Fallout: New Vegas tidbits

[Brother None]

Some random news on New Vegas. William Mapother has done voice work for Fallout: New Vegas, as per his blog. He's best known as Ethan from Lost, and doesn't really have any voice acting experience. (thanks for the tip to incognito and Ausir)

The Bethesda Blog provides a FAQ on the pre-order editions.<blockquote>Outside of purchasing the game from multiple outlets, is there a way to get multiple pre-order incentives? And how will I receive the extra content for the game?

We have no announced plans to sell these packs separately. You should plan on pre-ordering from the retailer that sells your favorite pack. When you pick up the game upon its release, you’ll receive the pre-order incentive.

It should be noted that the Collector’s Editions will be available on a limited basis. While we will be offering them at various retailers, once they’re out of stock, they will no longer be available to pre-order.

Will other territories be getting the Collector’s Edition and similar pre-order offers?

As already indicated, digital pre-order packs and the Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition are planned for release in other territories. As we have more information to share on this (soon!), we’ll be sure to let you know.

If you’ve pre-ordered from a store in another territory that will be offering digital pre-order packs, you’ll receive whatever pack that store is offering.</blockquote>And finally, the blog also points out IGN puts Fallout: New Vegas atop its most anticipated list.

 

[The Dutch Ghost]

Arthur: I dumped about 85 hours into Fallout 3. I probably played more Fallout 3 DLC last year than any other game. So I'm looking forward to losing myself in that world again.

Erik: Fallout New Vegas is more Fallout. That's awesome and all you really need to know.

Okay, I know its childish and sorry for this low point but I sort of hope Fallout New Vegas doesn't live up to their expectations.

The reason why I am saying that is because I feel they mostly want more free-wandering-shooting-around rather than something that is a bit more complex in how you handle situations and in which non violent longer planned out solutions work far better than killing a person or a group of people or critters.

Let most conflict stay in wasteland encounters while quests and situations in settlements require different approaches with different outcomes.

 

[Alphadrop]

William Mapother will be has done voice work for Fallout: New Vegas...

Was his voice work so awesome it broke time itself?

 

[TheWesDude]

William Mapother will be has done voice work for Fallout: New Vegas...

Was his voice work so awesome it broke time itself?

alert!

incomming "english is not my first language" excuse from BN!!!

 

[Verevoof]

IGN puts Fallout: New Vegas atop its most anticipated list.

Ugh, two games with the word "epic" in the title, both of which aren't very "epic" subject matters.

Actually, that top 5 is kind of surprising to me. Especially number 1, not to be a let down on F:NV, but in today's industry and market it seems odd that they would pick a game that basically looks like a big expansion of the previous game.

 

[Public]

William Mapother will be has done voice work for Fallout: New Vegas...

Was his voice work so awesome it broke time itself?

alert!

incomming "english is not my first language" excuse from BN!!!

Then it means only one thing...it was so awesome it broke time itself

 

[fedaykin]

Rather fitting, considering the fact that Lost had all that time travel shit in the last couple of seasons.

 

[IMissLark]

Ethan Rom was creepy as all fuck, so if his character and voice work is anything like that, this is a good hire.

 

[Brother None]

incomming "english is not my first language" excuse from BN!!!

I started typing "will be doing", then realized he has already done it, hence the mangle. Fixed.

I rarely if ever use the "ESL" excuse, it doesn't really apply to me.

 

[Drifter420]

Actually, William Mapother (like just about every working actor you've never heard of in Hollywood) has done plenty of Voice-Over work, just not for video games.

Just because its not on IMDB doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Shit, I did 9 voices for the upcoming direct-to-DVD "Legend of Bruce Lee" and a bunch of other work, but you're not going to see my name anywhere. We get a specific amount of money (called a buyout) and minimal credit, because all it is really is a voice.

The only reason you're hearing about it is because a recognizable character (Ethan from Lost) is tied to a mass-produced game (F:NV). I doubt you'll be able to name most of the other voice actors in the game.

