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Overwatch welcomes a new hero, Jetpack Cat, voiced by Jennifer Hale (the Mass Effect series’ Commander Shepard). The feline hero arrives February 10 as part of The Reign of Talon Season 1, and the game has been renamed to Overwatch (dropping the '2'). Jetpack Cat is a sky‑healing/ally‑towing support with an ultimate called Catnapper that disrupts enemies and can tether targets off a ledge.
Jennifer Hale, famed as Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, voices Overwatch’s new hero Jetpack Cat, who launches February 10 alongside four other heroes. Jetpack Cat can tow both allies and enemies through the air, with an Ultimate to lift adversaries, and she features numerous meow-themed voice lines. The reveal caps a period of rapid hero releases planned for the year, and Blizzard also teased future animal-themed ideas, including a concept called Oranga-tank, as part of the ongoing Overwatch refresh.
In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Jennifer Hale is replaced by Erin Yvette as the voice of Samus, primarily for effort noises and death screams, marking a change in the character's vocal portrayal for the upcoming game.
Voice actress Jennifer Hale revealed that she was paid $1,200 for her role as Naomi Hunter in the original Metal Gear Solid game, despite the game's massive success and estimated profits of $176 million. Hale expressed her desire for video game voice actors to receive residuals and called for a change in the standard payment structure. Her comments come in the midst of negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and video game companies, with the possibility of a strike looming. Metal Gear Solid will be re-released as part of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 on October 24.
Voice actor Jennifer Hale, known for her roles in popular video games such as Metal Gear Solid and Mass Effect, revealed that she was paid only $1,200 for her first gig voicing the character Naomi Hunter in Metal Gear Solid. Hale expressed her disappointment at the significant wage disparity between her payment and the game's earnings of $176 million, highlighting the need for fair compensation and rights for voice actors in the industry. She is among many video game voice actors prepared to strike for better wages and ownership of their voices and images.