inFamous was a surprise hit for Sony and Sucker Punch. It sold so well, Sucker Punch decided it was worthy of a sequel. Everyone was shocked (no pun intended) when new Cole was revealed as a younger, more hip character. Not only did Cole’s character model change, but so did Cole’s voice actor. So why did Sucker Punch virtually start from scratch with a character most people seemed to love? The inFamous team answered this question during a panel at Comic-Con.

Gears of War 3 designer Cliff Bleszinski (AKA CliffyB) hinted on his Twitter page about something cool today.

“We’re revealing the newest (sic) edition to the Gears of War 3 cast tomorrow – A super talented artist who is exploding on the scene. Guesses?” Bleszinski tweeted last night (June 10, 2010).

Japanese newspaper The Tokyo Shimbun reports that Daisuke Gouri, the actor who voiced roles including Tekken villain Heihachi Mishima and DragonBall‘s Mr. Satan, died January 17, 2010.

The 57-year-old actor was discovered on the street in Nakano Ward with injuries to his wrist and a knife nearby, as well as a copy of his will. Police are investigating the case as a possible suicide.