Technabob » marcus fenix http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lost Planet of War 2: Marcus Fenix and Dominic Playable in Lost Planet 2? http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/26/lost-planet-2-marcus-fenix-dominic-playable/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/26/lost-planet-2-marcus-fenix-dominic-playable/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:01:05 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=27187 Lost Planet 2 has popped up in the Xbox Live Marketplace that features Gears of War’s… Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago battling the Akrids. Eurogamer thinks that the two will be downloadable characters (only for the Xbox 360 version of course), and will]]> A new trailer for Capcom’s upcoming game Lost Planet 2 has popped up in the Xbox Live Marketplace that features Gears of War’s Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago battling the Akrids.

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Eurogamer thinks that the two will be downloadable characters (only for the Xbox 360 version of course), and will play no role in the story of the game.

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How fun would it be if Nathan Drake and Solid Snake (hey that rhymed!) were the bonus characters for the PS3 version of Lost Planet 2?

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/26/lost-planet-2-marcus-fenix-dominic-playable/feed/ 0 What Do Marcus Fenix and Bender have in Common? http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/03/what-do-marcus-fenix-and-bender-have-in-common/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/03/what-do-marcus-fenix-and-bender-have-in-common/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:20:58 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/03/what-do-marcus-fenix-and-bender-have-in-common/ Gears of War is actually voiced by the same guy responsible for the voice of Bender from TV’s Futurama…. Actor John Di Maggio, is responsible for voicing the two incredibly different fictitious characters. About the only]]> It turns out that the gruff, gun-toting protagonist of hit Xbox 360 game, Gears of War is actually voiced by the same guy responsible for the voice of Bender from TV’s Futurama.

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Actor John Di Maggio, is responsible for voicing the two incredibly different fictitious characters. About the only thing in common between the two are the propensity for four-letter words and their metal costumes.

I haven’t been this shocked by an actor’s range since I realized a single actor played the roles of Cameron Diaz’s mentally challenged brother in There’s Something About Mary, brutal killler Dan Dority on HBO’s Deadwood and famous rock singer, Meat Loaf. I guess that’s why they call it acting.

[via Joystiq]

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