History Main / AnnouncerChatter

** The game also has different announcers tied to seasonal events. The Bilgewater summer event in 2015 brought a pirate announcer, and the month after the release of the much-anticipated Aurelion Sol had Aurelion himself call out turret and inhibitor takedowns.

* A mainstay in EASports series like NHLHockey and ''VideoGame/FIFASoccer''.

* ''VideoGame/SprintVector'' The racing show's hosts, Mr. Entertainment and Princess Shran, keep up a steady stream of dialog in every competitive race. They talk about the player's performance, offer Leaning on the Fourth Wall commentary about racing mechanics, and gush about corporate sponsors. None of this changes if Shran or Mr. E [[PlotHole are also racing]].

-->'''Launchpad:''' I like talking this way 'cause it makes everything sound important. [[RareSentence Baloney trampoline]].

* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' has two announcers, [[Creator/JohnDiMaggio and one of them]] is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]! And the other is [[Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway Whose Line]] star, Greg Proops! Naturally, their characters serve as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny comic relief]] throughout the game as [[AnythingThatMoves card-carrying pervert]] Howard "Buckshot" Holmes and Kreese Kreeley, a former competitor and fellow TestosteronePoisoning victim. The two comment on everything that goes on in the in-game sport of Deathwatch, and drop subtle hints for what you're supposed to do in the level and situation that you're in. Being [[UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000 the type of game that it is]], the commentary usually CrossesTheLineTwice. Example:

* The ''ThunderForce'' series has an announcer call out the item you obtain.

* ''{{s4league}}'': "CRITICAL-CRI-CRI-CRITICAL!" "Amazing! Is it Possible!?" "Excellent! You the max!"

* The ''{{Mahjong}} Fight Club'' series has a female announcer who tallies up yaku (hand points) for winning hands, announces the parameters and tells you what wind position you are at the start of each hand, and speaks in the menus -- she's silent during actual gameplay.

* Played around with Shao Kahn in ''MortalKombat''; given that he's the announcer in the second and third games, he says "I win" instead of "(character) wins" when victorious. "It is official; ''you suck."

*** And the [[Creator/JamiesonPrice announcer]] in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' pretty much ''breathes'' [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]. Among other things, he even drops a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' with '''''ULTRA COMBO FINIIIIIIIIISH!'''''

*** Actually, the above announcer from ''[=MvC2=]'' is actually pretty chill, only really giving his two cents at the victory screen (which is done so rather softly). The [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter previous]] [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter three]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes announcers]] were much more pumped for the ensuing battle, with the ''[=MSHvSF=]'' one actually ''[[CallingYourAttacks belting out the names of your Hyper Combos with much aplomb if you won a match with them]]''.
** Subverted with the announcer in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: 3rd Strike''. He is very minimalist in comparison, and is generally more calm and direct than most announcers. Although he does break this for one particular line...

* A mainstay in EASports series like NHLHockey and FIFASoccer.

* Some server-side ''VideoGame/{{Counter-Strike}}'' mods are designed to play the UT announcer sounds.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', descended from the previous game, featured an usually female announcer narrating the game (male in a couple regions such as Latin America), only a bit different: four kills in rapid succession are a "QUADRA KILL!", and slaughtering the entire enemy team is a "PENTAKILL!!!". The same announcer also tells important events such as destroyed turrets and destroyed inhibitors, although the Rift Herald, the Dragons and Baron Nashor are not called out but instead signaled by characteristic screams (they are explicitly called out in spectator mode though).

* Some of the replaceable lines can get interesting in the more recent ProfessionalWrestling games that try to reproduce the announcers' dialogue, including 'witty' banter. A few can get it horribly wrong, as some reviews for ''SmackdownVsRaw 2007'' indicated--typically, in a niche game like this, it helps to actually, you know, get the maneuvers named correctly.

* ''RidgeRacer 64'' has a terrible, over-enthusiastic announcer saying what's going on during the race. Thankfully, he doesn't chatters too much. ''RidgeRacer Type 4'', meanwhile, has a calmer, much better announcer with a deep echo added to his voice. ''Rage Racer's'' announcer is Reiko Nagase herself.

** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' not only has one announcer whose lines pay homage to ''Alpha 3'' and ''[=CvS2=]'', but the latest builds also have [[Creator/KateHiggins a second announcer]] (who sounds like Issun from ''{{Okami}}'') who runs commentary throughout the match, commenting on how the fighters fare and their strategies akin to the aforementioned ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' announcer. (Issun doesn't have any audible speech, merely providing the text for Amaterasu's victory quotes.)

