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Sam Fisher's alter ego joins Hollywood leading man in voice cast of Vivendi's upcoming Xbox 360 and PC actioner.

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Horror-movie fans know Michael Ironside as Darryl Revok, villain of director David Cronenberg's 1981 cult classic Scanners. Science fiction fans will remember him from roles in two of Paul Verhoeven's cynical future-action extravaganzas--as the ruthless assassin Richter in Total Recall and Lieutenant Jean "Everyone fights, no one quits" Rasczak in Starship Troopers. Television viewers will probably recognize him from his recent guest appearances on ER and Desperate Housewives.

To gamers, though, Ironside's gravelly baritone is instantly recognizable as the voice of superspy Sam Fisher, hero of the Tom Clancy-inspired Splinter Cell series. In 2002, the veteran Canadian character actor also lent his vocal talent to another game, Interplay's poorly reviewed Run Like Hell.

Now, Ironside is adding a third game to his lengthy resume. Today, Vivendi Games announced that he has joined the voice cast of TimeShift, the sci-fi shooter the publisher recently acquired from Atari. Ironside will play Doctor Krone, one of the scientists developing the time-travel technology at the center of the game's storyline.

Joining Ironside is one of Hollywood's more recognizable leading men. Dennis Quaid, whose 20-year career has spanned the 1980s (The Big Easy, Innerspace), '90s (Undercover Blues, Dragonheart), and '00s (Traffic, In Good Company), is also joining TimeShift's cast. It will be his first game project and will see the aging heartthrob play Colonel Michael Swift (Ret.), a former test pilot who becomes the world's first "chrononaut," or time traveler.

Rounding out the cast is character actor Nick Chinlund, who will play General Mitchell, director of the game's time-travel project. Though not a marquee name, Chinlund has appeared in many movies familiar to gamers, including Chronicles of Riddick and Training Day. (He will also appear in the yet-untitled first film from the editors of the popular satirical weekly The Onion.) Chinlund has had guest spots in several high-profile TV series, including The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives. His appearances on the latter series did not overlap with those of Ironside.

Developed by Saber Interactive (2003's Will Rock), TimeShift is set to hit the Xbox 360 and PC in September. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's exclusive preview.

38 Comments

  • thepeter

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 9:11 pm GMT


    SEE YOU AT THE PARTY RICHTER!

  • TedStokes168

    Posted Jul 28, 2006 6:55 am GMT

    When i saw the title I thought it wasnt this Ironside but an announcement for the timeshift makers next title "Ironside: The Game" (after the 70's tv show) lol.

  • McDog3

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 11:23 am GMT

    I'm surprised Gamespot didn't mention that Ironside is a frequently seen character in Stargate SG1.....

  • thorsen-ink

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 8:09 am GMT

    SEE YOU AT THE PARTY RICHTER!

  • LordBraz

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 7:18 am GMT

    Dude, Total Recall is awesome.

    P.S. i support any and all games not coming to the PS3

  • THESEVENTROLLS

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 7:07 am GMT

    WHAT?, IT ISN'T COMING TO THE PS3?, THAT SUCKS.

  • szindragon

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:13 am GMT

    If there is one thing Michael Ironside can do (besides beat Maverick as Jester), he can voice act. His work as Darkseid on the Superman and Justice League cartoons was incredible.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:02 am GMT

    Dennis Quaid was awesome in 'Savior'. This movie didn't do great business. But I'd recommend it to War movie fans.....it's a serious movie.......

  • skrutop

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:01 am GMT

    "Welcome to the Roughnecks." The game sounds cool; let's see if they can pull it off.

  • thekey

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 4:54 am GMT

    Timeshift is one of those games that has a good idea but never intergrated well in the final product.

    It looks good on paper, but when you actually play it. It sucks.

  • gamekid59

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 4:30 am GMT

    haha you guys are blind, 'cause you like the game. I like the game to. It's awesome but man... Peewee Ironside...
    He's the worst actor around, he hasn't made a decent movie in a decade and Mr. Fisher sounds like he ate the lid of a catfood can.

