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Gravelly voiced guy who dies on TV a lot. L'ak - STAR TREK - Seraphim - BLOOD OF ZEUS - Sam Coe - STARFIELD - Kenzo - THE EXPANSE - Jensen - DEUS EX etc et al
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actually, I played Sam as bisexual.
#Starfield
Gross. You can flirt with Sam Coe in Starfield. This is fine if you're a woman, but I always play as myself in a game. This also goes against the story as Sam is a straight guy, just like yours truly. So why is the option there for males?
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On set once, my wife
@michelleboback
was texting me and it started to get on Cloris Leachman’s nerves. So she sent this message:
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Deus Ex got canceled. This other massive game I was both acting and directing on got canceled and a third game I was acting and directing on got reworked and now starting from scratch, whole new team.
The video game world is a disaster zone right now.
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Can you think of a bigger coward than a guy who threatens a woman's child because he doesn't like the character she played in a video-game?
Laura Bailey talks about how people threaten her new born son when The Last of us part 2 launched.
Man this breaks my heart 😞
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So, for people who don't know Hockey:
The Carolina Hurricanes' two goalies both got injured. So they had to use a guy they didn't know, who drives the Zamboni for their opponent. They paid him 500 bucks.
And he won the game!
Here's something you don't see every day.
After Petr Mrazek and James Reimer went down with injurues, emergency goalie David Ayres makes his
@NHL
debut!
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The picture on the left is me at about 15 years old, on a pretend Enterprise, filming a pretend Star Trek show in my friend's basement.
The picture on the right is me years later, on the actual Enterprise, playing a main character on an actual Star Trek show.
Life's a trip.
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23 years ago tonight was probably the loudest I ever screamed at my TV.
@TheRock
@steveaustinBSR
@RealMickFoley
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The Canadian immigration site crashed. That's not a joke, it actually crashed.
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I unashamedly really like this movie.
The Punisher isn't a perfect movie but I'm always thinking about this top tier beat and stunt
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“Approved by affected members of the union’s voiceover performer community.”
I would humbly consider myself one of the top voice actors working in games. No one asked me about this. No one reached out for my opinion.
From what I'm seeing, no one asked any of my peers either.
SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios Introduce Groundbreaking AI Voice Agreement at CES
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Yeah it’s true.
@cissyspeaks
and I were originally the player voices in
#Starfield
. We worked for months.
When they decided the player should be voiceless they gave Cissy and me Andreja and Sam Coe.
Games NEVER do this. Once you’re out you’re out.
Good on Bethesda
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A.I. voiceover is completely unnecessary. Hire real actors like Evan.
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John Candy is trending on here.
One of my favorites is when he did Orson Welles
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If they had been working on a
#DeusEx
for two years, and they still hadn’t contacted me, there’s a good chance it wasn’t a Jensen story anyway.
I’m more pissed for all the people getting laid off. This industry is fucked with this stuff.
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I’ve been waiting to talk about this for almost four years.
#Starfield
Meet Sam Coe, an excellent pilot and even better dad!
Having a strong sense of frontier justice, Sam believes that if helping someone means breaking the rules, so be it.
#Starfield
Voiced by
@EliasToufexis
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It’s true. I grew up in Canada. We don’t have video games in Canada and no one goes on killing rampages. Oh wait, we have every video game and no one goes on killing rampages.
Kevin McCarthy, the GOP House minority leader, also tells Fox News that video games are the problem following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
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If Marvel proves anything it’s casting the right actor/actress not the “movie star of the moment” is the better move.
Even RDJ wasn’t huge when they started.
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Deus Ex actor Elias Toufexis bids a heartfelt farewell to Adam Jensen and thanks fans for their support: 'I asked for this'
@pcgamer
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Building programs to fuck up actors' performances.
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David Hayter or gtfo
Rumour: Metal Gear Solid Is Getting a Full Remake, and It's a PS5 Console Exclusive
#Konami
#PS5
#MetalGearSolid
#Rumours
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Please, for the love of god people, stop being offended by everything. You’re still going to be fine tomorrow if you got insulted today.
“It offends me so you can’t like it or have it!” is absolutely nonsensical.
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#Starfield
embargo lifts tomorrow and early access starts.
I worked on this game for 5+ years as an actor and as a voice director and you couldn't ask for a better group of people to work with than the folks at
@bethesda
. They all worked SO hard.
I really hope you like it.
Todd Howard's full memo shared across Microsoft, Xbox, and Bethesda regarding
#Starfield
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Source:
From Todd Howard, director of
#Starfield
:
I knocked on Robert Altman’s door. “Got a few minutes?”
“Sure.”
It was early 2013, we were developing Fallout
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If you’re a Star Trek fan, a good game is to go watch the TNG episode called Brothers and try and figure out how the fuck Brent Spiner didn’t win an Emmy for it.
