Naughty Canine’s subsequent recreation continues to be steeped in thriller, however one other tease has been plucked from the ether. Troy Baker, one of many best-known faces in online game performing following his efficiency as Joel throughout The Final of Us Half I and II, is on deck to look in director Neil Druckmann’s subsequent venture.
The Final of Us director confirmed as a lot to British GQ in a brand new profile of Baker. Little or no is thought in regards to the recreation apart from that it’s been in improvement since 2020, suggesting it may very well be out as early as 2026. One other venture on the studio, The Final of Us On-line, was cancelled a yr in the past. “In a heartbeat I’d all the time work with Troy,” Druckmann stated.
From Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 to the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, Baker has appeared as a few of gaming’s most iconic characters throughout its largest franchises. This yr he was in each Batman: Arkham Shadow and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle. Subsequent yr, he’ll return because the peacocking Higgs Monaghan in Dying Stranding 2: On The Seaside and can also be set to look in Ken Levine’s Bioshock religious successor, Judas.
That recognition really labored towards him when it got here to touchdown his newest gig as Harrison Ford’s digital doppelganger in Indiana Jones. Todd Howard, identified for steering Fallout 3 and 4 and many Elder Scrolls video games, in addition to final yr’s sci-fi epic Starfield, reiterated his issues about hiring gaming’s best-known actor for MachineGames’ newest Nazi-punching journey. “It sounds clichéd,” Howard stated of the casting to British GQ, and he seemingly didn’t need to simply do what was anticipated as a result of it was anticipated. The outcome was months of calls, blind audio assessments, and even comparisons of the audition recordings to the sound waves of Harrison Ford’s authentic performances from the flicks.
“I didn’t need you for this,” he reportedly instructed Baker throughout his ultimate audition, “however you received each time. Don’t mess this up.” We’ll see if the actor cleared that hurdle in just some weeks. Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle involves Xbox Sequence X/S and PC beginning on December 6, with a PlayStation 5 port already introduced for early in 2025.
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