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Fairbrass hints at MW2 expansion News

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News by Johnny Minkley

12 November, 2009

Craig Fairbrass, who voices Ghost in some cheap little shooter that came out this week we can't remember the name of, has hinted that he may be called upon to supply dialogue for new content.

Chatting with Eurogamer on the camo carpet at the Modern Warfare 2 (ah!) launch premiere in Leicester Square on Monday night, the hulking British actor, who played Gaz in the original MW, revealed how excited his kids were about his character featuring in a DC Comics series, adding: "They're talking to me about other little spin-offs. I'm just really, really pleased and happy to be a part of it."

Pressed on whether there were more game roles on the horizon, he teased: "They're talking to me about doing some other little bits for this. It's lovely being in Los Angeles being part of this. It's amazing."

On the reaction to the controversial "No Russian" airport scene in the game, he said: "You can understand that. At the end of the day it is a game, for adults not for children, so as long as you're responsible and do the right thing."

Meanwhile, fellow British actor Billy Murray, who reprises his role as Captain Price in the sequel, was dismayed to learn of UK politicians debating the game's content in Parliament. He told us: "They should be arguing about other things, looking after our country and getting us out of Iraq, shouldn't they?"

You can see more from Fairbrass and Murray - both of whom used to be in Eastenders, though only the former got to cop off with Bianca - plus all the other action from the glitzy London premiere over on EGTV.

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Mentalist(air)
12/11/09 @ 10:00
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He's too sexy for his shirt.
NorUraeus
12/11/09 @ 10:01
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A chance for MW2 DLC and expansions, who would have thought, good thing this guy let that slip or nobody would have been expecting it.....
andywilkie35
12/11/09 @ 10:07
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I think its a shame that you haven't mentioned his roles in Eastenders and as one of the bad guys in Cliffhanger - two utterly defining moments of his career! He was f***ing Bianca behind her mum Carol's back! One of the greatest storylines ever told! COME ON!
mashk
12/11/09 @ 10:07
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@ Mentalist

I was going to do that gag : (

Ignatius_Cheese
12/11/09 @ 10:07
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Ditto ;o)
budgietheii
12/11/09 @ 10:13
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Errr EG, saying that Price is still in it is quite big bloody spoiler!
GlassMoon
12/11/09 @ 10:14
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The way the main menu is laid out certainly looks like there's gonna be expansions/DLC.
kinky_mong
12/11/09 @ 10:22
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Glad I did that bit last night before reading the massive spoiler in this article!
EarlBassett
12/11/09 @ 10:22
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My xbox died last night.
So all DLC is cancelled until further notice
mr.smeg
12/11/09 @ 10:47
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"Tell me... do you like soccer? It's a great sport. I was a fuckin' good striker."
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andywilkie35
12/11/09 @ 10:50
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mr.smeg knows the real deal with Fairbrass!
sneetch
12/11/09 @ 10:57
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Anyone else still think MechWarrior 2 when they see MW2? Or am I just showing my age there?
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12/11/09 @ 10:57
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Well, I finished the game on 'regular' last night and it was about as mad as a sack of badgers, nope mad as a bloody lorry. The plot was so confused and incoherent that it made Halo2/Halo3 look like a bloody Tom Stoppard play. Couldn't Activision hire a proper writer for their mega franchise? Getting a 12 year old so hopped up on Sunny Delight and Michael Bay movies that he thinks he's James Bond does not make for a good script consultant.

Great set pieces, excellent mechanics and epic moustaches; but no bloody sense what so ever. If the online section wasn't so strong I would feel severly short changed by this game.
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12/11/09 @ 11:01
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I wish he'd explain why IW decided to confuse an already shambolic plot even further by reusing the guy who did Gaz to voice a new character, leading to lots of "wait, is the guy with the mask supposed to be Gaz or not" type confusion.
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12/11/09 @ 11:09
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I'm sorry, what? The storyline and script were just fine. In fact I would say it was excellent and exciting. I mean... I can see where people might get confused, but shortly after things are often explained in the transitions between levels.
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12/11/09 @ 11:16
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Expansion packs, already? They must be skint after only selling 1.23 million in the UK on launch day. Must remember to have a whip round for them as they obviously need the cash.