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We have the best balloons down here. They float. They're the best floaters believe me. They all float down here if you wanna know the truth.
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I’m not. But I’m confident enough that a mere mention of anything outside of the heteronormative isn’t an immediate threat to my sexuality. Especially in a videogame.
People who complain about this stuff really need to grow up.
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Ok I know what NFTs are now. They’re stupid.
I have had NFTs explained to me. I have read about and researched NFTs. I still do not know what NFTs are.
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Maybe people who work in video-games.
We’ve had so many great presenters through the years, including the most decorated Olympian of all time,
@MichaelPhelps
! Who are you hoping to see at this year’s
#TheGameAwards
?
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I voice-directed the great Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime in the new
#Fortnite
. Most of the session was me looking at him like this:
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"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe." - T'Challa
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Happy birthday
@BarackObama
. We’ve missed you this past 60 years. What’s that? It’s been only two years? Holy shit.
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I want nothing more than to play Adam Jensen again. But, until they call, I got other fish to fry.
#DeusEx
@EliasToufexis
Why is Adam Jensen last on your bio! You are the heart and soul of that beloved franchise!!!
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I’ve said it for years now. If you want to start a voice-acting career, don’t bother.
All those jobs of nameless background NPCs that gave us all our start in the industry …they’re all going away.
I’m already bitter.
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@Microsoft
is bringing
#AI
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#Xbox
#GenerativeAI
#VoiceActors
#videogames
#LLMs
#AIEthics
#consent
#FutureOfWork
@NAVAVOICES
@pierrepinna
@ChuckDBrooks
@tantriclens
@TamaraMcCleary
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@YuriLowenthal
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@EliasToufexis
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Remember this tweet from many years back?
#Starfield
Starting day one on a big new project that I’m not allowed saying anything about. Writing this for posterity. Aug 12, 2019 08:58
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Go fuck yourself.
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It’s funny but the last
#DeusEx
came out almost ten years ago and I’ve done a ton of popular projects since then and still I get the most people who want Jensen stuff.
It’s almost as if we should finish the story.
#AthensCon
#DeusEx
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This is my absolute favorite review of anything I've ever done.
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Here is the first scene of King Leonidas in
#AssassinsCreedOdyssey
. I absolutely adored playing him in this.
#PerformanceCapture
#ForSparta
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Was a guest at a Star Trek Convention all weekend. I probably signed 100+ Adam Jensen pics.
At a *Star Trek* con, six years since the last Deus Ex came out.
This character still resonates. Maybe we should keep it going, no?
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I never asked for this.
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Cast the game actors. It was all full performance capture anyway, and it was fantastic.
EXCLUSIVE: Takashi Doscher is set to write the screenplay for Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ film adaptation of the latter’s hugely successful action adventure game ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’
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Season two is gonna blow your socks off. Please wear socks. (Coming soon)
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An absolute hero of mine. Christopher Plummer.
Canadian legend of film and theatre. He will be greatly missed.
Christopher Plummer Passes Away At 91; ‘Sound Of Music,’ ‘All The Money In The World’ Star A True Hollywood Legend
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Once again, very happy to finally get to announce that I’m playing The Penguin in
#GothamKnights
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Two things.
1- saying voice actor is a misnomer. She fully performance captured the character.
2- more than half of the games I work on both as actor and director are better written than a lot of TV I work on. Easily.
Lae'zel's voice actor says that "Baldur's Gate 3 is definitely as good—if not miles better—than any film or TV show I've done".
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My 9 yo son just told me he’s going to learn Japanese, move to Japan and make an anime. He says “By the time all that happens you can do the voice of the old man”
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I guest starred on
#Supernatural
waaaaay back in season two and it's still one of my favorite chracters I've played. Congrats on 15 great seasons guys.
#SPNFamily
#SPN
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👏 Buy physical media👏
A technical error has caused many Lord of the Rings fans to panic when the Extended Edition of The Return of the King was randomly pulled from the Max streaming service.
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cough cough
The tremendous interest in Cyberpunk 2077 proves there's plenty of room for one of the PC's best-ever games to make a comeback.
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I have had NFTs explained to me. I have read about and researched NFTs. I still do not know what NFTs are.
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I made this for my friends at
@powerhouseanim
to celebrate Castlevania Season 3 starting March 5th on
@netflix
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Like calling Troy Baker the voice of Joel they’re calling Ahmed Best the voice of Jar Jar.
Dude was on set every day with everyone else. Full performance.
I don’t know why, but this grinds my gears.
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Doesn’t mean shit. Vote.
This is the ... and I cannot emphasize this enough ... **FOX NEWS POLL**
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RIP Bernard Hill. A wonderful career and one of cinema’s most epic moments. Great actor.
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I told you guys it wasn’t happening.
NEWS: Embracer Group has canceled a Deus Ex video game that was in development for ~2 years and laid off an unspecified number of staff at Eidos Montreal:
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Two things about this.
