I'm very excited about the release of Red Faction: Guerrilla, which hit the shelves yesterday for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC!
I play an unnamed freedom fighter who, judging from the content of my recording session, assigns missions to the protagonist and dies in a variety of loud, violent ways. Totally destructible environments aren't usually a selling point for me one way or the other, but based on what I've experienced in the demo, I'm sold!
Part 1 of the English dub is hitting the shelves June 23rd, and I was fortunate enough to get to adapt some of the episodes--including episode two, the source of the clip below (which first premiered at Sakura-con a few weekends back).
Wrath of the Lich King and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe...!
This is pure redundancy if you clicked over to this from my main page, but I recently had the chance to voice a few characters in some well-known franchises: Arthas in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Scorpion, Deathstroke and Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
I don't have an active account on WoW at the moment, but I've put in my time (as my two mid-60 Ben-Franklin-lookalike paladins will tell you), and I was no stranger to Warcraft II and III back in the day. I enjoyed Arthas's storyline as a gamer in WC III, watching his ends-fit-the-means outlook twist him into something dark and cruel, and prompt his final Faustian bargain. It was a lot of fun voicing him; he's an interesting character. Villains usually are--especially villains whose noble intentions are what led them down the path to hell in the first place.
And then there's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I've put in my gamer-time with the MK franchise as well--though for any version past the original, "putting in my time" meant getting schooled by one of any number of 12-year-olds who had forsworn all temptations of companionship or education in favor of learning how to perfect my chump-ass with Baraka.
I haven't had a chance to play MK vs. DC or the WotLK expansion yet, but with the long Thanksgiving weekend fast approaching, maybe that'll change soon...
In other news, The Project That Cannot Be Named! (or TPTCBN!, if you prefer) continues apace, and I'm starting out on a very exciting gig that just came through. It's nothing I can mention just yet, but I'll be talking it up aplenty when the time is right...!
Pacific Media Expo: I know it's a bit of a last-minute development, but it looks as though I'll be giving a panel at this year's PMX down at the LAX Hilton--Sunday afternoon, 2-3 p.m., in LP2. I'll be discussing voice acting, ADR script-adapting and direction, fielding questions from the audience, and gluing it all together with delightful non sequiturs, as is so often my wont.
Valkyria Chronicles: I'm playing Radi Jaeger (one of the evil emperor's generals--check him out in the group-shot wallpaper of the heavies) in this gorgeous alternate-history RTS game for the PS3. Its street-date is today, but I've already seen folks identifying him as me online, so there ya go. OUT NOW!
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia: I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but based on the reviews I've seen, people are really digging it. I should get a chance in the next few weeks to give it a whirl, but don't you wait on my account. OUT NOW!
Castlevania: Judgment: I didn't remember to mention this in my last general update, but I've been fortunate enough to return as Dracula for this latest chapter in the franchise. While I can't say I've played all of them, I've been a fan of Castlevania ever since the first one on the Nintendo back in '87 or '88, so it's a real thrill to get to voice such an iconic character. OUT 11/18!
In addition to these, I've got a live-action release and a few big game releases (no, not like rhinos) coming up in the next few weeks. Suffice it to say I'll pimp 'em out once I can--not to mention The Project That Cannot Be Named...!
I've been getting so wrapped up with The Project That Cannot Be Named, I sort of lose track of other things I've worked on that are finally coming down the pike. Thankfully, I have this list of projects, release dates and links compiled out of the goodness of her heart by my girlfriend, which I'm passing along to you. The list, you pervs--not the girlfriend. I would have used "whom I'm passing" if that were the case, not "which," but I digress...
TALES OF VESPERIA (XBOX 360)
I'm not voicing Clint (as some folks online have theorized), but I did get a chance to reprise Dhaos in a battle cameo, so good times!
KAMICHU! & PARADISE KISS BOX SETS
If you didn't pick up either (or both) of these titles back during Geneon's salad days, don't fret--they're both slated to hit the streets on September 23rd, thanks to FUNImation.
ERGO PROXY BOX SET
Again, praise be to FUNImation for saving this stylish gem from a dusty death. Go out and buy it starting October 7th!
ETERNAL SONATA (PS3) & CASTLEVANIA: ORDER OF ECCLESIA (DS)
The fact that both of these are being released on the same day--October 21st--makes me with I could go back and swap voices between the two projects. You'd have a very pensive vampire lord and the most bad-ass tubercular composer the world has ever known...
TALES OF PHANTASIA: THE ANIMATION
Again, props to FUNImation for giving this four-episode OVA I directed a few years back a new lease on distributive life starting November 25th.
MANA KHEMIA: ALCHEMISTS OF AL-REVIS (PSP)
Fact: "Mana Khemia" is actually Hawaiian for "I still won't have a PSP," making this January 9th release a wee bit tangential to my own personal gaming plans (but cool nonetheless).
