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Voice Actress Tara Strong Rocks The Arkham Knight Harley Quinn Cosplay At SDCC

Tara Strong, the popular voice actress known for playing Harley Quinn in the later Arkham games, Injustice: Gods Among Us and Lego Dimensions as well as playing Batgirl in Batman: The Animated Series and Batman: The Killing Joke, decided to hit the convention yesterday cosplaying as Harley from Arkham Knight.

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-Foxtrot2831d ago

This is amazing

Much better then the one in the upcoming film...THIS is Harley Quinn, she could have provided the voice and she actually looks the part.

Why didn't they use that kind of design in the film instead of the Las Vegas pole dancer look.

OldGuyStillGaming2831d ago

Absolutely nothing wrong with vegas pole dancers look

Nitrowolf22831d ago

Only there's really nothing wrong with the one in suicide squad.

-Foxtrot2831d ago

There kind it is

It's now how "hot" she looks over anything else and that's not what Harley as a character is about. She has sex appeal but it was never full on in your face, it was her actions and what she was like as a psychotic character

She looks like a new Vegas stripper/pole dancer and the Joker looks like a Marilyn Manson pimp.

Nitrowolf22831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )

@fox

And this costume doesn't do the same? You know the whole "sexy nurse look" cause that's how the costume originated to a degree. She even wore a nurse hat that had to plus replaced with an H.

It's funny you say it was never full in your face, yet this costume is arguably the one that put more sexualization on her. It was always light with the jester costume, though that's very debatable to (pudding scene in the animated series, and all her rubbing against batman)

Its funny you say that this costume is the harley quinn when the majority of people grew up with the classic jester one.

Joker looks fine to, very close to his End game joker

BlackTar1872831d ago

Yea I'm not sure your point fox this Harley is highly sexualized

overrated442830d ago

Nitro has gone and made a good point...so we'll never hear from Fox in this discussion again.

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Lighter92831d ago

Idk why they never got Mark Hamill to play the Joker in a movie.

Nitrowolf22831d ago

Same, I always thought he could pull it off, but I'm glad he played trap master in the 1st generation of flash, and then played him in the new one, which was extremely joker like

Scatpants2831d ago

Because he has the voice, but the wrong look.

TheCommentator2831d ago

@scatpants

I heard the same thing both when Jack Nicholson and Heath Leddger were cast, so I'm not sure about that.

gangsta_red2831d ago

Because Mark Hamill is a terrible actor.

Deadpooled2831d ago

@gangsta_red

No, just no. A lead role in one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time, the trilogy with so much influence among the movie industry and changed the science fiction genre forever.

gangsta_red2831d ago

@Deadpooled

And you truly believe Mark Hamill had anything to do with that?

If that were true then what iconic movies and great acting jobs has he had or been in since?

rainslacker2831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )

Because he didn't have the star power to really get people to go see him. He's famous, but not in the same league in terms of box office draw as Nicholson. Ledger had his own draw, and not as much as Nicholson, but still more than Hammil has really gotten in a long time.

Unfortunately, people just see him as Luke Skywalker. He's a good actor, and a phenomenal voice actor, and the part of the Joker isn't really about the looks, rather the personality. Nicholson, Ledger, and even Ceasar Romero back in the old series, all had different looks, but brought different aspects to the forefront. There is no reason that Hammil couldn't pull it off IMO, but he may be getting a bit too old now to play a younger character like that.

OTOH, given that comic book fans also tend to be Star Wars fans, it's likely they wouldn't mind him playing the part, since I've never heard anyone criticize his voice performance in the part.

@gangsta

I believe Lucas is terrible at directing good actors. Hammil is a good actor. Not the greatest, although arguably he is one of the better voice actors out there, but one would be hard pressed to see his acting ability in anything that Lucas directed. I mean, Lucas had some of the best actors in Hollywood give some of their most wooden and worst performances in their careers in the prequels...if that puts things in perspective. Even Harrison Ford and Carrie Fischer had weak performances in the original series compared to their other work, despite Ford being the best part of the original films.

For the time Star Wars originally released though, Hammil's performance was in no way bad, and was not uncommon form for the day.

LOOK_AT_THIS_I2830d ago

@gangsta red

He had an award winning role in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Cockknocker. Lol

He also does the voice of skips on the Regular Show. (I had no clue of this). Outstanding voice actor but fill in his film role with anyone else and you get the same performance.

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Bobafret2831d ago

I am so thankful you and your ilk aren't in charge of casting movies.

jcnba282831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )

Are you for real? This cos player has half her chest out yet you're saying the Suicide Squad version is the one that looks like a stripper? Right...

senorfartcushion2831d ago

Wouldn't bother, she is aimed at teenage boys. Yes, she is overlysexualised in the new film but in terms of how she is as a female character in general: Harley has always been awful; she is a rape victim who has falled for her captor.

Teenage biys are downvoting you and telling you that you are wrong and there are far too many for you to deal with, ignore it.

InTheLab2831d ago

Umm... she's not THE voice. Arlene Sorkin will always be Harley.

