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Believe it: Nathan Fillion can play video games

OXCGN:

"Two cult actors surprise us and take on Halo 4 at E3 2012.

I wasn’t expecting, however, that this moment would be interrupted the way it was.

I was about to start playing a session of Spartan Ops when out of the blue Nathan Fillion of Firefly and Castle fame and Alan Tudyk, also from Firefly and Dollhouse seemingly magically materialized behind me."

gaminoz4708d ago

Man I so would have liked to have been there.

There aren't too many 'stars' I'd like to meet, but he's one.

Hooshuwashu4708d ago

I imagine he'd have a chick behind him who constantly makes fun of him as they scale walls together..

BadCircuit4708d ago

I'm glad to see some stars can really actually play games and not just say they do!

He's Nathan Drake! If they make an Uncharted movie it has to be him! He's a genuine gamer AND he looks and sounds like him.

It's obvious.

user54670074708d ago (Edited 4708d ago )

Erm...no

If there was one person Sony was going to pick to play Drake in the Uncharted film...WITHOUT big celeb star power it should be Nolan North

Nolan IS Drake

It's not like the guy can't act...he is an actor he just went into voice acting because it was easier to get work at the time

I'm sick to death of all this Fillion should play Drake crap...what about the poor guy who brought the character to life, made Drake likable and made the Uncharted games so appealing

The guy deserves his big break and Emily and Richard should be right along side him

VanillaBear4708d ago

Thank You, least someone hasn't forgoten about Nolan.

I mean lets face it Fillion might be a little more known then Nolan but in the film world they would both be unknown to a large percentage of people so they may aswell get Nolan if they take the chance and don't rely on an actor with, as you say, "star power". They could always get the villains to be played by big stars for promotional reasons. It's not like there hans't been a really successful film with no names as the main stars, look at the Hangover for example, those three made it big after that film.

I hate how people would rather bug Hollywood/Neil Burger/NaughtyDog for Fillion to get the role instead of Nolan, Fillion being the guy who apparently has stolen roles from Nolan in the past.

Imagine if Fillion did get the role Nolan would be devestated, all thanks to us, the games fans. Owch...that would hurt.

gaminoz4708d ago

If Nolan North can do the job then that's fine too: but not some non-gaming guy who doesn't fit the character!

Hooshuwashu4708d ago

Nolan needs love... he's the biggest voice actor ever. I anticipate him in the next Frosted Flakes commercial.

BitbyDeath4708d ago

'If Nolan North can do the job then that's fine too: but not some non-gaming guy who doesn't fit the character!'

Lol, knowing hollywood they'd probably pick Tom Cruise or Christian Bale to play him.

user54670074708d ago (Edited 4708d ago )

Wow...I can't believe the disagrees

You really wouldn't want Nolan in the Uncharted film playing HIS character...I'm actually just speechless that most of you would want him replaced. You can't be a fan of Uncharted and not like Nolan...it's impossible since he's the main character in the game

I honestly feel for Nolan...so much for his fanbase. Picking Nathan Fillion over him when he is the one who shaped the character for five years.

Drake1174708d ago

Your voice isn't the only thing that makes you a good actor...

user54670074708d ago

@Drake117

(sigh)

He acts the cutscenes out while voice acting.........

Drake1174708d ago

That doesn't just make him a good actor either.

user54670074707d ago

@Drake117

LOL

of course it does

They wouldn't of hired him if he can't act, the whole point they used actors was to have that cinematic experience in the games.

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Proeliator4708d ago

I'm so jealous... guy seems really personable.

gaminoz4708d ago

I loved Firefly. I so wish they'd do another movie like Serenity! But I guess they are all too busy or want too much $ now.

Moby-Royale4708d ago (Edited 4708d ago )

*love*

Fixed ;)

Edit: As much as I would love to have some more serenity in my life(a-hah), it wouldn't be the same without _______ and ______.

BitbyDeath4708d ago

One probably wouldn't be too much of a loss but the other is an awesome actor and would be greatly missed.

But hey, Ringer is cancelled, How I Met Your Mother is finishing... maybe it's time to bring Buffy back XD

BootHammer4708d ago

That's pretty awesome he's a gamer and a good one at that!

