In Real Life

Jennifer Hale On The Mass Effect 3 Ending And Her Plans To Visit Australia

Kotaku AU

At the Fan Expo in Vancouver, we pulled aside the voice of lady Commander Shepard for a quick chat. She tells us how she felt about the Mass Effect 3 ending and reveals her upcoming plans to visit Australia.


February 1, 2012
News

Mass Effect 3 Voice Cast Is A Fine Collection Of Actors, Actresses, PSP Tasters

Get to know your Mass Effect 3 voice cast, which is a great deal like the Mass Effect 2 voice cast, only slightly older and just a tad bit more Chobot-y.


December 6, 2011
In Real Life

Fan-Made Mass Effect Film Is Shaping Up Nicely

The folks at The Sneaky Zebra are making a short film based on the Mass Effect universe and have sent along three new character trailers for the game. The one up top is for a renegade character named “Hale”, which I would imagine (or at least hope!) is a reference to voice actor Jennifer Hale, who plays the female version of the game’s protagonist Commander Shepard.


August 27, 2011
In Real Life

What Does Jennifer Hale Think Of The Nickname "FemShep?" (And Other Stuff, Too)

From Facebook beauty-contests for the character she plays to big New Yorker profiles to a hilarious case of mistaken Twitter identity, we’ve been talking a lot about Mass Effect 3‘s female lead Jennifer Hale. So when given the opportunity to chat with her one-on-one at PAX, I jumped at the chance.


August 20, 2011
News

Hey BioWare, That’s The Wrong Jennifer Hale

It’s pretty cool that Jennifer Hale was the subject of such a great New Yorker profile. Not just because she she finally played Mass Effect while doing it, and not even because I totally have a quote in the article. No, it’s cool because Jennifer Hale is the queen of voice acting, and she deserves the recognition.


August 10, 2011
PC

Commander Shepard Has Finally Played A Mass Effect

Jennifer Hale, celebrated voice actor for the female version of Mass Effect lead Commander Shepard doesn’t play video games. Writer Tom Bissell, who profiled Hale in this week’s New Yorker magazine does and cajoled her to play Mass Effect 2 with him, just for a bit.


July 16, 2011
News

Why Excellent Video Game Voice Actors Shouldn’t Be Stars

I recently asked writer Tom Bissell whether voice actors might ever become celebrities in the video game world. I wondered whether they would ever be featured as headliners who could single-handedly amplify sales and excite major curiosity.