The Voices of Bioware’s Star Wars the Old Republic

From one of our super secret game(ish) insiders…

After escaping the belly of the mighty sarlacc, I was forwarded the following cast list.

“The Voices of Bioware’s Star Wars the Old Republic”

• Jennifer Hale (voiced Bastila in KOTOR and female Sheppard in Mass Effect) will be voicing Satele Shan(descendant of Revan) and others…
• Lance Henriksen (Bishop from Aliens) will voice Master Gnost-Dural.
• Raphael Sbarge (voiced Carth Onasi in KOTOR and Kaidan Alenko in Mass Effect) will be voicing “Smuggler Companion”.
• John Cygan (voiced Canderous Ordo in KOTOR) will be voicing “Madalorian Companion”.
• Kristoffer Tabori (voiced HK-47 in KOTOR) will be voicing HK-47 and “HK Companion Droid“.
• Courtenay Taylor (voiced Jack from Mass Effect and Serina A.I. from Halo Wars)
• Juliet Landau (voiced the little sisters in Bioshock and played Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire slayer)
• Laura Bailey (voiced Jaina Proudmoore and many anime voices such as Dragonball and Full Metal Alchemist)
• Catherine Taber (voiced Mission Vao in KOTOR and Padme in the Clone Wars TV series)
• Nan McNamara (voiced Anya in Gears of War)
• John DiMaggio (voiced Bender in Futurama and Marcus Fenix in Gears of War)
• Keith David (voiced Anderson in Mass Effect and the Arbiter in Halo)

Keep in mind these are just the “major roles” and just the notable actors. There is also a star studded list of cameos that includes Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Claudia Black, Adam Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Seth MacFarlane, Simon Pegg, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephan Colbert, Conan O’Brien, Chris Jericho, and Kevin Smith.

Episode 15: Poly of Games: Psycho Edition

For this episode, the crew weclomes Brian “Psychochild” Green, a game designer, developer, writer, administrator. Brian was one of the developers of Meridian 69 and helped form Near Death Studios, Inc. which later bought the rights to that game and ran it for many years. With a ton of experience in the gaming industry, he has a great perspective. We talk news, new releases, games we’ve been playing and we answer your voicemails and emails! It’s another long one, but worth every minute. Our Twitter Question This week: Do you rent games and if so, from where?

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Mass Effect 2 – More Intercepted Info (DLC)

(Our friend deepthroat has sent us another transmission. Not only does it give us a look at kasumi and the hammerhead tank, it implies that the Illusive Man was involved with Sidonis betraying Garrus. Also apparently we should be expecting the MS2 Firewalker DLC in the coming weeks)

From: Fade
To: Illusive Man
Subject: The audio data you wanted.

This is all I could salvage from the data. Most of it was unusable but I did get one piece of audio. Whatever tech this Kasumi is using it fried the C-Sec security data at its source. Oh and thanks for the heavy mechs you sent with the payment for Sidonis. Don’t plan on using them but I’m sure I can find plenty of buyers for such high grade tech.

