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    Just FYI: We know that the voice is Richard Lord, Valve animator, but it was meant to be a placeholder for E3. However, word is that there's a strong backing of Lord's voice to get Valve to keep it in there.
    Jun 28, 2010 6:00pm PDT
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    Just FYI: We know that the voice is Richard Lord, Valve animator, but it was meant to be a placeholder fo... : MasemThis person is cool!

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    • That makes sense. He doesn't sound like a robot, which would be explained by the placeholder-ness, but it... : vodorThis person is cool!
    • I read somewhere Valve had already given him the job? : radioactivez0r
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      on his blog he confirms he is just a temp voice http://lastoutpostofsanity.com/blog/ : jccalhounThis person is cool!
      • Sounds like they may be going for a Ricky Gervais type of voice. : K1Bond007This person is cool!
      • I read all his blog posts in his voice. : kahoona1
    • I thought it was good - but maybe not as good as it could be. I don't care either way let the gabe decide... : lukej1337
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      Sounded good to me. I say give the in house staff more voice roles. : Dr_Cube
      • I thought it sounded horrible. : The_Turbinator
    • I like it, a lot, but I'm sure whatever replaces it will be even better; it's Valve! : johnsto
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      Yeah you can tell it's very placeholder, simply because he's not very good at voice acting. Slurs his spe... : JimladSeraph
      • ye, hopefully someone TRAINED to do this kind of work, and maybe they can do something about the british-... : Vogerl
    • my first impression of the video was that the voice didn't fit, that's not to say he didn't do a good job... : techx4
    • I liked the voice actually :P : ClawHammR