbond
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GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.
10/28/09

In reply to SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
A lot of voice actors have been talking about how this contract was nothing but lawyer drivel that really would have screwed VAs out of money at the end of the day.

Guys like Dee Bradley Baker who spend all day recording noises for the Grunts in Halo and other crazy sounds would stop getting paid as much because those are "atmospheric" voices.

The writers of the contract don't realize that games are all about "atmospheric" voices and that just because the character doesn't have a name or doesn't speak 300 words of written dialog does not mean that the character is not important or isn't a vocally stressful job.

The contract also never specified what a "written line" was. Do grunts and reactions count? Because depending on the title, those could outnumber actual words, and they are also much more stressful on the voice.

As a voice actor myself, I'm glad this got shot down, even though I'm looking into joining a pseudo-union or AFTRA in the future, not SAG. #industrynews
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
10/28/09

In reply to SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
What's with the overtime Owen, you seem to post daily..? #industrynews
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resvrgam
10/28/09

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SAG is an obsolete money-sink that is inaccessible to new talent trying to work in the industry.

That is one parasitic organization that needs to go. #industrynews
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Bouchart
10/28/09

@resvrgam: That's unions for you. #industrynews
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MindPrints
10/28/09

@resvrgam: I agree about the new talent, but if the new talent were to get in, I would think they would like it. #industrynews
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resvrgam
10/28/09

@MindPrints: The SAG dues are often too much for new talent to afford and thus it is nearly impossible for them to produce.

Also, I'm all for an alliance of craftspeople but SAG is mainly an over-rated, industry-incestuous club comprised of self-absorbed morons and people that don't want to be in it but have to in order to get a job in the industry. #industrynews
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InsidiousTuna
10/28/09

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I can't ever see "Screen Actor's Guild" without immediately thinking about the Film Actor's Guild in Team America. #industrynews
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Cult of '62
10/03/09

In reply to Union Contracts Now Include "Vocally Stressful," "Atmospheric" Work
It would be interesting to see how many of our game VAs are members of the AFTRA and/or the SAC. It could show if they're monopolising to protect only their select few members or honestly providing union assistance to the VAs...
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rorkimaru
10/03/09

In reply to Union Contracts Now Include "Vocally Stressful," "Atmospheric" Work
This is a very beneficial step. I went to a casting last weekend and was told to have a 2 min monologue, they stopped me halfway through (always a bad sign) but then made me read it in several interpretive ways, some of which involved screaming and shouting my head off. I wasn't prepared for that and forewarning would have been nice. (and yes, I did get offered the part)
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GretchenDemigod
10/03/09

In reply to Union Contracts Now Include "Vocally Stressful," "Atmospheric" Work
If unions weren't under constant threat of corporate intimidation you could probably see unions for more employees in the games industry. The goal of the EFCA is to make it easier to do card check since right now the company gets to decide if it's valid or not instead of employees. The reason why card check is needed as a viable alternative (read, not replacement) to secret ballot, is because during secret ballots there is still a long period where the company can launch a counter-offensive and lie to employees about what unions are for.

If you hate unions you must have never read anything about them in your American history class because they're very important for employees to be able to achieve better working conditions and higher safety in the work environment.
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