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Why Sam Fisher Voice Actor Turned Down Splinter Cell Conviction At First

Michael Ironside has been the bad-ass voice of Splinter Cell protagonist Sam Fisher since the beginning of the series. He almost didn't come back for a fifth game, though.

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Solidus187-SCMilk5578d ago

thats the guy in starship troopers. LOL

EvilCackle5578d ago

He was Richter in Total Recall, too.

Jamescagney5578d ago

Solidus187-SCMilk, you remind me of this guy in Alan Partridge, he laughs for no reason as well - http://www.youtube.com/watc...

DatNJDom815578d ago

SEE YOU AT THE PARTY, RICHTER!

timotei5578d ago

He was Jester in Top Gun

JESTERS DEAD YEEHAW

Solidus187-SCMilk5578d ago (Edited 5578d ago )

but below the hard deck doesnt count. "FLY INNNN TOOOOO THEEEEE DANGERRR ZONEEE, danger Zone"

Yeah I used custom soundtracks to play that song while playing Ace combat 6.

Rockox5578d ago

He only has one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, he'll shoot you himself.

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bacon135578d ago

Michael Ironside is the man, even though he pretty much dies a terrible death in every movie he's in. Sam Fisher wouldn't have been the same without him.

"See you at the party Richter!"

Perjoss5578d ago

Starship Troopers and Total Recall, my 2 favorite Micheal Ironside movies.

Anorexorcist5578d ago

Ironside as Richter killed Kuato, but at the same time he killed what I consider to be one of the most annoying internet phenomenons in recent years:

STK0265578d ago

You might not know him for this, but I thought he was great in The Last Chapter, a TV series.

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And now that I think about it, he does have a terrible death in that aswell...

Cueil5578d ago

he was in the original V series as well... and thank god he's back on board...

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Blaze9295578d ago

That's badass. Gotta love how voice actors actually have love for the characters they play and just dont lend their voices for just anyone to get paid. Michael Ironside didn't like Conviction's original game and the new Sam Fisher and said no way does he want to voice him. That's a real...and somewhat odd...connection lol. Glad he came through though.

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Ashby_JC5578d ago

I am a fan of Micheal Ironside all the way back to SCANNERS!!

ANd I think its cool that he is not just doing it for the money and is interested in the actual character he is playing.

He could easily just read the lines and cash another PHAT check from UBISOFT.

Double Toasted5578d ago (Edited 5578d ago )

80s baby...what they know about that!?!?!?!? Movies were so creative back then...*sigh*

GCNSean5578d ago

Hells yeah.. Scanners rocked!! As someone said, they don't make um like they used too.. especially 80's flicks... (80's was the coolest 10 years ever)... He also played "Ham Tyler" in the original "V" series... He was also a bad-ass in that too... Sam Fisher would Scan Snake and make his head explode...

Rockox5578d ago

I love Michael Ironside. I wonder if they had to work to make his Canadian accent less noticeable for the game? I remember in "V" his accent came thru quite a bit.

GCNSean5578d ago

Yeah... he always wore that black leather jacket and blew crap up in "V"... And was always busting Mike Donovan's balls...

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Watch Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Fable 3, and Splinter Cell Games Enhanced for Xbox One X in Action

Microsoft presented a new batch of Xbox 360 games that received Xbox One X enhancements via Xbox One backward compatibility, and here you can watch how they run.

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RizBiz2206d ago

Nothing wrong with more games. As someone who just fundamentally hates xbox, I am pretty jelly that xbox gamers get real BC.

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Gaming4Life19812206d ago (Edited 2206d ago )

Finally ninja gaiden 2 is BC, I've been waiting on this since they announced BC.

Bane352206d ago (Edited 2206d ago )

Yeah i thought ninja gaiden was gonna get remaster because it wasnt announced for backwards compatible til just now tho i would've been up for joy if they announced max payne 3 for backwards compatible today instead

hiawa232206d ago

I am so wanting MP3 on BC and X1X enhanced

Bane352206d ago (Edited 2206d ago )

@hiawa23 i think R* has plans to remaster MP3 at this point

Z5012206d ago

You couldn't play your copy of NG2 before this announcement?

Bane352206d ago (Edited 2206d ago )

No it just became backwards compatible today

Movefasta19932205d ago

not everybody still has their 360, that's why

Z5012205d ago

Kept your game, but no console to play it on?
No one sells 360's anymore?

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bluebenjamin2206d ago

Ninja Gaiden 2 is the main game I wanted bcthen alone one x enchanced is this game is more fun than bloodborne

Gwiz2206d ago

No contest,souls games are overhyped for difficulty.

bluebenjamin2206d ago

Very overhyped just because of difficulty not because of fun

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Movefasta19932205d ago

facts, once you beat a souls game and do ng plus, you have the game downloaded. Once you return to ng1 and 2 you still can get your ass handed to you lol, the regular enemies are a threat, still attacking even when they are on the ground dismembered.

