[GameBanshee News]

Polish site Polygamia.pl has <a href="http://polygamia.pl/Polygamia/1,94534,6911218,Gimli__Gollum_i_Pratchett_w_Risenie.html">received confirmation from Piranha Bytes</a> that the company has tapped some top talent to voice the characters in Risen, including John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, and Lena Headey. For a full list of all the actors involved, check out <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475543/<br>">the game's profile page</a> on IMDB.

[Siberys]

Meh, Linda Hamilton is the -real- Sarah Conner and always will be.

[Loki[D.d.G]]

Usually big-shot voice actors are gimmicks to get people interested in the game. I'm sure they could have found relatively unknown voice actors with some real talent. Oh, well...

[Brother None]

Usually big-shot voice actors are gimmicks to get people interested in the game. I'm sure they could have found relatively unknown voice actors with some real talent. Oh, well...

Yeah, voice acting hires tend to be a bit silly at times. I dunno about Lena Headey, but I wouldn't put Rhys-Davies or Serkis in the none "real talent" category, they both have done some good voice acting work, Rhys-Davies more so than Serkis.

But a lot of it seems pretty random. No known Voice talent in there beyond Rhys-Davies and Serkis.

[Ausir]

Deep Silver is doing a pretty bad job with the PR, by the way. If it were a Bethesda game, big names like this would have been hyped all over the gaming media, not just leaked through IMDb.

[Loki[D.d.G]]

If it were a Bethesda game, big names like this would have been hyped all over the gaming media, not just leaked through IMDb.

Heh, one of the first news pieces I recall reading about Fallout 3 was that Liam Neeson had been hired to voice the part of Dad. Truth be told, he actually did quite a good job of it too.

[BuckGB]

Meh, Linda Hamilton is the -real- Sarah Conner and always will be.

Yeah, but "Gimli, Gollum, and The Sarah Connor That Isn't Linda Hamilton" didn't fit into my subject box .

Deep Silver is doing a pretty bad job with the PR, by the way. If it were a Bethesda game, big names like this would have been hyped all over the gaming media, not just leaked through IMDb.

Agreed. It's possible they're still finalizing some details before issuing a press release, though.

[DesR85]

If the above is true, I am quite surprised that a small company like PB is able to secure the services of well-known actors/actresses. Most of the time, they're always featured in AAA titles like the later GTA series to name a few.

Regarding big-name actors/actresses, I have no beef with them starring in any videogame, as long as they suit the role they are given (The Chronicles of Riddick and the later GTA series comes to mind), but I do agree with Loki that most of the time, their presence is a gimmick or used to get more publicity.

[Ausir]

If the above is true, I am quite surprised that a small company like PB is able to secure the services of well-known actors/actresses.

It's not PB, it's the publisher, Deep Silver.