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Rockstar: Hell no, Niko won't have new lines in GTA IV expansion

Posted Jan 24, 2009 at 4:11AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: New York Times, Niko Bellic, Rockstar Games, xbox 360 titles
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If you were hoping that Grand Theft Auto IV's expansion will give you some bonding time with Niko Bellic, think again. When asked if Michael Hollick will return to voice Bellic for The Lost and Damned, Rockstar's VP of product development Jeronimo Barrera replied "Hell no!"

It's understandable that Niko won't play a major part in the expansion, since the main character will be Johnny Klebitz. The Lost and Damned will show Niko pop up here and there, but only during those times when he and Johnny crossed paths in the main game, so Hollick doesn't really have to return to the studio to record new dialogue.

But the real question is, why give a firm "hell no" to Hollick? He did, after all, win the best male voice award during the 2008 VGA. Barrera didn't explain why, but it's not hard to reason out. When GTA IV came out last year, he b*tched to the New York Times about how he only got US$ 100,000 for his gig, when the game itself was earning millions in sales.

Via MTV



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# he should b*tch.StingBlah 2009-01-24 05:25
$100,000 is a pittance for such a huge game!

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# $100,000DannyDanger 2009-01-24 05:57
No matter how poor I sound, thats alotta money dammit!

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# .........darknaiyo 2009-01-24 06:00
that just being greedy. more than one person participated in making the game

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# Underpaidmatts1900 2009-01-24 06:37
Consider that the games industry brings in a similar amount of revenue to the film industry. When you compare GTA IV, one of 2008's biggest games, to one of 2008's biggest films, you will see that actors get paid disproportionat ely more for doing voice work in films than people do for fulfilling a similar role in a video game.

While $100,000 is a lot of money, I think he still has every right to complain for being underpaid, having been the lead character for such a high profile game.

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# ...Justingraziano 2009-01-24 06:57
Dont give a ***** about the crappy expansion. I have the PS3 version and even though I also own a 360 I'm NOT getting the 360 version cause then I have to pay for online. ***** that and ***** you Microbull*****.

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# mehrollypoly 2009-01-24 07:02
he agreed to do the game for $100,000... so thats what he got.



he should of had more foresight and negotiated a contract based on sales instead of one lump sum...

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# ..Mr Toasty 2009-01-24 07:02
Your insight into this matter astounds and amazes me.



I am enlightened.

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# ...blkthunda 2009-01-24 07:25
Why does he have the right to complain? He's the one that accept the contract, he should've negotiate for more money but he didn't.

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# justin...Shabbypenguin 2009-01-24 11:06
you my good man, are an idiot... you can sign up for a free xbox silver account and download it the expansion

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# ...Justingraziano 2009-01-24 13:29
I know that but I dont want to pay for multiplayer. That's why I bought the PS3 version instead of the 360 version at launch and I've had about a total of 12+ hours of enjoyment online for free since it's release.

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# matts is wrong.projectionist 2009-01-24 14:05
wrong.



coming in to act out lines for a couple days is nothing compared to gaining 50 pounds for a role, and being on set for 12 hours a day 6 days a week for months shooting a movie.

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# wow...rollypoly 2009-01-25 15:10
12 hours? thats it? no wonder you don't want to pay for live...

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# ^sony_player 2009-01-25 16:39
He said voice work for movies, not physical acting. While i don't agree, it is a fair analogy

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# ...Justingraziano 2009-01-30 09:03
Exactly, I dont play online constantly, so why should I pay 50 bucks a year for an occasional playing online? Sometimes I'm just in the mood to play online, sometimes not. I remember once I bought Xbox Live for the original Xbox, wasted $50 bucks and played it maybe 4 times.

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