Mapother also enjoys writing and other forms of performance. “I also write screenplays, and I do voice over work. I am cofounding a film finance company now that will help finance independent feature films. So like a lot of actors, I find a number of things to fill my downtime. If there is too much downtime, you’d go crazy. And you need to find another way to make a living because you just never know when you are going to go six months without working.

http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/william_mapother_talks_about_being_a_part_of_'lost'_201004202056.html

 

[Ausir]

Not really, AFAIK all voice actors were named in the Fallout 3 credits, even those with no prior acting experience.

 

[Drifter420]

Not really, AFAIK all voice actors were named in the Fallout 3 credits, even those with no prior acting experience.

You misread what I said. I didn't say they aren't named in video games, my point was that you can do a bunch of other voice over work without getting any recognition for it.

The post says that Mapother "doesn't really have any voice acting experience", which is flat wrong. The world of voice-over includes commercials, books-on-tape, industrials, museum exhibits, promotions, etc, as well as film, tv, and video games.

IMDB isn't the be all end all for credits (and I did check out http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Ausir/William_Mapother_cast_in_Fallout:_New_Vegas).

I've been in over 20 movies, only two of which are on IMDB. Does that mean I don't really have any film acting experience? No, I have plenty.

 

[Ausir]

I was referring to this part:

I doubt you'll be able to name most of the other voice actors in the game.

The actors in the FO3 DLC were not credited, though (although I'm pretty sure they were the same Bethesda regulars as in FO3 proper anyway).

 

[Drifter420]

I was referring to this part:

I doubt you'll be able to name most of the other voice actors in the game.

Yeah, I guess that's more of a misspeak on my part. What I meant was, you look at those people in the game, and see they have nothing on IMDB, you'd think that they do little voice-over acting, which isn't necessarily the case (and often is the opposite).

 

[Drifter420]

Quick for example: just type in "William Mapother audio books"

Tape
Book Details: Dramatisation, dramatization, dramatized audio
Audiobook ISBN: 1580812805
Category: Live Events, Theatre, Poetry, Drama
Keywords: LA Theatre Works, memory, perception, film premiere, confrontation, Tape, audiobooks to buy, perceptions, talking stories
Book Author: Stephen Belber
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Audio Length: 1 hour and 3 min.
Audio book description
When Jon attends the premier of his movie in the Lansing Film Festival, he faces the most important weekend of his young life, but not in ways he expected. His old pal, Vince, has been stewing for a decade and their high school friend, Amy, is now the assistant district attorney in Lansing. Edgy humor gives way to fiery confrontation that examines memory and perception. Starring (in alphabetical order): William Mapother as Vince Josh Stamberg as Jon Alison West as Amy…

http://www.english-test.net/shop/perceptions-audio-books.html

 

[Ausir]

OK, fair enough.

By the way, here's some trivia: William Mapother is a cousin of Thomas Mapother, better known as Tom Cruise. And is also a scientologist.

 

[Drifter420]

Now that, I did not know. The creepy apple doesn't fall far from the Creepy Tree.

 

[Ausir]

Wonder if he knows about Fallout 2's Hubologists.

 

[OakTable]

OK, fair enough.

By the way, here's some trivia: William Mapother is a cousin of Thomas Mapother, better known as Tom Cruise. And is also a scientologist.

Oh dear.

Quick, pretend San Fransisco was never in Fallout 2 and that we never killed his cousin's doppelgänger in a giant shootout in his cult's headquarters.

 

[Brother None]

The post says that Mapother "doesn't really have any voice acting experience", which is flat wrong. The world of voice-over includes commercials, books-on-tape, industrials, museum exhibits, promotions, etc, as well as film, tv, and video games.

Sure, but we don't really have reason to care about his work on commercials, books-on-tape, industrials, exhibits, promotions etc.

Uncredited work on videogames, cartoons or film localizations is of interest because it is comparable in nature. I couldn't care less if someone did an audio tape of Harry Potter, it doesn't qualify you for VG voice-overs. If it's all he has on his resume, then yeah, he "doesn't really have any voice acting experience". You said it yourself, right after quoting me saying "voice acting", you talk about "the world of voice-over". Not the same thing.

Imdb is wiki-esque in nature and thus often wrong. But its failure to list the kind of jobs irrelevant to our scope of interest isn't really a big deal. When I say "lacks experience", I mean "lacks experience in a similar field", which is something Imdb will list more often than not.