Successful young hip-hop upstart Aubrey Graham -- you may know him as "Drake," the pseudonym he took on upon entering the rap game -- will
provide the voice of Jace Stratton, one of the new playable protagonists in
Gears of War 3. Rabid fans of the series will likely recognize Stratton as one of the main characters from the comic books. Rabid fans of
Degrassi will likely recognize Drake, because
that dude was totally on Degrassi.
On the subject of Drake's casting, Epic Executive Producer Rod Fergusson explained, "when we began casting for the role, '
So Far Gone' had just released, and Drake's combination of heart and grit was just what we were looking for." That sounds reasonable enough, though we suspect they might just be setting up the cast for the
next next game in the series,
Gears of Degrassi: The Next Infestation. You heard it here first, folks.
Recording artist Drake joins the cast of Gears of War 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
