DARK SECRETS: 68 - The Real Truth

Borderlands boss says fans will be "very, very happy with the next video game" - and "we’re not going to be making people wait for a long time before we announce it"

Looter shooter fans, rejoice

GamesRadar · Jul 26, 2024

Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly

Hollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picket line. Those strikes ended later that year with historic deals that included, for the first time, protections regarding the use of artificial intelligence. Now it’s video game actors’ turn.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Video game actors are now on strike. Here's why

More than 2,500 video game voice actors and motion capture performers are going on strike after negotiations with game industry giants that began nearly two years ago failed to result in an agreement

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024

Video Game Actors To Strike In California

Hollywood's video game actors will go on strike early Friday to demand safeguards against artificial intelligence, the US actors' union announced.

International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024

SAG-AFTRA declare strike for video game actors over the use of AI

The strike comes amid an ongoing surge in labor organizing among video game creators, driven by a wave of mass layoffs over the last two years and by fears of AI-driven job loss or degradation of conditions.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Across Activision, EA, and more, video game actors are striking for protection from AI: "Frankly, it’s stunning that these video game studios haven’t learned anything"

The strike will also include Insomniac, Disney, WB, and production companies that work with the likes of Ubisoft, Valve, and Bethesda

GamesRadar · Jul 25, 2024

SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: Voice Actors Walk Over AI

Actors who contribute their voice and/or likeness to video games want "fair compensation and the right of informed consent for the A.I. use of their faces, voices, and bodies," SAG-AFTRA says.

Inverse · Jul 25, 2024

SAG-AFTRA video game actors go on strike, citing AI concerns

SAG-AFTRA calls a strike for video game actors, citing companies' unwillingness to forge a deal for AI protections.

Windows Central · Jul 25, 2024

Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns

Hollywood’s video game performers are going on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

It's a college football player's paradise, where dreams and reality meet in new EA Sports video game

College football players are finally getting to be themselves — or play against themselves — in one of the hottest video games on the planet

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024