voice acting
News
SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
1:20PM Owen Good | A contract proposal hammered out between the Screen Actors Guild and video game publishers was shot down after a union vote. A key sticking point seemed to be “atmospheric” work, in which one actor voices multiple minor characters. More »
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Assassin’s Creed II: More Than 80,000 Spoken Lines
12:00PM Owen Good | So the British Board of Film Classification recently revealed that Assassin’s Creed II will feature more than three hours of cut scene footage. These aren’t the silent film days, of course, so they’ll need a lot of dialogue. More »
News
Your MGS Peace Walker English Voice Cast Is…
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Is Metal Gear Solid English voice actor mainstay returning for upcoming PSP title, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker? Is he? More »
News
Union Contracts Now Include “Vocally Stressful” Work
8:00AM Owen Good | Two major unions supplying voice actors for video games have both won pay raises under provisional new contracts, which also spell out terms for “vocally stressful” work and “atmospheric” roles in which one person voices multiple minor characters. More »
Media
Hear Final Fantasy XIII’s English Voice Acting In New Old Trailer
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | How many times have you seen this Final Fantasy XIII trailer? This could easily be your third, but the addition of English language voice acting and lip synching make it worth watching again. More »
Media
Wonder What Uncharted 2 Sounds Like In Japanese?
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This, apparently. The game is being released with a Japanese voice track. Ever wondered what Japanese people thought of English language dubs? Well maybe now you know. Maybe you don’t. Who knows! More »
Culture
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is visiting Australia next week for a three-stop in-store appearance tour. Here’s how you can meet him. More »
Voice Of Mario Coming To Australia
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is visiting Australia next week for a three-stop in-store appearance tour. Here’s how you can meet him. More »
Culture
Voice Actress Threatened, Man Arrested
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Glasses-wearing voice actress Mai Kadowaki is known for her voice work in the Konami anime Tokimeki Memorial Only Love and her work in games like console game Cross Edge and DS title Tales of the Tempest — among other titles. More »
Features
The Art Of Calling An Unseen Game
2:00AM Owen Good | The scene is familiar: Midway through the first period of an NHL game, and the shot knots up the score. Randy Hahn considers the action for a split-second and leans into his microphone. More »
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