Bioware Unannounced RPG is... Hot Shots?

[schild]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15730924&postcount=1

EDIT:

Looks like this game now has a name.  Apparently Kari Wahlgren, one of the voice actresses from Jade Empire, has recorded her voice for a new BioWare game called "Hot Shots".

Source: http://www.kariwahlgren.net/resume_vo.html

Thanks once again Superannuation.

1.) Seeking a model for a video game character.

Role: Natasha

Type: FEMALE / 18 to 25 / Caucasian/European. The model will be the face of a beautiful, desirable, alluring, sexy character, who is at the same time smart, sophisticated, and in perfect control. The model should be a curvy Playboy-type, lingerie or swimsuit model - we need the face that goes with this body type.

The shoot will consist of a 3D scan of the model’s face and head for an in-game character. The scan date and location in Los Angeles are TBD, likely in late spring or early summer. Only LA area models to apply, please. Submissions will only be accepted until April 29th.

Electronic Arts is the largest, most successful video game developer and publisher in North America. BioWare is an EA Games Label Studio focusing on deep story and character. This is an unannounced franchise video game project, seeking in-game character face models.

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2.) Seeking a model for a video game character.

Role: Mystery Man

Type: MALE / 38 to 45 / Caucasian. The role is for a refined, powerful, worldly, fit adventurer with catalogue model good looks. He is an alpha-male at home in the boardroom, the squash court and the Himalayas. Hair and eye color not relevant. Excellent bone structure, clear tanned skin. some character.

The shoot will consist of a 3D scan of the model’s face and head for an in-game character. The scan will take place on or about March 25th, 2009 at a TBA location in Los Angeles

Electronic Arts is the largest, most successful video game developer and publisher in North America. BioWare is an EA Games Label Studio focusing on deep story and character. This is an unannounced franchise video game project, seeking in-game character face models

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3.) Seeking a model for a video game character.

Role: Omar

Type: MALE / 30 to 50 / Caucasian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern or Asian. The role is for an tough, intense love interest. Hair and eye color not relevant.

This character is a citizen of the world who has done alot, and seen more. A handsome care-worn tough guy. Archetypes include Bruce Willis, Ken Watanabe and Terry O’Quinn.

The shoot will consist of a 3D scan of the model’s face and head for an in-game character. The scan will take place on or about March 25th, 2009 at a TBA location in Los Angeles

Electronic Arts is the largest, most successful video game developer and publisher in North America. BioWare is an EA Games Label Studio focusing on deep story and character. This is an unannounced franchise video game project, seeking in-game character face models.

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4.) Seeking a model for a video game character.

Role: Katharyn

Type: FEMALE / 30 to 50 / Caucasian. The role is for an intense, attractive woman with character. Hair and eye color not relevant. Clear skin, excellent bone structure. The character communicates power in her eyes and her attitude.

The shoot will consist of a 3D scan of the model’s face and head for an in-game character. The scan will take place on or about March 25th, 2009 at a TBA location in Los Angeles

Electronic Arts is the largest, most successful video game developer and publisher in North America. BioWare is an EA Games Label Studio focusing on deep story and character. This is an unannounced franchise video game project, seeking in-game character face models.

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5.) Seeking a model for a video game character.

Role: Lian

Type: FEMALE / 18 to 24 / Chinese (will consider any Asian heritage). The role is for a young lithe Chinese character with attitude. Archetypes include Ziyi Zhang.

The shoot will consist of a 3D scan of the model’s face and head for an in-game character. The scan will take place on or about March 25th, 2009 at a TBA location in Los Angeles

Electronic Arts is the largest, most successful video game developer and publisher in North America. BioWare is an EA Games Label Studio focusing on deep story and character. This is an unannounced franchise video game project, seeking in-game character face models.

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Apparently BioWare has sent out casting calls for the characters in one of their unannounced games, giving some details about each of them.

