GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Scheduled talks between SAG-AFTRA and ten video games companies have failed to reach an agreement about the rights of voice actors and performers.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

"Despite many multi-day bargaining sessions, the companies are refusing to meet our members' needs in vital areas."

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox SAG-AFTRA is calling on members to vote on whether or not the union should be given authority to declare a strike for video game actors and performers.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Today, negotiations restart between union group SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and leading game companies, over wages, the future role of artificial intelligence, and safer workplace protocols.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

At the same time, game companies are too often prone to short-termism, and the calculations of C-Suite mandarins, who demonstrate a callous attitude to the people who make the games that drive long-term growth and consumer satisfaction. Union SAG-AFTRA is also working on a plan to allow video game voice actors to strike.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If it's anything like [ the last strike ] in 2016, it will likely follow the same procedure. If the union chooses to strike, any games that started development before a certain cutoff date would continue unaffected. Any games that start development after that cutoff date will be struck until an agreement is reached.

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