Brad Venable – who has dubbed many video games like Devil May Cry 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake and more – recently passed away.
Brad Venable, a prolific video game actor and anime voice actor who played the familiar Griffon de V in Devil May Cry 5, passed away recently. Following the permission of his wife, family, friends and other members of the dubbing community, they made the new public on January 8 with tributes and personal memories:
You saw the best in all of us and revealed it. You treated me like family and called me your little brother. You motivated and inspired us. Our bond and friendship in these last years is something that I will keep forever. I love you @bradvenable I miss you brother ❤️ pic.twitter.com/URPRVRgPro
– Brian Olvera @ Home Studio (@LiveStudioBrian) January 8, 2021
With his wife’s permission, I’m posting this video for you @bradvenable. As soon as I can organize my thoughts tomorrow, I will record them when it’s not a goddamn mess. You are going to tell me to let it all go, but man, if I let it, I would be crying forever.
My brother. I love you very much. pic.twitter.com/S8x7fEjiTD
– Darrel J Delfin ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 (@DarrelJDelfin) January 8, 2021
Very sad to have lost one of the best and most generous talents in the storytelling business. @bradvenable he was a loving man and would help with anything you needed. Ridiculously talented and a real treasure. RIP Brad. I will miss our conversations. #voiceovers #voiceover
– Terry Daniel (@voiceoversbytd) January 8, 2021
If you didn’t know @bradvenable, you were losing. He was kind to every person he met. I don’t think he gave himself the credit he deserved, but he was always there to support his colleagues, no matter what stage they were in their career.
– Erica Mendez (@tsunderica) January 8, 2021
Venable not only touched on Devil May Cry 5, but it also had functions in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Wars, The recent Demon’s Souls redo, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Current, Serious Sam 4and Final Fantasy VII Remake. In the anime, he played Daz in the English dub of Attack on Titan, and played roles in My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunterand Dragon Ball Super.
He was 43 years old at the time of his death and no cause of death was disclosed at the time of this writing.
Devil May Cry 5 – Special Edition fell digitally on November 10 for the Xbox Series X and November 12 on the PS5. The physical version released on December 1st. Players will also have the option to increase the difficulty with Legendary Dark Knight mode. This new horde mode will give even the most obstinate demon hunter a run for their money. Players can also enable Turbo mode, which makes the entire game run at 1.2x speed, increasing the insanity on the screen.
Of course, along with the new content are several visual and technical improvements for PS5 and Xbox Series X. DMC5SE supports ray tracing on new consoles (except for the S Series) and dramatically increased frame rates. There is also the great improvement that both consoles made in the loading times through their SSDs. Read our review of the title to see how well this new version does.
In February last year, almost a year after launch, Devil May Cry 5 it was already the best-selling game in the history of the series, according to Capcom. This information was released via Capcom’s official website where the total number of copies of the Devil May Cry 5 that were sold was declared at the time at 3.1 million. This slightly surpassed that of Devil May Cry 4, which currently stands at 3.0 million.