<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">
<channel>
<title>Massively</title>
<link>http://massively.joystiq.com</link>
<description>Massively</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url>
<title>Massively</title>
<link>http://massively.joystiq.com</link>
</image>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright>
<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Hogan and Claudia Black head TERA's voice-acting cast]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tera/" rel="tag">TERA</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/"><img alt="TERA - Michael Hogan recording voiceovers" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/hogan.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/05/the-mmo-report-shut-up-about-mass-effect-edition/">Last week</a> we told you about <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/en-masse-entertainment">En Masse's</a> casting of <strike>Colonel Tigh</strike>, er, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/michael-hogan">Michael Hogan</a> for voice-acting work in its new <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tera"><em>TERA</em></a> MMO. Now the company brings word that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/claudia-black">Claudia Black</a> will be joining Hogan in the recording studio to bring aspects of <em>TERA's</em> fantasy story to life.<br />
<br />
Hogan will lend his talents to the Valkyon Federation's formidable Commander Samael, while Black (best known for her role as Aeryn Sun in Farscape, as well as voice-acting stints in <em>Dragon Age </em>and the <em>Uncharted</em> series) brings her considerable charms to the role of Commander Freya of Allemantheia.<br />
<br />
If you want to see Hogan in action behind the mic, check out the clip after the break. Finally, En Masse says to keep your eyes and ears peeled for more <em>TERA</em> voice-acting reveals later this month.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Michael Hogan and Claudia Black head TERA's voice-acting cast</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/">Michael Hogan and Claudia Black head TERA's voice-acting cast</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20211880/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/09/michael-hogan-and-claudia-black-head-teras-voice-acting-cast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bluehole</category><category>bluehole-studios</category><category>claudia-black</category><category>en-masse</category><category>en-masse-entertainment</category><category>fantasy</category><category>michael-hogan</category><category>mmo-story</category><category>tera</category><category>tera-voice-actors</category><category>tera-voice-cast</category><category>video</category><category>voice-acting</category><category>voice-actors</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Hero Squad Online gets vocal with new all-star cast of talent]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero/" rel="tag">Super-hero</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/family/" rel="tag">Family</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero-squad-online/" rel="tag">Super Hero Squad Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-feature/"><img alt="Screenshot -- Super Hero Squad Online" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/02/shso.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left; ">
	Voice-acting in MMOs seems to be all the rage these days, and <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/gazillion-entertainment">Gazillion Entertainment</a>, publisher of the free-to-play <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/category/super-hero-squad-online">Super Hero Squad Online</a></em>, seems to be jumping on the bandwagon. In a press release today, the company announced that each and every hero and villain in the game will be receiving a full vocal makeover, and many characters will be voiced by the same actors who provide voice work for the Super Hero Squad television series.<br />
	<br />
	<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/jay-minn">Jay Minn</a>, vice president of <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/the-amazing-society">The Amazing Society</a> -- the development studio behind the games -- is obviously quite pleased with the decision to give voice to the game's dozens of characters, stating that "the heroes and villains in <em>Marvel Super Hero Squad Online</em> have always had their own unique personalities and attitudes... We're excited and very proud to let our heroes and villains speak their minds!" The statement adds that the game currently includes over 3000 lines of spoken dialogue (with over 100 attributed to everyone's favorite <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zan0a_Etpbo&amp;t=0m10s">Merc with a Mouth</a>), so players can expect plenty of witty quips from their characters of choice.<br />
	<br />
	To get in the game and hear the new voiceovers for yourself, just click on through the link below to <em>Super Hero Squad Online</em>'s official site.<br />
	<br />
	[Source: Gazillion Entertainment press release]</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/">Super Hero Squad Online gets vocal with new all-star cast of talent</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20167276/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/super-hero-squad-online-gets-vocal-with-new-all-star-cast-of-talent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>casual</category><category>f2p</category><category>family</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>jay-minn</category><category>kids</category><category>marvel</category><category>marvel-comics</category><category>marvel-super-hero-squad-online</category><category>shso</category><category>super-hero</category><category>super-hero-squad-online</category><category>the-amazing-society</category><category>voice</category><category>voice-acting</category><category>voice-actors</category><category>voiceovers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Force is with SWTOR: EA stock bounces back, budget revealed]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="tag">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/"><img alt="SWTOR" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/temple.jpg" /></a></div>
