High Voltage Software vient d'annoncer via un communiqué de presse la participation de certains acteurs dans le doublage de The Conduit. Mark A. Sheppard ( qui a joué dans les séries suivantes : Battlestar Galactica, 24, Medium, Firefly, Burn Notice, CSI et The Bionic Woman) incarnera dans le jeu le personnage principal Mr Ford. William Morgan Sheppard (qui a joué dans les séries suivantes : Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 et Kingdom Hospital. Il a aussi tourné dans de nombreux films, dont Star Trek VI, The Prestige et Transformers. Le bonhomme a également prêté sa voix dans certains jeux dont Medal of Honor, Metal Gear Solid 2, Escape from Monkey Island et Star Wars: Force Commander) incarnera quant à lui John Adams. Enfin, Kevin Sorbo (qui a joué dans les séries suivantes : Hercules: The Legendary Journeys et Andromeda et les films suivants : Kull the Conqueror, Avenging Angel, Prairie Fever, Meet the Spartans et An American Carol) incarnera le terroriste Prometheus.

Le communiqué complet se trouve (en anglais) dans la suite de la nouvelle.

THE CONDUIT GOES HOLLYWOOD

High Voltage Software announces the voice-actors appearing in The Conduit

Hoffman Estates, IL – October 14, 2008 - High Voltage Software, Inc., one of the world's largest independent developers, today officially revealed the Hollywood voice-over cast of their exciting first-person action shooter, The Conduit.

Mark A. Sheppard stars as the voice of the main character, Mr. Ford. A British-born actor and musician, Sheppard’s TV credits include Battlestar Galactica, 24, Medium, Firefly, Burn Notice, CSI and The Bionic Woman. His film credits include Unstoppable, Evil Eyes, and In the Name of the Father.

“I think the story in this [The Conduit] is fantastic,” said Sheppard. “I think there’s a lot there for the player to enjoy.”

William Morgan Sheppard puts his incredible voice to the character of John Adams. William Morgan Sheppard spent 12 years as an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His TV credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5, and Kingdom Hospital. His film credits include Star Trek VI, The Prestige and Transformers. His video game credits include Medal of Honor, Metal Gear Solid 2, Escape from Monkey Island and Star Wars: Force Commander.

“It [The Conduit] has a resonance to it as a story;” said Morgan Sheppard. “It’s really quite exciting… and very well written.”

Last and definitely not least is Kevin Sorbo, who stars as the voice of the terrorist Prometheus. Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda. His film credits include Kull the Conqueror, Avenging Angel, Prairie Fever, Meet the Spartans and An American Carol.

“It [The Conduit] looks like a riot,” said Sorbo, “I’m looking forward to it.”

The Conduit is tentatively scheduled for release in Q1 2009 exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.