This summer, the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union announced that it was going on strike against video game publishers. Since the beginning of the strike, the union has picketed multiple publishers, while entering into agreements that allow its members to work with others. Four months after the strike began, and with negotiations ongoing, here’s the state of the games industry for striking actors.
The SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 26, after the union and game publishers were unable to come to an agreement about the use of generative AI to replicate actors’ voices in games.
