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The battle between studios and the union is over... for now.

It's official! The members of SAG-AFTRA approved the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement. The final tally of votes was 95.04% for the agreement and 4.96% against. This means that the video game strike is officially over, having been suspended pending ratification a month back anyway.

Some of the deals of the agreement were shared today. For instance, performer compensation includes compounded increases...

It's over.

While the tentative agreement with video game studios won't be fully considered until June 12th, SAG-AFTRA says that the strike is over. The strike officially came to an end at noon PT today, meaning SAG-AFTRA members can return to work under the Interactive Media Agreement (IMA) as well as being able to promote their work produced under the IMA.

Should the tentative agreement be approved during tomorrow's special session, notice will be "sent out for...

A sliver of light finally emerges.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has reached a tentative agreement with video game development studios and publishers. These studios include Activision, Blindlight, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Formosa, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, and WB Games.

The terms of the agreement will reportedly be finalized with employers soon. Until such a time, the members...

No notice was given to the union.

The Screen Actors Guild union (SAG-AFTRA) filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games and Fortnite signatory company, Llama Productions, over the use of AI for Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite.

As part of the ongoing Chapter 6 Season 3 in Fortnite, players can add Darth Vader as an NPC squad mate. While a part of your crew, NPC Darth Vader will utilize an AI version of James Earl Jones' voice to verbally converse with the...

A year and a half later and negotiations have apparently gone nowhere.

The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has called for a strike. This strike will begin at 12:01AM on July 26, 2024. This strike comes after SAG-AFTRA unanimously agreed earlier this week to call for a strike at will in an effort to protect voice actors from generative AI technologies.

This strike comes "after more than a year and a half of negotiations...

What SAG-AFTRA claims and what the deal entails seem to be vastly at odds with each other.

On January 9, the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that they struck a deal with the AI firm Replica Studios.

According to SAG AFTRA the deal that was struck would allow Replica "to engage SAG-AFTRA members under a fair, ethical agreement to safely create and license a digital replica of their voice." They...

The threat of a strike looms ever nearer.

Word came in late in the day on September 28 that scheduled talks between SAG-AFTRA and members of the video game industry have come to an end. Unfortunately, those talks led nowhere as no new deal or terms were agreed upon by both parties.

The studios in discussions with SAG-AFTRA include: Activision, Blindlight, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Formosa Interactive, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, VoiceWorks...

SAG-AFTRA members voted almost unanimously in favor of strike authorization.

On September 25, members of SAG-AFTRA voted to approve strike authorization for video game performers. The authorization was approved with 98.32% voting in favor of strike approval. In total, 34,687 members cast ballots, though this represents just 27.47% of all eligible voters.

Voting to approve a strike does not necessarily mean there is a strike. It simply opens the door wide open for video...

We have some great news today for video game voice actors, video game companies, and video game fans. SAG-AFTRA and various video game companies have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike by voice actors that has been going on since October 21, 2016.
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We have some great news today for video game voice actors, video game companies, and video game fans. SAG-AFTRA and various video game companies...