1- This shouldn't be a thing. You want my voice in a game? Pay me.
2- People are making mods of Adam Jensen all over the place, showing how popular he still is, and we haven't made a new Deus Ex. That's insane.
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I don’t like that I died on
#TheExpanse
so I’m starting a petition for Amazon to remake the whole thing with me as every character in different wigs and noses.
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I told this story before but it’s fun;
I begged the movie theatre I worked at for a shift change to go to an audition. They refused. I went anyway. They fired me.
The role I got was a lead in a movie that then played at the theatre I got fired from.
I wanna hear stories of how someone tried to screw you over but you succeeded anyway. That's my love language.
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My kid: Dad, why aren’t you at the Avengers movie tonight? You’re a famous star.
Me: yeah, but those are A list stars. I’m not A list.
My kid: so you’re, like, what..M list?
Long pause.
Me: yes
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Now that the strike is over I can finally share this:
I have my own
#StarTrek
ship! That's absolutely bonkers to me brain.
#StarTrekDiscovery
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I got fired from a movie theatre I worked at because I skipped a shift to go to an audition. The role I got was in a movie that then played at the same theatre.
#ShareYourRejections
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When you’re an actor and you’re away at work for a while, FaceTime with your kids can get a little weird.
#StarTrekDiscovery
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Biden - 264
Trump - 214
Blade Runner - 2049
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I remember being in my bedroom and watching the first episode just dying of laughter throughout... then I heard my Dad in the living room doing the same. We ran to each other laughing so hard to talk about it. It's a great memory I have with my Dad. Thanks
@SethMacFarlane
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4 Months of shooting. 4 hours of make-up every day.
Joined the cast of Star Trek Discovery. Trust me when I tell you this season rocks.
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This could end up being a very good thing for actors and writers.
AI-Created Art Isn't Copyrightable, Judge Says In Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause
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I’ve been on Starfield as an actor and voice director for five years. I assure you we all had conversations about each character’s wants, needs and, yes, even their sexuality. I played Sam based on those discussions.
Why do people comment on things they don’t know about?
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Here's hoping.
Write your representatives.
I'm sure I got at least one left in me.
#DeusEx
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I am presently working on two or three other games but I'd expect them all to be canceled before the end of the week or something.
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The Last Jedi is trending. Because it’s a good movie.
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Sweet. I wish we knew how his story ended.
Happy Birthday to Adam Jensen, today he celebrates his 27th birthday!
2020 marks an interesting milestone in Adam's life, as his close friend & SWAT commander, Quincy Durant gets augmented, despite his aversion to augmentations after getting severely injured during a mission!
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Here's an example of Performance Capture work we've been talking about. Notice how well all my facial expressions were captured by the incredible animators on
#DeusEx
Man, we need to do another one of these.
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I have to say, one of my favorite things about working on
#Starfield
these past few years (both as an actor and as one of the voice directors) is reading theories and comments that are nowhere near close to anything in the game.
It's become a hobby of mine. 😄
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I really don’t care. The game is a massive success and I love playing Sam. That’s all that matters to me.
So starfield is very divisive. How do you feel about that Elias?
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All I do is go guest star to guest star. A big regular like Star Trek is very rare for me. This illustrates why it’s still very difficult.
SAG LA Vice President Michelle Hurd explains that “you know those actors when you go ‘oh there’s that guy from that show’, you don’t necessarily know their names… those actors are working class actors who are literally working paycheck to paycheck.”
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I miss him
On this day: 9 years ago, Deus Ex: Human Revolution was released, and 4 years ago, its follow up, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was also released!
Thanks to everyone who worked on crafting, developing, composing, and shipping such amazing experiences, we patiently wait for more. 🖤💛
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I'm fine guys. I'm very lucky to have many irons in the fire. Games are just in a weird place right now.
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I just got home and opened my
#DeusEx
#MankindDivided
... and the first thing I did was this for some reason.
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Married for 13 years today. This is still my favorite picture from the wedding.
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The idea that a piece of art (in any medium) has to please everyone and be sure not to hurt anyone's feelings is ridiculous
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@OrangePaulp
@mattzollerseitz
There are too many. Today, for me, it’s when Banks tells Jack he bought GE
“It’s just G now Jack, I sold the E to Samsung. They’re Samesung now. “
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When a new director came in on
#TheExpanse
he thought I was faking it. He actually called me afterwards telling me to tone the “cool voice” down.
True story.
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If you want to know how happy I am to join the cast of
#StarTrek
, here is footage of me at 15 making a Trek show in my friend’s basement.
My favorite is the ill-fitted socks.
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Happy birthday Adam. I miss you.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution was released on this day in 2011, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was also released on this day in 2016.
Fast Forward to 2023, and many
#DeusEx
fans are still waiting for an ending to Adam Jensen's story.
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