The Original Gangster is set to be an original character in Gears of War 3, voicing the role of Griffin, who leads “a rag-tag group of human survivors, known as the Stranded, who Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad will encounter as they battle the infected Lambent,” Xbox 360 Press said.
Speculation of Ice-T’s role began to appear after he mentioned it on a Ustream meet-up with his fans, followed by Gears creative director Cliff Bleszinski tweeting, “Yo Ice hit me up, we should talk about what happened this weekend…” Well now it is official, he’s in.
Grammy Award-nominated rapper Drake is also voicing Gears 3 character Jake Stratton, who was portrayed by Nolan North for his brief stint in Gears 2.
On top of his acting role in Law and Order: SVU, Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow) has performed voiceovers for a number of video games, most notably playing Madd Dogg in 2004′s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Gears of War 3 drops April 2011 exclusively for Xbox 360.
SWEEEEEEEET ICE T!!!!!!
“Dude huge” and “Ice T”? Man, this is gonna be some “drink”!
ICE T THE COLDEST MC EVER. ONE OF THE BEST. RHYME PAYS,POWER AND O.G.!!!!!!!!!!!!
… still not buying the game
AWESOME!!!! Now if didn’t have to spend ANOTHER 300 DOLLARS on a new system, I would be super excited…..siiiiiighhhhh.
So Drake is playing a character that Drake (Nolan North) played in Gears 2?
I’m loving this. Pretty soon we’ll be able to play Six Degrees of Nolan North.
I really do want a game based on Nolan North, like maybe you could try to run to your car while casting people chase you down with wads of cash and offers for voice work.