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All of the allegations in SAG-AFTRA’s press release relating to canceling a game or hiring non-union talent relate to a non-Riot game, and have nothing to do with ‘League’ or any of our ...
Hollywood actors could be headed back to work soon after nearly four months on strike. On Nov. 8, SAG-AFTRA, a labor union union that represents about 160,000 actors and others in the ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union called a strike against the popular multiplayer online game “League of Legends” on Tuesday, arguing the company that produces the game attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on a union title. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of ...
In another tweet, Bateman argued that the union’s acceptance of “digital doubles” would also be harmful to crew members, who would no longer have work to do if actors are replaced. “SAG ...
On July 26, 2024, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) initiated a labor strike involving the union’s voice actors and motion capture artists against American video game companies signed to the union’s Interactive Media Agreements over failed renegotiation terms of the contract that had expired in November 2022.
The majority of video games use non-union actors, with Deadline estimating in 2016 that a quarter of games are union projects, with more established actors working on games. [6] [1] Unlike other entertainment media such as film or television, video game voice actors are not paid residuals or secondary compensation based on the success of a game ...
Performers wishing to work on non-union projects can instead claim FiCore status and avoid any union ramifications. This option allows performers to circumvent any SAG-AFTRA obligations, rules, guidelines, and discipline including union actors' pledge to refuse to work non-union jobs. The non-union commercial route comes with downsides for most ...
SAG-AFTRA’s strike against major video game publishers will continue, as the actors union has extended contract negotiations with the employers. This comes after an inability to resolve the ...