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Commanding Shepard: Jennifer Hale Speaks

Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

"Jennifer Hale has appeared in a great many more games than you probably realise. The person behind the voice of the female Shepard in all three Mass Effect games is also responsible for Metal Gear’s Naomi Hunter, SOCOM’s HQ, and even the grunts and groans of Metroid Prime’s Samus. And of course her spookily good British accent as KotOR’s Bastilla. Amongst literally hundreds of others, in gaming, TV and film. We caught up with Jennifer as she drove through LA, to ask how she came to provide so many of gaming’s iconic voices, the combination of anonymity and fame, and which of the Commander Shepards she’s voting for to appear on Mass Effect’s cover."

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larrym5391d ago (Edited 5391d ago )

I love this woman and her work. I've played MGS4, Metroid, both Mass Effect games, and of course both Kotor games. She has a very distinctive voice, and I can tell it's voice right away.
Although I was not thrilled about her work in Bulletstorm and hearing her curse like a sailor, it was just weird her her say stuff like that. Jennifer Hale and Grey Delisle are my favorite female voice actors.

saladthieves5391d ago

I agree with you on that one. I love her very much. She's very talented and the SHEER amount of video games she's done, the list is RIDICULOUS. It's one hell of an accomplishment.

@Jack Tretton below:

Totally.

Perjoss5391d ago

I'm not a big fan of top 10 lists, but I would like to see a GOOD list of top 10 voice actors in gaming, and not just the most famous ones or ones that have been in the biggest AAA titles either.

JD_Shadow5391d ago

I was shocked to see this woman's name in the credits when I beat the first ME as the female Shep. I wanted to play her when I saw it. Thing is, when you hear how Hale speaks in her normal voice, you'd never think that it was her providing the voice of a female character unless you knew beforehand.

Hale has a tremendous track record (I didn't know she did Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego), she seems like an awesome person, and is a pleasing woman on the eyes, as well (trust me, watch the interview she did that I've attached. She's bangin'!). She's such a talented voice! Great interview!

Pozzle5391d ago

Wow, I had no idea she did Cinderella's voice. Those are the only Disney sequels I don't think are completely awful, and a lot of it has to do with how good Cinderella and her voice is. :O

GoldPS35391d ago

She's smart and funny too. Awesome woman.

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The craft of voice acting with Jennifer Hale

Famed actress Jennifer Hale discusses the modern landscape of voice acting and how developers can collaborate with performers to make better games.

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Konami Delists Some Metal Gear Games From Digital Stores Without Warning

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.

cloganart70d ago

I mean, it makes sense. With Vol.2 coming and all that

Commentby70d ago

Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.

jjb198170d ago

If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."

gigoran869d ago

Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"

Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"

computeSci69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

And? What is your point?

Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"

I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:

"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."

So again, what is your point?

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From Bastila To Shepard: Voice Acting Legend Jennifer Hale Dives Deep Into Her Most Iconic Roles

The voice behind Bastila Shan talks legacy, plot twists, bringing unforgettable characters to life, and the power of storytelling.

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