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OG Destiny artist recalls Bungie’s “disgruntled” reaction to Halo 4’s art style change

Original Destiny artist Darren Bacon recalls how Bungie reacted to the art style change of Halo 4 by 343 Industries.

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Tacoboto11d ago

Bungie at that time became the most wonderful bunch of hypocrites in the gaming industry. Knowing this now, gosh the entitlement they felt was out of this world.

Nothing like buying yourself from Microsoft because you don't want to be the Halo Studio anymore, and the FIRST THING you do is sign your next IP over to Activision, for a DECADE, while they are in the middle of ousting the heads of Infinity Ward so they can exert even more control over COD while screwing out the devs at IW...

Should've come as no surprise then that Activision gutted the content of Destiny 1 before launch and was a horrible partner through Destiny 2, until history repeated itself and Bungie had to split from Activision only to wind up in the arms of another major conglomerate that also doesn't know how to handle these unmanageable devs.

Profchaos11d ago

Tti their credit they praised the technical abilities of 343 and I remember at the time thinking halo 4 was a huge graphical leap above reach everything else was rubbish when I actually got to play it but there was no doubt it looked good for the 360 and is probably the best looking game on the system.

But ultimately I think bungie has always had a leadership problem and going independent ultimately proved this it's only getting worse with studio heads being outed by Sony for abuse allegations seems like all bungies past success has been in spite of management not because of it.

But really I think the bungie we have today is not the same one we had in that Xbox era of Bungie

PhillyDonJawn11d ago

I liked the artstyle change. For the most part. Something looked worse but most of everything else looked better. Weapons and vehicles for sure. The wraith come to my mind instantly.
And how can they get mad when the bungie changed it with Halo Reach?

Sciurus_vulgaris10d ago

I know a lot of people dislike Halo 4’s arts style, but there’s thing about it I like and dislike. Personally, the Halo 4 design of Master Chief’s armour is my favourite depiction of the character’s armour.

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Master Chief Became More Than A Machine In 343's Halo

In Halo 4, 5, and Infinite, Master Chief became a more nuanced, human character.

In spite of the Halo series’ struggles, 343 deserves praise for adding nuance and characterisation to the ever-beating heart of Halo - The Master Chief. Playing through Infinite, it's abundantly clear that the events of the current and previous trilogies have irrevocably changed the iconic hero. He’s no longer the ‘blank slate’ that was previously presented by Bungie. He’s a fatigued, damaged and fallible protagonist, and one who is meandering through currents of grief, while reveling in his newfound agency. Giving the Chief a compelling and meaningful voice was no small feat, and 343 should be proud of that victory.

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kingnick780d ago

This article completely misses part of the appeal of the original iteration of character in the original game trilogy. It was the Chief and Cortana vs an entire alien collective. The blank slate Bungie displayed in their games was genius, he was an mysterious hero a wide audience could identify with because he wasn't as clearly defined as most characters.

The books added a lot of lore and backstory but most Halo players just want a fun game with exposition that doesn't get in the way of gameplay, it's why the Cortana level in Halo 3 was derided.

Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty.

BandarHub780d ago

A lot of people give the 343 version of Master Chief a lot of slack.
But Fundamentally he is still the same character, he just has a couple more dialogues. He has not changed in terms of attitude.
"Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty."
And that's what he has done at the end of the day, he did his duty. Watch his partner die, and was ready to destroy the weapon in Halo infinite....he is still the same soilder that everyone remembers

Halo Infintes one was a nice balance between both.

slate91780d ago

Chief and the halo franchise became a joke under 343

Sciurus_vulgaris780d ago

The 343i Master Chief has is based on the books. However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion.

Obscure_Observer780d ago

"However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion."

Which is awesome! I love how Master Chief become more John and less soldier.

Sciurus_vulgaris780d ago

I didn’t even notice my typos,lol

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Halo's Identity Problem Began With an Admirable Mess

It’s a law of nature that eventually, every long-running game franchise will have a particular entry that gets dinged for straying too far from what made it so fun in the first place. Your Super Mario Sunshine, your Dragon Age II, Assassin’s Creed III, and so on. Whether or not that opinion changes more favorably over time, the initial specter of negativity will forever hover it. Microsoft’s Halo is no exception, except that negative specter hasn’t hovered over one particular game, but one whole studio.

The3faces900d ago

True Halo 4 was a sign of 343i's incompetence and the decline of Halo.