E3 2011

Ice-T chilling Gears of War 3

By Eddie Makuch

E3 2010: Law & Order star joins Drake as second musician to voice a character in Epic Games' final chapter of the Gears trilogy.

LOS ANGELES--Microsoft today announced that Law & Order star and famed hip-hop artist Ice-T is joining the voice cast of Gears of War 3. In Gears of War 3, Ice-T will play a character named Griffin, a leader of a group of human survivors known as the Stranded. This "rag-tag" group will meet up with Marcus Fenix (John Dimaggio), and the rest of Delta Squad sometime during the game's narrative.

Ice-T, wielding a lancer.

Ice-T, wielding a lancer.

Also on board is Grammy Award-nominated rapper Drake, who will voice Jace Stratton in the game. Stratton appeared briefly in Gears of War 2, and in that game, he was voiced by prolific video game voice actor Nolan North.

Cliff Bleszinski, creative director at Gears of War development house Epic Games, broke the news last night at a Microsoft event, where Ice-T was seen proclaiming his role in the game. A tweet from Bleszinski last night read "The hotness. Ice won't stop telling everyone about his role as Griffin in Gears 3."

Ice-T, born Tracy Marrow, is no stranger to video game voice work. His distinctive baritone has appeared in a handful of games, including Scarface: The World is Yours, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, and Def Jam Fight for New York, where he played himself.

Gears of War 3 is the final chapter in the current trilogy and arrives in April 2011 exclusively on the Xbox 360.

97 Comments

  • snake3rules

    Posted Jun 28, 2010 9:24 am GMT

    Ice-T has a great voice, so good for them....

  • ThAdEa82

    Posted Jun 28, 2010 7:21 am GMT

    *facepalm*

  • Bpg3D

    Posted Jun 24, 2010 12:39 pm GMT

    Personally, I'd like to see them resolve the disappearance of Dizzy.

  • Trogeton

    Posted Jun 24, 2010 7:57 am GMT

    Just seeing GoW3 in the title make this worth checking out..lol I can barely wait for this game

  • FLCLGuns

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 9:17 pm GMT

    Wow, I didn't know Drake had so many haters.

    I mean both him and Ice T have ACTED before ( most don't realize Drake was on Degrassi) so doing voice overs won't be something entirely new. Can't wait, and if I understand correctly, atleast Drake's character will be playable.

  • axeman87

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 8:00 pm GMT

    I love the fact that a guy like IceT is excited about voice acting in a video game. The nerds are taking over B****** and IceT has joined the ranks.

  • mike_ezm

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 5:32 pm GMT

    if when playing gears 3 i listen "cop killer" even from my pc, i would LMAO
    well... maybe i will do that!

  • Shadow_Fire41

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 4:18 pm GMT

    ........Ice T?
    .........another reason to buy the game.

  • AjRageAgain

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 7:30 am GMT

    Ice-T? should of got Vanilla Ice instead haha

  • 100proofsoco

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 7:10 am GMT

    "Who has the power, the blacks, the whites, or just the gun tower?"

  • theKSMM

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 6:42 am GMT

    Ice-T has a very distinctive voice that makes him a great choice for a gritty, hard-edged series like Gears of War. The fact that he was a rapper turned actor is almost irrelevant...he just has a good vocal tone.

    Guys like him, Patrick Warburton, or Kevin Michael Richardson (who recently narrated the E3 trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic) have distinctive voices that will always be called upon whenever particular styles are needed. You can't hate on that.

  • y0ur_grandma

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 3:47 am GMT

    Ice-T: "COGGG KILLLLAAAA!"

  • karilos21

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 3:15 am GMT

    Ohhhhh now i MUST have this game... :\

  • steveguttenberg

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 1:59 am GMT

    Thank God. Before I buy a game, I like to make sure it has at least one ice-related rapper-turned-actor.

  • Flint247

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 12:01 am GMT

    I'm don't listen to much of them but wow, people here are throwing a fit because they are VOICE ACTING. Just because you are a rapper doesn't mean you aren't allowed to be a voice actor for a video game. >_>

  • boobush

    Posted Jun 21, 2010 7:05 pm GMT

    Hehehe, love Gears of War, love Ice T (no homo and I will pay whatever they ask for if he tells Soulja Boy to eat a diz nick again!!!

  • Tokinblckgie

    Posted Jun 21, 2010 6:12 pm GMT

    @Cherub_Rock

    I doubt it, but you might hear some old Ice-T music in the background of one of the new characters' scenes or something like that. Or a reference here or there by one of the characters. I think it'll be something that's kind of out of the way like that.

  • ausgamer529

    Posted Jun 21, 2010 4:30 pm GMT

    Personaly I don't really care for rap but i think these guys could pull it of as the voices for 2 of the new characters in this game

  • penpusher

    Posted Jun 21, 2010 12:17 pm GMT

    @Cherub_Rock I agree ... In fact I'd bet this sugar ring donought I'm thinking of eating that this is the case