* ''DefenseOfTheAncients'' and ''VideoGame/{{Dota2}}'' started the tradition of always having an announcer narrate the games in the MOBA genre. The original map started out with ''{{Unreal}}'''s announcer calling out kill streaks (Killing spree! > Rampage! > Dominating!...) and kills in rapid succession (Double kill! > Triple kill! > M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL! > HOLY SHIT!); when Valve took over the game, they added other well known voices of theirs such as [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] or the announcer from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* ''LeagueOfLegends'', descended from the previous game, featured an usually female announcer narrating the game (male in a couple regions such as Latin America), only a bit different: four kills in rapid succession are a "QUADRA KILL!", and slaughtering the entire enemy team is a "PENTAKILL!!!". The same announcer also tells important events such as destroyed turrets and destroyed inhibitors, although the Rift Herald, the Dragons and Baron Nashor are not called out but instead signaled by characteristic screams (they are explicitly called out in spectator mode though).

* ''{{Mechwarrior}} 4: Mercenaries'' has Solaris announcer Duncan Fisher, a former Solaris champion that would talk while you fight through the Mech dueling circuit, often talking about things other than the fight, like a scandal where a famous pilot threw a match, or on the talent pool this year, and would follow you as moved from the Light Mech catagory to Solaris Champion.
** The team behind the Mechwarrior: Living Legends TC for Crysis Wars actually managed to get the voice actor of Duncan Fisher to record new lines for the Solaris Arena gamemode.

* In RealLife, this sometimes happens near the end of a blowout. For example, near the end of a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jFfdagwzrA Wisconsin-Michigan St. game]] on ESPN had CaptainObvious himself, Brent Musburger and Steve Lavin killing the final two minutes rambling about everything from Website/YouTube (including a brief mention of sideline reporter and resident MsFanservice Erin Andrews) to Creator/SylvesterStallone using human growth hormone for one of the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' films (causing an audible groan from Musberger, who had a [[TheCameo cameo]] in the second movie).

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has the slightly psychotic female announcer, [[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ The Adminstrator]], who runs both sides. When a checkpoint is captured, she's more encouraging to the successful attackers and scornful to the failing defenders, and, if the round ends in a tie, dismisses ''both'' sides with a frustrated "You ''failed!!''". She doesn't keep her contempt for both teams a secret and it's hardly surprising that she has the [[Creator/EllenMcLain same voice actress]] as GLaDOS from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' (and the Combine Overwatch in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'').

* ''DefenseOfTheAncients'' and ''VideoGame/{{Dota2}}'' started the tradition of always having an announcer narrate the games in the MOBA genre. The original map started out with ''{{Unreal}}'''s announcer calling out kill streaks (Killing spree! > Rampage! > Dominating!...) and kills in rapid succession (Double kill! > Triple kill! > M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL! > HOLY SHIT!); when Valve took over the game, they added other well known voices of theirs such as [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] or the announcer from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.

* ''DefenseOfTheAncients'' and ''VideoGame/{{Dota2}}'' started the tradition of always having an announcer narrate the games in the MOBA genre. The original map started out with ''{{Unreal}}'''s announcer calling out kill streaks (Killing spree! > Rampage! > Dominating!...) and kills in rapid succession (Double kill! > Triple kill! > M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL! > HOLY SHIT!); when Valve took over the game, they added other well known voices of theirs such as [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] or the announcer from ''TeamFortress2''.

* ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' added multiplayer battle arenas in its second year, featuring running commentary by NONE OTHER THAN Creator/BrianBlessed.

* ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' added multiplayer battle arenas in its second year, featuring running commentary by NONE OTHER THAN creator/BrianBlessed.

* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' features two commentators named Howard "Buckshot" Holmes and Kreese Kreely (voiced by Greg Proops and Creator/JohnDiMaggio respectively) that make comments on everything that goes on in the in-game sport of Deathwatch, and drop subtle hints for what you're supposed to do in the level and situation that you're in. Being [[UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000 the type of game that it is]], the commentary usually CrossesTheLineTwice. Example:
-->''(Against the Kojack boss)''
-->'''Howard''': Jack is ramming himself against Kojack!
-->'''Kreese''': So basically, Jack is ramming himself against himself. [[ADateWithRosiePalms We are watching the violent masturbation ever.]]
-->'''Howard''': Hmhm...[[{{Squick}} this is nothing]].

* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' has two announcers, [[Creator/JohnDiMaggio and one of them]] is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]! And the other is [[Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway Whose Line]] star, Greg Proops! Naturally, their characters serve as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny comic relief]] throughout the game as [[AnythingThatMoves card-carrying pervert]] Howard "Buckshot" Holmes and Kreese Kreeley, a former competitor and fellow TestosteronePoisoning victim. An example of their dialog is as follows:

* ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' features two commentators named Howard "Buckshot" Holmes and Kreese Kreely (voiced by Greg Proops and JohnDiMaggio respectively) that make comments on everything that goes on in the in-game sport of Deathwatch, and drop subtle hints for what you're supposed to do in the level and situation that you're in. Being [[UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000 the type of game that it is]], the commentary usually CrossesTheLineTwice. Example: