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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

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

GTA 6 won't be affected by the ongoing video game actor strike over protections against AI

SAG-AFTRA outlines the details

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Why are video game voice actors striking and what games are affected?

Gaming giants Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, and Activision are all set to be impacted by the walkout

Evening Standard

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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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.

Player One

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.

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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

GamesRadar

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

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

Dillon Tatum shares a funny story about College Football 25

Dillon Tatum shared an all too relatable story about the new video game, College Football 25:

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Cate Blanchett Leads Star-Studded Cast In Sci-Fi Adventure Film

Cate Blanchett leads an eclectic cast in 'Borderlands,' a sci-fi film based on the popular video game franchise. Directed by Eli Roth, the movie promises a...

The Conversation

Can a poem be adapted into a video game? Here’s what I learned from trying

Video game adaptations of novels and short fiction have long helped bring works of fiction to new audiences. The Witcher, for example, which now spans three games and a Netflix series, began life as a series of fantasy stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

Player One

Publisher Humble Games Confirms Layoffs Amid Restructuring, Denies Full Shutdown

Video game publisher Humble Games confirms layoffs but denies full shutdown as studio undergoes restructuring of its operations.

Fortune

Netflix is nearly doubling its video game catalot

Streaming service doubles down on alternate options.

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The Guardian - UK

Press x to skip: it’s time we retired the video game cutscene

Non-interactive cinematic sequences remove control from our hands at games’ most emotional moments. Can’t players be trusted to take part in stories?

TechRadar

Virtual versions of 11,000 real college football players are taking the field for EA's 'College Football 25'

EA's new football video game is populated with AI-generated versions of players.

The Conversation

Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Tom’s Guide

Paramount Plus just axed this video game adaptation after 2 seasons — but it might make a comeback

Although this Paramount Plus video game show has come to an end, there's some hope it might return elsewhere.

USA Today Sports Media Group

MSU’s Fastest Offensive Players in New College Football 25 Video Game

Can you name the fastest Spartan on the offensive side of the ball?

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WATCH… ‘Top’ MSU highlights, clips from first few days of College Football 25 video game

Check out this video that showcases some of the top MSU highlights from the first few days of College Football 25 video game

The Guardian - UK

Video game subscription services are simply too complicated

In this week’s newsletter: From Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation Plus, the new mainstream way to play games is costly, contradictory and most of all confusing

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