We have to expect the packs for this game, but to mention them 3 days after launch is insulting to everyone who bought it.
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12/11/09 @ 11:18
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British troops pulled out of Iraq in the summer. Good job with the knowing-what-you're-talking-about...
Ignatius_Cheese
12/11/09 @ 11:43
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# Deeply dippy about the DLC... #
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12/11/09 @ 11:51
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Can't believe you didn't mention his role in the mighty 'Proteus' about a genetically modified sea beasty, or as Fairbrass refers to is: "a fish with a fackin drug 'abit". Class.

Also, cheers for the spoilers EG, jeez.

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12/11/09 @ 13:11
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@Paperghost

Surely an actor is capable of playing two distinct roles? If the voice of both characters sounded exactly the same, that is the actors fault. I assume the character models looked different?
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12/11/09 @ 13:40
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Is Ghost Gaz or not? I assumed seeing as it was the same voice that they intended it to be the same character, and you never see Ghost's face
Stiggy
12/11/09 @ 13:42
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haven't we pulled out of Iraq already? DCI Beech needs to read up on the times a bit.
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12/11/09 @ 13:47
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oh yay, expansion hinted for MW2!
There's no doubt they'll milk everything they can out of it, and if there's gona be "expansion" it'll quite likely turn out as: ooh well guys, we added the DLC map packs and made the new single player campaing like 2h long! and oh oh one new multiplayer mode! sorry we should call it now MW: ADST and it's a fullll realy fulll game on its own, not a expansion anymore! so you shall pay us 50e since it's not an expansion anymore !
balsaboy72
12/11/09 @ 13:50
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Fairbass had a good part in rise of the foorsoldier
smoothpete
12/11/09 @ 14:08
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"Surely an actor is capable of playing two distinct roles? If the voice of both characters sounded exactly the same, that is the actors fault. I assume the character models looked different?"

Well yes. But not in the direct sequel surely. The voice is identical. You never see the face and who knows about the character models, not detailed enough to tell. Plus the guy is called "Ghost", so y'know, could be some kind of reference
Golgo
12/11/09 @ 14:36
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Is Ghost the ghost of Gaz?!?!?!?!
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12/11/09 @ 15:30
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"Yeah mate, funny story. The bullet went through my head but those Russian medics found it had somehow missed my brain."
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12/11/09 @ 16:29
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Captain Price isn't dead!? Awwww man, spoileriffic.
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12/11/09 @ 17:18
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@Golgo
Is Ghost the ghost of Gaz?!?!?!?!

Noooooooo Gaz!!!!!!!!!!!! You brought all the painful memories flooding back. :(

Quite liked Gaz and the SAS boys.
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12/11/09 @ 17:33
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I thought there was going to be an expansion from the moment I played the game, mainly because the campaign ("For the Record") actually has a name, allowing the original campaign and any DLC to be easily differentiated.
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12/11/09 @ 18:00
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I miss Gaz...

Haven't finished Modern Warfare 2 yet, I wonder if Kamarov makes an appearance? Nikolai does, so I assume so.
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Well Ghost can't be in any form of sequel unless he's flame-proof :o
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chimneyleaf
12/11/09 @ 18:49
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There is a prequel comic revolving around Ghost. They might just simply be making an animated short of that.

I think he has a good voice but it is weird they used the same voice. But obviously it's done on purpose, to invite the thought that he could be Gaz (which he is clearly not), calling him Ghost isn't exactly very subtle either. But I suppose according to Americans British people are either from Lahndan or Scoootland.
metalangel
12/11/09 @ 23:07
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And to British people, Americans are all New Yorkers, rednecks or Californian.
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And to British people, Americans are all New Yorkers, rednecks or Californian.

Indeed, they could be from Maine. Or.... wait that is all the accents now.

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