It seems like everyone is obsessed with the exact amount of money <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ea">EA</a> spent creating its most expensive title ever, but the <a href="http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/01/20/star-wars-the-old-republic-the-story-behind-a-galactic-gamble/">Los Angeles Times</a> may have a final number to end the discussion: Apparently, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/"><em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em></a> cost $200 million. Other interesting details from the Times' investigation into what it calls a "galactic gamble" include the fact that it was made by 800 people on four continents with an additional 1,000 voice actors (doing three languages) handling 4,000 characters.<br />
<br />
The project was such a massive undertaking that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/bioware">BioWare</a> co-founder <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/greg-zeschuk/">Greg Zeschuk</a> likened it to "teaching elephants to do ballet." One of the interesting details of this behind-the-scenes expose is that BioWare said that certain movies and TV miniseries influenced class storylines, such as Big Trouble in Little China for the Smuggler and Band of Brothers for the Trooper.<br />
<br />
There's also some good news following yesterday's word of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/electronic-arts-stock-in-danger-thanks-to-swtor-fumbles/">EA's stock hit</a>. <a href="http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2012/01/20/ea-bounces-back-as-analysts-defend-%E2%80%98star-wars%E2%80%99/">MarketWatch</a> reports that several brokers have defended the title, resulting in a 2% bounce back in EA's stock. As part of that, a Pacific Crest analyst raised his predictions of quarter sales for <em>SWTOR</em> from 1.5 to 2.2 million, with 800,000 subscribers. Another analyst claims that over two million units of <em>SWTOR </em>have been sold since launch with an expectation that 75% to 90% of players will stay on as paid subscribers following the first free month.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/">The Force is with SWTOR: EA stock bounces back, budget revealed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20153431/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>band-of-brothers</category><category>big-trouble-in-little-china</category><category>bioware</category><category>budget</category><category>ea</category><category>ea-bioware</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>Greg-Zeschuk</category><category>la-times</category><category>los-angeles-times</category><category>marketwatch</category><category>pacific-crest</category><category>star-wars-the-old-republic</category><category>stock</category><category>stock-analysts</category><category>stock-brokers</category><category>swtor</category><category>voice-actors</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC Universe flexes more voiceover muscles]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero/" rel="tag">Super-hero</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dc-universe-online/" rel="tag">DC Universe Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dc-universe-online"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/harleyjoker.jpg" /><br />
</a></div>
<a href="http://www.soe.com">SOE</a> is getting a lot of marketing mileage out of <a href="http://www.dcuniverseonline.com"><em>DC Universe Online's</em></a> voice-acting, and with such a star-studded cast behind the microphone, you can hardly blame them. In a press release earlier today, the MMORPG maker outlined four new additions to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dc-universe-online"><em>DCUO's</em></a> roster including two Star Trek veterans, a memorable Batman villainess, and one of radio's leading voice talents.<br />
<br />
First up is Arleen Sorkin, instantly recognizable to Batman fans as the voice and personality behind <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_quinn">Harley Quinn</a>. Next is Wil Wheaton, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_trek_tng">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a> veteran and responsible for bringing <em>DCUO's</em> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_%28comics%29">Robin</a> to life. Dwight Schultz, also of Star Trek (and the A-Team) fame, signs on to portray the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_flash">Flash</a>, while Corey Burton, a veteran voice actor with hundreds of productions under his belt, will be powering the notorious <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainiac_%28comics%29">Brainiac</a>.<br />
<br />
Read more about <em>DCUO</em> on the <a href="http://www.dcuniverseonline.com">official site</a>, as well as our previous coverage of voice actor <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-shows-off-iconic-suits-and-james-marsters/">James Marsters</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/">DC Universe flexes more voiceover muscles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19685194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/22/dc-universe-flexes-more-voiceover-muscles/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arleen-sorkin</category><category>corey-burton</category><category>dc</category><category>DC Comics</category><category>dc-universe-online</category><category>DcComics</category><category>dcuniverseonline</category><category>dcuo</category><category>dwight-schultz</category><category>soe</category><category>Sony-Online-Entertainment</category><category>voice-actors</category><category>voice-overs</category><category>wil-wheaton</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC Universe Online promises "all-star voice cast"]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero/" rel="tag">Super-hero</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dc-universe-online/" rel="tag">DC Universe Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hamill-conroy-lead-all-star-voice-cast-for-dc-universe-online-98934649.html"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/bunk-rb-722.jpg" /></a></div>
