Bungie has announced that Commander Zavala’s journey in Destiny 2 isn’t over and that his late voice actor, Lance Reddick, will be replaced by Keith David for the English language in the upcoming The Final Shape expansion and beyond.
I was tickled to see the actor behind Yakuza 0's breakout villain kicking his own ass in the game
22.07.2023 - 00:45 / pcgamer.com
Hitoshi Ozawa, the voice actor and face model for Yakuza 0 antagonist Daisaku Kuze, created a sequence of let's play videos last year where he started tackling the game that bears his likeness. Now, thanks to Yakuza fan channel Dragon Enterprise, some of those videos have been translated to English for our enjoyment.
There's a lot to recommend in Yakuza 0, the breakout PC entry in Sega's long-running series of crime melodramas, but I'm a particularly huge fan of its three main villains. Ozawa, alongside fellow actors Hideao Nakano and Riki Takeuchi, supplied voice and likeness to the three ruthless Yakuza lieutenants that face off against protagonist Kiryu in 1988. There's not a lot out there that beats the full-send performance of these salty, craggy-faced character actors, and it's especially a hoot when they tear off their shirts for a boss fight and are insanely ripped.
Ozawa's Kuze in particular is a real winner: a washed up, impotently wrathful former boxer who hounds Kiryu throughout the game across multiple boss fights, slowly growing from a loathsome villain into a weirdly noble, tragic figure. He's also just got an absolute banger of a boss theme.
The real main event in the Dragon Enterprise videos is seeing Ozawa square off with himself. He begins the video where he takes on Kuze by declaring, «Kuze, I will take off your finger,» and I gotta say, he makes good on the promise. As far as «people who don't usually play games playing games on camera as a bit» goes (see also: Conan O'Brien's Clueless Gamer), Hitoshi Ozawa kinda kicks ass at Yakuza 0.
He's on the game's easy mode, but still—it's not that much easier than normal, and I remember getting my teeth kicked in by Kuze, constantly chugging healing energy
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
videogameschronicle.com
10.08.2023 / 17:29
Sony says the reaction to its price drop has been ‘weak’ in the UK
Sony has said that its recent PS5 price cut hasn’t yet led to the reaction it had hoped for in the UK.
gamesradar.com
09.08.2023 / 21:05
The coolest word puzzle since Wordle is also one of the cleverest automation games I've ever seen
Word Factori is a simple-looking puzzle game that's sort of like automating a round of Scrabble, but the kicker is a devilishly clever play on the English alphabet which has been an instant hit with people looking for a mix of Wordle and Satisfactory (it's me, I'm people).
pcmag.com
09.08.2023 / 16:35
Volume Down, Subtitles On: 51% of Us Read Along With Our Favorite Shows
You're either a subtitles person or you're not. But increasingly, people are. Preply followed up(Opens in a new window) on its subtitle-use survey of Americans from 2022(Opens in a new window) and found a 5% rise, to 58%, in how many people use captioning more than they used to.
polygon.com
09.08.2023 / 13:41
Tech writer sues Apple, claiming Tetris movie ripped off his ‘Cold War thriller’ book
Tech journalist Dan Ackerman claims Apple’s movie Tetris ripped off his 2016 book, The Tetris Effect, and is suing Apple, the movie’s producers and screenwriter, and the Tetris Company itself for millions of dollars in damages.
gamesradar.com
09.08.2023 / 11:41
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is about to start filming – without any actors
The ongoing actors' strike has ground much of Hollywood to a halt – but some studios are carrying on with production regardless. This is possible for movies and shows filming outside of the US, especially if a project's cast isn't American and members of SAG-AFTRA, the union currently on strike.
gamesradar.com
09.08.2023 / 11:11
David Harbour actually did his own pit stops in Gran Turismo movie
David Harbour might not be a former racing legend in real life, but he did get an extremely hands on experience for Gran Turismo.
gamepur.com
08.08.2023 / 13:37
Gen 9 Pokemon Are Finally Making Their Way to Pokemon Go This September
Pokemon Go players will soon get a chance to capture even more Pokemon in the popular mobile game, as the Pokemon Company has confirmed today that Gen 9 Pokemon from the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be joining the games this September.
ign.com
07.08.2023 / 19:23
Final Fantasy 16's Clive Voice Actor Wants to Play Legacy of Kain's Raziel Above All Else
Fans have long awaited the return of The Legacy of Kain, and one among them is the voice of Final Fantasy 16's Clive Rosfield, Ben Starr.
radiotimes.com
07.08.2023 / 11:44
What is Apple Arcade? UK price and how the gaming service works
It has been a long time since subscription services were just for TV and film, and now we have many on the market for all the gamers out there.
gamepur.com
05.08.2023 / 20:27
Magic: The Gathering’s Fallout Crossover Decks Will Summon The Wasteland In 2024
Wizards of the Coast has revealed that one of the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossovers will bring the Wasteland to the multiverse, as the Fallout series is coming to the card game. This will involve several Fallout-themed Commander Decks, where post-apocalyptic monsters will be unleashed alongside high-tech gadgets.
eurogamer.net
05.08.2023 / 11:15
Gran Turismo movie's David Harbour says filming with real cars and not green screens "heightened his performance"
Gran Turismo movie star David Harbour has revealed that by filming «real» racing sequences rather than relying on «green screen boxes» in the upcoming movie has enhanced his performance.