Video game performers to go on strike

Jul 26, 2024 03:11 AM - 4 months ago 88654

After a twelvemonth and a half of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of each video crippled activity produced nether nan union’s Interactive Media Agreement. The onslaught goes into effect July 26th astatine 12:01AM and impacts each SAG-AFTRA actors, sound actors, and mobility seizure actors and involves companies for illustration Activision Blizzard, EA, Insomniac Games, WB Games, and more. According to SAG-AFTRA’s property release, nan national and video crippled companies could not travel to an statement regarding AI protections.

“We’re not going to consent to a statement that allows companies to maltreatment AI to nan detriment of our members,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher successful nan property release. “When these companies get superior astir offering an statement our members tin unrecorded — and activity — with, we will beryllium here, fresh to negotiate.”

In a connection to The Verge, Audrey Cooling, spokesperson for nan video crippled producers involved successful nan negotiations, wrote:

We are disappointed nan national has chosen to locomotion distant erstwhile we are truthful adjacent to a deal, and we remain prepared to resume negotiations. We person already recovered communal crushed connected 24 retired of 25 proposals, including historical costs increases and additional safety provisions. Our connection is straight responsive to SAG-AFTRA’s concerns and extends meaningful AI protections that include requiring consent and adjacent compensation to each performers working nether nan IMA. These position are among nan strongest successful nan intermezo industry.

SAG-AFTRA’s website has a lengthy list of prohibited activities, including singing, acting, dancing, performing mobility capture, rehearsals, auditions, and more. Advertising for struck activity is besides prohibited, which would perchance effect games being promoted astatine San Diego Comic-Con, but SAG-AFTRA included a clause explaining games astatine SDCC would beryllium exempt from onslaught action.

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