What’s that?  You say you can’t handle any more Duke Nukem related news today!?  Blow it out your ass!  Jon St. John is back in action – but what’s he working on?

Just the other day, the man himself tweeted this:

What are these games?  That’s a damn good question. Besides being the voice of Duke Nukem – Jon St. John has worked on a multitude of other games with many developers.  Let’s go down the list – shall we?

He has worked with Valve on the original Half Life as well as both Half Life: Opposing Force and Blue shift – not to mention he’s doing voice work for DotA 2.  Perhaps he’s also signed on for Half Life 2: Episode 3? One can only hope.  Hell, there’s a good chance it’s a Valve game.  But what Valve game is it!?

However – he’s also done a lot of work for SEGA including being the voice of Big the Cat and many of Sonic’s other annoying friends over the years.  Is he doing voice work for a new SEGA game?  There’s a good chance.

One of his lesser known roles has been as King Varian Wrynn in World of Warcraft – is Jon working with Blizzard?  Is he providing voice work for upcoming Starcraft expansions or even for their next gen MMO codenamed, “Titan?”  Who knows!?

Hell, maybe he’s working with Epic Games on something Gears related – you know Cliffy B is always looking for manly men.

What do you think Jon is working on?  We’ll keep you updated as the story unfolds.

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Don LaFontaine, better known to most people as “that movie trailer voiceover guy”, unfortunately passed away this past Monday.  Having narrated hundreds of thousands of trailers and TV spots in his career, LaFontaine is easily recognized by his gravelly voice and signature opening, “In a world..” 

From his official biography:

Over the past 25 years, LaFontaine cemented his position as the “King of Voice-overs.” Aside from his continuing work in the trailer industry, he has also been the voice of NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and UPN, in addition to TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network. By conservative estimates, he has voiced hundreds of thousands of television and radio spots, including commercials for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Coke, and many other corporate sponsors. At last count, he has worked on nearly 5000 films, including appearances as the in-show announcer for the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards. Based on contracts signed, he has the distinction of being perhaps the single busiest actor in the history of SAG.

In addition to trailers and commercials, LaFontaine did voice work for Family Guy and American Dad, and he also narrated the videogame Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.

Fellow voiceover artist Ashton Smith once said, “When you die, the voice you hear in heaven is not Don’s. It’s God trying to sound like Don.” When rereading that quote earlier this week, Smith said “I guess God is going to lose that gig when Don gets up there because Don is just that good.”

In a world without Don LaFontaine, movie trailers are less capable of being awesome. You will be missed, Don.

Source: The Associated Press

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