Gaming4Life19812205d ago

Agreed dark souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are overhyped games and dont compare to ninja gaiden 1 & , ninja gaiden 3 sucks.

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Z5012206d ago

What does BB have to do with NG2?
Why not insert Contra Shattered Soldier while you're at it.

bluebenjamin2206d ago

Ninja gaiden was once considered one of the hardest games ninja gaiden 2 has rpg elements so does bloodborn they have similar combat but ninja gaiden 2 just looks better doing it plus its fast pace and flashy combos removing limbs of foes remember 360 put more enemies on screen than ps3 on this game 360 had more dismemberment of limbs than the ps3 vs.360 had a better gpu but ps3 still to this day has an awesome cpu the ps3 had the prettiest ninja gaiden because of native 720 p while 360 pushed 640p now the one X has both higher rez and 360 style dismemberment But Ok for you contra ps2 version and nes

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Movefasta19932205d ago

I do think ninja gaiden 1 and 2 are better than souls games, but they aren't even comparable

Z5012205d ago

Again. Why'd you pick BB?
Ninja Gaiden has ninja dog mode = easy
NG2 has a jump and block button
BB has none of those.

You could've picked a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta game. They're more similar to NG2 than BB.

What does PS3 have to do with this announcement? Your insecurities are showing.

Gaming4Life19812205d ago

I think they are being compared because of difficulty but I dont even think that is comparable imo. Ninja gaiden games are better though that's just facts.

Hungryalpaca2205d ago

And Forza is Better than MARIO Kart!!!!!

See how stupid that sounds?

bluebenjamin2205d ago

No Mario Kart is the best racer ever almost anyone can play

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timotim2206d ago (Edited 2206d ago )

Amazing news! NG2!?!? Three Splinter Cell games!!! Fable 2&3 (the first is already enhanced)!!! This is what separates Microsoft's version of BC from others...its that they enhance both the performance and visual quality of these titles to keep them current in a lot of cases, instead of playing them exactly how they played and performed back in the day. Whats even better...I don't need to do ANYTHING but download the new patch...amazing.👏

Keep it coming Xbox!

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Are the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for July 2018 any good?

Neil writes: "Every single month we hear the same old thing about the Xbox Games With Gold titles. "We don't want that rubbish - we want decent games, we want AAA blockbusters, we want something different". Well, the free Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles being given away during the month of July pretty much tick those boxes. What's the chances there will still be complaints?"

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AG1002495d ago

Tom clancy and virtua fighter are great death sqaured is pretty cool idk about assualt

lxeasy2495d ago

Splinter cell conviction is great, vf 5 is fun. Haven't played the other two so I'm excited to try them out.

ApexWolf222495d ago

Great month for 360 titles, X1 titles remind me of early days when all they gave away were indies, I hope they dont start doing that again.

AG1002495d ago

at least you can play the 360 games on xb1 too lol

Goldby2495d ago

Now that there's gamepass, expect bugger AAA to have priority in that, more money for both the dev and Ms more likely

yomfweeee2495d ago

I though Plus was lackluster this month. Gold is way worse.

BQ322495d ago

Vf5 fs is the best fighting game of all time abd backwards compatible, so it is a huge win in my book.

annoyedgamer2495d ago

No these are pretty awful. Virtua Fighter is great and so is Splinter Cell but those are 360 titles.

lxeasy2495d ago

so what if there 360 titles it's still awesome

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A new Tom Clancy adventure can be enjoyed on Xbox One due to Back Compat – Is it worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Xbox Backwards Compatibility has shown a strong start to 2018 with a number of top titles being made available to play on Xbox One, but whilst this week doesn’t bring quite as many new arrivals as the past few weeks, there is still one addition for us to get stuck into once more... and it’s one that’s sure to prove a popular addition."

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NotanotherReboot2635d ago

god bless backwards compatability

TheSplooge2635d ago

And thank god we dont have to pay for it.

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Gman322635d ago

yeah Microsoft get points for that

TheOttomatic912635d ago

I’m still waiting for Blacklist

PlayStation_52635d ago

Don't confuse the Xbox gamers. They have enough problems to deal with... : P'

Mister_Wolf2635d ago

I AM an Xbox gamer aswell as other systems lol.

TheRealHeisenberg2635d ago

No confusion at all. Just another game added to the list if anyone gets nostalgic.

Vectrexer2635d ago

Are we confused? We get games that we've been enjoyed before at no cost to us!

C-H-E-F2635d ago

"new"? an "old" Tom Clancy Adventure can be enjoyed on xbox one due to back capat is worth the return"

*Fixed*

zerocarnage2635d ago

Yes, I loved conviction the co op was ace.

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