Sources:
1.) http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/103886267/seeking-a-model-for-a-video-game-character-please
2.) http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/103885996/seeking-a-model-for-a-video-game-character-role
3.) http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/103885809/seeking-a-model-for-a-video-game-character-role
4.) http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/103885350/seeking-a-model-for-a-video-game-character-role
5.) http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/103885078/seeking-a-model-for-a-video-game-character-role

Heh. So, Captain Awesome for Mystery Man?

[AutomaticZen]

New RPG with a female lead?  (Judging from the male love interest)

And I don't think Captain Awesome is tough enough for them.  Or old enough.  Random thought: He'd make a good Captain America though. 

[UnSub]

?

I'll take it as a working title.

[Mosesandstick]

Role: Lian

Type: FEMALE / 18 to 24 / Chinese (will consider any Asian heritage).

So god damn typical. Can't tell the Asians apart, huh?

[JWIV]

Role: Lian

Type: FEMALE / 18 to 24 / Chinese (will consider any Asian heritage).

So god damn typical. Can't tell the Asians apart, huh?

Considering their casting descriptions, we're going for all the demographic stereotype fantasies.  She's strong, sensual and wants nothing more than to cure cancer, shoot a nazi, and then come home, make you dinner, a martini, and perform fellatio.

I eagerly await the forthcoming press release that will discuss their strong narrative and ground breaking characters which will duly be cut and pasted and "reported" on by Kotaku as the WORD OF GOD.

[UnSub]

EA owns the rights to Wing Commander, doesn't it?

[Lantyssa]

Considering their casting descriptions, we're going for all the demographic stereotype fantasies.  She's strong, sensual and wants nothing more than to cure cancer, shoot a nazi, and then come home, make you dinner, a martini, and perform fellatio.

Don't forget has the body of a play-boy bunny.

[stu]

I AM LIAN, HEAR ME DO A BARREL ROLL

[Rasix]

Considering their casting descriptions, we're going for all the demographic stereotype fantasies.  She's strong, sensual and wants nothing more than to cure cancer, shoot a nazi, and then come home, make you dinner, a martini, and perform fellatio.

Don't forget has the body of a play-boy bunny.

I'm failing to see a problem here.

[Lantyssa]

It would be nice to see a request for "a woman" or "a female built like a brick house" for a change.  It's just so stereotypical it becomes funny.

[schild]

"a female built like a brick house" for a change

Disagree.

"a woman"

As far as "videogame" hotties go, Uncharted and Half-Life 2 were reasonably realistic.

[Hindenburg]

It would be nice to see a request for "a woman" or "a female built like a brick house" for a change.  It's just so stereotypical it becomes funny.

Last time the industry tried to promote a realistic female, we ended up with what amounted to a thai tranny

[Nebu]

Didn't EQ2 have more "realistic" female models from a measurement standpoint?  I remember many people complaining about the way female toons looked. 

[Slyfeind]

As far as "videogame" hotties go, Uncharted and Half-Life 2 were reasonably realistic.

I remember being initially turned off from Alyx for very minor reasons, hair, voice, etc, and then realized she wasn't the usual super-sexy bouncyboob ninjalluring computer whiz sharpshooter, and now all other female characters in video games pale by comparison.

I think that's the biggest reason I hate Bayformers so much; the casting call asked for a "Super sexy computer hacker".

[Lantyssa]

Didn't EQ2 have more "realistic" female models from a measurement standpoint?  I remember many people complaining about the way female toons looked. 

They were still well-proportioned, but yes, they were much more realistic.  I rather liked their models since my Arasai looked feminine without being hyper-sexualized.

Mass Effect, too.  Every time I play it I'm struck at how the women in it aren't any more idealized than the men.

[Ingmar]

Role: Lian

Type: FEMALE / 18 to 24 / Chinese (will consider any Asian heritage).

So god damn typical. Can't tell the Asians apart, huh?

Once they've been scanned and converted into computer graphics faces, maybe not. Depends on the engine, platform, etc.

[Mosesandstick]

Heh, I was being a bit tongue in cheek. Asia's a pretty damn big place, they should have put oriental heritage instead.