*transcribed audio data from C-Sec security system ZW27-9*

Operations Chief Gibbs: Now this, recruits, is the M57 Hammerhead. This beast is a heavy assault vehicle with speeds that can reach up to 120 klicks per hour. On top of that, it features a guided missile system ensuring accuracy even during aggressive maneuvering while in combat. That means, you Homo habili, that in this monster you will not only be the deadliest thing planet-side but you will also be the fastest. Plus, with the upgraded element zero hovering system there are very few environmental obstacles it can not overcome. Now, Serviceman Chung, dare I assume you know how to repair a hull should you idiots manage a breach?
Serviceman Chung: Sir! I use the reserve Omni-gel to apply a patch, Sir!
Operations Chief Gibbs: And what exactly is Omni-gel, maggot!
Serviceman Chung: Sir! I…um…
Kasumi: Omni-gel, soldier, is a compound composed of common reusable industrial plastics, ceramics, and light alloys kept in a semi-molten state. That way it has all the proper attributes to repair both armor and electronics.
Operations Chief Gibbs: Serviceman Chung how can you even stand being you. Now thank the lady for providing your worthless ass with the correct answer!
Serviceman Chung: Ma’am! Thank you, Ma’am!
Kasumi: My pleasure Serviceman.
Operations Chief Gibbs: Serviceman Chung! Where are your manners? Offer the lady your assistance!
Serviceman Chung: Ma’am! Might I be able to assist you, Ma’am!
Kasumi: Perhaps you would be a sweetheart and help a girl find a place to get some food?
Serviceman Chung: Ma’am! Right after you pass through the C-Sec office take a left and you will be in front of Zakera Café. Best food on the Citadel, Ma’am!
Kasumi: How’s their noodles?
Serviceman Chung: Ma’am! I don’t believe they serve noodles. Mainly burgers, stew, and salad, Ma’am!
Kasumi: Darn, I’ve had this craving for ramen for the longest time. Well thank you Serviceman Chung, I’ll try the café on your recommendation.

*security system ZW27-9 to ZW27-13 experienced unexplained data corruption for the next 00:01:24*

Call of Doody

by Ninth Batter (You can find Ninth on his blog Nobody Like You. Where he works on a machinima of the same name. He is also a frequent contributor to Polygamerous)

As many of you know Infinity Ward and Activision are having some “family” troubles. Infinity Ward wants to do things their way because they’ve proven they can do things on their own and they’re not children anymore. Unfortunately Activision will always see Infinity Ward as its little boy and is having trouble seeing them in a adult role. Here’s a quick rundown of the events that have transpired between Activision and Infinity Ward this week. There was a meeting held Monday between Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West and Activision executives. That night plain cloths security showed up at Infinity Ward to secure the building. Later Vince Zampella and Jason West announced via twitter that they no longer had their jobs. Then they held a press conference announcing their lawsuit against Activision. Activision has since released a statement saying they’re moving in a new direction with Call of Duty. Hopefully I can shed some light on the matter.

Activision has always been seen as a bit abrasive to put it politely. My friends at G4 and Bioware have called them “The Mafia of Gaming” on several occasions. And I can tell you from personal experience that Bobby Kotick(CEO and President of Activision) is a complete and total douche-bag and most people in the gaming industry will agree. On the other side, Infinity Ward is pompous and have on multiple occasions told off the media and their investors as to what content they make. What we’re seeing here isn’t two intellectual entities parting over creative differences. In reality it’s closer to two 5 year olds angry cause they weren’t getting their way and Activision just happened to have more power in the situation. I believe Tim Schafer put is best with “Being mad at Activision for this kind of thing is like getting mad at an ape for throwing feces. It’s just how the beast communicates.”

No one is really sure about what will happen next because we aren’t privy to the legal department of Activision. What will most likely happen is a court will determine whether or not Vince Zampella and Jason West were wrongfully terminated and if that is the case they won’t have to follow the criteria set up by the contracts they’ve signed with Activision. Also, the franchise Modern Warfare is a separate from Call of Duty. It was actually Infinity Ward that brought Modern Warfare to Activision and if the court finds against Activision the creative rights will go back to its original owner.

So let us review what we’ve learned today.

1. Neither side of the situation is innocent.
2. We don’t know what will happen until the lawsuit is settled.
3. Activision is a large and powerful company that happens to have “many friends”.
   And
4. Bobby Kotick is a complete and total douche-bag.

Ep 14: Right Behind Ya

The Polygamerous crew minus Darcy welcomes Mike Schramm of Joystiq and The Incredible Podcast (of Amazing Awesomeness). Lots of news discussion including the craziness at Infinity Ward. Among other things, we have the new release list, 5 Deals in 5 Minutes and the Answers to the Question of the week.. “Do you trade-in games or keep them forever?”

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