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Video Game Voice Actors Strike Over AI Protections Dispute

SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood over AI protections and labor issues in video game industry.

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CrowdStrike’s $10 Apology & Voice Actors Going On Strike: News From Tech & Gaming This Week

Here are seven things you might have missed this week from CrowdStrike, big game announcements and the voice actor strike.

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SAG-AFTRA Calls for Strike Against Video Game Companies Over AI, Salary Concerns

The SAG-AFTRA labor union has called for a strike against several video game companies following failed negotiations for its members regarding AI and salaries.

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Videogame voice actors are officially on strike over AI: 'We refuse this paradigm'

SAG-AFTRA actors will refuse to work for Activision, EA, Take-Two, and other major developers.

PC Gamer

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

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

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

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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

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

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

'Our resolve is unwavering and should not be tested': Major union SAG-AFTRA breaks glass on big red strike button as negotiations continue on voice actor AI protections

An escalation by every metric.

PC Gamer

25 Years Later, The Most Influential Thriller of the Past Century Leaves a Troubling Legacy

'The Blair Witch Project' has deservedly earned its label as one of the most influential horror films of all time. Its cast deserves the same accolades.

Inverse

Apple’s F1 film given release date in June 2025

Apple’s Formula 1 film has been given a release date of 25 June 2025, as the production continues shooting footage at 2024 F1 events following delays caused by last year’s Hollywood actors’ strike.

Autosport

Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI clash is just the start of legal wrangles over artificial intelligence

Hollywood star’s claim ChatGPT update used an imitation of her voice highlights tensions over rapidly accelerating technology

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The Guardian - US

‘It felt like a historic moment’: the Hollywood strikes one year on

Last summer’s strikes, as writers and actors took on the studios, led to historic change – but how is the industry faring now?

TV Tech

SAG-AFTRA to License Nielsen Streaming Data

Data will be used by the union to enforce the streaming bonus provisions in the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contract

Broadcasting & Cable

SAG-AFTRA Will Use Nielsen Streaming Data To Enforce New Contract Terms

Union members get bonuses if streaming shows beat benchmarks

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'Superman': Release date, how to watch, plot, cast, & everything we know about James Gunn's DC reboot

James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh in 2025.

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The Guardian - UK

Emma Stone says she would like to be called by her real name: Emily

Oscar winner reveals she would enjoy fans using her given name despite using Emma professionally

Marie Claire

Emma Stone Says She Wants to Be Known By Her Birth Name from Now On—Not Emma, Her Stage Name

“That would be so nice.”

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Barbra Streisand Receives Emotional SAG Life Achievement Award Speech

Barbra Streisand receives SAG Life Achievement Award in 2024, delivering a heartfelt speech on her illustrious career and the power of storytelling in film.

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