From Grunts and Yells to Intelligent Dialog

Remember the first video games in the early days of the medium? You might recall Atari’s Frogger, Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers and the first video game to include voice over called Doom.

Evolution of Voice Over in Video Games

If you’ve observed the gradual improvements that audio has made over the last decade in video games, and subsequently its increasing importance, you’ve heard dramatic changes in music, use of voice over and the quality of voice acting.

Advancements include more pleasing, professionally produced music, the use of voice over in cut scenes (mini movies within the game) exhibiting intelligent use of communication to advance the plot, and believable exertion sounds during battles and fight scenes.

It Pays To Go Pro

Top tier gaming companies are employing professional voice actors to record and brand their franchises. The likes of celebrity actors to voice games is also on the rise as more and more movies are being made into video games to maintain a consistent sound that translates well to gamers who identify with the characters they saw in the film.

What do you think about where voice acting in video games is going?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Stephanie

We’ve made it easy for you to locate voice actors for your video game. There are two ways you can go about finding a voice talent, and you can do so directly from our home page.

You’ll notice the tabs in the navigation bar called “Female Voice Talent” and “Male Voice Talent“. Depending on the gender of voice talent you’re looking for, click on the appropriate tab to see a listing of professionals available at this website.

Alternatively, you can also search by keyword. Just as you would do a keyword search at Google or Yahoo!, you can type in words that describe what you are looking for in a voice by using the website search box. Try typing in a keyword, language, gender or location to view matching voice talent.

You can find the search bar at the top of every page on this website.

2. Listen to Audio Samples

Start the hiring process by listening to professional voice over talents. Each voice talent has a profile where you can learn about their experience, areas of expertise, special skills and services offered. You can also listen to a sample of their voice by playing their voice-over demo.

When playing the voice-over demos, listen for:

• Clarity
• Pacing
• Production Value
• Overall Quality

3. Contact a Voice Talent

Once you’ve found a voice talent that you’re interested in working with, contact them by sending them an email and remember to include some specifics so that the voice talent can reply with a quote and turn around time for your project.

Be sure to mention:

• Script (can you send a sample of the script?)
• Length (what’s the page count or word count of your script?)
• Artistic Direction (what style of performance do you want?)
• Deadline (when do you need the recording done by?)
• Budget (how much can you invest in this voice over recording?)

4. Send Payment & Download Your Files

What happens next? When a voice talent receives your email, they will reply to you with a final quote for the project. Some voice talent may request a 50% deposit by PayPal while others may use the industry’s escrow service called SurePay.

Once your deposit is made, the voice talent will record your script in their professional recording studio. When the work has been completed the voice talent will send you instructions on how to download your finished audio files.

5. Congratulations, You’re Done!

You’ve successfully hired a professional voice over talent and experienced working with some of the best voice talent in the world.

If you need help at anytime, you can contact us toll-free at 1-888-359-3472.

Voice talents listed on this site have experience working for developers and gaming houses that create videogames that are created companies such as Nintendo, Sony, and Sega.

This site is designed to help videogame producers, audio directors and casting agencies find the best voices working in the videogame industry today.  Whether you’re looking to hire just one voice talent or a whole troupe to complement your cast of characters, Video Game Voice Talent is the best place you can find freelance voice over professionals who record for videogames.

Use this website to locate the voice talent for your project by:

• Searching
• Listening to audio samples
• Contacting the voice talent directly for a quote