Ever since the release of Genshin Impact 1.3 in February 3, 2021, XIAO’s design and character traits made him an instant fan favorite. From his character stats to his mysterious demeanor, XIAO draws in fans from around the world.
Join me and voice actor Laila Berzins, as we discuss her career origins and experiences voicing XIAO in Genshin Impact. Get to know the voice behind everyone’s favorite “angsty, emo teenager” in our most recent Genshin Impact interview:
Learn how you can win an autographed print, signed by Laila Berzins!
Watch our interview above for instructions on how to enter. Deadline to enter the giveaway: May 7th, 2022
Ever since her appearance as an NPC, Yae Miko has been among the top, fan-favorite characters in Geshin Impact. With the release of 2.5 at the of end February, fans finally got a glimpse of the voice behind the mysterious editor-in-chief & shrine maiden of Grand Narukami Shrine!
Watch our exclusive interview with voice actor, Ratana and get to know the voice behind YAE MIKO!
GIVEAWAY
HOW TO ENTER
Subscribe to our YouTube channel here, and answer the following questions on the video’s comment section (on YouTube):
What would be the name of Ratana’s Publishing House AND Why do you like Yae Miko?
Winner(s) will be contacted via YouTube and email using their YouTube usernames. Deadline is April 2nd 2022.
Never miss a giveaway op or exclusive interview, Join the TKN mailing list below!
Rocket Panda Games and developer MAGES are excited to reveal the opening theme song for Phantom Breaker: Omnia, “Let it All Burn“ with vocals by singer, voice actor, YouTuber, and streamer, Amanda Lee, composed and arranged by Epsilon Zero with lyrics by Jamison Boaz (English singing voice of Aggrestuko):
“Hope you all enjoy “Let it All Burn”! The entire team worked incredibly hard on this song, and I had an absolute blast tracking the vocals, so rock it on repeat!!” – AmaLee
you may recognize Amanda Lee from her roles as Elimine (Fire Emblem Heroes), Akiho Shinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura: C.C.), Junko Konno (Zombie Land Saga), and recently as Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling).
Lee is also a well-known vocalist for her English cover of anime songs. Her cover videos have gathered a following of 1.9 million subscribers and 900+ million views, as well as 1.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify. You can also hear her on the official soundtracks for League of Legends, Dragon Ball Super, Tokyo Ghoul: Re, and Umineko When They Cry: Gold Edition, and has also been featured on records for world-renowned American rapper Eminem (Kamikaze – “Good Guy”) and for American DJ Porter Robinson (Worlds – “Fellow Feeling”).
About Phantom Breaker Game:
The first Phantom Breaker game was developed and published by Mages Inc, formerly known as 5pb, for the Xbox 360 in June 2011. Two years later, in 2013 an arcade version of the game was released titled, “Phantom Breaker: Another Code“.
On February 27, 2013, a spinoff titled “Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds” was released and sold over 400,000 copies. On September 19, 2013, a new updated version of Phantom Breaker titled “Phantom Breaker: Extra” was released for the PS3. Though it was released in Japan, unliked the initial console version, this title was completely region-free. It also featured a rebalanced gameplay, new characters, new techniques, a new “Extra” fighting style, new stages, renewed background effects, and an online spectator mode.
Fast-forward to 2020, Rocket Panda Game announced it’ll be publishing a ‘massive updated version’ of the game, Phantom Breaker: Omnia. The game will feature the ability to choose between 3 fighting styles that will appeal to seasoned gamers while making the game accessible to newcomers. The game will feature 2 guest characters, Kurisu Makise from Steins; Gate and Rimi Sakihata from Chaos; Head, as well as 2 brand new characters created specifically for Phantom Breaker: Omnia.
Phantom Breaker: Omnia will be released on March 15th, 2022 for the following platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam (PC), with physical copies on PlayStation 4 & Nintendo Switch.
Nihon Falcom announced their celebration plans earlier this week. For the last 40 years, Nihon Falcom has become a prominent video game developing company within the industry alongside Square Enix.
Falcom is most notably known for the Ys, The Legend of Heroes, and Trails series. Its current company president, Toshihiro Kondo, will be making a special message during its special 40th Anniversary celebration event on June 24th.
The special event will also feature a special virtual concert from the Falcom jdk band, for all Falcom fans for free, featuring tracks spanning four decades of Nihon Falcom’s game history.
NISA (NIS America) Online Store and NGPX have team up to announce brand new merchandise going live on June 24th after the event, warping up the celebration. According to NISA Online Store, one of these ‘brand new’ merchandise will be made in limited supply.
Tune in and catch it all: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 10:00 PM PT (June 25 at 7:00 AM CET) Streamed live at the New Game+ Expo Twitch and YouTube channels
As Genshin Impact continues to gain more and more players, we continue to bring you more exclusive Genshin Impact voice actor interviews, to get to know those favorite characters you all love and adore. This time we had the opportunity to interview Stephanie Southerland, the voice of Grand Master, Jean Gunnhildr!