Just a few days after the preorder bonuses were released and beta signups began for <a href="http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/"><em>DC Universe Online</em></a>, <a href="http://www.soe.com/">Sony Online Entertainment</a> unveiled the <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hamill-conroy-lead-all-star-voice-cast-for-dc-universe-online-98934649.html">central lineup of voice actors</a> for the game.<br />
<br />
Some of the names are familiar and unsurprising, but still nice to have confirmed. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mark-hamill">Mark Hamill</a> will be voicing The Joker once again, and <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/kevinconroy/">Kevin Conroy</a> returns as Batman. SOE highlighted the two returning actors with a short video on the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dc-universe-online"><em>DCUO</em></a> site entitled "<a href="http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/movies.vm?movie=DCUO_voices_072110">The Voices of the Game</a>."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://whedonesque.com/comments/24392">Fans of Joss Whedon's work</a> were interested to see several familiar names in the list: <a href="http://www.gina-torres.com/">Gina Torres</a> as Wonder Woman, <a href="http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/">James Marsters</a> as Lex Luthor, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Baldwin">Adam Baldwin</a> as the voice of Superman. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Forbes"><br />
<br />
Michelle Forbes</a> rounds out the cast list list as the voice of Circe.<br />
<br />
John Blakely, SOE's Vice President of Development, says<em> "We're excited that not only will Mark and Kevin bring their talent back to the DC Universe as part of </em>DC Universe Online<em>, but we've hit the jackpot with a full cast that are veterans of movies, TV shows and games that our fans are crazy about."</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/">DC Universe Online promises "all-star voice cast"</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19563808/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dc-universe-online-promises-all-star-voice-cast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>adam-baldwin</category><category>batman</category><category>dc-comics</category><category>dc-universe-online</category><category>dcuo</category><category>gina-torres</category><category>james-marsters</category><category>john-blakely</category><category>joker</category><category>kevin-conroy</category><category>lex-luthor</category><category>mark-hamill</category><category>soe</category><category>Sony-Online-Entertainment</category><category>superman</category><category>the-joker</category><category>voice-actor</category><category>voice-actors</category><category>voice-cast</category><category>wonder-woman</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rubi Bayer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Black won't be a voice actor for Warhammer Online]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online/" rel="tag">Warhammer Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/jackblackwhaa2.jpg" /></a>Though it may pain you to read this, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085312/">Jack Black</a> will not be voicing the role of <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Tchar%27zanek">Warlord Tchar'zanek</a>. Though the melodious voice beloved by Tenacious D fans around the world would make a great dark lord, the leader of the Chaos Faction in <em><a href="http://www.warhammeronline.com">Warhammer Online</a></em> will have to find some other inspiration. Similarly <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785227/">Andy Serkis</a> won't be voicing <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/The_Bloody_Sun_Boyz">Gazbag and Grumlock</a> (the Orc leaders), <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001772/">Patrick Stewart</a> won't be voicing <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Karl_Franz">Karl Franz</a> (leader of the Empire faction), and <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Malekith">Malekith, leader of the Dark Elves</a>, won't be voiced by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915989/">Hugo Weaving</a>.<br /><br />All of these well-known actors, and more, were rumored to be playing big roles in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ea-mythic/">EA Mythic</a>'s in-development title. Discussion of these actors has been swirling through WAR forums for a few weeks, and was repeated on a popular <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online">Warhammer</a></em>-related podcast. Certainly, with EA backing the game's production, it doesn't seem out of the question that such A-list celebrities could be corralled for contributions. Most of them have already done voice work in games before, making it all the more likely. For confirmation Massively contacted a press representative that works with the company. We recieved this humorous response in return: <em>"We looked into this voiceover talent list, and it is not true. Sorry to disappoint! WAR will definitely have high-quality voiceovers, but no Jack Black."<br /><br /></em>More's the pity, but best to keep everything clear just the same. Thanks to Eddiemae Jukes for setting the record straight. Just to complete the set, other rumored contributors included <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000461/">Michael Ironside</a> as the Dwarven leader <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Thorgrim_Grudgebearer">Thorgrim</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005212/">Ian McKellan</a> as <a href="http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Phoenix_King">the Phoenix King</a> (the High Elven leader). It's nice to dream, huh?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/">Jack Black won't be a voice actor for Warhammer Online</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1187844/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/jack-black-wont-be-a-voice-actor-for-warhammer-online/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking</category><category>ea-mythic</category><category>funny</category><category>jack-black</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>rumors</category><category>voice-actors</category><category>war</category><category>warhammer-online</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Zenke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>