Now Tara does look amazing. Especially considering she's in her she's 43. But Margo is a different Harley and that's fine. One has her boobs out and the other is wearing tiny shorts....whatever... it all works

PaleMoonDeath2831d ago

She looks great in Suicide Squad, you're not one of "those" people are you? :/

NovusTerminus2831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )

https://ladygeekgirl.files....

All they really changed was they removed the thigh high boots. Truthfully while she shows her legs more, she has less of her chest exposed in the movie.

ApolloTheBoss2831d ago

Am I the only one who thought the girl who played Harley in the first Arkham sounded waaayy better?

FalconR2892831d ago

That's because the voice actress from the first Arkham was the Original Harley Quinn's voice.

KiwiViper852831d ago

What kind of strip clubs do you hang around?

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quent2831d ago

Looking good, equally talented and beautiful voice actor

quent2831d ago

Looking good, equally talented and beautiful voice actress

quent2831d ago

Sorry for the multiposting, phones sh!t.

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The Epic Games Store Has Two More Freebies this Week

It's time to add two more games to your library for free from the Epic Games Store.

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.

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darthv721d 13h ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle1d ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

Sonic188121h ago

I thought darthv72 and Obscure_Observer already work for Microsoft 🤔

dveio21h ago

MS: "Xbox services and content without AB up 1%, with AB up 62%. Hardware down 31%. In total a loss of 350 mill."

darthv72: "Seems about right."

MS: "Excuse m ..."

darthv72: "I don't hardly play on my consoles directly."

MS:

Lightning7716h ago

What he said was facts. How he plays games is no concern of you. Don't get too mad about it.

Cacabunga1d ago

I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..

If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.

darthv7210h ago

to you it may seem like the minority... but your bubble is shrinking because more and more are following suit. convenience is a hell of a drug and its also why physical sales only amount to 30% of overall game sales. times are changing, you either get with them or you get left behind.

neutralgamer19925h ago

Darth

30% physical sales: yet Phil and xbox division are in a rush go give up on that 30%. they don't have any right to give up any piece of the pie since the control such a little of the pie to begin with

also, the market is clearly speaking that the model Xbox is pushing isn't working right now the keyword being right now. you are right about freedom to play anywhere so i hope they put their games on steam

shinoff218323h ago

But that's been ms for years. When things aren't going their way they try to change the way things are said. For instance console sales are down, they stop telling how many sold instead telling us how many hours spent in halo or headshots. So it makes sense console sales down just say people are playing on more devices then previous. What they won't say is how many xbox players jumped ship to ps5.

Cacabunga22h ago

Hardware sales are so bad that Sony and Nintendo are blowing the sales off the water with their hardware.

If Xbox are losers, others aren’t..
Xbox already tried everything with Xbox live then subscriptions went down so much that they had to find something else. Their fans subscribed then reached saturation rather quickly.

Hardware and exclusive games is where it’s at! Keep gamers excited, announce decent software and people will support you

itsmebryan18h ago

@shin
Well keep it simple Sony 's operating income is down 26% and Microsoft's is up 32%. No MS spin there, just facts. 😉
Cheers

S2Killinit10h ago

MS is after diminishing consoles as a medium. They want to destroy this market because they couldnt win. MS’s vision is to dissolve console gaming.

romulus2316h ago

Odd that a company that touts you dont need the hardware to play is already touting another console in the works.

darthv7216h ago

They are not reliant on the HW but still want to maintain a presence (no matter how small) is a good thing. It shows commitment to the craft. It reminds me of SNK and how they made games for their own hardware (Neo Geo) while also making them for others because they knew there was a market to do so. They knew they would sell more to others but also sell to their own niche fan base.

TheEroica10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Perfectly reasonable post down voted by insecure corporation friendly folk.... But not gamers. Real gamer want accessibility and ease of acquisition for all.... Company shills are the only ones still telling us that hardware locking people from games is good for us.

Chevalier5h ago

@Darth

You should stop parroting metrics like an idiot without context.

"Xbox content and services revenue grew 62% in Q3 from a year earlier, “driven by 61 points of net impact” from the purchase of the third-party video game giant, Microsoft said."

61 of the 62% was from their merger so net increase is ONLY 1%

https://www.mesaonline.org/...

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purple1011d 2h ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos1d 2h ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

DOMination-16h ago

In the last two years they've started exiting the consumer market altogether. All of the newest Surface products are business models only. They can't seem to work out what they want to do with it.

XBManiac1d 1h ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1011d 1h ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

Kornholic23h ago

So basically PS and PC gamers' money is keeping Xbox on life support.

MrDead16h ago

The only growth MS will get out of the console industry is if it supports it's rivals platforms. Xbox is a pointless machine now. I can see them on a big push for live next, and they won't give up on trying to buy Steam.

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "I deserve a lot of criticism."

Embracer CEO demonstrates a masterclass in mental gymnastics in latest interview.
"I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism, but I don't think my team or companies deserve all the criticism. I could take a lot of that blame myself. But ultimately I need to believe in the mission," he said.

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on_line_forever1d 20h ago

OK give us Kingdoms of Amalur 2 with AAA budget and we will accept your excuse

kaos891d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

The king of the studio asset flip scheme that failed.

badboyz091d 17h ago

What kind of name is Lars?