Get to know the voice behind Grand Master, Jean Gunnhildr as we take you behind the scenes with voice actress, Stephanie Southerland! Pst! Stay tuned to the end of the interview to learn how you can win an autographed print from Stephanie Southerland!
Tomonori Takano, Art Director for the newly announced, Resident Evil Village went on record revealing Lady Dumitrescu’s actual height! On February 2nd, Takano stated in a Facebook post the following,
IGN screenshot – Tomonori Takno Interview
“I’m Tomonori Takano, Art Director on Resident Evil Village. [. . .] Most recently, Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters have received a fair amount of attention, far more than we anticipated. [. . .] Lady Dimitrescu, especially, has received much fanfare both domestically and overseas, which has made all of us in the development team extremely happy. I hear her height is something of interest.”
Takano contintuned,
“If you include her hat and high heels, she’s 2.9m (approximately 9’6”) tall.“
9’6” Tall!
Taller than Robert Wadlow, the tallest human ever recorded standing at 8’11.1” or even Zeng Jinlian, the tallest women in the world coming in at 8’1″ at the time of her death.
Although not much is known about Lady Dumitrescu’s voice actress, fans can rejoice knowing her cannon height and perhaps ‘hence’ the gameplay come May 2021.
“I can’t wait for you to meet them [Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters] yourselves when you enter Castle Dimitrescu in May.” – Tomonori Takano
Lyssa Browne is know in the voice over world as an audio book producer and narrator, what you probably did not know is that she is also the voice of Slippy Toad and Katt Monroe in Nintendo’s Star Fox video games series, beginning with Star Fox 64 in 1998.
Since 2001 Slippy Toad has been voiced by different voice actors (Chris Seavor & Mike McAuliffe). In 2011 she reprise her roles for the remastered version of Star Fox 64, Star Fox 64 3DS.
We spoke with Lyssa Browne, crossing out another cast member for our on-going Star Fox voice actor interviews:
~GIVEAWAY~
Answer the question, mentioned in the video in the comments below for your change to win an autographed print signed by Lyssa Browne
Mike West was the very first voice of Nintendo’s famous canine, Fox McCloud in the hit video games series, STAR FOX!
Originally released in 1995, Star Fox quickly gain attraction as spaceship shooter game. In 1997, it was rebooted for the Nintendo 64 with higher graphics and titled Star Fox 64, which was the very first Nintendo game to have included support for the Rumble Pak, enhancing the gaming experience.
Star Fox 64 was the first Star Fox game to feature actual vocal lines, as oppose to its previous gibberish ‘vocal‘ sounds. It is here that voice actor, Mike West began his career with Nintendo and even took a 14 year ‘break‘ before coming back to voice Fox McCloud in Nintendo’s 2011 remastered game, Star Fox 64 3D for the Nintendo 3DS system. Watch our interview with Mike West below:
-GIVEAWAY-
Answer the question mentioned at the end of the interview for your chance to win an autographed print of Fox McCloud signed by Mike West!
Based in Seattle Washington, Jim Walker has been producing music since 1986. Having had his music featured in the soundtrack for the 1987 film Three O’Clock High, Jim has produced over 32 Full-Length Albums, making Jim no stranger to the recording booth.
In 2004, Jim decided to try something different and with the help of his agent, Jim went to on to audition for the voice of one of Nintendo’s most popular character, Fox McCloud in Star Fox Assault. Star Fox Assault was released in 2005 and was the second Star Fox game to feature both shoot’em up and run ‘n’ gun shooter genres, different game modes of its original games, Star Fox and Star Fox 64.
Though the game met with mixed reception, it went on to become a childhood favorite among Star Fox fans of today, many praising the game’s soundtrack and Fox’s English performance.
We had the honor of interviewing Jim Walker the voice of Fox McCloud in said game. Join Jim and I as we take a ride down memory lane with this exclusive interview. Listen as we take you behind the scenes as Jim explains how he got the role, his primary musical career, experiences voicing the character and other behind the scenes exclusives!
Watch til the end for a giveaway opportunity and special announcement!
Can’t get enough of Jim? Check his music by visiting his website at JVAMusic.com
We had the honor of interviewing another very talented Jak II cast member, Cutter Garcia who voiced Underground commander, TORN.
Garcia has made appearances in television series such as Monk, Weeds, Pretty Little Liars, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Mom. He is known for voicing Torn in the Jak and Daxter video game series. For the first time ever actor, Cutter Garica speaks about voicing Torn and working inside the recording studio with Dan Arey and much more!
GIVEAWAY
Subscribe AND answer the following question on YouTube in the comment section to have an opportunity to win an AUTOGRAPHED print signed by Cutter Garcia!
Who is your favorite Jak and Daxter character & why?
You’ll have until August 15th 2020 to enter, good luck freedom fighter!
Earlier this year we interviewed with former Jak II voice actress, Dr.Britton Arey. Dr. Britton had left the entertainment world in order to pursuit a career in psychiatry, but in 2003 she voiced Daxter’s girlfriend, Tess in Jak II. Watch our exclusive interview below:
