We’ve heard a lot of buzz about Dota 2 announcer packs, and it was one of the top questions on our Raptr Q&A and Reddit AMA last week! Needless to say, it caught the attention of Will Stamper, our BattleBlock Theater narrator, while he was out here during our release on Steam. So he decided to survey the people of Twitter:
(The next tweet he posted is a bit PG-13, so be sure to read it with the parentals if you choose to seek it out.)
Anyway, we’re excited to announce that the 100+ re-tweets on Twitter was successful! Guess the power of one man x 100 can change the world! More info to come on when he’ll start this next voice project.
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Well you’ve read about our fabulous experiences working with Will Stamper, now read Will Stamper’s experiences being fabulous (My words, not his. Don’t want to take away his street cred).
We asked him for yet another favor: to write on the subject of working with us at The Behemoth for BattleBlock Theater. He’ll give you his history with Dan Paladin, talk about developing the cinematics, quips & scripts, he’ll give you a few tips if you’re an aspiring voice actor or looking to work with one, and he’s even given us a list of equipment he uses. That’s like giving us the whole secret recipe!!
Note: We’ve run the original post through the cleansing machine so it remains family friendly but we think there’s still plenty of Will Stamper flavor in the post! Edited sections have been marked in red.
Anyway, we give you: Will Stamper:
Hello my precious treats! It’s me, the narrator of BattleBlock Theater, Will Stamper.
I’ll be gunning for comprehensive here, so grab a coffee or something…this might get a bit long. That’s what sheANYWAYS don’t feel obligated to read the whole thing, you won’t hurt my feelings. Okie dokes, let’s – WAIT – since I’m far too familiar with the flavor of my own foot, I’ll go ahead and drop a safety net over the Behemoth right now and take full responsibility for everything said below this point. You know, just in case stuff gets weird. For example, if I were to say: “Don Cheadle touches dude’s butts in his spare time”, it would be MY opinion, not The Behemoth’s.
And for the record, it’s unlikely that Don Cheadle touches dude’s butts in his spare time. However, I’m far beyond speculation on this matter; my research will continue, and I will not stop until I’ve uncovered the truth.
Will working at The Behemoth studio. Major street cred points for this pic.
There are some wonderful sounds in BattleBlock Theater (BBT) and we’d like you to have some! We’re currently working on an official sound track for the game, but those plans are still solidifying. So to satisfy your ears until then, we’ve put together a pack of BattleBlock Theater sound effects, Will Stamper (narrator) quips from the game and BattleBlock Theater songs as ringtones in two formats: MP3 & M4r.
Just so you know what you’re getting yourself into, here are a few things that come in the pack:
