It’s been a particularly excellent year for the Xbox One, and 2015 doesn’t look like it’s going to let up either. At the very top of the list lies Quantum Break, an ambitious third-person shooter that gets all up in time’s grill. There’s a lot of shooting and time wrapping, but considering this is Remedy’s game there’s also a ton of story. That’s where a Hobbit and an icy X-Man step in.
Remedy has revealed that Dominic Monaghan (from The Lord of the Rings and the terrible Lost) and Shawn Ashmore (icy man from most recent X-Men) are going to be playing big roles in Quantum Break. Remedy tweeted out a picture of both actors in full mo-cap gear, meaning they’ll probably retain most of their likeness in the game as well.
Do you know these guys? Quantum Break cast members @ShawnRAshmore & @DomsWildThings working on the mo-cap set in LA. pic.twitter.com/YV9sReURuq
— Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames) November 21, 2014
As for their roles, well Remedy was tight lipped. Based on the gameplay that’s already been shown we can definitely rule out their involvement as the main protagonist – which just leaves it up to guessing. I’m going to throw in my two cents and suggest that Ashmore will be a villain in some form, while Monaghan will end up being some of ally. Again, complete guesswork on my side.
While they are definitely working on something for the game, both actors could also crop up in the parallel TV series that will run with Quantum Break. Unaffected by the closure of Microsoft Entertainment, the series will focus on the evil corporation that you’re fighting against in the game, fleshing out some of the backstory week by week.
Quantum Break is out exclusively for Xbox One next year, and right now it’s looking like the console’s killer app. I personally can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Last Updated: November 24, 2014
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 24, 2014 at 15:05
“It’s been a particularly excellent year for the Xbox One”
You could say they’ve… turned things around? tee hee.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:09
Bwahahahaha Where’s the comment of the week vote button??? I vote this
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:08
Geez don’t break the bank on A-listers now 😛 I hope it is a killer app, I need more reasons to buy a XBOX slim when it launches
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:14
Good Idea. Not sure if there was a bad batch, two days after I bought the Uno…..It died.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:19
Ouch, there was a few with factory defects at launch but I thought most of them were out of circulation by now.
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:23
Yeah. I was suprised by it. I must admit, I got that warm fuzzy feeling when I started the thing up. It felt more next gen for whatever reason. Dead Rising 3 maybe..
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:26
Had the same feeling when the PS4 started up, plus that new smell when you open up the box.
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:29
Yeah. I agree. I loved playing through Killzone and Second Son. Both felt cool.
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:54
and all the smudge marks and finger prints on the left hand side of the console… followed by faint scratch marks from the wrong cloth used to smear them further:(
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 16:03
hahahahaha same here
brusselsproty
November 24, 2014 at 16:38
I’m not so sure MS are looking to go slim early, DirectX 12 is probably their bigger target and the case it has now is ideal for it.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 16:43
I’m patient. It will happen sooner or later. If later then I should be able to pick up the Master Chief collection for a bargain 😀
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:12
This game better be worth it. It is a major reason I went full retard and bought the Xbox Uno.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:17
I think they’ve undone most of the damage the caused last year.
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:16
Look, A Hobbit and a X Man.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:23
It’s funny because both has had a run in with Magneto/Gandalf
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:25
Well spotted. Did not even occur to me.
HairyEwok
November 24, 2014 at 15:30
You could say, (Gandalf voice) “you had no knowledge of this”.
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:35
HairyEwok. Brilliant name.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:43
Great , now I wonder what a shaven Ewok would look like
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:45
Hairy Ewok could be slang for a persons nether regions…So picture a naked person.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:48
lol
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:29
All it needs is Troy Baker, Nolan North and Jennifer Hale, and every bug in the game will die from awe.
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:39
Bored at work. What do these games have in common?
Titanfall
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Far Cry 4
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Diablo III
Batman: Arkham Origins
Uncharted
Infamous Secon Son
Bioshock Infinite
Final Fantasy XIII
TLOU
Persona 4
Disgea 4
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
The Walking Dead
Darksiders II
Catherine
Fable III
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 15:41
Troy Baker ?
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:42
Muffin will be delivered via South African post 🙂
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:42
Pfffffft Troy Baker of course 😛
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:44
Not many people can even tell. He sounds so different in every game.
Joel is Talion? Snow is Delson? Pagan is The Joker?
Dude is fantastic.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:48
Only gaming connoisseurs (as you called it ) would know
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:49
If it were film he would get so much more public attention. But Video-games… alas.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:54
With enough make up he could play the next Joker? He has the voice down.
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:57
Still, nothing beats Mark Hamill. He tried so hard to lose the Skywalker image that he became the the best joker voice in return.
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 16:02
Agreed!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 24, 2014 at 15:51
DLC?
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:51
bwahahaha
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 15:53
Dude you’re on fire today.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 24, 2014 at 15:56
It’s Monday. It all goes downhill from here. 😉
Darren Peach
November 24, 2014 at 16:00
I thought it was thursday. Freelancing messes with your head.
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 15:59
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 16:01
Must be fake
oVg Puer aeternus
November 24, 2014 at 16:05
Its in the Winter Palace.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 24, 2014 at 16:10
bwhahahahahaha
Hammersteyn
November 24, 2014 at 16:00
Dominic may have been cool but he was never Frodo cool
http://img-9gag-ftw.9cache.com/photo/a1Z136R_700b.jpg
Parker
November 24, 2014 at 16:31
Did you just call Lost terrible? Or are you just a bandwagoner?
Jonah Cash
November 25, 2014 at 05:37
In his defense he might have been too young to understand the plot when it came out… Also it did get a bit wayward there for a while!! But I would also not call it terrible, very cool if you like that sort of show which I do…
Quantum Boredom
November 24, 2014 at 17:02
IDK why this game is getting people excited. The gameplay looks so boring. The story, I bet, won’t be so good.
I think Xbox people are so hungry for new games that they will get excited anything that is new. They see the new but won’t look at the shit.
So far from what I have seen. Quantum Break is nothing to get excited about. Why is the gameplay filled with slow-downs and “time freezes” because you can’t aim and shoot with the Xbox One controller.
Jonah Cash
November 25, 2014 at 05:39
I don’t know about all that, I think the gameplay looks good but the thing that will sell this is if they get the story right!! I would buy a X1 if the story stands up… But this whole weekly show that happens alongside it will first have to prove worthwhile! I don’t see how it can happen because I finish a good game very easily in 1-2 weeks, so what about the rest of the show?!?!?
Skyblue
November 24, 2014 at 20:57
“Star studded”, oh the lulz
Jonah Cash
November 25, 2014 at 05:34
Yeah you will struggle to find a bigger X1 fanboi than Alessandro… Oh wait Pieter Kruger is here somewhere!! Hahahaha….
Get a room you two!!