  • jkr2krz

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 4:26 am GMT

    To most actors in games, its just another paycheck. They don't actually feel it brings them any more accolades (sides stuff like spike tv awards etc) yet to hear any of them SPEAK of a role they played in a game in a positive light or without it being an acceptance speech etc.

  • chickenoverlord

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 3:21 am GMT

    This is brilliant! Ironside is awesome, I loved total recall, starship troopers AND of course splinter cell.
    The more movie actors voicing games the better! How bout Samuel L Jackson in GTA SA? Brilliant!
    Now if only the games are as good as the actors...

  • rbunnell

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 3:20 am GMT

    The demo on both the 360 and pc were barely playable with all the slow down. It was sad. I just laughed after about five minutes and said "no sale".

  • gillri

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 2:46 am GMT

    'See you at the paarrrty Victor'

  • EddyG0RD0

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 2:28 am GMT

    The ONLY cool thing in SC is his voice.

  • transCendenZ

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 1:05 am GMT

    The game will suck, Ironside will not.

  • gdogg4210

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 12:58 am GMT

    Iron side = kick butt, time shift = not sure ye

  • grave_rob

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 12:07 am GMT

    quuuuaaaaid....start the reactor!!!!

    dude is a total badass. perfect voice for sammy.

  • rynmls

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:58 pm GMT

    so he is the voice behind sam fisher...

  • Killagorilla27

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:24 pm GMT

    Don't forget TOP GUN!!! WOOOO! JESTER'S DEAD!

  • Jd1680a

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:59 pm GMT

    This is sad for Atari. Timeshift just competely sucked under their watch, now Vivendi took over they are pouring everything they got to make this game really good.

  • Zeppelin1988

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:57 pm GMT

    Arnt they beefing up the graphics coz it changed publishers or something. The guys who made Riddick escape from butcher bay are doin it i think?

  • Cube_of_MooN

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:49 pm GMT

    Horray.....

  • neoand12

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:15 pm GMT

    nice one of my fav. actors

  • XtremePhsyco

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 9:58 pm GMT

    i played a demo of timeshift and it was really hard, but i didnt like ythe whole art style at all. the art was nowhere near cool looking or realistic or functioned efficiently.

  • gamer_10001

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 8:44 pm GMT

    Well at least we'll have more quality voice acting.

  • Rambo_Potter

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 8:43 pm GMT

    sweet

  • Rasgueado

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 8:20 pm GMT

    Uhhh... more importantly he was "Jester" from Top Gun!
    (He was also really good in The Machinist)

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:53 pm GMT

    Two very good and underestimated actors joining this game... sounds good to me.

  • matttrd

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:09 pm GMT

    He's a very underrated actor imo.

    Glad to hear he's doing more games as his voice work on the Splinter cell series was excellent.

  • kanoots

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:56 pm GMT

    Maybe Lambert will make it into the game too.

  • Benny_is_here

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:39 pm GMT

    Dr. Krone... Hehe... This sounds hilarious in Norwegian, because "Krone" is the money we use here. It's like Dr. Dollar

    Ok, maybe not that funny...
    Can't wait for Splinter Cell DA, but I'm not that interested in TimeShift. Maybe if they remove the "f" in TimeShift....

  • hemakm3

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:39 pm GMT

    Will have good voice acting at the least--gameplay makes a game though.

  • damned_beast

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:36 pm GMT

    good news... this could just be the boost the game needs

  • agschool

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:10 pm GMT

    I'm very interested in Timeshift and with Ironside as the voice-over atleast the main character won't sound sissy.

    "I'm Sam Fisher and I'm a double agent!!!"

  • serioustom

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:10 pm GMT

    This is not bad news for Timeshift i can't wait to play it.

  • jtparsons54

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 5:58 pm GMT

    I have low expectations for Timeshift... First post!!!!!

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