SAG-AFTRA video game actors accepted a new 2025 agreement, the union shared on Wednesday. With this agreement, the video games actors' strike is officially over, with this conclusion coming almost a year after the strike first began back in July 2024.
The strike came after the union was unable to reach an agreement with a bargaining unit for many of the companies producing some of the biggest games in the world, including Activision, Electronic Arts, Insomniac Games, and others.
Under the new agreement, performers are getting 15.17% increased compensation, with further 3% increases set to follow on November 25, November 2026, and November 2027.
Crucially, the new agreement also provides increased protections surrounding AI, with consent and disclosure requirements for any AI replicas, as well as giving actors the ability to suspend the consent of generating new material from.
"All of us at SAG-AFTRA would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the video game performers and allies who endured a great deal of sacrifice throughout the 11-month strike," said SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
"Now that the agreement is ratified, video game performers will be able to enjoy meaningful gains and important A.I. protections, which we will continue to build on as uses of this technology settle and evolve.”
