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• “We need to create new IPs”: Expedition 33 and Final Fantasy voice actor urges the industry to move beyond sequels

  Gaming News April 8, 2026, 03:01 AM

  

  Ben Starr — the voice of Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Clive in Final Fantasy XVI — spoke at Emerald City Comic-Con about the state of the gaming industry. In his view, studios have become too focused on sequels and remasters at the expense of original ideas.
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• Ben Starr: “The industry needs more new original games!”

  Gaming News April 5, 2026, 07:08 PM

  

  The star of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Final Fantasy XVI has urged the industry to create new IPs instead of living in the past.
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• “Marathon will be Game of the Year” — Ben Starr jokes about the “Jennifer English effect”

  Gaming News April 4, 2026, 04:28 PM

  

  Ben Starr believes Marathon has every chance of becoming Game of the Year. According to him, however, Bungie’s shooter’s main trump card is not its gameplay at all, but the involvement of Jennifer English.
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• "Screw This Award": 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Actor Chose Banana From 'Balatro' Over "Best Supporting Actor" Award

  Gaming News December 3, 2025, 05:49 AM

  

  Actor Ben Starr, who played Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, suddenly became the main meme of the Golden Joystick Awards — and not at all because of winning the "Best Supporting Actor" nomination. He admitted that he treasures not the award at all, but the banana from Balatro much more.
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• 'Final Fantasy VII' Aerith Actress Asks Fans to Stop Tagging Her in Explicit Fanfics and Art

  Gaming News December 3, 2025, 03:59 AM

  

  Voice actress for Aerith from Final Fantasy VII Remake — Briana White — asked fans to stop tagging her in explicit fanfics and art. The reason was a Twitter discussion where actress Rei Ami (Zoe from K-Pop Demon Queen) expressed surprise at the volume of "spicy" content about her characters. White supported her and reminded that part of the audience somehow forgets the meaning of the word "inappropriate."
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• "It Was Just Supposed to Be Cool" — 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Creators Still Shocked by Game's Success

  Gaming News November 28, 2025, 02:06 AM

  

  After the triumph of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at the Golden Joystick Awards, where the game received 7 awards including "Game of the Year," its creative director Guillaume Broche admitted that initially the team didn't expect such scale.
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