Fallout: New Vegas developers’ diary talks voice actors

By Ryan Fleming October 18, 2010

Fallout: New Vegas hits stores tomorrow, and when you actually get the chance to play it, you may be surprised by how familiar a few of the characters you come across in the wasteland of the future sound.

In the final developers’ diary for Fallout: New Vegas, members of Obsidian discuss the role of the voice actor in creating the Fallout games, while the actors themselves discuss the process for voicing a video game character. Among the familiar voices you will hear in the game are Matthew Perry, William Sadler, Kris Kristofferson and Mr. Vegas himself, Wayne Newton. And of course, Ron Perlman who returns as the narrator.

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Check out the video and get ready for Fallout: New Vegas when it arrives tomorrow for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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