ReadyAimFire

David Menkin talks about voicing the villainous Barnabas Tharmr in Final Fantasy XVI, playing Breach in Valorant, and navigating a decades-long career as one of gaming's most versatile voice actors. Hear behind-the-scenes stories from FFXVI, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Battlefield Bad Company, and more. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://r...

Rich Keeble talks about playing Monoco and the unforgettable Trash Can Man in GOTY winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Hear behind-the-scenes stories, fan impact, and the art of bringing legendary video game characters to life. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://readyaimfire.tv/apple ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadyAimFireStu...

Alix Wilton Regan talks Mass Effect, Divinity, Cyberpunk 2077, and playing the legendary Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. Hear her behind-the-scenes stories, fan impact, and the art of bringing legendary video game characters to life. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://readyaimfire.tv/apple ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadyAimFireSt...

Celebrate the holidays with Neil Newbon in this special Christmas episode as he answers fan questions and shares insights from his incredible career. Best known for his award-winning performance as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, Neil chats about acting, performance capture, gaming, and more in this festive Q&A 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcas...

Samantha Béart, the voice and performance behind Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, joins us to talk about bringing one of BG3’s most beloved characters to life, the emotional impact of player stories, and the craft behind her performance. They also dives into a new title Absolum and shares what to expect from the upcoming project Fading Echo. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.t...

Mark Takeshi Ota the voice of Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong, joins Tom to discuss acting in games, motion capture & bringing characters to life. Mark shares his journey across titles such as Dead Island 2, Baldur's Gate 3 & The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://readyaimfire.tv/apple ▶️ YouTu...

Jennifer Hale joins us to talk about voicing Commander Shepard in Mass Effect, how the role was shaped collaboratively, and what it takes to build a legendary career in voice acting. From cold reads and intense BioWare recording sessions to shaping one of gaming’s most iconic characters, Jennifer shares insight, humour, and stories from across her incredible career. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 S...

What’s it really like to make games solo? In this episode of the Ready Aim Fire Podcast, Kezia & Tom chat with Ryan Laley , teacher, YouTube content creator and indie dev behind Mimic, a multiplayer survival horror game built for players and streamers.  Ryan reveals how he went from teaching game design (including a member of the Sidemen ) to building a thriving YouTube community and now...

What really happens when the person behind your favourite gaming hero finally steps into the booth knowing their voice could change a world, or let down a legion of players? In this episode of ReadyAimFire, actor and comedian Inel Tomlinson brings us into the volatile, high stakes craft of bringing video game characters to life. From embodying the fearless Quartus in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2...

After a childhood spent backstage at the opera, what’s it like to find yourself voicing one of gaming’s most unforgettable heroines? This episode, ReadyAimFire welcomes Charlotte McBurney, the BAFTA-nominated actor behind Amicia de Rune in A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem , and young Jill in Final Fantasy XVI . From a whirlwind of a creative upbringing to stepping into roles tha...

What goes down when several creators of a cult classic finally step into the same room – over a decade on from shaping one of gaming’s most terrifying sci-fi experiences? In this special episode of ReadyAimFire, we welcome Anthony Howell and Will Porter, two pivotal forces behind Alien: Isolation alongside our very own Kez, who provided the likeness and performance capture for Amanda Ripley. From...

Ever wondered what goes on inside the studio for one the most acclaimed game series of all time?  In this episode of the ReadyAimFire Podcast, hosts Kez and Tom welcome an extraordinary panel featuring the performance directors, casting directors and localisation experts whose fingerprints are all over Final Fantasy XVI, Alan Wake II,   Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and many more belov...

How do you combine the technical disciplines of music, theatre and video games – to help create immersive experiences like Baldur’s Gate 3 that not only thrill, but truly move us? In this episode of ReadyAimFire, join hosts Kezia Burrows and Tom Stacey as they sit down with Kirsty Gillmore : New Zealand-born sound engineer turned acclaimed voice and performance director for some of the industry’s...

What’s it like to be taken on a hero’s journey – from relative unknowns to gaming royalty?  In this episode of the ReadyAimFire Podcast, we’re joined by Tom McKay and Luke Dale : the voices and faces behind Henry of Skalitz and Hans Capon in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its highly anticipated sequel,  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Together with hosts Tom Stacey and Kezia Burrows, To...

How did one of gaming’s iconic voices get – and nearly lose – his big break as Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher series?  In this episode, hosts Kezia Burrows and Tom Stacey are joined by none other than Doug Cockle . Doug takes us behind the scenes of his journey as the legendary Witcher, shares the inspiration behind Geralt’s voice, and reveals the biggest changes he’s witnessed in t...

How does someone go from directing Hollyoaks on TV – to directing a BAFTA award-winning games performance in Returnal ? In this episode of the ReadyAimFire Podcast, Damien Goodwin joins hosts Kezia Burrows and Tom Stacey to dive deep into the craft of performance direction in video games. Damien shares how his journey unexpectedly shifted from actor and TV director to working on high profile video...

What does it take to give a video game character a soul – and what happens when that performance touches hearts around the world? In this premiere episode of ReadyAimFire, we sit down with Devora Wilde , the actor behind Lae’zel in the award-winning Baldur’s Gate 3 , for an in-depth conversation into her craft and her most beloved character. From muddling through technical challenges to disco...

How does a theatre-trained actor with Welsh roots become one of gaming’s most compelling voices?  In this episode of The ReadyAimFire Podcast, hosts Tom Stacey and Kezia Burrows welcome Michael Geary , voice of Warhammer 40,000 ’s iconic Space Marines and many more. Michael takes us from stage to studio, sharing the art and chaos of recording powerful characters at home (with a makeshift duve...

Fall in love with your favourite video games all over again. In this very first episode of The ReadyAimFire Podcast , hosts Tom Stacey and Kezia Burrows introduce the show and share why they’re bringing the incredible people behind our favourite games — actors, directors, developers and creatives — into the spotlight. 🎙️ In this episode: 🔸 What The ReadyAimFire Podcast is all about 🔸 Why storyte...