Video game voice actors and motion-capture performers have initiated a strike due to failed labor contract negotiations concerning AI-related protections for workers, resulting in a work stoppage in Hollywood. The strike, called by SAG-AFTRA, affects the Interactive Media Agreement covering videogame performers, effective July 26.
The decision to strike follows extensive negotiations with major videogame companies such as Activision Productions, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive, Disney Character Voices, and Warner Bros Discovery’s WB Games. The Interactive Media Agreement, which expired in November 2022, was being extended monthly during the discussions.
