Why are Hollywood actors starring on your PlayStation? (17 Mar 2004)

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Why are Hollywood actors starring on your PlayStation? (17 Mar 2004)
God knows the world of game-voice acting could use some talent. In the early days of game design, programmers themselves would perform the voices, as one did in GoldenEye, with predictably disastrous results. (Imagine overly serious, nerd-damaged guys trying to deliver battle-scene do-or-die speeches to big-breasted virtual lovers.) Even successful, big-budget games such as Resident Evil managed to screw up the acting. (Sample wooden dialogue: "This whole place is a killing zone!") Gamers developed a love-hate relationship with execrable voice acting, in much the same way that teenagers enjoy wretched kung-fu movies.

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