[JWIV]

The entire supersexalized female trope is just fucking tiresome.  Maybe it's because I'm not a 14 year old boy anymore, but I'd like to see the industry move away from it at least occasionally.   In part though, it's also because Bioware keeps being trotted out as an example of awesome dialogue and mature and from the casting call, it may as well be code for "Ability to speak two syllable words and jiggle."

[Lakov_Sanite]

what were we talking about?

[Hayduke]

The entire supersexalized female trope is just fucking tiresome.  Maybe it's because I'm not a 14 year old boy anymore, but I'd like to see the industry move away from it at least occasionally.   In part though, it's also because Bioware keeps being trotted out as an example of awesome dialogue and mature and from the casting call, it may as well be code for "Ability to speak two syllable words and jiggle."

They're not casting for voice actors, they're casting for face models though.

[Montague]

I hope that actress didn't sign an NDA.

[Segoris]

I would be perfectly happy with this woman as the lead, instead of just her being a voice actress:


Oh well, maybe one day. Until then, I'll continue staring at the eye-candy I'm given and like it.

[Riggswolfe]

Your prayers have been answered:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/new_video_game_technology

[schild]

Your prayers have been answered:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/new_video_game_technology

They're like a generation too late on that joke. Shame, because it would've been a good one.

[Murgos]

It would be nice to see a request for "a woman" or "a female built like a brick house" for a change.  It's just so stereotypical it becomes funny.

Personally, I think it's a good thing that the game playing lesbian who wants to see more 'butch' models is a very small demographic and not worth pandering too.

Also, anyone who doesn't think the female bodies in Mass Effect were idealized has no idea what 'idealized' means or what real women look like or, at least, never took off the heavy armor.

[Cyrrex]

I, for one, rather enjoy smoking hot females and would prefer if we just maintained the status quo here.  I don't give two shits about realism in this case, any more than I would if this was porn.  These are video games. 

[Lantyssa]

Also, anyone who doesn't think the female bodies in Mass Effect were idealized has no idea what 'idealized' means or what real women look like or, at least, never took off the heavy armor.

I said they weren't more idealized than the men.  They were fit and nicely proportioned, very much an idealized human form, but they weren't entirely unrealistic.  The women didn't have massive breasts, their waists weren't pencil thin, and female Shepard even had a bit of a belly instead of rock hard abs.  Almost like they based their models on humans.  There is a big difference between idealized and pure fantasy.

[Hoax]

I'm with Murgos and Cyrrex.  This is such a stupid topic every time we go over it.  Next can we have a thread about how gamers are immature?  Pretty please?

[LK]

The model will be the face of a beautiful, desirable, alluring, sexy character, who is at the same time smart, sophisticated, and in perfect control.

That pretty much describes any non-submissive woman in any video game, movie, or comic, ever. Ever. Shit. It's so common the first part could be almost assumed. Why not just put "SEEKING PERFECT WOMAN"?

[UnSub]

I'm with Murgos and Cyrrex.  This is such a stupid topic every time we go over it.  Next can we have a thread about how gamers are immature?  Pretty please?

We're already there.

[Ingmar]

"Built like a brick house" essentially just means what they wrote anyway.

[WindupAtheist]

So god damn typical. Can't tell the Asians apart, huh?

No, I can't. Of course, I couldn't look at a lineup of white people and tell you who was German/French/Polish/whatever either. Who gives a shit?

[Lantyssa]

It's easier to insult someone by calling them the wrong nationality if you know their real one.

[Mosesandstick]

No, I can't. Of course, I couldn't look at a lineup of white people and tell you who was German/French/Polish/whatever either. Who gives a shit?

I already said the comment was tongue-in-cheek. They're obviously looking for someone oriental but they decided to say Asian. You going to tell me you can't tell the difference between someone Chinese and someone from India?

[Paelos]

No, I can't. Of course, I couldn't look at a lineup of white people and tell you who was German/French/Polish/whatever either. Who gives a shit?

I already said the comment was tongue-in-cheek. They're obviously looking for someone oriental but they decided to say Asian. You going to tell me you can't tell the difference between someone Chinese and someone from India?

The red dot on their forehead is a dead giveaway.