English actress Jennifer English is stepping away from her function because the protagonist in Eclipse Glow Video games’ Tides of Annihilation as a result of well being points.
The developer introduced the information on July 17, 2026, simply over a 12 months after the title was first revealed at Sony’s February 2025 State of Play.
As advised in an announcement on the sport’s official X account, English will not voice its primary character, Gwendolyn, as a result of “private well being causes.” She is going to, nevertheless, proceed to help the title in an advisory function.
English knowledgeable Eclipse Glow Video games that she wouldn’t be capable to proceed within the function in early June.
“Whereas we have been, of course, saddened by her choice, we utterly understood and revered Jennfier in prioritizing her well-being. We’re additionally deeply grateful for the care and duty she confirmed all through this course of,” the studio wrote.
“Throughout this transition, Jennifer remained extremely supportive and, along with different members of our voice forged, helped us determine and join with proficient performers who may carry Gwendolyn ahead whereas staying true to the character.”
Fortunately, a brand new voice for Gwendolyn has been discovered, with English and different members of the sport’s forged recommending this as-yet unannounced actor. Eclipse Glow Video games says her current work within the trade “left a powerful impression on each Jennifer and our workforce—not just for the efficiency itself, however for the outstanding care and dedication she confirmed in understanding the character.”
We now have some unhappy information to share, that Jennifer English will likely be stepping away from her function because the English voice of Gwendolyn, the principle protagonist in Tides of Annihilation as a result of private well being causes. She is going to proceed to help the challenge in an advisory function.
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— Tides of Annihilation (@play_toa) July 18, 2026
Followers will get to listen to the brand new actor for the primary time in Tides of Annihilation’s playable demo this August at Gamescom 2026, a efficiency that she is now recording. Her voice may also be lent to “choose official updates” shared on the sport’s official channels round that very same time.
“We would additionally wish to thank Jennifer for every thing she dropped at the character and to the challenge. Her efficiency introduced depth, power, vulnerability, and coronary heart to the function. We now have really loved this journey collectively, and want Jennifer all the easiest, and most significantly, good well being and happiness in no matter comes subsequent,” the studio wrote.
Tides of Annihilation is a narrative-driven, single-player motion journey recreation that mixes “intense, breakneck fight, an immersive narrative, and an unforgettable setting.” That setting is a modern-day London plunged into chaos by magical forces impressed by Arthurian legends, which Gwendolyn should defeat with assist from “spectral” variations of the Knights of the Spherical Desk.
Eclipse Glow Video games, based mostly out of Chengdu, China, has pushed out a number of trailers for the sport forward of its playable demo at Gamescom 2026, displaying off cinematics, boss fights, and even technical behind-the-scenes growth footage. Its launch date has but to be revealed, however within the meantime, you may try our information for all of the video games you may anticipate to see at Gamescom 2026.
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